Section 3: Ministerial leave: other provision
This section sets out how the arrangements made in this Act interact with the existing statutory arrangements relating to ministerial offices and ministerial pay.
	Subsection (1) provides that during the period of designation the Minister on Leave does not count for the purposes of the restriction set out in sections 2(1) and (2) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, which places a limit on the number of Ministers who can sit and vote in the House of Commons. Where a Minister is appointed as a Minister on Leave and this is in excess of the limit, they will not be subject to the consequences of non-compliance with the provisions of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
	Subsection (2) re-applies the restriction in the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 at the end of designation. It provides that, if the Minister on Leave loses the designation by virtue of six months having elapsed, but has not ceased to hold the office, then they are to be considered to have commenced holding that office when the designation ended for the purposes of section 2(2) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
	Subsection (3) sets out that a Minister on Leave who is paid an allowance under this Act cannot also receive a salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975.
	Subsection (4) provides that ceasing to hold the designated ministerial office as Minister on Leave makes the (former) holder of that office eligible for a loss of office payment under Section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, subject to the conditions specified in that Act. For the purposes of calculating the amount payable, the relevant salary is the annual salary that the former Minister received immediately before their appointment to the designated office.
	Subsection (5) provides that where a Minister is appointed to the designated ministerial office and is a Member of the House of Lords, they will not be eligible also to receive an allowance under section 5(1) of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 (allowance for ministerial and other office-holders in the House of Lords), sometimes known as the Lords Office Holder Allowance.