Goa Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly Act, 2004

No: 20 Dated: Aug, 24 2004

Goa Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly Act, 2004

An act to provide for the salary, allowances and pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly of Goa. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Fifty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Goa Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly Act, 2004.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1st day of July, 2004.

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Assembly” means the Legislative Assembly of Goa;

(b) “Controlling Officer” means the Secretary to the Assembly;

(c) “committee” means a committee of the Assembly;

(d) “day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight;

(e) “family” means a wife residing with the husband and legitimate children wholly dependent on him. If the Member is a married woman, “family” shall include her husband residing with her;

(f) “Government” means the Government of Goa;

(g) “member” means a member of the Assembly;

(h) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette;

(i) “Official Gazette” means the Gazette published by the Government of Goa;

(j) “period'' on duty” means the days on which a Member attends a session of the Assembly or a sitting or a meeting of a committee or when he is on tour for each day of sanctioned travel;

(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules;

(l) “term of office” in relation to a member means the period beginning with the date when such member takes his seat in the Assembly and ending with the date on which his seat becomes vacant.