Cinematograph Act, 1952
12. Terms and conditions of service (other than salary and
allowances) of the Chairman of the Board and allowances payable to the other
members of the Board
(1) The Chairman, if he is a paid full-time officer, shall be
entitled to draw traveling and daily allowances as admissible under the
Fundamental and Supplementary Rules and shall be entitled to leave and leave
salary and such other benefits and shall be governed by such conditions of
service as are applicable to Central Government officers engaged on contract:
PROVIDED that in the case of an officer of an All
India or Central Civil or General Central Service or State Service being
appointed as Chairman he shall be entitled to leave and leave salary and other
benefits admissible to officers of such service so long as he continues to
belong to that service:
PROVIDED FURTHER that if an officer who has already been
holding a post under government on contract with the benefits of contributory
provident fund is appointed as Chairman, he shall be allowed to carry forward
the unutilized portion of leave earned by him during previous service and he
shall also continue to be eligible for the contributory provident fund
benefits.
(2) Every honorary member (including the Chairman where he does
not receive any salary) may,-
(a) if he is an outstation member,
( i ) travel by air or
by train as admissible according to the orders issued by the Central Government
from time to time in respect of journeys undertaken by him for the performance
of his duties as such members;
(ii) be paid a consultancy fee for attending
the preview of a film or meeting of the Revising Committee or the Board at the
rate of Rs . 75 for each day of such preview or
meeting;
(iii) be paid daily allowance at the rate of Rs . 50 per day for the day preceding the meeting and that
following the meeting, if the member actually stays at the place of the
meeting;
(b) if he is a local member, be paid a
consultancy fee for attending the preview of a film or meeting of the Revising
Committee or the Board at the rate of Rs . 50 for each
day of such preview or meeting:
PROVIDED that daily allowance will not be admissible
in addition for the day or days for which consultancy fee is paid.