THE
DEPUTY SPEAKER (SALARY, ALLOWANCES
AND PRIVILEGES) ACT, 1975
(Act XLIII of 1975)
C O N T E N T S
Section Heading
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Salary.
3-A. Equipment allowance.
4. Allowances on taking up and laying down the office.
5. Sumptuary allowance.
6. Transport.
7. Official residence.
8. Travelling allowance
for touring in
8-A. Compensation in case of air accidents.
9. Daily allowance.
10. Controlling officer.
11. Medical facilities.
11-A. Leave.
11-B. Discretionary Grant.
11-C. Telephone.
11-D. Tour abroad.
11-E. Provident Fund.
11-F. Holidaying abroad.
11-G. Rules.
12. Charge report.
13. General.
14. Repeal.
15. Repeal of
[1]THE
(Act
XLIII of 1975)
[
An Act to provide for the salary, allowances and
privileges of the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the salary, allowances and
privileges of the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Provincial Assembly Deputy Speaker (Salary, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1975.
(2) It shall come into force at once, but shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from the first day of March, 1975.
2. Definitions.– (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say–
(a) “Constitution” means the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
(b) “Deputy Speaker” means the Deputy Speaker of
the Provincial Assembly of the
(c) “family” means the wife and children residing with and wholly dependent upon the Deputy Speaker;
(d) “Government” means the Government of the
(e) “maintenance” in relation to a residence includes the payment of local rates, taxes and the provision of electricity and water; and
(f) “official residence” means the house reserved from time to time for residence by the Deputy Speaker and includes out-houses and gardens appurtenant thereto.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in the Constitution.
[2][3.
[4][(2) The Government shall, by notification,
increase the salary mentioned in subsection (1) in proportion to the increase
in the salary of the civil servants of highest grade.
Explanation.– The
word “salary” in subsection (2) shall include any ad hoc relief or special
allowance provided to the civil servants of the highest grade, having the
effect of increase in the basic pay of the civil servants.]]
[5][3-A. Equipment allowance.– The Deputy Speaker may draw a sum of [6][ten thousand] rupees as equipment
allowance on his appointment as such:
Provided that no such allowance was received by him during the life time of the Assembly on appointment to a diplomatic post or as a Governor, a Speaker, a Chief Minister or a Minister].
4. Allowances on taking up and laying down the office.– (1) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to claim actual expenses to the extent mentioned below from his ordinary place of residence to the seat of Government on taking up office and from the seat of Government to his ordinary place of residence on laying down office:-
(a) actual travelling expenses for himself and his family;
[7][(b) cost of transporting personal servants not exceeding two by the lowest class of accommodation; and
(c) cost of transporting household effects not exceeding one hundred and twenty maunds by goods train, steamer or other craft excluding aircraft and his personal car, if any.]
(2) No claim shall lie for any travel or
transportation not performed within six months of the date of taking up or
laying down office, as the case may be.
5. Sumptuary allowance.– The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled
to receive sumptuary allowance at the rate of [8][twenty five thousand] rupees per mensem.
[9][6. Transport.– The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled to the use of [10][two official cars] maintained at government expense throughout his term of office and for a period of 15 days immediately thereafter].
[11][7. Official residence.– (1) The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled, without payment of rent,
to the use of an official residence, including accommodation on tour throughout
his term of office, and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter,
and the charges for its maintenance including electricity and gas charges shall
be borne by Government. [12][The
(2) If, at the time of entering upon office, an official residence, is not available, the Deputy Speaker shall, until such residence is provided by Government, be paid the actual expenditure incurred by him on furnished accommodation for himself and his family, subject to a maximum of [13][twenty thousand] rupees per month.
[14][(3)
(4)
[15][8. Travelling allowance for touring in Pakistan.– (1) Subject to the provisions made hereinafter, the Deputy Speaker travelling on official duty shall be treated as a first grade officer.
(2) The Deputy Speaker may, if the public interest so demands, travel by air, in which case he shall be entitled to–
(a) Business Class air fare paid for himself;
(b) cost of transporting personal luggage upto one hundred pounds, inclusive of the free allowance given by the air company;
(c) requisition, at the cost of Government, if he
considers it necessary in the public interest, a Pakistan Air Force aeroplane or an aeroplane
belonging to Government subject to availability, and in accordance with the
rules made by the Federal Government or the Provincial Government, as the case
may be;
(d) take
with himself his wife whether travelling by a commercial aeroplane
or by a requisitioned aeroplane, provided that no
non-official shall allowed to travel in a Pakistan Air Force aeroplane without the authority of the Ministry of Defence;
(e) cost of transporting upto two personal servants by the lowest class of accommodation by rail or steamer;
(f) carriage of personal luggage by rail or streamer, subject to a maximum of three maunds; and
(g) claim
the actual premium paid for insuring himself for the air journey for an amount
not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.
