European Assembly (Irish Representatives) Act, 1979
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Allowances to Irish representatives in Assembly. |
2.—(1) Each of the representatives in the Assembly who for the time being— | |
(a) stands elected thereto pursuant to the Act of 1977, | ||
(b) stands appointed thereto pursuant to section 15 of that Act, | ||
shall, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, be paid the allowance specified in subsection (2) of this section. | ||
(2) The allowance referred to in subsection (1) of this section is an allowance at the same rate per annum as that of the allowance to members of Dáil Éireann payable for the time being by virtue of sections 2 and 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 , as amended by section 4 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 , and sections 4 and 5 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973 . | ||
(3) Payment of an allowance under this section shall commence with effect from the commencement of the term of office of the person concerned as a representative in the Assembly and such allowance shall be payable monthly. | ||
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, the term of office of a representative in the Assembly shall be regarded as commencing on— | ||
(a) in case he is elected thereto pursuant to the Act of 1977, the day on which the Assembly first meets after the relevant Assembly election, | ||
(b) in case he is appointed thereto pursuant to section 15 of that Act, the day next following the date of his appointment. |