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The Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker (Salaries,
Allowance and Privileges) Act, 1975
1ACT No. LXXXIII OF 1975
[19th December, 1975]
An Act to provide for the salaries, allowances and
privileges of the Deputy Chairman of the Senate and the Deputy Speaker of the
National Assembly.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for
the salaries, allowances and privileges of the Deputy Chairman of the Senate
and the Deputy 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 Deputy Chairman and
Deputy 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. Definition. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the
subject or context,---
(a) “Assembly”
means the National Assembly;
(b) “Deputy
Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Senate as defined in the
Constitution when he is not acting as Chairman;
(c) “Deputy
Speaker” means the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly as defined in the
Constitution when he is not acting as Speaker;
(d) “family”,
in relation to the Deputy Chairman or the Deputy Speaker, means his 2[spouse],
legitimate children and step children residing with and wholly dependent on
him;
(e) “maintenance”
in relation to a residence includes the payment of local rates and taxes and
the provision of water, gas and electricity;
(f) “official
business”, in relation to the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy 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 Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker;
1For Statement of Objects and Reasons,
see Gaz. of P., 1975, Ext.,
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996) s. 12. for “wife or wives”.
(g) “official
residence” means the house reserved from time to time for use by the Deputy
Chairman or the Deputy Speaker and includes the staff quarters and other
buildings appurtenant to, and the gardens of, the residence;
(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 Deputy Chairman and the
Deputy Speaker a salary at the rate of 5[1[2[thirty
seven thousand] rupees] per mensem:---
Provided that, if a person who has
retired from the service of
4. Equipment Allowance. The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy 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
Deputy Chairman and a Deputy 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.
(2) No claim shall lie for any travel
or transportation not performed or effected within six months of the date of
taming up or laying down office, as the case may be.
1Subs. and shall be deemed to have taken
effect (w.e.f. 1-3-1985) by the Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker (Salaries,
Allowances and Privileges), (Amdt.) Act, 1985 (3 of 1985), s. 2.
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996) s. 12, for “six thousand”.
3Subs, by Act 3 of 1985, s. 3.
4Subs. by Act 9 of 1996, s. 12, for “four
thousand”.
5Subs. by ord. 41 of 2002, s.2.
6. Sumptuary allowance. The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker shall
receive sumptuary allowance at the rate of 1[2[six
thousand] rupees] per mensem.
7. Transport. The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker 3[and
member of their families] shall be entitled to the use of an official car
maintained at Government expense.
8. Official residence.__(1) The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy 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[Provided that half of the electricity and gas charges
in excess of 5[three
thousand rupees per mensem shall be paid by the Deputy Chairman, or as the case
may be, the Deputy Speaker.]
6[(1A) the assessed rent of a house hired for the use
of the Deputy Chairman, or Deputy Speaker shall in no cause exceed 7[fifteen
thousand and five hundred] rupees per mensem.]
(2) The official resident shall be
furnished by Government at a cost not exceeding 4[8[one
hundred thousand] rupees.]
(3) If, at the time a Deputy Chairman
or a Deputy Speaker enters upon his office an official residence is not
provided to him, he shall, until such resident such residence is provided by
the Government, by paid the actual expenditure incurred by him on furnished
accommodation for himself and his family, subject to a maximum of 1[7[
fifteen thousand and five hundred] rupees] per mensem.
(4) Where the Deputy Chairman or the
Deputy Speaker chooses to reside in his own house, he may be paid a monthly sum
of 9[seven
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.
10[8A. Residential Telephone, etc.— (1) The Deputy Chairman or the Deputy Speaker shall
be entitled to a telephone at his residence 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 Deputy Chairman or the
Deputy Speaker during his tour within the country.]
1Subs. and shall be deemed to have taken
effect (w.e.f 1-3-1985) by the Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker (Salaries,
Allowance and Privileges) (Amdt.) Act, 1985 (3 of 1985),s.4.
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996) s.12, for “two thousand”.
3Ins. ibid.,
4Subs. by Act 3 of 1985, s.4.
5Subs. by Act, 9 of 1996, s.12, for “seven
hundred and fifty”.
6Ins. by Act 3 of 1985,s.5.
7Subs. by Act 9 of 1996,s.12 for “seven
thousand”.
8Subs. ibid., for “fifty thousand”.
