(1)In this Act—
" Junior Lord of the Treasury " means any Lord Commissioner of the Treasury other than the First Lord and the Chancellor of the Exchequer ;
" Minister of State " and " Parliamentary Secretary " have the same meanings as in the [1975 c. 24.] House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
(2)The amount specified in this Act as being the amount of any salary payable thereunder out of money provided by Parliament shall be taken to be the maximum amount so payable, and accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of this Act as to any such amount, the salary so payable in any year in respect of any office may be of a less amount than that so specified.