The Assam Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004
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###### ' No. 266 Dispur, Wednesday, 29th December, 2004, 8th Pausa, 1926 (S.E.)

 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

 LEGIS LATIV E DEPAR TMENT : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFICATION

 The 29th December, 2004

 No. LGL. 133/2004/1 7.— The following Act o f the Assam Legislative
 Assem bly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.


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###### 1704 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DEC. 29, JS04

 AS SA M AC T NO . XX III OF 20 04

 (R ec eive d the assent o f the Governor o n 27th D ecem ber, 2004)

 THE ASS AM PA RL IAMEN TA RY SECR ET AR IES

 (APPOINTMENT SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)
 ACT, 2004

 AN

 ACT

to provide for the appointment, salary, allowances and other miscellaneous provisions of the

Parliamentary Secretaries in the State of Assam,

Preamble Whereas it is expedient to provide for the appointment salary, allowances and other

miscellaneous provisions o f the Parliamentary Secretaries in the State of Assam;

It is hereby enacted in the fifty fifth year of the Republic o f India as follows:

Short title, 1 .(1) This Act may be called the Assam Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries,

extent and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004

commencement.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Definition ' [n] ^* [s] ^ [c t u n] '[e s s ] c o n te x l otherwise require

(a) ‘Chief Minister’ means the Chief Minister of Assam;
(b) ‘Member’ means a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly;
(c) ‘Parliamentary Secretary' means a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly

appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary under this Act by the Chief Minister;

(d) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; and

(e) ’specified' means specified by notification published in the Official Gazette o f

the State of Assam.

Appointment o f 3. The Chief Minister may, having regard . to the circumstances

Parliamentary and the need o f the situation, at any time appoint such number of Parliamentary Secretaries

Secretary. a n [d ] t 0 e a c [jj ]o [p ]([[]ie m t[)]u t [j]e s a n ([j f]u n c t [j]o n s a s [ he may deem fit and prop el]


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###### IE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DEC. 29, 2004 1705

Rank, status, 4. A Parliamentary Secretary shall be of the rank and status of

powers and a Minister of State and shall exercise such powers, discharge such functions and perform

functions of m a v assigned to him by the Chief Minister by way of a notification

Secretary[11] published in the Official Gazette.

Functions and The functions and duties of Parliamentary Secretary shall be such as may be specified.

duties of
Parliamentary
Secretary.

Oath of office 6 p a r | ja m c n t a r y Secretary shall, before entering upon his office, take an oath of office

and secrecy. and secrecy in such manner as may be prescribed.

Salary and Parliamentary Secretary shall be entitled to such salary and allowances as are

allowances of admissible to a Minister of State under the Assam Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy
Parliamentary Ministers Salaries and Allowances Act, 1958.
Secretary.

Parliamentary       -

Secretary not to 8. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force a

draw salary and Parliamentary Secretary shall not, while he draws salary and allowances for his office as such
allowances as Parliamentary' Secretary, be entitled to any salary or allowance as a Member of the Assam
Member
Legislative Assembly.

Parliamentary 9. A Parliamentary Secretary shall not, during his office as such Parliamentary Secretary,
Secretary not practise any profession or engage in any trade or commerce and undertake for remuneration any
to practise
profession etc. employment other than his duties as such Parliamentary Secretary.

10.(1) The State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette,

Power

to make make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

rules


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###### 1706 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, DEC. 29,

**(2)** **All rules made by the State Government under this Act shall, as soon as may be**

**after they are made, be laid before the State Legislative Assembly, Assam while it is**

**in session, for a total period o f not less than fourteen days which maybe comprised in**

**one session or tw o or more successive sessions, and shall, unless some later ditto is**

**appointed, take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette**

**subject to such m odification or amendments as the Legislature may, during the said**

**period agree to make, so however, that any such modification or amendment shall**

**be without prejudice to foe validity of anything previously done thereunder.**

**Repeal 11.** **The Assam Parliamentary Secretaries ( Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and** **Assam**

**Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, 2004 is hereby repealed.** **Ordinance**

**No. t o f**

**2004.**

###### M. K. DEKA,
 Commissioner & Secy, to the Govt, of Assam,
 Legislative Department.

 GUWAHATI— Printed & published by the Dy. Director (P), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty.,
 Assam, Guwahati (Ex-Gazette) No. 531-500-600-29-12-2004.


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