1 Salaries of Representatives.
1
A salary shall be payable to every Representative in accordance with this section.
2
The yearly rate of the salary payable to a Representative for any period shall be—
a
in the case of a period not within paragraph (b), the same as that of a Member’s ordinary salary for that period;
b
in the case of a period for which a salary is payable to him pursuant to any resolution or combination of resolutions of the House of Commons relating to the remuneration of Members, a rate equal to one-third of that of a Member’s ordinary salary for that period.
3
The salary payable under this section to a Representative shall be payable—
a
in the case of a Representative elected at a general election of representatives to the Assembly, for the period beginning with the opening of the first session of the Assembly following his election and ending with—
i
the day before the opening of the first session of the Assembly following the next such general election; or
ii
if he ceases to be a Representative before that day, his last day as a Representative;
b
in the case of a Representative elected otherwise than at such a general election, for the period beginning with the day of his election and ending as mentioned in paragraph (a).
4
The salary payable under this section to a Representative shall be payable in sterling monthly in arrears, the payments being made into such account at a bank in the United Kingdom as he may nominate for the purpose.
5
If the rate of a Member’s ordinary salary for any period is changed retrospectively, the yearly rates given for that period by subsection (2) shall change accordingly.