(1) Contributions shall be paid by public office holders in accordance with this Chapter.
(2) A public body that is responsible for, or authorises, the payment of remuneration to a public office holder shall collect, or cause to be collected, a contribution at the rate of 4 per cent of the total remuneration payable to that public office holder in respect of the holding of a public office.
(3) Subject to this section, the liability for a contribution under subsection (1) applies to the payment of any remuneration to a public office holder in respect of the holding of a public office -
(a) in respect of the contribution year commencing on 1 January 2011, and
(b) in respect of each subsequent contribution year.
(4) Where in any contribution week a payment of not more than €100 per week (or the equivalent thereof in respect of a public office holder remunerated otherwise than on a weekly basis) is made to or for the benefit of a public office holder in respect of the remuneration of tha
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