Section 7Official residence

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7. Official residence (1) A Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister shall be entitled, without payment of rent, to the use of an official residence and [no charge shall fall on him in respect of its maintenance.] [Furnished residence] (2) An official residence shall be furnished by the Government at a cost- (a) not exceeding Taka [5,00,000] in the case of a Minister; and (b) not exceeding Taka [4,00,000] in the case of a Minister of State or Deputy Minister; and the items of furniture and other materials with which such residence may be furnished shall be determined by the Government. [Actual expenditure] [(3) If a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister resides in a house other than his official residence, he shall be entitled to receive; (a) as house rent an amount of- (i) Taka 80,000 per mensem, in the case of a Minister; (ii) Taka 70,000 per mensem, in the case of a Minister of State or Deputy Minister; and (b) every year for maintenance of such house, an amount equivalent to three months house rent admissible to him under this section; and (c) all costs for supply of electricity, gas, water, telephone and the like at such residence.] [***] [Guard shed] [(4A) Where a Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister chooses to reside in his own house, and such house has no guard shed for accommodating house guard, the Government may construct a temporary guard shed in that house at an expenditure not exceeding Taka [40,000]; and the guard shed so constructed shall be dismantled and removed when the Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister ceases to hold office.] [Residence after laying down office] (5) A Minister, Minister of State or Deputy Minister shall be entitled to reside in his official residence or in the residence hired by him for a period of one month immediately after laying down his office and no charge in respect thereof shall fall on him during that period.

1. 16. The figures and commas “5,00,000” was substituted for the figures and commas “1,50,000” by section 5(a) 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. 17. The figures and commas “4,00,000” was substituted for the figures and commas “1,00,000” by section 5(a) 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).
3. 18. Sub-section (3) was substituted by section 4(a) of the Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXII of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016).
4. 19. Sub-section (4) was omitted by section 4(b) of the Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXII of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016).
5. 20. Sub-section 4A was inserted by section 2 of the Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges)(Amendment) Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. XL of 1978)
6. 21. The figure “40,000” was substituted for the figure “32,500” by section 4 of the Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges)(Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance No. XLIV of 1985)