(3) Wherever possible, the Deputy Speaker shall
purchase return air ticket.
(4) The
Deputy Speaker, when travelling on duty by rail in
(a) requisition at the cost of Government–
(i) an ordinary first-cum-second class carriage or a ‘B’ class tourist car or an ‘A’ class tourist car, if a ‘B’ class tourist car is not available; or
(ii) if the vehicles specified at (i) above are not
available, or are not desired, an ordinary four berthed first
class compartment or a two berthed airconditioned (coupe) compartment;
(b) take with himself in the reserved accommodation without payment of any fare, his family members not exceeding four when travelling in a requisitioned railway compartment;
(c) take with himself upto two personal servants, by the lowest class of accommodation available; and
(d) the carriage of personal luggage upto three maunds when travelling by a railway compartment or upto six maunds when travelling by a requisitioned railway saloon.
(5) The Deputy Speaker reserving accommodation in the Railway shall be required, before beginning the journey, to have the number and other details of the tickets purchased for the persons travelling with him in the reserved accommodation entered on the requisition form by the Station Master of the Station from which the journey is to commence.
(6) The
Deputy Speaker, when travelling on duty in
(a) draw the actual fare paid for himself;
(b) take with him upto two personal servants by the lowest class of accommodation available; and
(c) the carriage of personal luggage upto three maunds.
(7) When the Deputy Speaker travels on duty, in the public interest, by road between places connected by Railway and chooses to forego the privileges granted under sub-section (4) and (6) he may, where the journey is performed in a vehicle not owned or maintained by Government, draw–
(a) travelling allowance at the rate of [16][five rupees] per kilometre for his own journey by road; and
(b) actual expenses of the transport of–
(i) two private servants; and
(ii) all his personal luggage including stores carried for consumption on tour.]
[17][8-A. Compensation in case of air accidents.– (1) If the Deputy Speaker, while travelling by air, on official duty by any flight, scheduled or unscheduled (including flight in a Government owned aircraft of any type) dies or receives an injury as a result of any accident, the Government shall pay to person or persons referred to in sub-section (2), a sum of [18][five hundred thousand] rupees, in case of death and an amount to be determined by Government having regard to the scales of compensation applied by insurance companies in like cases, in case of injury.
(2) The compensation shall be payable in case of
injury to the Deputy Speaker, and in case of death, to such member or members
of his family, or, if there be no such member, any other person or persons as
may be nominated by him in this behalf, or, in the absence of such nomination,
to his heirs:
Provided that the nominee shall distribute the amount received by him among the heirs of the deceased.
(3) A
nomination under sub-section (2) may be made, revoked or altered by a notice in
writing signed by the Deputy Speaker and addressed to the Accountant General,
[19][9. Daily allowance.– The Deputy Speaker, while on tour, shall be entitled to draw an allowance of [20][one thousand] rupees per day:
Provided that where the duration of the tour is less than eight hours one half daily allowance shall be admissible.]
10. Controlling officer.– The Speaker shall, for purposes of travelling allowances, be the Controlling officer of the Deputy Speaker.
[21][11. Medical facilities.– The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled, for himself
and for his parents, spouse, real and step sons and daughters, wholly dependent
upon him, to medical facilities admissible in terms of the Special Medical
Attendance Rules, 1950.]
[22][11-A. Leave.– (1) The Chief Minister may grant to the Deputy Speaker during his term of office, at any one time, or from time to time, leave of absence for urgent reasons of health or private affairs for a period not exceeding three months in the aggregate.
(2) The leave allowance of the Deputy Speaker shall be [23][thirty five thousand] rupees per mensem.]
[24][11-B. Discretionary Grant.– An amount of [25][three hundred thousand rupees] shall be placed at the disposal of the Deputy Speaker per annum for making discretionary grants in such manner as may be prescribed.]
[26][11-C. Telephone.– The Deputy Speaker shall be entitled at Government expense to the use of [27][two telephones] at his office and two telephones at his residence both for official or private use throughout the term of his office and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter. He will also be entitled to free telephone facility while on tour where such facility is available[28][:]]
[29][Provided that the liability of Government in respect of the two telephones installed at the residence shall not exceed the amount equal to ten thousand local calls collectively for both the telephones.]
[30][11-D. Tour abroad.– The Deputy Speaker travelling on official business outside
[31][11-E. Provident Fund.– (1) The Deputy Speaker may, at his option, become a subscriber to the
General Provident Fund, and if he so opts, he shall subscribe to the fund as a
compulsory subscriber in accordance with the General Provident Fund Rules applicable
to Provincial Government Servants.
(2) A temporary advance may be granted to the Deputy Speaker from the amount standing to his credit in the General Provident Fund at the discretion of the Speaker for the purpose for which such advance may be granted to a subscriber under the said rules.
