HC Deb 08 July 1976 vol 914 cc683-4W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who the Examiner of Statutory Rules is; what his salary is; where he sits; and what his duties are.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The Examiner of Statutory Rules is Mr. W. A. Leitch, CB, LL.M. His office is at Parliament Buildings, Stormont. In respect of his part-time duties as Examiner he is paid an annual salary of £3,235. His duties are to scrutinise, in accordance with criteria closely based on those applied by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instru-

District Council 5–9 years* 9 years 9–13 years*† 13 years 13–16 years†
Belfast … 39,251 7,835 38,282 7,507 28,804
BELEAST BOARD … 39,251 7,835 38,282 7,507 28,804
Aids … 4,062 757 3,829 750 2,896
Castlereagh … 6,495 1,209 5,809 1,095 4,298
Down … 4,912 935 4,456 866 3,248
Lisburn … 6,957 1,238 6,005 1,183 4,311
North Down … 4,650 868 4,175 824 3,005
SOUTH-EASTERN BOARD … 27,076 5,007 24,274 4,718 17,758
Armagh … 4,698 925 4,673 906 3,486
Banbridge … 2,781 531 2,593 520 1,956
Cookstown … 2,871 552 2,707 525 1,967
Craigavon … 7,454 1,424 6,472 1,190 4,552
Dungannon … 4,551 878 4,474 887 3,435
Newry and Mourne … 8,154 1,522 7,651 1,495 5,770
SOUTHERN BOARD … 30,509 5,832 28,570 5,523 21,166
Fermanagh … 5,054 959 4,969 956 3,992
Limavady … 2,715 504 2,387 434 1,762
Londonderry … 10,461 1,971 9,391 1,748 6,614
Omagh … 4,484 832 4,212 840 3,257
Strabane … 4,017 790 3,666 686 2,636
WESTERN BOARD … 26,731 5,056 24,625 4,664 18,261
Antrim … 3,740 683 3,050 556 2,106
Ballymena … 4,535 828 4,062 816 3,148
Bally money … 2,334 460 2,198 394 1,594
Carrickfergus … 3,181 607 2,722 493 1,811
Coleraine … 4,400 825 4,415 873 3,289
Larne … 3,056 593 2,981 601 2,184
Magherafelt … 3,490 665 3,288 631 2,398
Moyle … 1,496 272 1,353 259 1,052
Newtownabbey … 7,317 1,372 6,483 1,250 4,517
NORTH-EASTERN BOARD … 33,549 6,305 30,552 5,873 22,099
* Includes the 9 year old age group.
† Includes the 13 year old age group.
Districts are grouped according to present Education and Library Board areas.

ments, all Statutory Rules which would have been laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly, other than those subject to annulment by either House of Parliament.

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