Recovery of Government and other dues from member’s bills.

(1) Where any Government dues (such as rent or charges for accommodation, telephone dues, etc.) are reported to be outstanding against a member and appropriate claims or bills in support thereof are received from the concerned authority, and such member fails to pay such dues, an amount equivalent to such dues , or where any repayable advance has been provided by Government to a member than an amount equivalent to such advance or any installment thereof due from such member, together with interest, if any shall be deducted by the secretary from the salary or travelling or daily or compensatory accommodation or any other allowance bill of such member. (2) In case of a person who has ceased to be a member or a person who is not a member at the time when any repayable advance has been provided to him by the Government, the amount referred to in sub-section (1) may be deducted from the amount of pension or any other amount payable to such person under this Act; Provided that if any other Government dues are reported against such person, whether it is for the period of the membership or for the period he is not a member shall also be deducted from the pension of such person. (3) Ordinarily any non-Government dues outstanding against a member shall not be recovered from his salaries or allowances but where such dues are on account of certain services rendered to him in the course of his parliamentary duties, such as, when he is on tour with a Committee, and the arrangements for such services have been made by or at the instance of the semi-Government institutions or private parties at the request of officers of the State Legislative Assembly, and such member fails to pay such dues, recovery thereof may be effected from the salary or travelling or daily allowances bills of such member.