Contributions payable by Member of Parliament
4A.—(1)  Every Member of Parliament shall, in each calendar month and on his own behalf, pay contributions into the Fund in respect of his allowance or honorarium and additional allowance at the following rates:
(a)if the Member of Parliament is eligible for any pension or gratuity under the provisions of the Parliamentary Pensions Act (Cap. 219), the rates of contribution set out in paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule; or
(b)if the Member of Parliament is not eligible for any pension or gratuity under the provisions of the Parliamentary Pensions Act, the rates of contribution set out in paragraph 2 of the Second Schedule.
(2)  The Clerk of Parliament shall —
(a)be entitled to deduct from the allowance or honorarium and additional allowance payable to a Member of Parliament, at the time of each such payment, the amount of contributions payable by the Member of Parliament under paragraph (1); and
(b)pay the amount deducted under sub-paragraph (a) into the Fund not later than 14 days after the end of the month in respect of which the contributions are payable.
(3)  The contributions payable under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any other contributions the Member of Parliament may be liable to pay into the Fund under the Act or any regulations made under section 77(1) of the Act.
[S 13/2003 wef 01/01/2003]