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THE

MANIPUR

MIN'STERS, SPEAKERS

AND CHAIRMAN

HILL AREAS

COMMITTEE OF

THE

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

(

GRANTOF

MOTOR CAR

ADVANCE ) 31-131.,

1976.

AU»A

h BIEL'NW' to

provide

for

the

facilities for grant of

Motor Car

Advance to

the Ministers, Speakers and Chairman Hill

Areas

Committee

of

the

Legis-lative

Assembly. It is

hereby

enacted in

the

Twenty~seventh year of the

Republic

ofIndia as

follows :— l.

(l)

This'Act may

be

called the

Manipur

Ministers, Speakersand

Chairman,

Hill

AreasCommittee

of

the

Legislative

Assembly

(Grantof

Motor Car

Advance) Act,

1975.

(2) Itshallcome

into

force

with

immediate effect.

2. In

this

Act,

unless the context

otherwise

requires

:— (a)

"Chairman" means

Chairman of

the

Hill

Areas

Committee of the

Legislative Assembly,

Manipur; ('0)

"Form" meansa form

specified

in the

Schedule

appended to this Act ; (c)

'

"Minister" means a

member of

the

Council of

Ministers by Whatname

called,

and

includes a

Minister of

State

and a

Deputy

Minister ;

(d) "Speaker"

means

the

Speaker

of the

Legislative

Assemblyof

Manipur

and

includes

Deputy Speaker

; (e)

wordsand

expressions not

defined herein but

defined in the

Salaries and

Allowances of

Ministers

(

Manipur ) Act,

1972

(Manipur

Act No. 3

of

1972)

shall

have the

meaning respectively assigned to themin

that Act. '

3.

The total amount

of

advance which may be

granted

to a 'Minister for the

purchase

of

a

motor car

shall not

exceed

sixteen thousand rupees

or

sixteen months'

Salary

of the

Minister or the anti- cipated price ofthemotorcar

whichever is less.

If

the actual

price.

ofthe motor car

paid

by

the

Minister is less than

the amount

of the

advance,the

Minister shall

refund the

balance to

the

Government

forthwith. EXPLANATION. liFor the purpose of

this

section

"salary?

does not

include conveyance and

other allowances. Short title

and com-

mcncement.

Definitions. Amount of

advance.

Recovery of Advance. Commence- ment of

recovery. Interest. Instalmems of

interest. lecovery of balance before

vaca- ting

oflice. Restriction on lalc

or transfer. Refund of advance.

(2)

.

EXPLANATION. 2Inthissection the

expression

"actual

price"

includes sales taxand costof such

items, eg.

Spare wheel, tyre and

tube. onthe

purchase

of which the

purchaser hasno choice. Itdoes

not, however,

coverthe costofcertain

accessories,e.g. radio inacar,

plastic covers, which arenot essential

and are

purchased

by

the customer Of

his

own volition.

Insurance and

registration

charges

of

the vehicles are also

not included

in the "actual

price"

and shall

also

cover in the case

of

first

purchase

the

following

items-—

(i) Costof

transportation of

the

conveyanceupto the

place

of duty oftheMinister atthe timeof

purchase irrespective of

whether the

transport is

arranged

by

the distributors or

by the Minister himself;and

(ii) theoctroi

charges actually paid.

4.

Recovery of' anadvance

granted totheMinister for the pur-

chase of amotor carshall be madefromhim in suchnumber of

equal monthly

instalments ashemayelect, but such number shall notbe more than

sixty.

The Minister may,

at his

option, repay more than one instalment

in a

month,

the instalment orinstalments so

repaid being equals or

muitiples ofthe

regular

monthly instalment.

5. The recovery of

the advance shall

commence on the first issue of his

salary

after theadVance is

drawn, by way of

deduction from his bill.

In casethe Minister intends to

repay by making any further

instalment

during the

petiod

before theissueofhis

subsequent salary, the same

may be made

through

chalan.

6.

