{ "act_title": "The Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 1974", "act_no": "XLVIII", "act_year": "1974", "publication_date": "19/07/2025", "sections": [ { "section_content": "1. This Act may be called theSpeaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 1974." }, { "section_content": "2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-1[(a) \t“Act” means theMinisters, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 1973(IV of 1973);]2[(aa)]\t “Deputy Speaker” means the Deputy Speaker of Parliament; and(b)\t“Speaker” means the Speaker of Parliament and includes the Deputy Speaker performing the functions of the Speaker." }, { "section_content": "3.3[***] There shall be paid to the Speaker a salary at the rate of Taka4[one lakh and twelve thousand] per mensem andto the Deputy Speaker a salary at the rate of Taka5[one lakh and five thousand] per mensem.6[***]" }, { "section_content": "7[4. There shall be paid per mensem to the Speaker a sumptuary allowance of Taka8[13,000] and to the Deputy Speaker a sumptuary allowance of Taka9[10,000]." }, { "section_content": "5. (1) The Speaker, while on tour, shall be entitled to the same daily allowance as is admissible to the Prime Minister under thePrime Minister's (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 1975(IX of 1975).(2) The Deputy Speaker, while on tour, shall be entitled to the same daily allowance as is admissible to a Minister under the Act." }, { "section_content": "6. (1) For journey by air, the Speaker shall be provided with insurance cover for Taka10[16,00,000] on annual basis at Government expense.(2) For journey by air, the Deputy Speaker shall be provided with the same insurance cover as is admissible to a Minister under the Act on annual basis at Government expense." }, { "section_content": "11[7.There shall be placed at the disposal of- (a) the Speaker as discretionary grant an amount not exceeding Taka12[11,00,000] per annum; and(b) the Deputy Speaker as discretionary grant an amount not exceeding Taka13[10,00,000] per annum.]" }, { "section_content": "8. (1) There shall be an official residence for the Speaker which shall be furnished and maintained at Government expense.(2) If the Speaker decides to reside in his own house or in any house other than the official residence, it shall be furnished at a cost not exceeding Taka14[5,00,000].(3) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to an official residence on the same terms and conditions as are admissible to a Minister under the Act." }, { "section_content": "9. The other allowances, facilities and privileges of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker shall be the same as are admissible to a Minister under the Act]15[:Provided that the Speaker shall be entitled to one more Assistant Private Secretary and an additional16[MLSS]:Provided further that the rank, status, method of appointment and other conditions of service of the Assistant Private Secretary shall be such as specified in section 14 of the Act:Provided further that the additional17[MLSS] shall be appointed at a consolidated pay to be fixed by the Government from time to time, who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Speaker and so long as the Speaker holds his office.]18[* * *]" } ], "footnotes": [ { "footnote_text": "1Clause (a) was inserted by section 2 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges)(Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. VII of 1987)" }, { "footnote_text": "2Clause (a) was renumbered as clause (aa) by section 2 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges)(Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. VII of 1987)" }, { "footnote_text": "3The brackets and figure “(1)” was omitted by section 2(a) of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XI of 2012)." }, { "footnote_text": "4The words “one lakh and twelve thousand” were substituted for the words “fifty seven thousand and two hundred” by section 2 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXI of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2015)." }, { "footnote_text": "5The words “one lakh and five thousand” were substituted for the words “fifty three thousand and one hundred” by section 2 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXI of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2015)." }, { "footnote_text": "6Sub-section (2) was omitted by section 2(b) of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XI of 2012)." }, { "footnote_text": "7Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were substituted for the former section 4, by section 4 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges)(Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. VII of 1987)" }, { "footnote_text": "8The figure and comma “13,000” were substituted for the figure and comma “8,000” by section 3 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXI of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016)." }, { "footnote_text": "9The figure and comma “10,000” were substituted for the figure and comma “6,000” by section 3 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXI of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016)." }, { "footnote_text": "10The figure and commas “16,00,000” were substituted for the figure and commas “10,00,000” by section 4 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXI of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016)." }, { "footnote_text": "11Section 7 was substituted by section 5 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. XX of 2010) (with effect from 1st July, 2010)." }, { "footnote_text": "12The figure and commas “11,00,000” were substituted for the figure and commas “10,00,000” by section 5(a) of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXI of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016)." }, { "footnote_text": "13The figure and commas “10,00,000” were substituted for the figure and commas “8,00,000” by section 5(b) of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXI of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016)." }, { "footnote_text": "14The figure and commas “5,00,000” was substituted for the figure and commas “1,50,000” by section 6 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. XX of 2010) (with effect from 1st July, 2010)." }, { "footnote_text": "15The colon (:) was substituted for the full stop (.) and the provisos were inserted by section 2 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges)(Amendment) Act, 1997 (Act No. XXII of 1997)" }, { "footnote_text": "16The word “MLSS” was substituted for word “peon” by section 7 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. XX of 2010) (with effect from 1st July, 2010)." }, { "footnote_text": "17The word “MLSS” was substituted for word “peon” by section 7 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. XX of 2010) (with effect from 1st July, 2010)." }, { "footnote_text": "18Former section 5 was omitted by section 5 of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 1987(Act No. VII of 1987)" } ], "copyright_info": { "copyright_text": "Copyright©2019, Legislative and 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