2.—(1) The European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1 (salaries of Representatives), after subsection (5) insert —
“(6) This section does not apply on or after 14 July 2009, except in relation to a Representative who is an opted-out Representative.
(7) An “opted-out Representative” is a Representative who exercises the option conferred by Article 25 of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (European Parliament Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom) (existing Representatives may opt out of new arrangements for remuneration from 14 July 2009).”.
(3) Omit section 2 (allowances).
(4) In section 3 (resettlement grants to persons ceasing to be Representatives), after subsection (4) insert —
“(5) This section does not apply after 14 July 2009, except in relation to a Representative who is an opted-out Representative.”.
(5) In section 3A(1) (power to amend section 3), before the words “ceasing to be Representatives”, insert “to whom it applies or applied”, wherever they appear.
(6) In section 4 (pensions), after subsection (3) insert —
“(3A) An order under this section shall not make provision for any period of service as a Representative on or after 14 July 2009 to be taken into account for pension purposes, except in relation to a Representative who is an opted-out Representative.”.
(7) Omit section 7(3)(a) (expenses relating to section 2).
(8) In section 8(1) (interpretation) insert in the relevant place—
““opted-out Representative” has the meaning given by section 1(7);”.
(9) In section 8(2) (orders) omit the words “, unless made under section 2,”.
1979 c.50; section 1(3) was amended by the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c.58), section 3; section 2(1) was amended by S.I. 2003/2922; section 3 was substituted by S.I. 1994/1663 and further amended by the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 (c.1), section 3(2) and Schedule 3, paragraph 2(2), the amendment was continued by the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c.24), section 15 and Schedule 3, paragraph 4(a); section 3A was inserted by the Parliamentary Pensions etc. Act 1984 (c.52), section 14 and further amended by S.I. 2003/2922; section 4 was amended by S.I. 2003/2922; section 7(3) was amended by S.I. 2003/2922; there are other amendments but none is relevant.