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The Chairman and Speaker (Salaries, Allowance and Privileges)
Act, 1975
1Act No. LXXXII OF 1975
An Act to provide for the salaries, allowances and
privileges of the Chairman of the Senate and the Speaker of the National
Assembly.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for
the salaries, allowances and privileges of the Chairman of the Senate and the
Speaker of the National Assembly, and for matters connected therewith;
It is hereby enacted as follows:---
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Chairman and
Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and
Privileges) Act, 1975.
(2) It shall come into force at once
and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the fourteenth day of August, 1975.
2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in
the subject or Context,---
(a) “Assembly”
means the National Assembly;
(b) “Chairman”
means the Chairman of the Senate as defined in the Constitution when he is not
performing the functions of President;
(c) “family”,
in relation to the Chairman or the Speaker, means his 2[spouse],
legitimate children and step children residing with and wholly dependent on
him;
(d) “maintenance”
in relation to a residence includes the payment of local rates and taxes and
the provision of water, gas and electricity;
(e) “official
business”, in relation to the Chairman and the Speaker respectively, means
attending the sessions of the Senate, the Assembly and the Joint Sittings of
Parliament, and includes such other functions or duties connected with the
business of Parliament as may be performed or discharged by the Chairman and
the Speaker;
(f) “official
residence” means the house reserved from time to time for use by the Chairman
or the Speaker and includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant
to, and the gardens of, the residence;
1For Statement of Objects and Reasons,
see Gaz. of P., 1975, Ext.,
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996) s. II, for “wife or wives”.
(g) “Speaker”
means the Speaker of the Assembly as defined in the Constitution when he is not
performing the functions of President; and
(h) Other
words and expressions used but not defined in this Act have the same meaning as
in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan or in the Fundamental
and Supplementary Rules.
3. Salary. There shall be paid to the Chairman and the Speaker a
salary at the rate of 1[2[forty
thousand] rupees per mensem:---
Provided that, if a person who has
retired from the service of
4. Equipment allowance. The Chairman and the Speaker may, on his election as
such, draw 3[4[five
thousand] rupees] as an allowance for equipping himself:---
Provided that, during the ten years
immediately preceding the said election, he had not drawn an allowance for the
same purpose upon election or appointment as Chairman, Deputy Chairman,
Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Federal; Minister, Governor or Minister of State or to
a diplomatic office.
5. Allowances on taking up and
laying down the office.- (1) the
Chairman and the Speaker shall be entitled to claim actual expenses to the
extent mentioned below from his ordinary place of residence to the seat of the
Senate or, as the case may be, the Assembly on taking up office and from the
seat of the Senate or the Assembly to his ordinary place of residence on laying
down office:---
(a) The
actual travelling expenses for himself and his family;
(b) The cost
of transporting personal servants, not exceeding two, by the lowest class of
accommodation; and
(c) The cost
of transporting household effects, not exceeding one hundred and twenty maunds,
by goods train, steamer or other craft, excluding aircraft, and his personal
car, if any.
1Subs. and shall be deemed to have been
so subs. by the Chairman and Speaker (Salaries, Allowance and Privileges)
(Amdt.) Act, 1985 (2 of 1985), s.2, (w.e.f. 1-3-1985), for “four thousand
rupees”.
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996), s.11, for “seven thousand”.
3Subs. by Act 2 of 1985,s.2.
4Subs. by Act 9 of 1996, for “four
thousand”.
(2) No claim shall lie for any travel
or transportation not performed or effected within six months of the date of
taking up or laying down office, as the case may be.
6. Sumptuary allowance. The Chairman and the Speaker shall receive sumptuary
allowance at the rate of 1[2[six
thousand] rupees] per mensem.
7. Transport. The Chairman and the Speaker 3[and
the members of their families] shall be entitled to the use of an official car
maintained at Government expense families]
8. Official residence.- (1) The Chairman and the Speaker shall be entitled,
without payment of rent, to the use of a residence throughout his term of
office, and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter, and no charge
shall fall on him personally in respect of its maintenance.
