MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (REMUNERATION) ACT 1980

in the case of a member of the Senate, a monthly allowance of eleven thousand ringgit;

in the case of a member of the House of Representatives, a monthly allowance of sixteen thousand ringgit.

Where a Member of Parliament is designated as Leader of the Opposition, he shall be entitled, in addition to the monthly allowance specified in paragraph (1)(b), to a monthly allowance of three thousand eight hundred and forty-six ringgit and fifty-nine sen.

Remuneration of President of Senate, Speaker, etc.

in the case of the President of the Senate, a monthly salary of thirty-one thousand ringgit in addition to the monthly allowance payable to him as a member of the

Senate as specified in paragraph 3(1)(a);

in the case of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, a monthly salary of thirty-one thousand ringgit in addition to the monthly allowance payable to a member of the

House of Representatives as specified in paragraph 3(1)(b)

irrespective of whether or not the Speaker is a member of the House of Representatives;

in the case of the Deputy President of the Senate, a monthly salary of twenty-two thousand ringgit in addition to the monthly allowance payable to him as a member of the Senate as specified in paragraph 3(1)(a);

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in the case of the Deputy Speaker of the House of

Representatives, a monthly salary of twenty-two thousand ringgit in addition to the monthly allowance payable to him as a member of the House of Representatives as specified in paragraph 3(1)(b).

Other allowances and privileges for persons under sections 3

and 4

in the case of the Prime Minister, a monthly salary of twenty-two thousand eight hundred and twenty-six ringgit and sixty-five sen;

in the case of the Deputy Prime Minister, a monthly salary of eighteen thousand one hundred and sixty-eight ringgit and fifteen sen;

in the case of a Minister, a monthly salary of fourteen thousand nine hundred and seven ringgit and twenty sen;

in the case of a Deputy Minister, a monthly salary of ten thousand eight hundred and forty-seven ringgit and sixty-five sen;

in the case of a Parliamentary Secretary, a monthly salary of seven thousand one hundred and eighty-seven ringgit and forty sen.

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Where a Member of the Administration is designated as

Leader of the House of Representatives, he shall be entitled, in addition to the salary specified in subsection (1) and the monthly allowance specified in paragraph 3(1)(b), to a monthly allowance of three thousand eight hundred and forty-six ringgit and fifty-nine sen.

Where a Member of the Administration is designated as

Deputy Leader of the House of Representatives, he shall be entitled, in addition to the salary specified in subsection (1) and the monthly allowance specified in paragraph 3(1)(b), to a monthly allowance of one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three ringgit and nineteen sen.

A Member of the Administration shall also be entitled to such other allowances and privileges at such rates and on such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Cabinet from time to time.

Commencement of salaries and allowances

commence from the date of the coming into force of this Act, or from the date of appointment or election, whichever is the later, of the Member of Parliament, the

President or Deputy President of the Senate, the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the

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Members of the Administration, the Leader or Deputy

Leader of the House of Representatives or the Leader of the Opposition, as the case may be;

accrue from day to day and be payable on the last day of each month or on such other day of the month as the

Minister of Finance may determine from time to time.

Pensions and gratuities

The remuneration of the President of the Senate and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be charged on the

Consolidated Fund.

Pensions and gratuities payable under the provisions of the

First Schedule shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund.

Repeal and savings

Ministers (Remuneration) Ordinance 1957 [Ord.

of 1957];

President of the Senate (Remuneration) Act 1960

[Act 2 of 1960];

Parliament (Members’ Remuneration) Act 1960 [Act 4

of 1960];

Deputy Ministers Act 1960 [Act 5 of 1960];

Speaker (Remuneration) Act 1960 [Act 7 of 1960];

Parliamentary Secretaries (Remuneration) Act 1965

[Act 32 of 1965].

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First Schedule

[Sections 8, 10, 12 and 13]

Interpretation

a posthumous child, a dependant stepchild or an illegitimate child;

in relation to a Member of Parliament, the monthly allowance payable to him under subsection 3(1);

in relation to the President or Deputy President of the Senate or the

Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the sum of the monthly salary and the monthly allowance payable to him under section 4;

in relation to the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, a

Minister, a Deputy Minister or a Parliamentary Secretary, the sum of the monthly salary and the monthly allowance payable to him under subsections 6(1) and (2).

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Pension for Members

The monthly pension payable under subparagraph (1) shall be calculated on the following formula:

1/144 x period of reckonable service x salary, subject to a maximum of three-fifths of salary:

Provided that the pension payable under this paragraph shall be based on the highest drawn salary of the Member during any period of reckonable service:

Provided further that any reckonable service in the case of a person who ceases to be a Member either through death or dissolution of Parliament or through disqualification under paragraph (a) of Clause (1) of Article 48 of the Constitution shall, where it is less than thirty-six months, be deemed to be thirty-six months of reckonable service.

In the case of a person who becomes a Member for the first time on or after 1 July 1990 but has not attained the age of fifty years on the date he ceases to be a Member, the salary on which a pension will be granted under subparagraph (2) shall be the last revised salary before the pension is granted to him.

A pension granted under this paragraph 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:

Provided that such period, subject to subparagraphs (1) and (2), shall be taken into account for calculating the pension that will be payable on his ceasing again to be a Member.

In the case of a person who was a Member at any time on or after 31 August 1957 and is still living, he may be granted a pension under subparagraphs (1) and (2) from the date of the coming into force of this Act based on his salary adjusted to the salary of a Member as is appropriate and in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.

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Special provisions for Minister, etc., becoming back benchers, etc.

Notwithstanding subparagraph 2(2)—

Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), a Member who ceases to hold the office of President or Deputy President of the Senate, or Speaker or Deputy

Speaker of the House of Representatives, but continues to be Member of either House of Parliament may be paid a gratuity calculated under subparagraph (1).

