Section 4Allowance on taking up and laying down office

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4. Allowance on taking up and laying down office (1) A Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister shall be entitled to receive travelling expenses to the extent mentioned below for the journey from his ordinary place of residence to the seat of the Government on taking up office and from the seat of the Government 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 household effects, not exceeding [4,500 kilogram], by goods train, steamer or other craft, excluding aircraft, and his personal car, if any. [Cost of transporting personal servants] (2) A Minister [or a Minister of State] shall, in addition to the travelling expenses mentioned in sub-section (1), be entitled to the cost of transporting personal servants, not exceeding two, by the lowest class of accommodation. (3) No travelling expense shall be admissible under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) if the journey or transportation is not performed or effected within six months of the date of taking up or laying down the office, as the case may be.

1. 8. The figure, comma and word “4,500 kilogram” were substituted for the words “one hundred and twenty maunds” by section 4 of The Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. XIX of 2010) (With effect from 1st July, 2010).
2. 9. The words “or a Minister of State” were inserted by section 3 of the Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges)(Amendment) Act, 1975 (Act No. XI of 1975)