4* * * * * * *
5[(1A) The assessed rent of house hired for the use of
the Chairman or the Speaker shall in no case exceed 6[seventeen
thousand] rupees] per mensem.]
(2) The official residence shall be
furnished by Government at a cost not exceeding
7[ 8[one
hundred thousand] rupees].
(3) If at the time a Chairman or a
Speaker enters upon his office, an official residence is not provided to him,
he shall, until such residence is provided by the Government, be paid the
actual expenditure incurred by him on furnished accommodation for himself and
his family, subject to a maximum of 7[6[seventeen
thousand] rupees] per mensem.
(4) Where the Chairman or the Speaker
chooses to reside in his own house, he may be paid a monthly sum of 7[6[seventeen
thousand] rupees] in lieu of the furnished accommodation and to cover all
expenses on its maintenance:---
Provided that no furniture or
furnishings shall be provided therein at the cost of Government.
9[(5) The Chairman and the Speaker may establish a
residential office which shall be furnished and facilities provided therein at
Government expense.]
10[8A. Residential Telephone, etc.__(1) The Chairman and the Speaker shall be entitled to
a telephone to be installed at their residences at Government expense and shall
be exempted from payment of its rental and charges of calls made therefrom
within the country.
(2) A casual telephone facility shall
be provided to the Chainman and the Speaker during their tour within the
country.]
1Subs. by the Chairman and Speaker
(Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) (Amdt.) Act, 1985 (2 of 1985) s. 4.
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996) s. 11, for “three thousand”.
3Ins. ibid.,
4Proviso omitted by the Finance Act,
1997, (22 of 1997) s. 6, which was previously amended by various enactments.
5Ins. and shall be deemed to have been
taken effect (w.e.f. 1-3-1985) by Act. 2 of 1985. s. 5.
6Subs, by Act 9 of 1996. s. 11, for “eight
thousand”.
7Subs, by Act 2 of 1985. s. 5.
8Subs, by Act 9 of 1996, s. 11 for “sixty
thousand”.
9Added by Act 4 of 1999, s.11.
10New section 8A ins. by the Finance Act,
1996 (9 of 1996) s. 11.
9. Travelling allowance for journeys
within Pakistan.- (1) Subject to the
provisions hereinafter appearing, the Chairman and the Speaker when travelling
on official business shall be treated as a first grade officer.
(2) When travelling on official
business by rail, the Chairman and the Speaker shall be entitled,---
(a) to
requisition at the cost of Government a reserved railway saloon, if available,
or a two-berthed or four berthed first class compartment, including an air
conditioned compartment if available on the train ;
(b) to draw
an allowance of 1[one
hundred and fifty rupees] for every twenty-four hours of the period of journey
and an allowance of 3[seventy-five
rupees] for a lesser period in addition to the daily allowance admissible under
section 10;
(c) to take
with him, at Government expense, not more than two personal servants by the
lowest class of accommodation when travelling by a two-berthed or four-berthed
railway compartment and not more than four personal servants when travelling by
a requisitioned railway saloon ;
(d) to the
cost of transporting personal luggage not exceeding three maunds when
travelling by a railway compartment and not exceeding six maunds when
travelling by a requisitioned railway saloon ; and
(e) to take
with him without payment of fare, the members of his family, not exceeding
four, when travelling in a requisitioned railway compartment or a saloon.
(3) When travelling on official
business by steamer or launch, the Chairman and the Speaker shall be entitled,---
(a) to draw the
actual fare paid for himself;
(b) to draw
an allowance of 2[one
hundred and fifty rupees] for every twenty-four hours of the period of journey,
and 1[seventy-five
rupees] for a lesser period in addition to the daily allowance admissible under
section 10;
(c) to take
with him, at Government expense, not more than two personal servants by the
lowest class of accommodation ; and
(d) to the
cost of transporting personal luggage not exceeding three maunds.
