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82. REMUNERATION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS (1) There shall be paid to the holders of the offices to which this section applies such salaries and such allowances as may be prescribed by or under a law enacted by Parliament. (2) The salaries and allowances prescribed in pursuance of this section in respect of the holders of the offices to which this section applies shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund. (3) The salary prescribed in pursuance of this section in respect of the holder of any office to which this section applies and his or her other terms of service (other than allowances that are not taken into account in computing, under any law in that behalf, any pension payable in respect of his or her service in that office) shall not be altered to his or her disadvantage after his or her appointment. (4) When a person’s salary or other terms of service depend upon his or her option, the salary or terms for which he or she opts shall, for the purposes of subsection (3), be deemed to be more advantageous to him or her than any others for which he or she might have opted. (5) This section applies to the offices of the Governor General, member of the Public Service Commission, member of the Teaching Service Commission, member of the Public Service Board of Appeal, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Director of Audit, the Parliamentary Commissioner, the Deputy Parliamentary Commissioner and the Chief Elections Officer. (6) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prejudicing the provisions of section 97 (which protects pensions rights in respect of service as a public officer).