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Section 5
The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998

Section 5. Amendment of section 3 of Act 10 of 1959

In the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, in section 3,--

(i) after clause (ab),the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--

"(ac) the office of 1 [each leader and each deputy leader] of a recognised party and a recognised group in either House of Parliament;";

(ii) after Explanation 2, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:--

Explanation 3.--.In clause (ac),the expressions "recognised party" and "recognised group" shall have the meanings assigned to them in Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities)Act, 1998.'.

1Superscript markers show text inserted or substituted by a later amendment. The Act carries the markers without the footnotes they refer to, so they are shown without a target.