The Travancorecochin Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1952 [1] Complete Act - Bare Act

ACT XIV OF 1952

THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1952

Preamble.- Whereas it is deemed necessary to amend the Travancore-Cochin Payment of Salaries and Allowances Act, 1951 (Act XIV of 1951), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted as follows.-

1.Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Travancore-Cochin Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1952.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27th day of June, 1952.

2.Amendment of Section 6, Act XIV of 1951."In Section 6 of the Travancore-Cochin Payment of Salaries and Allowances Act, 1951 (Act XIV of 1951), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, for the words "one hundred and seventy-five rupees", the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" shall be substituted.

3.Substitution of new section for Sections 8 and 9 Act XIV of 1951.- For Sections 8 and 9 of the said Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-

"8. Allowances of the members of the Legislative Assembly.- (1) Every member of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold any of the offices referred to in Sections, 3 and 4 shall be entitled to receive"

(a) a fixed allowance of one hundred and twenty rupees per mensem, and

(b) traveling and daily allowances, at the rates specified in the Schedule and upon such conditions as may be specified by rules made by the Government, for attending meetings of the Legislative Assembly or of any Committee thereof or of any Committee or Board constituted by the Government.

(2) The fixed allowance referred to in clause (a) of sub section (1) shall accrue to a member from the date on which he is declared duly elected, or in the case of a member nominated by the Rajpramukh to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly, from the date on which he is nominated, or if such declaration or nomination, is made before the vacancy occurs, from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided that the fixed allowance shall not be paid until the member has made and subscribed the oath or affirmation prescribed by Article 188 read with Article 238 of the Constitution of India."

4.Amendment of Schedule, Act XIV of 1951._ For items III and IV and the entries against them in the Schedule to the said Act, the following item and entry shall be substituted, namely."

"III. Members of the Legislative Assembly.

The members of the Legislative Assembly shall be given traveling and daily allowances at the following rates:-