Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Assembly" means the Sikkim Legislative Assembly duly constituted under the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975 and thereafter; (b) "Member" means a member of the Assembly and includes a person who has been a member and ending with the date on which his seat becomes vacant. Explanation.— Where any Member of the Assembly resigns his seat or otherwise ceases to be a Member, for the purpose of calculating his term of office, the period during which he would be continued as Member, shall be taken into consideration and he shall be deemed to have served as a Member for that period also: Provided that the period so taken into consideration shall not exceed three months in a period of five years. Explanation II.— Where any Assembly is dissolved, and not earlier than six months prior to the date on which its duration would have expired under the Constitution, the period during which the person continued as a Member of the Assembly, until the constitution of the new Assembly, shall be taken into consideration and he shall be deemed to have served as a Member for that period also. In the Sikkim Legislative Assembly Members (Payment of Pension) Act, 1984, in clause (d) of sub-section (d) of section 2, for the word "six" the word "twelve" shall be substituted. In the Sikkim Legislative Assembly Members (Payment of Pension) Act, 1984 (hereinafter referred to as "the Principal Act"), throughout the Principal Act, unless otherwise expressly provided for the words "The Sikkim Legislative Assembly Members (Payment of Pension) Act" wherever they occur, the words "The Sikkim Legislative Assembly Members (Payment of Pension and Medical Allowances) Act" shall be substituted.