(1) Where a member has a telephone installed at the place where he ordinarily resides or at any other place in the State of Gujarat which is also used by him for residence, the rental charges in respect of such telephone shall be borne by the State Government.
7[(2) There shall be paid to every member a sum of Rs.7,000 per month to meet with the telephone expenses including that of the mobile phone.]] _______________________________________________________________________
1. These words were substituted for the words "or any one other member" by Guj. 20 of 1998, s.2, Sch., Sr.No.1,(4)(3).
2. Section 6AB was inserted, ibid., s.2, Sch., Sr. No.1,(5).
3. Section 6AA was inserted Guj. 19 of 1981, s.2, Sch., Sr. No.1,(5).
4. These words were substituted for the words "or any one other member" by Guj. 20 of 1998, s.2, Sch., Sr. No.l,(6)(1).
5. These words were substituted for the words "spouse or the members", ibid., s.2, Sch., Sr. No.1,(6)(2).
6. Section 6A was inserted by Guj. 22 of 1977, s.5.
7. Sub-section (2) was substituted by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No.1, (3).
1960 : Guj. 2] The Gujarat Legislative Assembly Members’ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960. 7
7. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a person on ceasing to be a Member, shall be entitled-
(a) for the day next succeeding the day on which he ceased to be a Member, to daily allowance at the rates provided for in section 4, and
(b) for the return journey, to travelling allowance at the rate provided for in section 5 for such journey.
Daily allowance and travelling allowance to Members on vacating seats.
1[8.(1) A member 2[* * * *] shall be entitled to residential accommodation on such scales and on such conditions as may be determined by rules or orders.
Amenities.
3[* * * * * * *] 4[(2) There shall be paid to every Member a sum of Rs.
5[20,000] per month towards the cost of services of a personal assistant that may be incurred by him as such Member.]
6[7[* * * * * * *] 8[* * * * * * *] 9[(5A) There shall be paid to every Member a sum of `10[5,000] per month to meet with the cost of 11[postal and stationery charges] that may be incurred by him as such member.]
(6) A member shall be entitled to such other facilities, as may be determined by rules or orders.]
Explanation:- 12[(l)]- In this section "rules" and "orders" mean rules or orders respectively made under section 10.]
13[* * * * * * * * *] 14[8A. Any sum due to the State Government from a member in respect of any amenity or facility provided to him under section 8, if not paid by the member, may be recovered from him by making a deduction from the amount of the salary or other allowances payable to him under this Act. ] Mode of recovery of sums due by member.
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1. Section 8 was substituted for the original by Guj. 16 of 1968, s.5.
2. The words "not being the Leader of the Opposition" were deleted by Guj. 16 of 1979, s.13 (b)(i).
3. Sub-section (2) to (4) were deleted, ibid., s.13(b)(ii).
4. Sub-section (2) was inserted Guj. 29 of 1986, s.2, Sch., Sr.No.1,(5).
5. These figures were substituted for the figures "3000" by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No. 1,
(4)(1).
6. Sub-section (5) & (6) was substituted for the sub-section (5) by Guj. 6 of 1970, s.2(i).
7. Sub-section (5) was deleted by Guj. 2 of 2017, s.2(i).
8. Second proviso was deleted by Guj. 6 of 1992, s.2, Sch., Sr. No.1, (4)(2)(C).
9. Sub-section (5A) was inserted by Guj. 22 of 1977, s.6(2).
10. These figures were substituted for the figures "3000" by Guj. 18 of 2018, s.2, Sch., Sr. No.1,
(4)(2).
11. These words were substituted for the words “postal charges” by Guj. 20 of 1998, s.2, Sch., Sr.No.1,(8)(2)(b).
12. This Explanation was renumbered as Explanation (1) by Guj. 6 of 1970, s.2(ii).
13. Explanation (2) was inserted by Guj. 6 of 1970, s.2. (ii) was deleted by Guj. 2 of 2017, s.2(ii).
14. Section 8A was inserted by Guj. 11 of 1965, s.6.
8 The Gujarat Legislative Assembly Members’ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960. [1960 : Guj. 2 Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, 3[Leader of the Opposition], salaried Parliamentary Secretaries or Government Chief Whip not entitled to salaries and allowances under this Act.
1[9. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a Minister or Deputy Minister, the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, 2[ Leader of the Opposition], a salarised Parliamentary Secretary or a Government Chief Whip shall not be entitled to any salary, allowances, or provisions for residential accommodation under this Act, by reason of the fact that Minister, Deputy Minister, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, 2[Leader of the Opposition], salarised Parliamentary Secretary or a Government Chief Whip is a member of the Assembly.]
Power to make rules and orders.