(1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Members’ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960.
Short title and commencement.
(2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of May, 1960.
2. 2[(1)] In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:— Definitions.
(a) "Assembly" means the Gujarat Legislative Assembly;
(b) "Committee" means a Committee of the Assembly;
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1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, See Gujarat Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part V, dated the 21st July, 1960, Page No.18.
* This Act was assented to by the Governor on 19th September, 1960.
+ This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 20th March, 1972.
+ + This Amendment Act was deemed to have come into force on the 1st June, 1977.
# 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 2 was renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Guj. 16 of 1968, s.2.
3. Clause (bb) which was inserted by Guj. 16 of 1968, s.2(i) was deleted by Guj. 16 of 1979, s.13(a)(i).
$ Section2, Section 3 and Clause(2) of section 4 of this Amended Act was deemed to have been made and to have come into free on the 1st March, 1965.
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(c) "Member” means a Member of the Assembly;
(d) “Minister” and “Deputy Minister” mean respectively a Minister and Deputy Minister of the Government of Gujarat, 1[and “Minister” includes
(i) the Chief Minister,
(ii) the Deputy Chief Minister, and
(iii) a Minister of State;]
(e) "Parliamentary Secretary" means a Parliamentary Secretary to a Minister;
(f) "Speaker" means the Speaker of the Assembly;
(g) "term of office " in relation to a Member means the period beginning with the date when such Member takes his seat in the Assembly and ending with the date on which his seat becomes vacant:
Provided that in the case of Members of the Bombay Legislative Assembly who are by virtue of section 15 of the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960, deemed to have been elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly the period of their term of office shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to begin with the 1st day of May, 1960.
2[ * * * * * *] Salaries to be paid to Members and dearness allowance.
3[3.(1) There shall be paid to each Member during the whole of his term of office, a basic salary per month at the rate of minimum basic pay payable to the Deputy Secretary of the State Government in Sachivalaya.
4[(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), there shall be paid to each Member 30 per cent. less basic salary per month for a period of twelve months commencing from the 1st April, 2020.]
(2) There shall be paid to each Member 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.]
Daily allowance to be paid to Members.
5[4.There shall be paid, subject to such rules or orders as may be made under section 10 in this behalf, _______________________________________________________________________
1. This portion was substituted for the words “and “Minister” includes Chief Minister” by Guj. 22 of 1977, s.2.
2. Sub-section (2) which was inserted by Guj. 16 of 1968, s. 2(ii) was deleted by Guj.
16 of 1979, s.13(a)(ii).
3. Section 3 was substituted by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No.1, (1).
4. Sub-section (1A) was inserted by Guj. 7 of 2020, s.2.
5. Section 4 was substituted by Guj. 16 of 1968, s.4.
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(a) to each Member, to whom clause (b) does not apply, a daily allowance at the rate of 1[`1,000] for each day of the period of residence for the purpose of attending the session of the Assembly or the meeting of a Committee or the business connected with Member's duties as Chairman of a Committee, as the case may be, at the place where such session or meeting is held or such business is transacted,
(b) to each member who ordinarily resides or carries on business at the place where such session or meeting is held or the business connected with the Member's duties as Chairman of a Committee is transacted, a daily allowance at the rate of 1[`1,000] for each day on which he attends such session, meeting or business:
Provided that where a member attends such session, meeting or business 2[immediately before or immediately after a break] of not more than four days between any two successive meetings, such break shall be deemed—
(i) in the case of a Member to whom clause (a) applies to be the period of residence at the place where such session or meeting is held or such businesses is transacted,
(ii) in the case of a Member to whom clause (b) applies, to be the days of attendance of such session or meeting or business.]