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1[(1) There shall be paid to every person, who remained as a member, a pension of sixty thousand rupees per mensem plus Dearness Allowances thereon (as admissible to the Punjab Government pensioners), irrespective of the number of terms he had served as a member and irrespective of the tenures of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, in which he had served as a member: Provided that when a person, who had served as a member, attains the age of sixty-five years, seventy-five years and eighty years, he shall, respectively, be entitled to an increase of five per cent, ten per cent and fifteen per cent of the basic pension, admissible to him at the attainment of such age.] 2[(1-A) ***] 3[(1-C) *** (1-D) *** (1-E) ***] (2) Where any person entitled to pension 4[under sub-section (1) 5[***]], 1 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 17 of 2022, Section 2 2 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 31 of 2016, Section 2, on and with effect from the 30th day of October, 2006. 3 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 9 of 2002, Section 2 4 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1986, Section 2 5 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 31 of 2006, Section 2 Definition. Pension. Short title and commencement . (i) is elected to the office of the President or Vice-President of India or is appointed to the office of the Governor of any State or the Administrator of any Union Territory; or (ii) becomes a member of the Council of States or the House of People or any Legislative Assembly of a State or Union Territory or any Legislative Council of a State or the Metropolitan Council of Delhi constituted under section 3 of the Delhi Administration Act, 1966; or (iii) is employed on a salary under the Central Government or any State Government or any Corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government or any local authority or becomes otherwise entitled to any remuneration from such Government, Corporation or local authority; such person shall be entitled to any pension 1[under sub-section (1) 2[***]] for the period during which he continues to hold such office or as such member, or is so employed, or continues to be entitled to hold such remuneration: Provided that where the salary payable to such person for holding such office or being such member or so employed, or where the remuneration referred to in clause (iii) payable to such person is, in either case, less than the pension payable to him 3[under sub-section (1) 4[***], such person shall be entitled only to receive the balance as pension under that sub-section. 5[(3) ***.] 6[(4) ***] 7[(5) No person shall be entitled to pension under this Act for or in respect of the term and during the period for which he is disqualified by the court of competent jurisdiction under the provisions of the Representation of People Act, 1951.] 1 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1986, Section 2 2 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 31 of 2006, Section 2 3 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1986, Section 2 4 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 31 of 2006, Section 2 5 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 5 of 1992, Section 24 6 Omitted by Punjab Act No. 31 of 2006, Section 2 7 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 31 of 2016, Section 2, on and with effect from the 30th day of October,