Simple

interest atsuch

rates as may be fixed

by

the Government {rem time totime shall

be

charged onanadvance

granted to a

Minister for the

purchase

of amotor car.Such

interest shall be calculated onthe balance

outstanding onthe last

day

of each month. '

7. The

amount of

interest calculated

under section 6 shall

be recovered intheminimum

numberof

monthly

instalments, the

amount of each suchinstalment

being not

greater

than the amount of instalment fixed for

the

recoveryof the

advance, commencing on the

month immediately following thatinwhich

repayment of theadvance is completed.

8. Where aMinister

Vacates ofiice before the

completion

of' repay- ment of

the advance

drawn

by him,the

entire balance

remaining unpaid out of

the advance 5)drawn

together

with

interest

due

theieon shall be

repaid

by

the Minister

in one

lump sum before

he

vacates ofiice

I

9. A Minister shall notsell or

transfer

the

motor carfor so

long asthe

amountof

advance

together

with theinterest thereon is not completely repaid,

except with the

permtssron of the Governor.

10. Unless

the Minister

who is sanctionedan advance for

the purchase of

amotor car

completes the

purchase of,

and

pays for,

the motor carwithin onemonth

from the date onwhich

he draWS the

advance, hezshall

refund forthwith the full

amount of advance drawn

together with interest onthat

amount for one

month;

2

(3)

Provided that

the

Governor may,

if for

special reasons

he

think:

fit, «tend the

period

of one

month upto

a

period

of

two

month.

11.

A

Minister

shall,

on

the date on

which he draws an

advance, execute an

agreement

in

Form I. On

completing

the

purchaSe

of

themotor

car,

he

shall

also execute

within one

month

from the date

of purchase,

a

mortgage

bond in

Form II

hypothecating

the motor car

to the

Governor as

security

for

advance.

12.

(l)

A

Minister who

purchases

amotor car

with an

advanceobtained from

the

Government

shall,

from the

date of its

purchase comprehensively insure,

and so

long

as

the

advance

and the

interest onSuch advance is not

fully repaid,

keep

so

insured the motor

car

against loss or

damage by fire, theft

or

accident.

,

(2) An

insurance

prOposal

in

Form III shall

be

forwarded by

theMinister to

the

Accountant

General,

Manipur through the

Governmentof

Manipur

in the

Finance

Department.

13.

The'amount for

which

a

motor car

is

insured for any

period shall not

be

less than the

outstanding

balance of

the

advance,

with interest

accrued,

at

the

beginning

of

that

period

but if

such amount

is less,

the

difference shall .be

refunded to

the

Government forthwith innot

more

than three

equal

monthly

instalments.

14. In so

far as

the

provisions

for

sale, transfer,

insurance,

or mortgage

of the motor car

purchased with the advance

granted

to a Minister or

for

the

mode of

calculation of

interest on

the

advance or for repayment thereof have not

been made

by

this

Act,

the matters shall be

regulated by

the

rules and

decisions of the

Government of

Indiaas

laid

down in

the

General Financial Rules from time to

time and applicable

to

Class I

Oflicers

serving

in

connection with

the State

of Manipur.

15. The

foregoing provisions

of

this Act

shall mutatis

mutandis apply

to

the grant

of motor car

advance to,

and

its repayment

by

the Speaker

and

Chairman of

the Hill Areas

Committee

and to

all

othermatters

relating

thereto as

they

apply

to

the

grant

of

such

advance to and

its

repayment

by

a

Minister. l6.

(1)

On and

from

the date of commencement of

this Act and existing

the

Manipur

Ministers and

Speaker (Grant

of

Motor Car Advance) Rules,

1965 shall stand

repealed.

(2) Anything doneor

any action taken

(including any noti- fication, order,

Form,

made or

issued)

under the

repealed

Rule

shall in.

so

far as

it is not

inconsistant with the

provision

of

this

Act, continuein force unless and until it is

superseded

by

any-thing

done or

any action taken

in

accordance

with

law. and morte 828°

bonds. Amount 0! insurance. Applicabili- ty of

rules and

decision:

of

Govt. of Manipur to certain matters. Applicabili- ty of

rules to

speaker and

Chair- man

of the Hill

Areas . Committee. Repeal and Saving.

