The Assam Deputy Speakers Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1956
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The 1st April 1956

**No.LJL.75/55/18.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general
information.

**(Received the assent o f the Governor on the 1st April 1956)**

# ASSAM ACT V III OF 1956

THE ASSAM DEPUTY SPEAKER’S SALARIES AND

ALLOWANCES ACT, 1956

(Passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the Assam Gazettei Extraordinary, dated the 1st April 1956]

_An_

_Act_

_to provide for the Salary and Allowances of the Deputy Speakert Assam Legislative_

_Assembly._

**Pream ble.—** WheReas it is expedient to fix afresh the Salaries and

Allowances of the Deputy Speaker ;

It is hereby enacted in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India **as**

follows:—

**1. Short title.*—(i) This Act may be called the Assam Deputy**

Speaker’s Salaries and Allowances Act, 1956.

**Com m encem ent.— («)** The Act shall come into force at once.

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**2. Salary o f Deputy Speaker.—There shall be paid to the Deputy**

Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly a salary of Rupees seven
hundred and fifty per mensem.

3. **R esidence.—** (t) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to a free

furnished residence, with grounds appurtenant thereto, maintained at
public expense in Shillong throughout the year, or at any other place,
which the State Government may, from time to time for the purpose of
this Act, declare to be the headquarters of Government, or at a place where
the Assam Legislative Assembly meets or in lieu of such free furnished
residence Rupees one hundred and fifty per mensem.

(it) The State Government may for the purpose of this Act define by

rules the expression ‘maintained at public expense’ in relation to residence.

**4. Conveyance Allowance.—There shall be paid to the Deputy**

Speaker a conveyance allowance of Rupees one hundred per mensem.

**5. Travelling and daily allow ances.—The Deputy Speaker shall be**

entitled to travelling and daily allowances in respect of tours undertaken by
him in the discharge of his official duties at such rates and upon such con­
ditions as may be determined by the State Government.

**6. Prohibition against practising any profession, drawing salary**

**as m em ber, etc.—The Deputy Speaker shall not,**

(i) during the tenure of his office for which he draws salary,

practise any profession or engage in any trade or undertake
for remuneration any employment other than his duties as
Deputy Speaker, and

_(ii) while he draws salary for his office, be entitled to receive any_

sum out of funds provided Dy the Assam Legislative Assembly

by way of salary or allowances in respect of his membership of
the Assam Legislative Assembly.

**7. Repeal.—The Assam Deputy Speaker’s Salary Act, 1948 (Act V III**

of 1948) is hereby repealed.

J. C. MEDHI,

Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Leg. & Judl. Depth


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