Punjab Legislative Assembly (Salary and Allowances of Members) Act, 1942

No: 4 Dated: Mar, 16 1942

THE PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS) ACT, 1942

(ACT IV OF 1942)

    An Act to provide for allowances of the Speaker and certain members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

It is hereby enacted as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Salary and Allowances of Members) Act, 1942.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State  Government may, by notification, direct.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject content,-

(a) "Assembly" means the Punjab Legislative Assembly;

(b) "Committee" means a select committee or other committee of the Assembly and includes a joint Committee of the Assembly and the Punjab Legislative Council and any committee appointed by the State Government for a purpose connected with business of the Govt;

(bb) "Deputy Speaker" means the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly;

(c) "member" means a member of the Assembly other than a Minister, or the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker;

(d) "meeting" means a meeting of the Assembly or of a committee thereof;

(dd)"new member" means a member who takes his seat in the Assembly after the commencement of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members) Second Amendment Act, 1986, and includes a member who is re-elected; "

(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and

(f) "Speaker" means the Speaker of the Assembly.