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In this Act— (a) “Committee” means a Committee of 1 [Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir], and includes a Joint Committee of 2 [the Legislative Assembly] 3 [or a Consultative Committee constituted by the 4 [Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] ;] (b) “Member” means a member of [ Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir], but does not include a Minister, a State Minister or a Deputy Minister ; (c) “New Member” means a member who takes his seat in 1 [Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] after the commencement of this Act and includes a member who is re-elected or renominated ; (d) “Period of residence on duty” means the period during which a member resides at a place where a session of 5 [Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] or a sitting of a Committee is held or where any other business connected with his duties as such member is transacted, for the purpose of attending such session or sitting or for the purpose of attending to such other business and includes, in the case of a session of 5 [Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] or sitting of a Committee, a period of such residence, not exceeding one day, immediately preceding the commencement of the session or the sitting of a Committee, as the case may be, and a period of such residence not exceeding one day, immediately succeeding the end of the session or a sitting of the Committee, as the case may be. 6 [Exception.— ‘Period of residence on duty’ will however include— (i) the period for which a member is prevented from leaving his abode to attend the session of 5 [Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] or any sitting thereof or the sitting of any Committee, owing to the circumstances beyond his control. Such a Member shall be entitled to daily allowance for the period under this Act ; (ii) the period for which a member is held up on the way to attend such session or meeting owing to circumstance beyond his control, such a member shall be entitled to travelling allowance and daily allowance for this period under this Act : Provided that the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 7 [x x x x] is satisfied as to existence of these circumstances.] Explanation.—A member who ordinarily resides at the place where a session of 5 [Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] or a sitting of Committee, is held, shall for the duration of session or sitting 8 [including one day immediately preceding and one day immediately succeeding)] be deemed to reside at such place for the purpose of attending such session or sitting. 9 [(e) Omitted.]