Section 2, The Parliament Act, 2023

(1) There is hereby established a Commission to beknown as the Parliamentary Commission which shall consist of the Speaker, as Chairman and the following other members- (a) The Deputy Speaker as deputy chairman; (b) The Leaders of all Political Parties representedin Parliament; (c) The Governing Party Chief Whip; (d) The Opposition Party Whip; (e) The President of the Female Caucus; (f) a Representative of Members of Parliament who have been elected as Independent Candidates; (g) 6 other elected Members of Parliament, nominated by Members of Parliament, reflecting as nearly as possible the numerical strength of the Political Parties in Parliament and shall include gender and disability balance; Establishment o f (b) Outgoing Deputy Speakers shall be entitled to the following at the time of leaving office: (i) Retain one of the official vehicles in his possession; (ii) Two security personnel provided by the State; and (iii) Home furniture to the tune of Thirty Thousand Leones (NLe30,000). provided that a Deputy Speaker shall not be entitled to any benefit accruing to a Member of Parliament at the time of leaving office. (c) Any person who, before ceasing to be a Member of Parliament, has served as such Member for two terms whether or not the terms are consecutive or as the Speaker or Deputy Speaker for a qualifying period of five years, is entitled to a monthly pension calculated at 80% of their gross terminal salaries. (d) Any person who, before ceasing to be a Member of Parliament, has served as such Member for one term and has further served as Clerk of Parliament for a qualifying period of five years, is entitled to a monthly pension calculated at 80% of his gross terminal salaries . Provided that the Speaker or a Member of Parliament who has served for a period not less than five years but less than ten years, shall be entited to a monthly pension computed at the rate of 40% of the gross salary of a Speaker or Member of Parliament. No. 26 The Parliament Act 2023No. 26 The Parliament Act 2023 5 (h) Chairman of the Paramount Chiefs in Parliament; and (i) The Clerk of Parliament who shall be Secretary and principal adviser to the (2) In any case a new Commission shall be constituted in not later than two weeks from the election of a new Speaker. (3) (a) The Clerk of Parliament as Secretaty to the Commission and Principal adviser to the Chairman shall be responsible for: (i) preparing, planning and facilitating the meetings of the Commission and its committees; (ii) causing to be kept records of the proceedings and minutes of the meetings of the Commission and such other records as the Commission may direct; (iii) communicating the decisions of the Commission for execution by the Management Board; and (iv) performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Commission. (2) The report under subsection (1) shall include a copy of the audited accounts of the Commission and Parliamentary Service together with the audit report on such accounts. (3) A copy of the annual report approved by the Commission shall be laid before Parliament not later than 4 months after the end of the financial year to which it relates. PART VII–SALARIES AND OTHER BENEFITS 51. (1) The Speaker of Parliament shall, at the start of every Parliament and in any case not later than 3 months of the commencement of the First Session of a new Parliament, by statutory instrument, prescribe conditions of service of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Members of Parliament, Clerk of Parliament and Parliamentary (2) A statutory instrument under subsection (1) shall, before passage by Parliament, be submitted to the President for his comments within 14 working days and any comment by the President shall be deemed to be a motion for debate by the Leader of Government Business. (3) At the commencement of this Act, the following conditions shall apply - (a) Outgoing Speakers shall be entitled to the following atthe time of leaving office: (i) Retain one of the official vehicles in his possession; (ii) Three security personnel provided by the State; and (iii) Home furniture to the tune of Fifty Thousand Leones (NLe50,000). Conditions of Service.