Payments on loss of officeE+W
1Payments on ceasing to hold office as Mayor or Assembly memberE+W
(1)After section 26 of the GLA Act 1999 (pensions) insert—
“26APayments on ceasing to hold office
(1)The Authority may establish and administer such schemes as it may from time to time determine for the making of payments to or in respect of persons on their ceasing to hold office as the Mayor or as an Assembly member.
(2)The power conferred by subsection (1) above includes power to make different provision for different cases.
(3)The Authority's functions under subsection (1) above are exercisable by the Mayor and the Assembly acting jointly on behalf of the Authority.
(4)The standing orders of the Assembly must include provision for the publication of every determination under this section.
(5)A determination under this section does not affect benefits in payment under this section before the making of the determination.”.
(2)In section 27 of the GLA Act 1999 (publication of information relating to sums paid under sections 24 and 26) for “and 26” substitute “ , 26 and 26A ”.
(3)In consequence of the amendments made by this section, the italic heading preceding section 24 of the GLA Act 1999 becomes “ Salaries, expenses, pensions and other payments ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1 in force at 21.1.2008 by S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(a)