European Assembly (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979

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.