SCHEDULE

FORM 1

C Seesection11)

FORM OFAGREEMENT

TO BE EXECUTED

BEFORE

DRAWING ANADVANCE

FOR THEPURCHASE

OF AMOTOR

.

VEHICLE

An AGREEMENT made onwd—rday of..._.__.__ _

one thousand

nine hundred andMBETWEEN—m__———— (hereinafter

called the

Borrower which expression

shall include his heirs,'administrator~3, exeCutors and

legal representatives) of the one

part'and the Governor of

Manipur (hereinafter called the

Governor,

,

which expression shall include his

successors and

assignees) of the '

other

part. Whereas the Borrower hasunder the

provisions

of

the Manipur Ministers, Speakers and Chairman ofthe Hill

Areas Committee (Grant of Motor Car

Advance )

Act, 1975

(hereinafter rejerred to as the said

Rules which expression shall include anyamendments thereof forthe

time being

in force)applied to the Governor for a loan of

Rs.———¢-— _._..

-—-———-— for the

purchase

of a motor vehicle

and whereas the Governor has agreed to lend

the said amount to the

Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter contained. NOW 11' ISHEREBY

AGREED

between the

parties

hereto that

in consideration of the Sumof

Rs.——————-———-———-— ——to be

paid

by the Governor to the

Borrower, the Borrower hereby

agrees with the Governor (1) to

pay the Governor the said

amount with interest calculated

according to the

_ provision

of

the Act

by monthly deductions from his salary as

provided

in

the said Actand hereby

authorises the

Governor to make suchdeductions, and

(2)

within one month from the date of

payment

of the said sumto

expend the full

amount of the said loan in

purchase

of a motor vehicle

or if theactual

price paid is less than theloan, to

repay

the difference tothe Governor forthwith, and

(3) toexecute a document hypothecating the said

motor vehicle to the Governor as security

for the amount tobelent to the

Borrower as aforesaid and

interest in the form

provided

by the said Rules and'iT lS

HEREBY AGREED

AND DECLARED

THAT

IF

THE MOTOR VEHICLE

has notbeen

purchased

and

hypothecated as

aforesaid

within one month fromthe date of the

payment

of the said sum orif

the

Borrower within that

period

becomes; insolvent or

quits office or

lies, the whole

amount of the loan and interest accrued

thereon

shall immediately

become due and

payable»

IN, WITNESS

whereof theBORROWER and—5 ——-;for

'

and onbehalf

of the

Governor have hereunto set

their

hands the

day andyearfirst before written.

7

(5; *

_Signed by thesaid-———---7_—— in the

presume

cf

1.

2'

.

..

'(

Signature

of witnessas

) ,

U

( Signature anddesignation of the" Borrpwe; )

Signed by _( name

and.

desigflatioq) for and on behalf

éftbe Gevemo}. of

Manipur

in

the presence

of .

1:4

2.

-

(

Signature

Qf

witness ) ( Signature

and designation. of the

Ofiicer

).

'5

Name

and

designation

of the

Bdrmwer,' '

(6)

FORM II

(See

section11 3

FORM OF

MORTGAGE BOND FOR

MOTOR

VEHICLE

INITIAL ADVANCE

THIS

INDENTURE made this

—————-—«————

day

of

——-~—-—-— one

thousand nine hundred and

————-—~—

BETWEEN

—-——————— (hereinafter

called"the

Borrower which

expression

shall

include

his heirs,

administrators executors and

legal representatives)

of the One part andthe

Governor of

Manipur

{

hereinafter calledthe

"Governor"

)

which

expression

shall include

his successors

and

assignces)

of

the other

part. WHEREAS the

Borrower has

applied

for and has been

granted an

advance

of

Rupees-———to purchase

a

Motor

vehicle under the

Manipur

Minister,

Speaker and

Chairman Hill Areas

Committee (Grant of

Motor Car

Advance) Act, 1975

(hereinafter

referredto as "the said

Act".which

expression

shall

include any

amendment thereof oraddition

thereto for the time

being in

force; AND WHEREAS one of the

conditions upon which

the said advance has

been/was granted

to

the

Borrower

is/was

that the

Borrower will/would

hypothecate thesaidMotor

vehicleto

the

Governor as

a security fortheamountrenttothe

Borrower ;

AND

WHEREAS the Borrower has

purchased

with or

partly

with the

amountsoadvancedas

aforesaid Motor

vehicle

particulars

whereof are

set

out in

the

Schedule hereunder written.

