Section 20, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C-1YG]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 17 January 1955 by S.O. 1651(E) [N11-KHJ].

In Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [A10-DTQ]. This text from 17 January 1955. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 20, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C-1YG]. Machine: S1C-1YG.

20. Grant of licence.—(1) An application for a licence to undertake the drawing and disbursement of funds shall be made to the Comptroller and Auditor-General in Form GFR 12-A, accompanied by a fee of nil rupees. (2) The Comptroller and Auditor-General may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, grant the licence subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, or, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant the licence. (3) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its grant and may be renewed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The Comptroller and Auditor-General may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.

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Section 19, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C-1XP], 25 March 1953, Band A. "section 20".

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