State Act
The Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Appointment, Salary and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2012
This Act was repealed on 4 April 2018 by the Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Appointment, Salary and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Repealing Act, 2018 (Manipur Act No. 6 of 2018), s.2(1), in force with immediate effect (assent 4 April 2018); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Appointment, Salary and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2012. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Manipur. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2 In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;- (a) ‘Chief Minister’ means the Chief Minister of Manipur; (b) ‘Member’ means a Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly; (c) ‘Parliamentary Secretary’ means a Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary under this Act by the Chief Minister.
3. The Chief Minister may, having regard to the circumstances and the need of the situation, at any time appoint such number of Parliamentary Secretary.
4. A Parliamentary Secretary shall be of the rank and status of a Minister of State.
5. The functions and duties of a Parliamentary Secretary shall be such as may be specified, by notification in the Official Gazette, by the Chief Minister.
6. The Parliamentary Secretary shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe before the Chief Minister an oath of office and secrecy according to the form set out for the purpose in the Schedule appended to this Act.
7. A Parliamentary Secretary shall be entitled to such salary and allowances as are admissible to a Minister of State under the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Manipur) Act, 1972.
8. A Parliamentary Secretary shall not, while he draws salary and allowances for his office as such Parliamentary Secretary, be entitled to any salary or allowances as a Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.
9. A Parliamentary Secretary shall not, during his office as such Parliamentary Secretary, practice any profession or engage in any trade or commerce, profession etc. and undertake for remuneration any employment other than his duties as such Parliamentary Secretary.
Repeal
10. The Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Salary and Allowances) Act, 1972 is hereby repealed.