The Salaries and Allowances of Chairman of the Manipur Legislative Assembly (Hill Areas Committee) Amendment Acts

(1) This Act may be called the Salaries and Allowances of Chairman of the Manipur Legislative Assembly (Hill Areas Committee) Second Amendment Act, 2006. (2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

For section 3 of the Salaries and Allowances of Chairman of the Manipur Legislative Assembly (Hill Areas Committee) Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) the following shall be substituted, namely,— "3. Salaries and Allowances of Chairman.—The Chairman shall be paid such salary and allowances as are provided for a Minister under the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Manipur) Act."

For section 6 of the Act, the following shall be substituted, namely,— "6. Vehicle and housing loan.—The Chairman shall be entitled to a vehicle/housing loan up to a maximum of Rs. 10,00,000 which shall be recoverable from his salary with interest by the Government during the term of his office as may be prescribed: Provided that if the Chairman ceases to hold his office, the outstanding loan shall be recoverable from the salary receivable as a Member and remaining balance, if any, from his pension."

After clause (b) of section 2 of the principal Act, the following new clause (bb) shall be inserted, namely,- '(bb) "Vice-Chairman" means the Vice-Chairman of the Hill Areas Committee;'.

For section 3 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely,— "3. Salaries and allowances of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.—The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be paid such salary and allowances as are provided for a Minister and a Minister of State respectively under the Salaries and Allowances of Minister (Manipur) Act, 1972.".

In section 4 of the principal Act, for the words “The Chairman and the members of his family”, the words “The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman and members of their families” shall be substituted.

In section 5 of the principal Act after the word “Chairman”, the words “and the Vice-Chairman” shall be inserted.

For section 6 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely,— "6. Vehicle and housing loan.—The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be entitled to a vehicle/housing loan upto a maximum of Rs. 10,00,000 which shall be recoverable from their salary with interest by the Government during the term of their office as may be prescribed: Provided that if the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman ceases to hold his office, the outstanding loan shall be recoverable from the salary receivable as a Member and remaining balance, if any, from his pension."

In section 7 of the principal Act, for the word “Chairman” wherever it occurs, the words “the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman” shall be substituted.