(1) Where the journey is undertaken by rail, a leader of the Opposition may draw one single fare of the first class plus the following amount to cover incidental expenses, namely :—
(a) a lump payment of Rs. 150, and
(b) an allowance at the rates of 0.70 for every 10 kilometers, or part thereof, if the journey exceeds 5 kilometers, subject to a limit of Rs. 20 if the journey by rail is of less than 12 hours; and Rs. 30 if such journey is of 12 hours or more.
(2) Where the journey is undertaken by steamer, a Leader of the Opposition may draw double the singly fare of the highest class plus a lump payment of Rs.
150.
(3) A Leader of the Opposition may draw one fare of the first class for each adult member of his family, and one-half such fare for each child for whom such fare is payable, if they accompany him.
(4) A Leader of the Opposition may draw the actual cost of carriage by goods train, steamer or other craft, of personal effects ; so however that, in the case of a Leader of the Opposition having a family, the personal effects do not weight more than 3360 kilograms, and in any other case, such effects do not weight more than 2240 kilograms :
Provided that, a Leader of the Opposition whether having a family or not, may at his option engage a whole railway wagon of the minimum size, and draw the minimum charges payable for it according to the railway goods tariff if such charges exceeds the charges for his maximum weightage provided as aforesaid.
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(5) If a Leader of the Opposition carries his personal effects by a passenger train instead of by a goods-train, he may draw the actual cost of carriage upto a limit of the amount which would have been admissible had he taken the maximum of number of kilograms by good strain.
(6) A Leader of the Opposition who carries his personal effects by road between station connected by rail or steamer, may draw actual expense upto the limit of the amount which would have been admissible had he taken the same quantity by goods train or steamer, where the actual expenses claimed exceed such limit, the Leader of the Opposition, may for reasons recorded in writing, claim such charges, subject to the limit of the amount which would have been admissible if the maximum weight of personal effects in kilograms had been transported by good strain or by steamer.
(7) Where a leader of the Opposition transports his personal effects, which weight more than the maximum weight in kilograms admissible to him under this rule by a cheaper route. He may draw actual charges not exceeding the amount admissible for the maximum weight by the normal recognized route;
(8) For the purpose of this rule, the actual physical weight of personal effects carried by steamer shall be taken into account, and not the theoretical weight as arrived at by the shipping companies according to their own formula for calculating the charges;
(9) Claims preferred under this rule for the carriage of personal effects shall be admitted in all cases at the lowest available rates for “smalls”.
Explanation.— In this sub-rule “smalls” means goods which of themselves do not constitute a working load for the unit of railway transport, the wagon. The minimum load constituting a wagon load is specified, by each of the railways who quote reduced rates for wagon loads, in its tariffs.