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Section 2. Definitions.

Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Salaries and Allowances) Act, 2001

Act no. 6 of 20022002In forceDelhi (State Act)

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:– (a)“Leader of Opposition” in relation to the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi means the member of the Legislative Assembly who is, for the time being, the Leader in the House, of the party in opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised as such by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; Explanation:– Where there are two or more parties in opposition to the Government, in the Legislative Assembly, having the same numerical strength, the Speaker shall, having regard to the status of the parties, recognize any one of the Leaders of such parties as the Leader of the Opposition for the purposes of this section and such recognition shall be final and conclusive; (b) “Speaker” means the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.