The Assam Deputy Speaker's Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1956

- -r The 1st April 1956 No.LJL.75/55/18.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information. (R eceived the a ssen t o f the G overnor on the 1st A pril 1956) ASSAM ACT V III OF 1956 THE ASSAM DEPUTY SPEAKER’S SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1956 (Passed by the Assembly) [Published in the Assam Gazettei Extraordinary, dated the 1st April 1956] An Act to provide for the Salary and Allowances of the Deputy Speakert Assam Legislative Assembly. P ream ble.—WheReas it is expedient to fix afresh the Salaries and Allowances of the Deputy Speaker ; It is hereby enacted in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. Short title.*— (i) This Act may be called the Assam Deputy Speaker’s Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956. C om m encem ent.— («) The Act shall come into force at once. '-Jr 2. Salary o f D eputy Speaker.—There shall be paid to the Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly a salary of Rupees seven hundred and fifty per mensem. 3. R esidence.— (t) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to a free furnished residence, with grounds appurtenant thereto, maintained at public expense in Shillong throughout the year, or at any other place, which the State Government may, from time to time for the purpose of this Act, declare to be the headquarters of Government, or at a place where the Assam Legislative Assembly meets or in lieu of such free furnished residence Rupees one hundred and fifty per mensem. (it) The State Government may for the purpose of this Act define by rules the expression ‘maintained a t public expense’ in relation to residence. 4. Conveyance A llow ance.—There shall be paid to the Deputy Speaker a conveyance allowance of Rupees one hundred per mensem. 5. Travelling and daily allow ances.—The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to travelling and daily allowances in respect of tours undertaken by him in the discharge of his official duties a t such rates and upon such con­ ditions as may be determined by the State Government. 6. Prohibition against practising any p rofession , draw ing salary a s m em ber, etc .—The Deputy Speaker shall not, (i) during the tenure of his office for which he draws salary, practise any profession or engage in any trade or undertake for remuneration any employment other than his duties as Deputy Speaker, and (ii) while he draws salary for his office, be entitled to receive any sum out of funds provided Dy the Assam Legislative Assembly by way of salary or allowances in respect of his membership of the Assam Legislative Assembly. 7. R epeal.—The Assam Deputy Speaker’s Salary Act, 1948 (Act V III of 1948) is hereby repealed. J. C. MEDHI, Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Leg. & Judl. Depth