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The Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances) Order, 1973 (President's Order)

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 28 OF 1973 )

[ 4th April, 1973 ]

Travel within the country
1[6. (1) A member shall be entitled to travel within Bangladesh at any time, and to perform such travel,-
 
(a) a member shall be entitled to receive a sum of 2[one lakh and twenty thousand] taka per annum as travelling allowance ; or
 
(b) if a member opts not to accept travelling allowance under paragraph (a), he shall be, in lieu thereof, provided with a non-transferable pass of such amount not exceeding 3[one lakh and twenty thousand] taka for a year.
 
(2) Where a person becomes a Member in the middle of a year, he shall be entitle to receive same proportion to 4[one lakh and twenty thousand] taka as the unexpired portion of the year bears to a year.
 
(3) The provision of this Article shall not in any way affect the right of a Member to receive travel allowances determined under Article 4.]
  • 1
    Article 6 was substituted by section 11 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. XXI of 2010) (with effect from 1st July, 2010).
  • 2
    The words “one lakh and twenty thousand” were substituted for the words “seventy five thousand” by section 9(a)(i) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXIII of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016).
  • 3
    The words “one lakh and twenty thousand” were substituted for the words “seventy five thousand” by section 9(a)(ii) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXIII of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016).
  • 4
    The words “one lakh and twenty thousand” were substituted for the words “seventy five thousand” by section 9(b) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. XXIII of 2016) (With effect from 1st July, 2016).
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