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AMENDMENT OF THE HIMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (ALLOWANCES AND PENSION OF MEMBERS) ACT, 1971

Amendment of section 3.—In the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Act, 1971 (8 of 1971) (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “principal Act”), in section 3, after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:— “(1-A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the salary payable to a member under sub-section (1), shall be reduced by thirty percent. for a period of one year commencing from the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.”.

Amendment of section 4-B.—In the principal Act, in section 4-B, after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:— "(1-A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the constituency allowance payable to a member under sub-section (1), shall be reduced by thirty percent. for a period of one year commencing from the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.".