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Senate Sessional Allowance (Suspension) Regulations (SOR/98-126)

Regulations are current to 2024-03-06

Senate Sessional Allowance (Suspension) Regulations

SOR/98-126

PARLIAMENT OF CANADA ACT

Registration 1998-02-19

Senate Sessional Allowance (Suspension) Regulations

The Senate, pursuant to section 59 of the Parliament of Canada Act, hereby makes the annexed Senate Sessional Allowance (Suspension) Regulations.

February 19, 1998

General

  •  (1) If the Senate suspends a member, there shall be deducted from the member’s sessional allowance for the period of suspension the amount otherwise payable after deductions required by any Act of Parliament.

  • (2) If the conviction of a member who was suspended because of a conviction of a criminal offence in proceedings by indictment is overturned on appeal, there shall be paid to the member the total of all amounts deducted under subsection (1) as a result of the suspension.

  • (3) The amount payable under subsection (2) is payable without interest and without regard to any duty of the member to mitigate.

  • SOR/2002-24, s. 1

Coming into Force

 These Regulations come into force on February 19, 1998.


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