(i) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2),the Leader of the Opposition shall be entitled to draw daily allowance in respect of halts made by him at places at the rate 2"admissible to a Secretary to the Government of India" provided he does not return to his headquarters within 24 hours from the commencement of tour-
Explanation 1— Daily allowance admissible under this sub-rule shall be calculated on the basis of the period of halts which shall begin from the time the forward journey ends at the actual place of halt and shall end at the time the return or further journey commences therefrom.
Such calculations shall be made as under :—
(1) Halt upto six hours Nil
(2) Halt exceeding six hours but not exceeding 12 hours Half daily allowance
(3) Halt exceeding 12 hours but not exceeding 24 hours Full daily allowance
(4) Halt exceeding 24 hours One daily allowance for every 24 hours halt. For a fraction of 24 hours, at the end of halt, daily allowance shall be calculated in accordance with the entries (1),(2)or (3) above, as the case may be 2 Substituted by Notification No 14 (1)/96- WS dated 14. 5.1996 G.S.R. 211 (E) published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3 -Sub-section (i) dated 15.5.1996 .Explanation 2,— If the Leader of the Opposition halts at more than one station during his tour, each continuous ha It shall separately qualify for daily allowance under this sub-rule, provided that, in respect of halts at different stations on the same day, not more than one daily allowance shall be admissible in the aggregate.
(2) For each continuous halt on, tour exceeding ten days, daily allowance will be admissible.—
(i) at the rate specified in sub-rule (1) for the first ten days;
(ii) at three fourths of those rates for the succeeding 20 days; and
(iii) at one-half of those rates thereafter, Note: — A halt on tour shall be treated as continuous unless terminated by an absence at a distance exceeding 8 kms. from the halting place for a period covering not less than seven consecutive nights.