(1) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition 25% more basic salary per month than the basic salary payable to a Member of the Assembly by virtue of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Members’ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960.
Salary and dearness allowance of Leader of Opposition.
3[(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), there shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition 30 per cent. less basic salary per month for a period of twelve months commencing from the 1st April,
2020.]
1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gujarat Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part V, dated the 21st February, 1979, Page No. 150.
* This Act was assented by the Governor on the 3rd April, 1979.
+ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into Force on the 1st January, 1981.
+ + This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st September, 1986.
∆ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st April, 1992.
∆ ∆ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st August, 1998.
# This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st April, 2005.
# # This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 20th December, 2016.
∆ ∆ ∆ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 22nd December, 2017.
** This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 8th April, 2020.
2. Section 3 was substituted by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 1.
3. Sub-section (1A) was inserted by Guj. 7 of 2020, s.5.
2 The Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Leader of the Opposition) Salary and Allowances Act, 1979. [1979 : Guj. 16
(2) There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition during the whole of his term of office per month the dearness allowance on the amount of the basic salary referred to in sub-section (1) at such rate as is being paid to the employees of the State Government from time to time.]
Consolidated allowance to Leader of the Opposition.
1[3A. There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition during the whole of his term of office per month a sum of ` 2[20,000] as a consolidated allowance for all matters not specifically provided for by or under the provisions of this Act.]
[3B. Dearness allowance to Leader of Opposition] was deleted by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 4, item 3.
Residence for Leader of Opposition.