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2. THE PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER'S AND DEPUTYSPEAKER'S SALARIES ACT, 1937(PUNJAB ACT NO. III OF 1937)

AN ACTto provide for the salaries of the Speaker and the Deputy

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Punjab

WHEREAS by the Government of India Act, 1935, provision hasbeen made for the determination of the salaries of the Speaker and theDeputy Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly by Act of theProvincial Legislature, it is hereby enacted as follows:-

I. ThisAct may be called the Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker'sand Deputy Speaker's Salaries Act, 1937

I-A. (a) "House" includes the staff quarters and other buildingappurtenant thereto, and the gardens thereof.

(b) "Maintenance" in relation to a house shall include the paymentof local rates and taxes, and charges for electricity and water.

1[2. There shall be paid to the Speaker of the Punjab LegislativeAssembly a salary at the rate of 2[fifty thousand rupees] per mensem,3[sumptuary allowance and com~ensatory allowance each] at the rate offive thousand rupees per mensem and. a conveyance allowance at therate often thousand rupees per mensem or, in lieu thereof, a state car, theexpenses on the maintenance and propulsion ofwhai1skjll be borne byState Government and there shall in addition be provided by the StateGovernment a free furnished house at Chandigarh for him, themaintenance charges of which shall be borne by the State Government.The SJate Government may also allow him to continue in free occupationof the house for a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of hisceasing to be the Speaker:

Provided that if the Speaker does not avail of or surrenders hisState car and wishes to use his private vehicle for official purpose, he willbe paid such allowance, as may be specified in the rules made in thisbehalf by the State Government under this'Act from time to time].

ISubstituted vide Punjab Act No. 5 of2003(w.e.f. 25-4-2003).2Substituted vide Notification No. 21. Leg.l20 15, dated 15th May, 2015.lSubstituted vide Punjab Act No. 19 of2003 (w.e.f. 25-4-2003).

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Preamble.

Short title.

Salary of theSpeaker.

Salary of theDeputy Speaker

Free installationof telephones.

'[3. There shall be paid to the Deputy Speaker of the PunjabLegislative Assembly a salary at the rate of 2[fifty thousand rupees] permensem, sumptuary allowance and compensatory allowance each] atthe rate offive thousand rupees per mensem and conveyance allowance atthe rate of ten thousand rupees per mensem or, 'in Iieu thereof, a Statecar, the expenses on the maintenance and propulsion of which shall beborne by the State Government and there shall in addition be provided bythe State Government a free furnished house at Chandigarh for him themaintenance charges of which shall be borne by the State Government or inlieu thereof he shall be paid such allowance not exceeding three hundredrupees per mensem as the State Government may fix. The StateGovernment may also ,allow him to continue in free occupation of thehouse for a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of his ceasingto be the Deputy Speaker:

Provided that if the Deputy Speaker does not avail of or surrendershis State car and wishes to use his private vehicle for official purpose, he.will be ~h·allowance, as may be specified in the rules made in this"behalfby the State Government under this Act from time to time].

3[3A (1) The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker shall each beentitled to have a telephone installed at any place within his constituencyor at his place of residence or at Chandigarh and all charges in respect ofinstallation and security deposit shall be paid by the Speaker and theDeputy Speaker themselves and the amount so paid shall be reimbursedto 'the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker by the Government onproduction of receipts obtained from the Posts and TelegraphDepartment] . .4[(2) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall be paid a telephone

allowance at the rate of S[ fifteen thousand rupees J per mensem.]

'Substituted vide Punjab Act No. 19of2003 (w.e.f 25-4-2003).2Substituted vide Notification No. 21. Leg'/20 J 5, dated l S'" May, 2015."Substituted vide Punjab Act No. 20 of 1995 w.e.f 14- [1- [995."Substituted vide Notification No. [0. Leg'/20 1J, dated 4th April, 20 II.5Substitl,lted vide Notification No.2 r. Leg'/20 15, dated 15th May,.20 15.

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I[3-AA There shall be paid to the Speaker and the Deputy SpeakerConstituency, Secretarial and Postal Facilities Allowance at the rate of2{twenty five thousand rupees} pes mensem 3[and office allowance inconstituency at the rat~ of "{ten thousand rupees} per mensem].

5[3-B 6{(1)} The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker each alongwith his spouse and his dependent children accompanying either of themand an attendant accompanying him' to look after and assist him shall,during the course of a financial year, be entitled to travel by any railway.in India or within or outside India by an air-conditioned coach or by airand amount equivalent to the expenses incurred on such journey shall bereimbursed to him:

Provided that where the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker travelsby his own motor-car and furnishes a cash receipt from a licensed dealer,indicating the name of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, as the casemay be, quantity of petrol or diesel purchased by him for propulsion of his'motor-car, the date on which it was purchased, the cost thereof and theregistration number of his motor-car, the expenses so incurred shall bereimbursed to him:

, Provided further that the total expenses incurred for thefacilities specified in this section shall not exceed the amount of "[threelac rupees] in a financial year.]

-. 8[(~) The ~peaker and Deputy. Speaker may get ap,..e Grant of Advancefor-performing the Journey abroad by AIr.] ,

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5. The salary and aliowances payable to the Speaker and theDeputy Speaker and free furnished house and other perquisites admissible tothem under this Act, shall be exclusive of income-tax which shall be payableby the State Government. .

IInserted vide Punjab Act No.5 or 1992 w.e.f. 29-7-1992.2Substituted vide Notification No. 21. Leg.l20 15, dated 15111May, 2015.JAmended vide Punjab Act No. 19of2003 w.e.f. 25-4-2003 .

. "Substituted vide Notification No. 21. Leg.l20 15, dated 15th May, 2015.SSubstituted vide Punjab Act No.5 of 1992 w.e.f. 29-7-1998.6Amended vide Notification No. 10. Leg.l20 II, dated 4111April, 20 II."Substituted vide Notification No. 21. Leg.l20 15, dated 15111May, 2015.'Inserted vide Notification No. 10.-Leg.120.11,dated 4" April, 2011."Omitted vide Notification No. I0.-Leg.l20 II, dated 4" April, 20 II.

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Constituency,Secretarial andPostal FacilitiesAllowance.

TravellingConcession.

Salary,Allowances andperquisites tobe exclusive ofincome tax