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Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 1975

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

(NO. 10 OF 1975)

PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1975

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PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1975

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title and citation
2. Commencement
3. Amendment of section 5 of the principal Act
4. Amendment of section 6 of the principal Act
5. Amendment of section 7 of the principal Act
6. Amendment of section 8 of the principal Act

PARLIAMENTARY SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) 1975

(No. 10 of 1975)

AN ACT

To amend the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Act 1971

(Certified: 22nd September, 1975)

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows:

SHORT TITLE AND CITATION

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 1975.

(2) The Parliamentary Salaries and. Allowances Act 1971 is, in this Act, referred to as "the principal Act".

(3) The principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Act 1971-1975.

COMMENCEMENT

2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 5 OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT

3. Section 5 of the principal Act is amended –

(a) by deleting the words "one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars" in subsection (1) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "two thousand two hundred and seventy dollars";

(b) by inserting the punctuation and words ", the Deputy Speaker" immediately following the word "Speaker" in subsection (2) thereof;

(c) by deleting the words "one hundred dollars" in subsection (2) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred and fifty dollars"; and

(d) by adding the following new subsection (3) thereto -

"(3) In the event that a Member of Parliament shall not be employed on his own account or by any person, firm, corporation or the Republic and be in receipt of any profits, salary, wages or other remuneration therefor, he is entitled to a salary at the rate of two thousand eight hundred and twelve dollars a year:

Provided that a Member of Parliament in receipt of such salary shall not be entitled to receive the allowance provided for in subsection (1) of this section."

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6 OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT

4. Section 6 of the principal Act is amended -

(a) by deleting the words "one thousand five hundred dollars" in subsection (1) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "two thousand two hundred and seventy dollars";

(b) by deleting the words "four thousand dollars" in subsection (2) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "ten thousand dollars";

(c) by deleting the words "seven hundred and fifty dollars" in subsection (3) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "nine hundred dollars";

(d) by repealing subsection (4) thereof;

(e) by renumbering subsection (5) thereof as subsection (4);

(f) by deleting the words "three hundred dollars" in subsection (4) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "five hundred dollars"; and

(g) by adding the following new subsection (5) thereto –

"(5) The Deputy Speaker is entitled to an entertainment allowance of two hundred and fifty dollars a year."

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7 OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT

5. Section 7 of the principal Act is amended -

(a) by deleting the words "twelve thousand dollars" in subsection (1) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words and symbol "twenty-one thousand dollars";

(b) by deleting the words "three thousand dollars" in subsection (2) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "four thousand dollars"; and

(c) by deleting from subsection (3) thereof the words and punctuation "three thousand dollars a year and an entertainment allowance of eight hundred and seventyfive dollars a year during the period of his appointment." and by inserting in lieu thereof the words and punctuation "five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars a year and an entertainment allowance calculated at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars a year payable at a daily rate during the period of his appointment."

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 8 OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT

6. Section 8 of the principal Act is amended -

(a) by deleting the words "eight thousand dollars" in subsection (1) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "fourteen thousand dollars"; and

(b) by deleting the words "five hundred dollars" in subsection (2) thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "seven hundred and fifty dollars".

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