Postal Services Act 2000

Pay and remuneration of members

7 (1) The Council shall pay the chairman and other members of the Council such remuneration, and such travelling and other allowances, as the Secretary of State may determine.

(2) The Council may—

(a) with the approval of the Secretary of State, pay any member of a committee or sub-committee who is not a member of the Council such remuneration, and

(b) pay any member of a committee or sub-committee such travelling and other allowances,

as the Council may determine.

(3) The Council may, with the approval of the Secretary of State—

(a) pay to or in respect of any person who is or has been a chairman or other member of the Council or of a committee or sub-committee such pension, allowances or gratuities as the Council may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determine, or

(b) make such payments as the Council may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determine towards provision for the payment of a pension, allowance or gratuity to or in respect of such a person.

(4) Where—

(a) a person ceases to hold office as chairman or other member of the Council or of a committee or sub-committee, and

(b) the Council, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determines that there are special circumstances which make it right for that person to receive compensation,

the Council may make a payment to the person by way of compensation of such amount as it may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determine.