Section 12. Regularisation of certain payments

12. Regularisation of certain payments.— All salaries paid or payable for the period commencing on the 14th day of May, 1952, and ending with the commencement of this Act to Ministers described as Ministers of Cabinet rank (but not Members of the Cabinet), all charges incurred before the commencement of this Act in respect of the accommodation provided in any hospital maintained by the Central Government for or on the medical treatment of any Minister or any member of his family and all payments made before such commencement by way of travelling or daily allowances to any Deputy Minister; shall be deemed to have been properly paid, payable or incurred or made. 13. [ Repeal of Act 53 of 1947.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1957 (36 of 1957), s . 2 and the First Schedule ( w.e.f. 7-9-1957). 1. Subs. by Act 37 of 1977, s. 2, for section 11 (w.e.f. 9-12-1977). STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS "Ministers of Government have subjected themselves since November, 1949 to voluntary cut in their salary fixed by the Salaries of Ministers Act, 1947, as amended by the Salaries of Ministers (Amendment) Act, 1950. It has been now decided that the salaries should not be statutorily reduced. In addition to their salaries Ministers have, by the issue of executive instructions, been given certain privileges, such as free medical attendance and advances for the purchase of motor cars. It is considered necessary that such privileges should be formally laid down by Statute instead of being regulated by Executive Orders. The Bill seeks to achieve these purposes". NEW DELHI: The 23 rd July , 1952. KAILAS NATH KATJU.