1Subs. by the Chairman and Speaker
(Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) (Amdt) Act, 1985 (2 of 1985), s. 6.
2Subs, and shall be deemed to have taken
effect (w.e.f. 1-3-1985), by the Chairman and Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and
Privileges), (Amdt.) Act. 1985 (2 of 1985), s. 6.
(4) The Chainman or the Speaker may, if
the public interest so demands, travel by air, in which case he shall be
entitled,---
(a) to the
actual air fare paid for himself;
(b) to the
cost of transporting personal luggage not exceeding one hundred pounds
inclusive of the free allowance given by the air company;
(c) to
requisition at the cost of Government, if he considers it necessary in the
public interest, an aeroplane or a helicopter belonging to the Pakistan Air
Force or a Provincial Government, subject to availability and in accordance
with the rules framed by the relevant authority, or an aeroplane belonging to
any flying club in Pakistan;
(d) to take
with him one member of his family when travelling by a commercial aeroplane or
four members of his family when travelling by a requisitioned aeroplane,
provided that no non-official shall be allowed to travel in a Pakistan Air
Force aeroplane without the authority of the Ministry of Defence;
(e) to the
cost of transporting not more than two personal servants by the lowest class of
accommodation by rail or steamer;
(f) to the
carriage of personal luggage by rail or steamer, subject to a maximum of three
maunds ; and
(g) to take
with him by air one personal servant or a peon in lieu of the entitlement in
clauses (e) and (f).
(5) The Chainman and the Speaker shall
be entitled, for a journey performed on official business by road beyond a
radius of five miles from his headquarters, to a mileage allowance of 1[two
rupees per kilometer] if a public conveyance is used or 1[one
rupee and fifty paisa per kilometer] if a private car is used, and in any other
case to an allowance at the rate of 1[one
hundred and fifty rupees] per day:---
Provided that the allowance mentioned
in this sub-section shall be admissible only in respect of,---
(a) a
journey or that part of a journey which has to be undertaken by road in the
public interest or in the absence of railway communication ; and
(b) a short
journey which cannot conveniently be undertaken by rail and which involves an
absence from headquarters for more than eight consecutive hours.
(6) In respect of a journey performed
on official business by road beyond a radius of five miles from his
headquarters, the Chainman and the Speaker shall be entitled to receive the
actual cost of transporting,---
1Subs, and shall be deemed to have taken
effect (w.e.f. 1-3-1985), by the Chairman and Speaker (Salaries. Allowances and
Privileges), (Amdt.) Act. 1985 (2 of 1985), s. 6.
(a) not more
than two personal servants, provided that the servants travelled by a
conveyance other than that by which the Chainman or the Speaker travelled; and
(b) up to a
maximum of three maunds of personal luggage:---
Provided that the journey is performed
to a place of halt in respect of which daily allowance admissible.
10. Daily allowance during halt.- (1) The Chairman and the Speaker, while on tour on
official business, shall be entitled to receive a daily allowance of 1[four
hundred] rupees for each day of halt except that, when he stays in a reserved
railway saloon, the allowance shall be twenty-five rupees per day.
(2) The allowance mentioned in
sub-section (1) shall be admissible,---
(a) at half
of the full rate for the day of arrival at, and departure from, the place of
halt, but no daily allowance shall be admissible in respect of a place of halt
from which the Chairman or the Speaker departs on the same day on which he
arrived at it; and
(b) except
as provided in clause (a), at the full rate for first ten days of each
continuous halt, at three-fourths of the full rate for the next twenty days and
at half of the full rate thereafter.
2[(3) Where the Chainman or the Speaker on tour stays
in a hotel because of non- availability of accommodation in any Government
guest house or rest house, he shall be entitled to the re-imbursement of actual
rent charges of a small suite for the period of stay in that hotel, in addition
to the daily allowance.]
11. Halt on tour. A halt on tour shall be treated as continuous halt
unless terminated by an absence at a distance from the halting place exceeding
five miles for a period which includes not less than seven successive nights.
