The Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) (Amendment) Order 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 234

London Government

The Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) (Amendment) Order 2012

Made

1st February 2012

Laid before Parliament

7th February 2012

Coming into force

3rd May 2012

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(1), makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 3rd May 2012.

Amendment to the Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) Order 2000

2.—(1) Article 2 of the Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) Order 2000(2) is amended as follows.

(2) Omit the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a).

(3) Insert “; or” at the end of paragraph (b).

(4) After paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) under Article 9 of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (European Parliament Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom(3)) (entitlement to salary for MEPs).”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Bob Neill

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

1st February 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Salaries otherwise payable to the Mayor of London or Assembly members of the Greater London Authority are reduced by the Greater London Authority (Limitation of Salaries) Order 2008 (the 2008 Order) if they also receive a salary under section 1 of the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 by virtue of membership of the European Parliament. With effect from 14 July 2009 salaries have been paid directly by that Parliament under Article 9 of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament to all UK MEPs who did not opt to retain payment of salary under the 1979 Act.

This instrument amends the 2008 Order to ensure that Mayoral and Assembly salaries are reduced irrespective of the source of any salary received by virtue of membership of the European Parliament.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

1999 c. 29. Section 25 was amended by S.I. 2011/3048.

(2)

S.I. 2000/1032 amended by S.I. 2008/724.

(3)

OJ L 262, 07/10/2005 P. 0001.