(1) Every person appointed to the Commission as Chairperson or a Member shall subject to approval by the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, be entitled to the use of an official residence from the Central Government, on the basis of a licence fee at the rates prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.
(2) A Chairperson, who is a retired Judge of a High Court, shall be entitled to use of the official residence from the Central Government on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to a Minister of State of the Union of India.
(3) Residential accommodation for the Chairperson or a Member, where Central Government accommodation is not available may be hired on lease by the Central Government subject to such ceiling on hire charges as may be specified by the Central Government from time to time.
(4) When the Chairperson or a Member is not provided with or does not avail himself of the accommodation referred in sub-rules (1) and (2), he may be paid every month house rent allowance as may be admissible from time to time to an officer of the equivalent pay scale in the Central Government.
(5) When the Chairperson or a Member occupies an official residence beyond the permissible period, he shall be liable to pay such additional licence fee or other charges as are leviable under the corresponding rules of the Central Government governing allotment of accommodation and in addition, be liable to be evicted in accordance with the rules applicable to the officers drawing equivalent pay in the Central Government.