MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (PENSIONS AND GRATUITIES) ACT 1971

in relation to a Member of Parliament the monthly allowance payable to him under the Parliament (Members' Remuneration) Act, 1960;

in relation to the Prime Minister, a Minister or an Assistant Minister the salary payable to him in accordance with the law relating to the remuneration of such Members;

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in relation to a Parliamentary Secretary the salary in the form of monthly allowance payable to him under the Parliamentary Secretaries (Remuneration) Act, 1965;

and includes, where applicable, the allowance as a Designated Minister, as Leader or Deputy Leader of the House of Representatives or as Leader of Opposition.

A pension under this section shall continue for the life of that person to whom it is payable but shall not be payable in respect of any period during which he is again a Member and is in receipt of a salary in respect thereof.

The pension payable under section 4 shall be calculated at the rate of 1/540 of the annual salary of the Member for each completed month of reckonable service prior to his last ceasing to hold office of Prime Minister, Minister or Assistant Minister.

The maximum pension due in either case as aforesaid shall be in respect of 240 completed months of reckonable service.

MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (PENSIONS AND GRATUITIES)

The salary which shall be taken to compute the pension in any particular case as aforesaid shall be onethird of the total salary received during any 36 months of reckonable service (whether this period be continuous or otherwise) where the salary was at its maximum point or points.

on his death while being a Member;

when he ceases to be a Member but not solely by reason of the dissolution of Parliament:

Provided that where the Member is a Prime Minister, Minister or Assistant Minister, at his option, when he ceases to hold such office;

where he is a Member, at his option, at the dissolution of a Parliament.

The salary which shall be taken to compute the gratuity in any particular case shall be one-third of the total salary received during any 36 months of reckonable service (whether this period be continuous or otherwise) where the salary was at its maximum point or points, or, where the reckonable service is less than three years, the average expressed on an annual basis of the salary drawn by him over the period of his reckonable service.

The amount of gratuity shall be calculated at the rate of 1/96 of the annual salary of the Member for each completed month of reckonable service subject to a maximum gratuity due in respect of 240 months.

Any period of reckonable service in respect of which a gratuity or cash award has been paid to a Member in respect of his service prior to the commencement of this Act or any period of reckonable service in respect of which a gratuity has been previously paid under the provisions of this Act shall be disregarded for the purpose of calculating a gratuity that falls due to be paid under this Act.

Where a Member dies and a gratuity under this section is granted, such gratuity may be paid to such of his dependants as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may decide or if there are no dependants, to his legal personal representative.

a debt due to the Government; or

an Order of any court for the payment of periodical sums of money towards the maintenance of the wife or former wife or minor child of the Member to whom the pension has been granted, but shall not be liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim whatever except a debt due to the Government.

10A Any pension or gratuity payable under this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund.

Without prejudice to subsection (1) regulations made under that subsection may provide that notwithstanding anything in this Act where a person prior to being a Member was a Member of the Legislative Assembly or Council Negri of a State, the period (continuous or otherwise) during which such person was a Member of the Legislative Assembly or Council Negri may be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the length of his reckonable service.

Any regulations made under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament.

/ is subject to question on nothing

Ministers (Remuneration) Ordinance, 1957;

Assistant Ministers Act, 1960;

Parliament (Members' Remuneration) Act, 1960; and

Parliamentary Secretaries (Remuneration) Act, 1965, relating to accident benefits for Members.

MUMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (PENSIONS AND GRATUITIES)