Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act,1977
Act No : 33
Section :
Notification respecting the date on which persons became or ceased tobe Leaders of Opposition to be conclusive evidence thereof.
9.Notification respecting the date on which persons became or ceased to be Leaders of Opposition to be conclusive evidence thereof. The date on which any person became or ceased to be a Leader the Opposition shall be published in the Official Gazette, and any such notification shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that he became, or ceased to be, a Leader of the Opposition on that date for all the purposes of this Act. 4[9A.Exemption from liability to pay income-tax on certain perquisites received by a Leader of the Opposition. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Income-tax Act, 1961, the value of rent free furnished residence (including maintenance thereof) provided to a Leader of the Opposition under sub-section (1) of section 4 shall not be included in the computation of his income chargeable under the heading "Salaries" under section 15 of the Income-tax Act. 1961.] 10. Power to make rule (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- (a) the rates at which rent shall be payable by the family of a deceased Leader of the Opposition to the use of the furnished residence occupied by him under clause (b) of sub- section (2) of section 4 ; (b) the travelling and daily allowances admissible to a Leader of the Opposition under section 5; (c) the medical treatment admissible to a Leader of the Opposition and the members of his family under section 6; (d) the telephone and secretarial facilities admissible to a Leader of the Opposition and the conditions subject to which he shall be entitled to conveyance allowance under section 8. 5[(e) the advance payable to a Leader of the Opposition under section 8A.] (3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Subs. by Act 7 of 1991, s.2 (w.e.f. 1-10-1991) 2. Ins. by S.2 ibid (w.e.f. 1-10-1991) 3. Ins. by s.3, ibid (w.e.f. 1-10-1991) 4 Ins. by Act 78 of 1985 , s.4 (w.e.f. 26-12-1985) 5. Ins. by Act 7 of 1991, S.4, (w.e.f. 1-10-1991) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 196 for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter 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. Section 11 relates to amendment of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954. Not printed. Section 12 relates to amendment of the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959. Not printed.
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