MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION) (SALARY AND ALLOWANCE) ACT, 1983

Act No. 06 of 1983

22nd April, 1983

An Act to provide for the payment of Salary and Allowances and certain other facilities to the Leader of the Opposition. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Meghalaya in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

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S.1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (Leader of the Opposition) (Salary and Allowances) Act, 1983.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "Leader of the Opposition" means the member of the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya who is for the time being recognised as the Leader of the Opposition by the Speaker.

S.3 Salary of Leader of Opposition

There shall be paid to the Leader of the Opposition a salary of rupees one thousand two hundred and fifty per mensem.

S.4 Residential accommodation of the Leader of the Opposition

(1) The Leader of the Opposition shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of a free-furnished residence in Shillong and also at any other place which the Government may for the purpose of this Act declare to be the headquarters of the Government for the time being for so long as such declaration remains in force.

(2) The residence shall be maintained at the public expense which shall not exceed the amount prescribed by rules.

Explanation:- For the purpose of this section "Maintenance" in relation to a residence shall include the payment of local rates, taxes, and the provision of electricity and water.

S.5 Allowance in lieu of residential accommodation

Where the leader of the Opposition does not occupy any such residence provided by the Government as is referred to in Section 4, a house-rent allowance at the rate of rupees five hundred per mensem and such service allowances prescribed by rule shall be paid in lieu of such residence.

S.6 Conveyances for the Leader of the Opposition

The Government may provide for the user of the Leader of the Opposition a suitable maintenance and repair shall be as prescribed by rules.

Provided that if the Leader of the Opposition chooses to maintain his own car, he shall be entitled to a maintenance allowance of rupees three hundred per mensem.

S.7 Prohibition against drawing salary and fixed T.A. as member during tenure of office as Leader of the Opposition, use of Residence and conveyance after relinquishing Office

The Leader of the Opposition shall continue to be entitled to the privilege of the use of the free furnished residence and Government conveyance on his ceasing to hold office as such for a period not exceeding one month subject to condition prescribed by rules.

S.8 Section 8

S.9 Travelling and daily allowance

(1) The Leader of the Opposition shall be entitled, which touring on public business, to travelling and daily allowance at such rates and subject to such conditions as prescribed by rules.

(2) Without prejudice to the provision of sub-section (1), the State Government, may from time to time by order, revise the rates so prescribed and such order may also be made to have retrospective effect.

S.10 Medical treatment and benefits

The Leader of the Opposition and the members of his family shall be entitled to such medical treatment and benefits as laid down by rules.

Explanation: - For the purpose of this section the expression "the members of his family" shall mean and include such members as prescribed by rules.

Those who are entitled to free medical attendance and treatment may take the same from any registered physician of their choice-Ayurvedic, Unani or Homoeopathic and medical hills on prescription of such physicians and re-imburseable.

S.11 Office Staff

The Leader of the Opposition shall be provided with such staff as may be determined by Government.

S.12 Power to make rules

(1) The Government may, by Notification make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act and, in particulars, such rules may prescribe:-

(a) the conditions under which the Leader of the Opposition on ceasing to hold office as such shall be entitled to the use of the free-furnished residence and the Government conveyance.
(b) the period during which and the conditions under which daily allowances may be drawn and the circumstances under which such allowances may be withheld;
(c) the conditions under which and the journeys for which travelling allowance shall be admissible;
(d) the facilities for Medical attendance and treatment which may be provided for the Leader of the Opposition and members of his family.

(2) Such rules may also be made to have retrospective effect.