(a) a salary at such rate; and (b) such allowances and other benefits; as may be fixed from time to time by the President. 5 Persons acting as President If a Vice-President or Minister assumes the office of President in terms of section 100 of the Constitution, he shall not be entitled to any salary, allowance or other benefit referred to in this Part in respect of any period during which he is entitled to any salary, allowance or other benefit fixed for the Acting President in terms of any enactment. PART III BENEFITS FOR OFFICE-BEARERS AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT 6 Benefits for office-bearers and members of Parliament Subject to this Act, the following persons, namely— (a) the Speaker of Parliament; and (b) the Deputy Speaker of Parliament; and (c) the chairman of the Parliamentary Legal Committee; and (d) the chairmen of such other committees as may be prescribed; and (e) every member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee; and (f) the Chief Whip of the Party in Office; and (g) every member of Parliament who is not entitled to any benefit in terms of Part II and who is not specified in paragraphs (b) to (f); shall be entitled to— (i) a salary at such rate; and (ii) such allowances and other benefits; as may be prescribed from time to time by the President. 7 Persons acting as Speaker A person who has held the office of Speaker of the National Assembly immediately prior to a dissolution of Parliament shall continue to receive the salary, allowances and other benefits to which he was entitled in terms of section six until— (a) Parliament first meets after the dissolution; or (b) he ceases sooner to perform the functions of the Speaker of the National Assembly in the circumstances mentioned in section 126 of the Constitution. PART IV GENERAL 8 Prescribing of benefits and other matters (1) The President may, by statutory instrument, prescribe anything which is to be prescribed in terms of this Act or which, in his opinion, is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) A notice in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) the date from which any person shall become entitled to any salary, allowance or other benefit in terms of this Act, which date may be prior to the date on which the notice concerned is published and prior the date of commencement of this Act; (b) different salaries, allowances or other benefits as between different Senior Ministers, Ministers and Deputy Ministers;