The travelling and daily allowances of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker shall be regulated in accordance with such rules as may be framed or adopted by the State Government from time to time :
Provided that no mileage or travelling allowance shall be chargeable in respect of journey performed in a State car.
2[10-A. Free transit by railway or by air.- 3[(1) Speaker and Deputy Speaker during the term of their office shall be entitled to travel at any time by railway or by air by any class within or outside the country alongwith his family or any person accompanying him to look after and assist him during travel and shall be entitled for the reimbursement of actual expenses so incurred on production of tickets of such journey performed, subject to maximum of 4[two lac fifty thousand rupees] in each financial year:
Provided that the aggregate amount payable for the journey performed by railway or by air in a financial year shall not exceed two lac rupees.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-section, the expression “family” shall mean the spouse their unmarried son(s) and daughter(s) including unmarried adopted son and daughter.]
(2) The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, as the case may be, shall be entitled for an advance not exceeding rupees 5[twenty five thousand] on his
1. Section 9 substituted vide H.P. Act No. 25 of 1979, effective from 8th May, 1979.
2. Section 10-A added vide H.P. Act No. 2 of 1975, omitted vide H.P. Act No 9 of 1977, again inserted vide H.P. Act 9 of 1979, amended vide H.P. Act No. 8 of 1981, substituted vide H.P. Act No. 16 of 1983, effective from 1st September, 1983, amended vide H.P. Act No. 10 of 1989, H.P. Act No. 8 of 1994, H.P. Act No. 9 of 1996, H.P. Act No. 16 of 1998 again substituted vide H.P. Act No. 8 of 2001, amended vide H.P. Act No. 10 of 2006.
3. Sub-section (1) substituted vide H.P. Act No. 18 of 2015.
4. Substituted for the words “two lac rupees” vide H.P. Act No. 6 of 2016.
5. Substituted for the words “ten thousand” vide H.P. Act No. 6 of 2016.
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER'S AND DEPUTY SPEAKER'S SALARIES ACT, 1971 10 request to undertake such journey and the advance paid shall be adjusted before the closing of financial year, failing which the entire advance shall be recovered from his salary and allowances in lump-sum.
Explanation.- For determining the aggregate amount under this section, the amount so incurred in same financial year on journey by railway or air under section 7 of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000, or under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Act, 1971 shall be taken into account.]