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Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 27 Cited in Amendments 54 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2009 c. 13
Year2009
  • Nothing in this Act shall be construed by any court in the United Kingdom as affecting Article
    • (1) Nothing in this Act shall affect the House of Lords.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .paragraphs 5(3) and (4) , 16(2) , 22(1) , 24(2) (b) and 25(1) of Schedule 1, andF2paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 2.(1) There is to be a body corporate known as the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (“IPSA”) .(2) Schedule 1 (which makes provision about the IPSA, and in particular provides for its administration functions to be carried out by its chief executive in accordance with paragraph 17 of that Schedule) has effect.(3) There is to be an officer known as the Compliance Officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (“the Compliance Officer”) .(4) Schedule 2 (which makes provision about the Compliance Officer) has effect.(5) There is to be a committee known as the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (“the Committee”) .(6) Schedule 3 (which makes provision about the Committee) has effect.(1) In carrying out its functions the IPSA must have regard to the principle that it should act in a way which is efficient, cost-effective and transparent.(2) In carrying out its functions the IPSA must have regard to the principle that members of the House of Commons should be supported in efficiently, cost-effectively and transparently carrying out their Parliamentary functions.(1) Members of the House of Commons are to receive a salary for the relevant period.(2) The salaries are to be paid by the IPSA.(3) Salaries are to be paid on a monthly basis in arrears.(4) The amounts of the salaries are to be determined by the IPSA (see section 4A) .if the person is a member immediately before Parliament is dissolved, the day of the poll for the parliamentary general election which follows the dissolution;otherwise, the day on which the person ceases to be a member.(6) No payment of salary is to be made to a member before the member has made and subscribed the oath required by the Parliamentary Oaths Act 1866 (or the corresponding affirmation) .(7) The duty of the IPSA to pay a salary to a member is subject to anything done in relation to the member in the exercise of the disciplinary powers of the House of Commons.(1) This section is about determinations under section 4(4) .(2) A determination may provide for higher

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