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The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2002

UNION OF INDIA
India

The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2002

Act 23 of 2002

  • Published on 1 January 2002
  • Commenced on 1 January 2002
  • [This is the version of this document from 1 January 2002.]
  • [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
An Act further to amend the Vice- President' s Pension Act, 1997.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty- third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.-

(1)This Act may be called the Vice- President' s Pension (Amendment) Act, 2002 .
(2)It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Amendment of section 2.-

In section 2 of the Vice- President' s Pension Act, 1997 (30 of 1997 ) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after sub- section 1, the following sub- section shall be inserted, namely:-" (1A) The spouse of a person who dies-(a) while holding the office of Vice- President, or
(b)after ceasing to hold office as Vice- President either by the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office, shall be paid a family pension at the rate of fifty per cent. of pension as is admissible to a retiring Vice- President, for the remainder of her life.".

3. Insertion of new section 3A.-

After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-" 3A. Free accommodation to spouse of Vice- President.- Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the spouse of a person who dies-(a) while holding the office of Vice- President, or
(b)after ceasing to hold office as Vice- President either by the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office, shall be entitled to the use of unfurnished residence without payment of licence fee, for the remainder of her life.". SUBHASH C. JAIN, Secy. to the Govt. of India.