Subject to section 3, the Secretary to Parliament shall pay to every member of Parliament the remuneration and allowances to which such member is entitled in terms of this Act in monthly instalments, the first month to be reckoned—
| (a) | in the case of a member of the National Assembly— |
| (i) | designated in terms of item 16 of Schedule 2 to the Constitution, from the date of the publication of the lists of names of representatives as contemplated in subitem (3) of that item; |
| (ii) | nominated in terms of section 44(2) of the Constitution to fill a vacancy, from the date on which the previous member vacated his or her seat in the National Assembly or the date of receipt of the nomination by the Speaker of Parliament, whichever is the later date; |
| (b) | in the case of a member of the Senate— |
| (i) | nominated in terms of section 48(2) of the Constitution, from the date of the nomination; |
| (ii) | nominated in terms of section 51(2) of the Constitution to fill a vacancy, from the date on which the previous member vacated his or her seat in the Senate or the date of receipt of the nomination by the President of the Senate, whichever is the later date. |