NOW THIS

INDENTURE WETNESSETH that

in pursuance of the said

agreement and fortheconsideration

aforesaid the

Borrower doth

hereby

convenant

to

pay

to the

Governor the sum

of Rs.

————— aforesaid orthe

balance thereof

remaining unpaid

at

the

date of

these presents by

equal payments or" Rs.

—~—-—-—- —- eachon thefirst

day of every month and will pay interest on the sum

for the time

being remaining dueand

owing

calculated

according to thesaid

Act and the Borrower doth agree that such

payments may be

recovered

by monthly

deductionsfromhis

salary inthemanner

provided by

the said Act.

And in

further pursuance of the said

agreement

the

Borrower doth

hereby

assign

and

transfer

unto

the Governor the Motor

Vehicle the

particulars

whereofare setoutintheSchedule

hereunto

written

by way of

security

for the

said advance and the

interest

thereon

as

required by the said

Rules. And the

Borrower doth

hereby agree and

declare that

he

has

paid in full the

purchase

price

of the

said Motor Vehicle and that the same is his absolute property

and

that he

has not

pledged

and so

long

as any money remain

payable to

the

Governor in

respect

of the

said advance, willnot

sell,

pledge or

part with

the property

in or

possession of

the said

Motor

Vehicles;

('7) _

PROVIDED

ALWAYS, and itis

hereby agreed and

declared, that if any of

the

said instalments of

principal

or interest shallnotbe

paid or

recovered

in the manner aforesaid within ten

days

after the

same are due or if the Borrower shall

dieorat

any time cease to be in Office orif

the Borrower

shall

sellor

pledge or

part withthe property inor

possession of thesaidMotor Vehicle orbecome insolvent or make any

compositicn or

arrangement withhiscreditors or if any

person

shall take

proceedings

in execution

of any decree or judgement against the

Borrower, the

wholeor"thesaid

principal sum which shallthenbe

remaining

dueand

unpaid

together

with

interest thereon calculated asaforesaid shall

forthwith become

payable.

AND IT

IS

HEREBY

AGREED

and

declaredthatthe

Governor may onthe

happening

,of any of the

events herein before mentioned seize and take

possession

of

the said

Motor Vehicle and either remain in

possessinn

thereof without

removing

thesameorelsemayremove and sell thesaid Motor

Vehicle either

by

public

auction or; private con- tract and may

out of the sale money retain

the balance of

the said advance then

remaining unpaid

and

anyinterest

due

thereon calculated as aforesaid

and all costs

charges;

expenses and

payments properly incurred ormade

in

maintaining, defending or

realising his

rights hereunder and"shall pay overthe

surplus, ifany, to the

Borrower, his

executors, administrators or

personal

representatives;

PROVIDED

FURTHER thattheaforesaid power of

taking

possession or

selling of the

said Motor

Vehicle

shall not

prejudice the

right ofthe

Governor, to suethe

Borrowerorhis

personal

representatives

for

the said balance

remaining dueandinterest orin thecaseofthe

Motor Vehicle

being

sold, the

amount

by

whichthe netsale

proceeds

fall short of the amount

owing;

AND the BOrrower

hereby

further agrees that so

long as

any

moneys are

remaining dueand

owing tothe Governor, the

Borrower, will

insure and keep

insured thesaid

Motor .Vehicle

against loss or

damage by

fire, theft, oraccidentwith an insurance

Company tobe

apnroved

by theAccountant General con- cerned andwill

produce

evidence tothe satisfactiOn of theAccountant General that

the Motor Insurance

Company

with whom the said

Motor Vehicle isinsuredhavereceived

noticethat theGovernorisinterested in the

Bolicy;and theBorrower

hereby

further agreesthat hewill

not permit orsufferthesaidMotor Vehicle tobe

destroyed or

injured orto deteriorate in a

greater degree thanitwould

deteriorate

by

reasonable wear and

tear

thereof; AND the Borrower further agreesthatin theevent of any

damage or accident

happening

to the said

Motor

Vehicle,

the Borrower Wlll forthwith havethesame

repaired andmade

good. Destription of

Motor Vehicle Maker's Name Description No. of

Cylinders Engine

Number. Chassis No. Cost

Price.

