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The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act

3Emoluments

There shall be paid to every Governor emoluments at the rate of 1[rupees 2[three lakh fifty thousand] permensem]:

Provided that if a Governor, at the time of his appointment,--

(a) is in receipt of a pension (other than disability or wound pension) in respect of any previous service under the Government of India or any of its predecessor Governments or under the Government of a State or any of its predecessor Governments his emoluments shall be reduced,--

(i) by the amount of that pension; and

(ii) if he has, before such appointment, received in lieu of a portion of the pension due to him in respect of such previous service, the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion of the pension;3[or]

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(b) is in receipt of any benefit by way of contributory provident fund, his emoluments shall be reduced by the pension equivalent of such benefit.

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1 Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "rupees thirty-six thousand per mensem" (w.e.f.1-1-2006).

2 Subs. by Act 13 of 2018, s 161, for "one lakh ten thousand" (w.e.f 1-1-2016).

3 Subs. by Act 1 of 1994, s. 2, for "and" (w.e.f. 1-6-1988).

4. Sub-clause (iii) omitted by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-6-1988).

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