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Sections 6A and 6B were inserted by Guj. 18 of 1982, s.2. Consolidated allowance to Speaker. Residence of Speaker. Travelling and daily allowances. Conveyance for Speaker. Travelling allowance on assumption of office by Speaker and on ceasing to be Speaker. 1960 : Guj. 3 ] 3 The Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Speaker and Deputy Speaker) Salaries and Allowances Act, 1960. Free transit by railway. Free transit by air. Telephone Facilities to Speaker. (b) the Speaker and members of his family shall be entitled to travelling allowance for himself or themselves and for the transport of effects of the Speaker or, as the case may be, his family in respect of the journey from Gandhinagar to his usual place of residence outside Gandhinagar on the Speaker ceasing to hold his office. Explanation. - For the purpose of this section the expression “a member of the family” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in section 7 and the word “familly” shall be construed accordingly. 1[6AA The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker shall be provided with facilities which shall entitle them at any time to travel by first class or by second class air conditioned by railway in any part of India in such manner and subject to such conditions as may by rules or orders be prescribed in that behalf: Provided that such travel by railway in any part of India outside the State of Gujarat may be availed of by the Speaker or as the case may be, by the Deputy Speaker singly or jointly with his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him, so however, that the total distance so travelled by the Speaker or, as the case may be, the Deputy Speaker singly in any year does not exceed 10,000 kilometres and the total distance so travelled jointly by the Speaker or, as the case may be, the Deputy Speaker and his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him in any year does not exceed 20,000 kilometres. Explanation. -For the purpose of calculating the number of kilometres travelled by the Speaker or, as the case may be, the Deputy Speaker jointly with his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him, outside the State of Gujarat, the number of kilometres travelled by him and by his spouse and two other members of his family residing with and dependent on him shall be counted separately. 6AB. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker may undertake or perform journey along with co-traveller by air from the nearest airport from his residence to and fro in any part of India on three occassions in each year: Provided that difference between the fare for journey by air and the fare for journey by railway by first class or by second class air conditioned, whichever is higher, shall be borne by the Speaker or, as the case may be, by the Deputy Speaker.]