2005 No. 11

SALARIES

Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor General) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Coming into operation

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 19871 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor General) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 7th March 2005.

Revocation2

The Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor General) Order (Northern Ireland) 20042 is hereby revoked.

Salary3

The annual salary payable to the holder of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General shall be increased from £119,449 to £122,435 from 1st April 2004.

Paul MurphyOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateNorthern Ireland Office

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order provides for an increase in the annual salary payable to the Comptroller and Auditor General following recommendations made in the Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries in 2004 (HMSO CM 6099).

The increase is made with effect from 1st April 2004 under Article 4(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.

Article 2 revokes the Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor General) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004.