(1) These rules may be called the Maharashtra Legislature Members Pension Rules, 1977.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 1977.
2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires –
(a) "the Act" means the Maharashtra Legislature Members Pension Act, 1976.
(b) "Annexure' means an Annexure appended to these rules;
(c) "the House" means the Legislative Assembly, or, as the case may be, the Legislative Council;
(d) "member" means a member of the State Legislature as defined in clause (1) of Section 2 of the Act.
(2) Words and expressions used in the Act and not defined in these rules but not defined in these rules shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Act.
3. Any person, who is entitled to pension under Section 3 of the Act and who desires to draw the pension, shall apply in "Pension Application Form" prescribed in Annexure I. Such application shall be addressed and sent to the Secretary, Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat, Council Hall at Bombay or Nagpur, as the case may be.
4. The pension payable to any person under the Act shall be held in abeyance or reduced in the circumstances stated in Section 4 of the Act, e.g., when the person is elected to certain offices or becomes member of certain Legislature or receives remuneration from Government or local authority or certain corporations. Every applicant for pension shall give true and correct information and declare specifically whether he is holding or is not holding any such office. These declarations are provided in paragraph 5 of the Pension Application Form and shall be filled in by every applicant after clearly understanding, their implications.
5. Periodical declarations to be furnished by every person drawing pension, for verifying the position in regard to holding an office referred to in Section 4(1) (a) or being a member of a Legislature as provided for in Section (1) (b) or being employed on salary or receiving remuneration as provided for in Section 4(1) (c) of the Act, are prescribed in Annexure II. The position shall be certified from time to time of drawl of pension by making these declarations.