12. Travelling allowance for
journeys abroad. The Chairman and the
Speaker when travelling on official business outside
13. Medical facilities. The Chairman and the Speaker and his family shall be
entitled to medical facilities admissible under the Special Medical Attendance
Ru1es, except that he and his family shall be entitled to receive medical
treatment at his official residence.
14. Provident Fund.- (1) The Chairman and the Speaker may, at his
option, become a subscriber to the General Provident Fund; and if he so opts,
he shall subscribe to the Fund as a compu1sory subscriber in accordance with
the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Ru1es.
(2) A temporary advance may be granted
to a Chairman or a Speaker from the amount standing to his credit in the
General Provident Fund at the discretion of the Government for the purpose for
which such advance may be granted to a subscriber under the said Rules.
(3) The grant of temporary advance
under sub-section(2) shall, unless the Government otherwise directs, be subject
to the conditions to which an advance granted to a subscriber under the
aforesaid Rules is subject.
1Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996),s.11, for “fifty”.
2Added by Act 4 of 1999, s.11.
15. Personal staff. The Chairman and the Speaker shall be entitled to
such personal staff as may be prescribed by Government.
16. Compensation in case of air
accidents.-(1) If the Chairman or the
Speaker, while travelling by air on official duty, by any flight, scheduled or
unscheduled including flight in a Government-owned aircraft of any type, dies
or receives an injury as a resu1t of an accident, the Government shall pay to
the person or persons referred to in sub-section(2) a sum of 1[three
hundred thousand] rupees in the case of death and an amount to be determined by
the Government having regard to scales of compensation applied by insurance
companies in like cases, in the case of injury.
(2) The compensation shall be payable,
in the case of injury, to the Chairman or, as the case may be, the Speaker,
and, in the case of death, to such member or members of his family, or, if
there be no such member, such other person or persons, as may be nominated by
him, and in the absence of such nomination to his heirs.
(3) A nomination under sub-section(2)
may be made, revoked or altered by a notice in writing signed by the Chairman
or, as the case may be, the Speaker and addressed to the Accountant General,
Pakistan Revenues.
17. Leave.- (1)The President may grant
to the Chairman and the Speaker during his term of office, at any one time or
from time to time, leave of absence for urgent reasons of health or private
affairs, for a period not exceeding in the aggregate three months.
(2) The Chairman and the Speaker shall
be entitled to receive leave salary of 2[3[twenty
thousand two hundred and fifty] rupees] per mensem.
4[17A. Discretionary Grant. The Chairman and the Speaker shall be entitled to
authorized discretionary grant of six hundred thousand rupees per annum or such
amount as may be decided by the Finance Committee of each House; and]
5[18. Additional privileges. The Federal Government may grant to the Chairman and
the Speaker such additional privileges as it may deem fit.]
19. Power to make rules.- The Federal Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, make rules for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
6[19A. Increase in emoluments.-The salary, allowances and privileges of Chairman
and Speaker shall automatically be revised alongwith the revision of the
emoluments of the civil servants.]
7[19B. Security.-
Every Person who has held the office of the Chairman or the Speaker shall be
entitled for life to the suitable security, which the Federal Government shall,
by notification in official Gazette, specify and make the required arrangements
including services of personnel, vehicle or vehicles and allied matters.”]
20. [Repeal] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration)
Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981),s.3 and II Sch.,
1Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996),s.11, for “one lakh and fifty thousand”.
2Subs. and shall be deemed to have taken
effect (w.e.f. 1-3-1985) by the Chairman and Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and
Privileges), (Amdt.) Act, 1985 (2 of 1985), s. 7.
3Subs, by Act 9 of 1996, s. 11, for “seven
thousand”.
4Subs. and Ins. by Act XVI of 2010, s.5
(w.e.f 1-7-10).
5Added by Act XVII of 2012,s.8 (w.e.f.
1-7-2012).
6New section 17A and 19A ins. ibid.,
7Subs. by Act XXII of 2013,s.4 (w.e.f.
1-7-2013).
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