Section 1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Chief Whip" means a member of the governing party in Parliament appointed from among members of his party whose role is to ensure that members of his party are disciplined in Parliament; "Clerk of Parliament" means the Clerk of Parliament appointed under section 82 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone Act No. 6 of 1991; "Commission" means the Parliamentary Commission established by section 2; "Deputy Chief Whip" means a Member of Parliament whose role is to deputise the Chief Whip; "Deputy Leader of Government Business" means the Leader in Parliament whose role is to deputise the Leader of Government Business; "Deputy Leader of Opposition" means the Leader in Parliament whose role is to deputise the Leader of Opposition; "Director–General" means the Director–General of the Parliamentary Service appointed by the Parliamentary Service Commission; "Female Caucus" means the asssembly of all female Memebers of Parliament that meet to pursue common legislative odjectives; "Financial year" means a period of one year ending on the 3lst day of December; "Governing Party" means the party in Parliament whose Government is in power; "Leader of Government Business" means the Leader in Parliament whose party is in Government; Interpretation. (4) A Committee shall be constituted by the Commission for the purpose of managing the Parliament Medical Insurance Scheme under paragraph (h) of subsection (3), comprising - (a) the Clerk of Parliament, who shall be the Chairman; (b) the Chairman Health Committee; (c) One Member of Parliament each from the Governing Party and Opposition Parties; and (d) the Director-General of the Parliamentary (5) The Clerk to the Health Committee shall serve as the Secretary of the Committee. (6) The Committee constituted under subsection (4), shall from time to time publish rules to govern the access to and operations of the Parliament Medical Insurance Scheme. PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS 52. (1) A member of the Parliamentary Service- (a) may retire voluntarily from the service on or after attaining the age of fifty–five: and (b) shall retire or vacate his office compulsorily at the age of sixty. (2) The Parliamentary Service and the Commission shall ensure the prompt payment of retirement benefits to staff members immediately after retirement. Retirement of members of the "Leader of Opposition" means the Leader in Parliament whose role is to lead the business of the opposition in Parliament; "Opposition Party" means the party in Parliament other than the Governing Party with the most seats in Parliament after presidential and parliamentary elections; "Opposition Whip" means a member of Parliament appointed by the Opposition whose role is to ensure that members of his party are disciplined in "Other Parties" mean other parties represented in Parliament other than the governing or the opposition parties; "Paramount Chief Members of Parliament" means paramount chiefs elected to represent the fourteen political districts in parliament in accordance with section 74(1)a of the Constitution of Sierra Leone Act No. 6 of 1991. "Parliament" means the arm of government as established by section 73 (1) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone Act No.6 of 1991. "Parliamentary Service" means the Parliamentary Service established under subsection (1) of section 22; "President Female Caucus" means the Leader of all females in Parliament that meet to pursue common legislative objectives; "Speaker" means the Speaker of Parliament elected under section 79 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone,Act No. 6 of 1991 as amended. "Deputy Speaker" means the Deputy Speaker of Parliament elected under section 80 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone,Act No. 6 of 1991 as amended. (e) there shall be an increment of 25% in the pensions of former Members of Parliament every 5 years; (f) the Speaker, Members of Parliament and Clerk of Parliament shall be entitled to 2 months recess each year and one-month gross salary as recess allowance; (g) the sitting fees for Speaker, Members of Parliament, Clerk of Parliament and Chamber Clerks shall be computed on a daily sitting basis. (h) The Clerk of Parliament shall be entitled to Domestic Servants Allowance calculated at 20% of his basic monthly salary. (i) there shall be an internal Parliament Medical Insurance Scheme to cater for the health needs of the Speaker, Members of Parliament, Clerk of Parliament and Parliamentary staff who require urgent medical attention overseas to be funded from - (i) the annual budget of Parliament accounting for not more than 50%; (ii) 2% of the monthly salaries or pensions of the Speaker, Clerk of Parliament, Members of Parliament and Parliamentary Staff; and (iii) donations from persons or organisations. PART II - ESTABLISHMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION