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No. 230 Dispur, Saturday, 19th May, 2012, 29th Baisakha, 1934 (S.E.)

           - GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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**!** **NOTIFICATION**

The * 19 th May, 2012

**No. LGL 63/2010/31. -The followingAcf of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received-**

the assent of the Governor is hereby* published for general information.

**ASSAM ACT NO. XIV OF 2012**

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**THE CHIEF WHIPS OF THE LEGISLATURE PARTIES IN THE ASSAM**

**LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (FACILITIES) ACT, 2012**

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2036 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 19, 2012

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to provide facilities to the Chief Whips of the Legislature Parties in the

Assam Legislative Assembly;

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**Preamble** Whereas it is expedient to provide for facilities to the Chief Whips of the

Legislature Parties in the .Assam Legislative Assembly;

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as

follows:-

1. (1) This Actmay Be .called the Chief Whips' of the Legislature Parties in

**Short title and**

the Assam Legislative Assembly (Facilities) Act, 2012.

**commencement**

(2) It shall come into force at once^'[v]

**Definitions** 2. In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires, -

(a) “Chief Whip” means the member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, who is

for the tithe being the Chief Whip of the Ruling party and other party or
parties in opposition in the House having the strength of minimum one-tenth
of the total membership of the House and appointed by the respective party or
parties and recognized as such by the Speaker ;

Explanation :- In calculating the one-tenth of the total Membership of the
House any fraction arrived at shall be rounded off to the next higher
figure.

(b) “State Government” means the Government of Assam.

3.The date on which any person became or ceased to be the Chief Whip shall be

**Notification to be**

' published in the Official Gazette and such notification shall be conclusive

**the conclusive**

evidence of the fact that he became or ceased to be the Chief Whip on the date

**evidence of Chief**

for all the purposes of this Act.

**Whipships**

4. The Chief Whips of the parties shall be entitled to the following facilities in

**Facilities for Chief**

.addition to the Salary and Allowances as a member of the Assam Legislative

**Whips**

Assembly namely >

(i) an office accommodation in the Assembly Secretariat Premises ;

(ii) .a Grade I Stenographer;

(iii) a Telephone with STD facility in his office;

(iv) a Peon:

Provided that such facilities shall not be provided to such Chief Whips,

as the case may be, who -


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 19, 2012 2037

(i) holds an office of Minister, Minister of State and Deputy Minister under the
Assam Ministers', Ministers’ of State and Deputy Ministers’ Salaries and

Allowances Act, 1958, as amended from time to time ; or

(ii) holds an office of the Leader of the Opposition under the Salary and
Allowances of the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative
Assembly Act, 1978, as amended from time to time ; or

(iii) is entitled to similar telephone and secretarial facilities by virtue of holding

any office of, or representation in, a Legislative Committee.

**Power to make** 5. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules
**rules** for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is

made, before the Assam Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total
period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or
more successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so
laid or the session immediately following the Assam Legislative Assembly
agree jn making any modification in the rule or the Assam Legislative
Assembly agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall therefore have
effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so
however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to
the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

**MOHD. ABDUL HAQUE**

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,

Legislative Department, Dispur.

G uw ahatiPrinted and Published by the Dy. Director (P & S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty. Assam, Guwahati-21.

Ex. Gazette No. 459-600 - 19 - 5 - 2012.


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