7

{8)

IN

WITNESS WHEREOF THE said

K

(Borrower's name

)

and ...... .....

for and on

behalf of the

Governor have hereunto set

their

respective hands the

day

and year first above Written.

*Signed by thesaid

1

.u..-usus.ns .......

......

In

the presence

of l. .

Signature

and

designation

ofi '

Borrower.

7

a»...n-H-u-uuguum-ov-nyuo.... (Signature of

Witness) Signed byiname and

designation) .uu-.u.a~._u-un.a-..nun for and on

behalf of the

Governor of

Manipurin

the

presence of

1. n. ......... .

Signature

and

designation

of:

Officer. (Signature of

Witness) *Name and

designation

of the

Borrower.

8

(9)

THE

MANIPUR

MINISTERS, SPEAKERS AND

CHAIRMAN,HILL

AREAS

COMMITTEE (MOTOR CAR

ADVANCE

)

Act

1975.

V

IFORM III

( Seesection12

)

LETTER

INTIMATING TO

THE

INSURANCE COMPANY

GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST IN

INSURANCE

POLICIESOF

MOTOR

CARS,

ETC.

From _

To

(

Through the

Accountant General

)Dear

Sir, I am to

inform you that the

Governor of

Manipur

is

interested in the

Motor

Car

insurance

Policy

No. . . . .

. .

secured

in your '

Company andto

request .that you will

kindly

insert aclause to

the following

effect in the

policy

2-

FORM

OF

CLAUSE TO BE

INSERTED IN

THE

INSURANCE

POLICY

1. "It

is

hereby

declared and

agreed

that

Mr.

.

. . . . (

the owner

of

the Motor

Car, hereinafter referred to as

the

insured inthe

schedule

to

this

policy )

has

hypothecated the

Car

to

the

Governor for the

purchase

of the

Motor Car and it is

further

declared and

agreed that the

Governor is

interested in any monies

which,

but

for this endorsement, may be

payable

to

the

said Mr. . . . . . . .

. . (

the

insured under this

policy)

in

respect

of

the

loss or

damage

to

the or

damage.

2.

Save as

by

this

endorsement

expressly agreed,

nothing,

hereinshall

modify

or

effect the

rights

or

liabilities of

the

insured or

the Com—pany,

reSpectively,

under or

in

connection with this

policy

or

any term, provision

or

connection

thereof."

-

Place

Date

_

Yours

faithfully, Forwarded. The

receipt

of

the

letter may

kindly

_be

acknowledged. Itvis

also requested

that the

undersigned may

kindly

be

informed

whenever cally

paid forrenewal. Place

(

Signature

)

Date.

( Designation of

the

Accounts

Oflicer

)

(10)

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS &

REASONS

The

existing Manipur

Ministers and

Speaker.

(Grant

of

Motor Car

Advance) Rules,

1965 does not

provide

for the

grant

of

Motor Car

advance to

State

Minister,

Deputy Speaker

and

Chairman,

Hill Areas

Committee. The

existing

Rules relates to

the

period

when Mani- pur was a

Union

Territory as

such it is

essential to

frame

fresh Rules. The Council of

Ministers in

its 40th

Cabinet

Meeting

decided to promulgate on

Ordinance

providing provisions

for

Motor Car Advance to

the

Minister of

State, Deputy

Minister,

Deputy Speaker

and

Chairman,Hill

Areas

Committee of the

Legislatives Assembly.

Hence

the

draft bill. Imphal, the

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