9Subs. and shall be deemed to have taken
effect {w.e.f. 1-3-1985) by the Deputy Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and
Privileges), (Amdt.) Act, 1985 (3 of 1985), s. 6.
10New section 8A ins. by the Finance Act,
1996 (9 of 1996) s. 12.
9. Travelling allowance for journeys
within Pakistan.—(1) Subject to the
provisions hereinafter appearing, the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker
when travelling on official business shall be treated as first grade officer.
(2) When travelling on official
business by rail, the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker shall be entitled,---
(a) to
requisition at the cost of Government a coupe 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 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 when travelling by a two-berthed or fourberthed
railway compartment;
(d) to the
cost of transporting personal luggage nhot exceeding three maunds when
travelling by a railway compartment; 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.
(3) When travelling on official
business by steamer or launch, the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy 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 2[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.
(4) The Deputy Chairman or Deputy
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;
1Subs, by Act 3 of 1985., s, 6.
2Subs, and shall be deemed to have taken
effect (w.e.f. 1-3-1985) by the Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker (Salaries.
Allowances and Privileges). (Amdt.) Act, 1985 ( 3 of 1985), s. 6.
(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 traveling by a commercial aeroplane or
four members of his family when traveling 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 Deputy Chairman and the Deputy
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 [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
headquaters, the Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker shall be entitle to
receive the actual cost of transporting,---
(a) not more
than two personal servants, provided that the servants travelled by a
conveyance other than that by which the Deputy Chairman or the Deputy 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 is admissible.
10.Daily allowance during halt.— (1) The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker,
while on tour on official business, shall be entitled to receive a daily allowance
of 2[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.
1Subs, by the Deputy Chairman and Deputy
Speaker (Salaries. Allowances and Privileges), (Amdt.) Act, 1985 (3 of 1985),
s. 6.
2Subs. by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996) s. 12, for “fifty”.
(2) The allowance mentioned in sub-section
(1) shall be admissible,---
(a) at half
of the full rate for 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 Deputy Chairman or the Deputy 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 the first ten days of each
continuous halt at three-fourth of the full rate for the next twenty days and
at halt of the full rate thereafter.
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 Deputy Chairman
and the Deputy Speaker when travelling on official business outside Pakistan
shall be entitled to such raveling allowance as may by prescribed by Government
from time to time.
13. Medical facilities.The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker and his
family shall be entitled to medical facilities admissible under the Special
Medical Attendance Rules, except that he and his family shall be entitled to
receive medical treatment at his official residence.
14. Provident Fund. The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy 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 compulsory subscriber in accordance with the
General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules.
(2) A temporary advance may be granted
to the Deputy Chairman or the Deputy 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 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.
15. Personal staff. The Deputy Chairman and the Deputy Speaker shall be
entitled to such personal staff as may be prescribed by Government.
16. Compensation in case of air
accidents.—(1) If the Deputy Chairman
or the Deputy 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 result 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.
1Subs, by the Finance Act, 1996 (9 of
1996) s. 12' for “one lakh and fifty thousand”.
(2) The compensation shall be payable,
in the case of injury, to the Deputy Chairman or, as the case may be, the
Deputy 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 Deputy Chairman
or, as the case may be, the Deputy Speaker and addressed to the Accountant
General, Pakistan Revenues.
17. Leave.— (1) The President may grant to the Deputy Chairman
and the Deputy 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 Deputy Chairman and the Deputy
Speaker shall be entitled to receive leave salary of 1[2[eighteen]
thousand rupees] per mensem.
3[17A. Discretionary Grant. The Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker shall be
authorised to discretionary grant of four hundred thousand rupees per annum].
18. Additional privileges. The Federal Government may grant to the Deputy
Chairman and the Deputy Speaker such additional priviliges 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.
4[19A. Increase in Emoluments. The salaries, allowances and privileges of Deputy
Chairman and Deputy Speaker shall automatically be revised alongwith revision
of the emoluments of the civil servants.].
20.
[Repeal] Omitted by the Federal
Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s.3andSch,.
II,
1Subs, and shall be deemed to have taken
effect (w.e.f. 1-3-1985) by the Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker (Salaries,
Allowances and Privileges), (Amdt.) Act 1985 (3 of 1985), s. 7.
2Subs, by Act-9 of 1996, s. 12, for “six”.
4New section 17A Ins. ibid.
3New section 17A ins. ibid,
4New section 19A ins. by the Finance Act,
1996 (9 of 1996),s.12.
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