An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act (S.C. 2001, c. 20)
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Assented to 2001-11-01
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act
S.C. 2001, c. 20
Assented to 2001-11-01
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act
SUMMARY
The main purposes of this enactment are to
(a) increase the salaries of members of the Senate and the House of Commons;
(b) reduce the accrual and contribution rates in the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act;
(c) establish a disability allowance for members over 65; and
(d) make consequential adjustments to the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act.
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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PARLIAMENT OF CANADA ACT
1. The Parliament of Canada Act is amended by adding the following before the heading “Sessional Allowances” before section 55:
Remuneration Reference Amount
Marginal note:Reference amount
54.1 (1) Commencing on January 1, 2001, the remuneration reference amount is equal to the amount of the annual salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Marginal note:Retroactive adjustments to reference amount
(2) Adjustments to the remuneration reference amount shall be made retroactively to take into account any retroactive changes in the annual salary of the Chief Justice.
2. (1) The portion of subsection 55(3) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Adjustment
(3) Subject to subsections (5) and (6) and section 67, for each twelve month period commencing January 1, there shall be paid to each of the members of the Senate and the House of Commons a sessional allowance at the rate per annum that is obtained by multiplying
(2) Subsection 55(4) of the Act is amended by adding the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a), by striking out the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and by repealing paragraph (c).
(3) The portion of subsection 55(5) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Sessional allowance for 1984
(5) Subject to section 67, there shall be paid to each of the members of the Senate and the House of Commons for the twelve month period commencing January 1, 1984 a sessional allowance at the rate per annum that is the lesser of
(4) Section 55 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (11):
Marginal note:Sessional allowance after January 1, 2001
(12) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the annual sessional allowance that shall be paid, commencing on January 1, 2001,
(a) to members of the Senate is equal to 50 per cent of the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1 minus $25,000; and
(b) to members of the House of Commons is equal to 50 per cent of the remuneration reference amount referred to in section 54.1.
3. Subsection 57(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Deductions for non-attendance
57. (1) A deduction at the rate of $120 per day shall be made from the sessional allowance of a member of either House of Parliament for every day beyond 21 on which the member does not attend a sitting of that House if it sits on that day.
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