Lord Chancellor's Salary Order 1985

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1985/1214

1985 No. 1214

PARLIAMENT

The Lord Chancellor's Salary Order 1985

Approved by both Houses of Parliament

31stJuly 1985

31stJuly 1985

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of July 1985

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1(4) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975(a) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation, commencement and revocation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Lord Chancellor's Salary Order 1985.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 31st July 1985.

(3) The Lord Chancellor's Salary Order 1984(b) is hereby revoked.

Increase of Lord Chancellor's salary

2. For the amount specified in subsection (2) of section 1 of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 as the aggregate annual amount of the salary

(a) 1975 c. 27.

(b) S.I. 1984/1171.

payable to the Lord Chancellor under that subsection and the salary payable to him as Speaker of the House of Lords there shall be substituted—

(a) for the period beginning with 31st July 1985 and ending with 28th February 1986, £71,500;

(b) for any subsequent period, £77,000.

G. I. de Deney, Clerk of the Privy Council.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

This Order increases the salary payable to the Lord Chancellor under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. The Order provides for the Lord Chancellor to receive a £2,000 lead over the Lord...

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