(3) The grant of a temporary advance under sub-section (2) shall, unless the Speaker otherwise directs, be subject to the conditions to which an advance granted to a subscriber under the said rules is subject.]
[32][11-F. Holidaying abroad.– (1) The Deputy Speaker may, while holidaying abroad, draw his full pay in foreign currency for the period of holiday spent abroad.
(2) The
Deputy Speaker who draws his pay in foreign currency while holidaying abroad,
shall not be liable to pay income tax, provident fund subscription, etc., in
foreign currency if he makes arrangement to pay such amount in rupees in
(3) The expenditure in foreign exchange involved under this Act shall be adjusted against the foreign exchange allocation placed at the disposal of Government for each relevant shipping period.
(4) Where
the pay is drawn in foreign currency by the Deputy Speaker, he shall not be
eligible to receive foreign exchange allocation from the State Bank of
[33][11-G. Rules.– The Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.]
12. Charge report.– The Deputy Speaker shall not be required to sign a charge report on taking up office as Deputy Speaker or on laying down that office.
13. General.– (1) All reasonable precautions shall be taken to see that the official residence and furniture provided to the Deputy Speaker by Government are used with the same care with which a person’s own property is taken care of.
(2) All
furniture and furnishings provided in an official residence shall be marked by
the Buildings Department,
(3) When the Deputy Speaker occupies an official residence, it shall be the duty of the officer concerned of the said department to hand over charge of the furniture and furnishings in that residence to the Deputy Speaker or to a person authorised by him in writing according to an inventory to be drawn up and signed by such officer.
(4) When the Deputy Speaker is about to vacate the
official residence, he shall inform the officer concerned of the said
Department and shall arrange that the furniture and furnishings of the official
residence are handed over to that officer according to an inventory to be drawn
up and signed.
(5) The officer concerned of the said department may, from time to time, inspect an official residence, its furniture and furnishings with the prior approval of the Deputy Speaker.
14. Repeal.– The Punjab Provincial Assembly Deputy Speaker (Salary, Allowances and Privileges) Order, 1972 is hereby repealed.
15. Repeal of
[1]This
Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 26th June, 1975; assented to by the
Governor of the Punjab on 17th July, 1975; and, published in the Punjab Gazette
(Extraordinary), dated 19th July, 1975, pages 995-G to 995-L.
[2]Substituted by the
[3]Substituted for the
words “thirty
[4]Substituted by the Punjab
Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 (XI of 2016) (effective from
the 1st day of July 2015) for the following:
“(2) The
[5]Added by the
[6]Substituted for the words “five thousand” by
the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Act 2006 (IX of
2006).
[7]Substituted by the
[8]Substituted for the words “six thousand” by
the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Act 2006 (IX of
2006); and then for the words “ten thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws
(Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019) (effective from the 1st day of
July 2019).
[9]Substituted by the
Punjab Provincial Assembly Deputy Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges)
(Amendment) Act, 1996 (IV of 1996) effective from
[10]Substituted for the
words “one official car” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public
Representatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006).
[11]Substituted by the
[12]Substituted by the
[13]Substituted for the
words “fifteen thousand” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public
Representatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002). Under Article 5A of the
Provisional Constitution Order 1999 (I of 1999), as amended, read with Article
270AA of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, it shall
not be subject to any limitation as to duration prescribed in the Constitution.
[14]Substituted by the
[15]Substituted by the
[16]Substituted for the
words “three rupees” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public
Representatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006).
[17]Added by the
[18]Substituted for the
words “three hundred thousand” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public
Representatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006).
[19]Substituted by the
[20]Substituted for the
words “five hundred and fifty” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public
Representatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006).
[21]Substituted by the
[22]Added by the Punjab
Provincial Assembly Deputy Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges)
(Amendment) Act, 1985 (IX of 1985) effective from the 1st day of March, 1985.
[23]Substituted for the words “eighteen
thousand” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives
Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002). Under Article 5A of the Provisional Constitution
Order 1999 (I of 1999), as amended, read with Article 270AA of the Constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, it shall not be subject to any
limitation as to duration prescribed in the Constitution.
[24]Added by the Punjab
Provincial Assembly Deputy Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges)
(Amendment) Act, 1989 (IX of 1989) effective from the 1st day of July, 1989.
[25]Substituted by the
[26]Added by the Punjab
Provincial Assembly Deputy Speaker (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges)
(Amendment) Act, 1989 (IX of 1989) effective from the 1st day of July, 1989.
[27]Substituted by the
[28]Substituted for the full-stop by the Punjab
Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of
2002).
Under Article 5A of the Provisional Constitution Order 1999 (I of 1999), as
amended, read with Article 270AA of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, 1973, it shall not be subject to any limitation as to duration
prescribed in the Constitution.
[29]Added by the
[30]Added by the
[31]Ibid.
[32]Ibid.
[33]Added by the