Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 3502
PARLIAMENT
The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 2001
Made
31st October 2001
Coming into force
1st November 2001
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of October 2001
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 1B(1) and (3)(b) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Increase of Ministerial salaries in the House of Lords
2. For the annual amount, or the maximum and minimum annual amounts, of salary specified in Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 1 to the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975(“the 1975 Act”) in relation to each office specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order there is substituted, in the case of a holder of the office who is a member of the House of Lords—
(a) for the interim period, the amount specified in relation to the office in the second column of Schedule 1 to this Order;
(b) from 1st April 2002, that amount increased by £2,000 together with any increase in accordance with section 1A of the 1975 Act.
Increase of salaries of Opposition Leaders and Whips in the House of Lords
3. For the annual amount of salary specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act in relation to each of the positions specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Order there is substituted—
(a) for the interim period, the amount specified in relation to the position in the second column of Schedule 2 to this Order;
(b) from 1st April 2002, that amount increased by £2,000 together with any increase in accordance with section 1A of the 1975 Act.
Interpretation: the interim period
4. In this Order “the interim period” means the period starting with 20th June 2001 and ending with 31st March 2002.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1
| Office | £ |
|---|---|
| Lord Privy Seal, for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet | 90,562 |
| Attorney General | 94,829 |
| Minister of State, for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet | 70,283 |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | 70,283 |
| Parliamentary Secretary, other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | 60,961 |
| Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard | 60,961 |
| Lord in Waiting | 56,224 |
Article 3
SCHEDULE 2
| Position | £ |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords | 60,961 |
| Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Lords | 56,224 |
1975 c. 27 . Section 1B was inserted by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1997 (c. 62) . Amendments were made to the 1975 Act by the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1996 ( S.I. 1996/1913 ) and by the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/2037 ).