Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975

SCHEDULES

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S+N.I. Ministerial Salaries

Office	Salary
	£
Part I
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury	[F1 100,000]
Chancellor of the Exchequer	[F1 77,963]
Secretary of State	[F1 77,963]
F2 . . .	. . .
Any of the following offices for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet:—	[F1 77,963]
(a) Lord President of the Council;	[F1 77,963]
(b) Lord Privy Seal;	[F1 77,963]
(c) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster;	[F1 77,963]
(d) Paymaster General;	[F1 77,963]
(e) Chief Secretary to the Treasury;	[F1 77,963]
(f) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury;	[F1 77,963]
(g)Minister of State	[F1 77,963]
Part II
1. Any of the offices listed at [F3 (a) to (f)] in Part I above for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet	[F4 31,125 - 50, 838]
2. Minister in charge of a public department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom who is not a member of the Cabinet, and who is not eligible for a salary under any other provision of this Act	[F4 31,125-50,838]
3. Financial Secretary to the Treasury	[F4 31,125 - 50,838]
[F5 4. Minister of State for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet:]	[F5 Maximum 64,426 Minimum 31,125]
Part III
Attorney General	[F6 £63,756]
F7 . . .	. . .
Solicitor General	[F8 £78,072]
[F9 Advocate General for Scotland]	[F10 £56,031]
. . .	. . .
Part IV
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms	[F11 64,426]
Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	[F12 55,631]
Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard	[F13 55,631]
Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household	[F14 31,125]
Lord in Waiting	[F15 51, 161]
Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household	[F14 20,029]
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household	[F14 20,029]
Junior Lord of the Treasury	[F14 20,029]
Assistant Whip, House of Commons	[F14 20,029]

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Amendments (Textual)

F2 Entry in Sch. 1 Pt. I repealed (27.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/794, art. 5(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 6)

F7 Entries in Sch. 1 Pt. III repealed (20.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, ss. 48(6), 125, Sch. 9; S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Entries in Sch. 1 Pts. I-IV modified (for the period starting with 20.6.2001 and ending with 31.3.2002) by S.I. 2001/3502, arts. 2(a), 4, Sch. 1

Entries in Sch. 1 Pts. I-IV modified (1.4.2002) (together with any increase in accordance with 1975 c. 27, s. 1A) by S.I. 2001/3502, arts. 2(b), 4, Sch. 1

C2 Entry in Sch. 1 Pt. II (insofar as it relates to a “Minister of State, for so long as the holder is not a member of the cabinet”) modified (for the period starting with 20.6.2001 and ending with 31.3.2002) by S.I. 2001/3502, arts. 2(a), 4, Sch. 1

Entry in Sch. 1 Pt. II (insofar as it relates to a “Minister of State, for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet”) modified (1.4.2002) (together with any increase in accordance with 1975 c. 27, s. 1A) by S.I. 2001/3502, arts. 2(b), 4, Sch. 1

Part V E+W+S+N.I.

1 (1) The salary to be paid to the holder of any office mentioned above in this Schedule shall be of the annual amount [F16 provided for] or, as the case may be, of such annual amount not more than the upper figure or less than the lower figure [F16 provided for] as the First Lord of the Treasury may determine. E+W+S+N.I.

(2) The date on which the holder of any office listed at (a) to (g) in Part I above becomes or ceases to be a member of the Cabinet shall be notified in the London Gazette, and any such notification (whether before or after the passing of this Act) shall be conclusive evidence for the purposes of this Schedule.

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Amendments (Textual)

F16 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. V para. 1(1) substituted (6.11.1997) by 1997 c. 62, s. 2(2)

2 In the case of the following offices a salary may be paid to more than one holder of the office at the same time, subject to the limitations expressed below, that is to say— E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Secretary of State, so long as not more than 21 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Part I above;

(b) Minister of State, so long as not more than 50 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Parts I and II above;

(c) Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, so long as not more than 83 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Parts I and II above taken together with salaries to any Parliamentary Secretary in accordance with Part IV above;

(d) Junior Lord of the Treasury, so long as not more than 5 salaries are paid at the same time;

(e) Assistant Whip, House of Commons, so long as not more than 7 salaries are paid at the same time;

(f) Lord in Waiting, so long as not more than 5 salaries are paid at the same time.

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S+N.I. Opposition Leaders and Whips

Part I E+W+S+N.I.

Position	Salary
	£
In the House of Commons—
Leader of the Opposition	[F17 55,000]
Chief Opposition Whip	[F17 31,125]
Assistant Opposition Whips	[F17 20,029]
In the House of Lords—
Leader of the Opposition	[F18 £62,961]
Chief Opposition Whip	[F18 £58,224]

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Amendments (Textual)

F17 Figures in Sch. 2 Pt. I substituted (1.5.1997) by S.I. 1996/1913, art. 3, Sch. 2.

F18 Figures in Sch. 2 Pt. I substituted (1.4.2002) (together with any increase in accordance with 1975 c. 27, s. 1A) by S.I. 2001/3502, arts. 3(b), 4, Sch. 2

Part II E+W+S+N.I.

1 The salary to be paid to any of the persons mentioned above in this Schedule shall be of the annual amount [F19 provided for]. E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F19 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. II, para. 1 substituted (6.11.1997) by 1997 c. 62, s. 2(3)

2 In the case of the Assistant Opposition Whips in the House of Commons, salaries may be paid to not more than 2 at the same time. E+W+S+N.I.

3 No salary shall be payable in accordance with this Schedule to a person who is in receipt of a pension under section 26(1) (past Prime Ministers) of the M1 Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972. E+W+S+N.I.

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Marginal Citations

M1 1972 c. 48.

Section 5(3)

X1 SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S+N.I. REPEALS

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Editorial Information

X1 The text of Sch. 3 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
1972 c. 3.	The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1972.	The whole Act.
1974 c. 21.	The Ministers of the Crown Act 1974.	Section 1.