(4 th February, 1999) — Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998

(4 th February, 1999) GSR 66 -E – In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 4 of the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1999), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules namely:- THE LEADERS AND CHIEF WHIPS OF RECOGNISED PARTIES IN PARLIAMENT (TELEPHONE AND SECRETARIAL FACILITIES) RULES, 1999 Short title. -(1) These rules may be called the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Telephone and Secretarial Facilities) Rules, 1999. < They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions . -In these rules, - (i) "Act" means the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1999). (ii) the expressions " recognised party" and "recognised group" shall have the meaning assigned to them under section 2 of the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1999). 2 [3. Telephone Facilities.(1) Each leader , each deputy leader and each chief whip of a recognised party or group shall not be liable to make any payment in respect of the installation and rental of one telephone installed either at his office or residence in Delhi or New Delhi and he shall not be liable to make may payment in respect of any calls from that telephone during his tenure as such leader, deputy leader and chief whip subject to his certifying that the calls were made in the discharge of his duties as such leader, deputy leader and chief whip. The facility under sub-rule (1) shall be in addition to the telephone facilities admissible to him as a Member of Parliament under the Housing and Telephone Facilities (Members of Parliament) Rules, 1956.] S