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Notwithstanding subparagraph (1) and subject to subparagraph (4)(a), a Member of the Administration who ceases to hold the office of Prime

Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Deputy Minister or Parliamentary

Secretary and—

For the purpose of calculating the gratuity under subparagraph (1)—

Any gratuity that had been paid to the Member of Administration who is a Member of the House of Representatives upon the dissolution of

Parliament shall be deducted from the gratuity that falls due to be paid under subparagraph (1).

The gratuity payable under subparagraph (1) shall be based on the highest drawn salary of the Member during the period of reckonable service as determined under subparagraph (4).

Any gratuity or cash award that has been paid to a Member in respect of any period of reckonable service as determined under subparagraph (4)

shall be deducted from the gratuity that falls due to be paid under subparagraph (1).

Derivative pension or gratuity when a Member dies whilst being a Member

Subject to paragraph 3, the derivative pension and derivative gratuity payable under subparagraph (1) shall be calculated in the same manner as the calculation for pension under subparagraph 2(2) and the calculation for gratuity under paragraph 4.

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Subject to paragraph 10, the derivative pension granted under subparagraph (2) shall be payable from the date immediately after the date of death of the Member.

In the case of a person who was a Member at any time on or after 31 August 1957 and had died and left dependants within the meaning of paragraph 8, the dependants may, from the date of the coming into force of this Act, if they are not ineligible under paragraph 10 as from the date of the coming into force of this Act, be granted a derivative pension under paragraph 5 or 6, as the case may be, based on the salary of that person adjusted to the salary of a Member as is appropriate and in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.

Derivative pension where a person dies after ceasing to be a Member

Subparagraph (1) shall also apply to the dependants who have received the derivative pension prior to 1 January 2009.

A derivative gratuity may be granted to—

Where there are no such persons under subparagraphs (1) and (2), a derivative gratuity only may be granted to the next-of-kin of the deceased

Member.

Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), if a widow or widower was married to a Member at any time within a period of twenty years from the last date the person ceased to be a Member, she or he is entitled only to a derivative pension under paragraph 6 for the remaining period of the twenty years and shall not be entitled to a derivative pension thereafter.

Notwithstanding the remaining period of twenty years mentioned in subparagraph (4), the derivative pension shall be calculated and payable from 1 January 2012.

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Apportionment of derivative pension or derivative gratuity

If the derivative pension is paid to any eligible person under subparagraph 8(1), and subsequently one or more persons who are eligible make a claim for the derivative pension, the date of the reallocation of the derivative pension is one month from the date of such claim and any payments made before the date of the reallocation shall be deemed to be valid and properly made by the Government.

Cessation of derivative pension 10.

A derivative pension granted under this Schedule shall cease if the recipient—

If any person to whom a pension has been granted under this Schedule has become disqualified from being a member of either House of Parliament under circumstances described in subparagraph (1), the pension shall forthwith cease:

Provided that the pension shall be restored with retrospective effect in the case of a person whose disqualification under paragraph (e) of Clause (1) of

Article 48 of the Constitution is removed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Payment without grant of probate or letters of administration

For the purpose of this paragraph, “unpaid” means unpaid by the

Government or undrawn by the person.

Reckonable service of certain persons

For the purposes of subparagraph (1), the period served by a Member in the Federal Legislative Council shall be taken into account.

A person who was a Political Secretary for any period and during such period was not concurrently a member of either House of Parliament shall cease to receive the pension payable to him by virtue of his having been a

Political Secretary when he becomes a Member, but the period of service as a

Political Secretary may be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the length of his reckonable service for pension and gratuity under this Schedule.

Reckonable service for period in Legislative Assembly, etc.

No period under subparagraph (1) shall be taken into account for the purposes of this Schedule if a Member had been disqualified from being a member of the Legislative Assembly or Dewan Undangan Negeri or if he had been granted both his pension and gratuity for that period under any law relating to pensions and gratuities for members of the Administration of a

State and members of the Legislative Assembly or Dewan Undangan Negeri of a State.

Medical facilities

Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph (1)—

Subject to subparagraph (1), where a Member is granted a pension only upon attaining the age of fifty years by reason of him becoming a Member for the first time on or after 1 July 1990 and has ceased to be a Member upon completing thirty-six months of reckonable service but has not attained the age of fifty years on the date he ceases to be a Member, his pension shall be adjusted by an increment of two per cent beginning from the second year he is granted the pension.

The pension that has been adjusted under subparagraph (1) shall be payable from 1 January 2014.

A pension or derivative pension which is granted to—

Any pension or derivative pension which has been adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (4) shall be recalculated in accordance with subparagraph (1)

and shall be payable from 1 January 2014.

The provisions of subparagraph (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the pension payable under subparagraph 2(b) of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra

Al-Haj Pension Act 1971 [Act 22] as if it were a pension under this Schedule and paragraphs 5 and 6, as the case may be, shall apply.

Benefits for former Prime Ministers

The determination by the Cabinet pursuant to subparagraph (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the allowances, benefits and privileges payable or conferred pursuant to subparagraphs 2(c), (d) and (e) of the Tunku Abdul

Rahman Putra Al-Haj Pension Act 1971 as if they were conferred under subparagraph (1).

where the injury results in the loss of two or more limbs by actual separation at or above the wrist or ankle or the total and irrecoverable loss of all sight of both eyes or the loss of one limb accompanied by the loss of sight of one eye … … … … … … … … … … … …

in the case of a disablement which totally prevents the Member from engaging in or giving attention to any profession or occupation … … … … … … … ... … … ... ...