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Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance for business other than \r\nAssembly business \r\n10. Telephone \r\n10-A. Office Maintenance Allowance \r\n10-B. Sumptuary Allowance \r\n10-C Financial assistance in case of death \r\n11. Leader of the Opposition \r\n11-A. Transport \r\n12. Exemption from payment of toll tax \r\n13. Power to make rules \r\n14. Repeal \r\n15. Repeal of Punjab Ordinance No. XII of 1974 \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY (SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND \r\nPRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS) ACT, 1974 \r\n(XVI of 1974) \r\n[21st December, 1974] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for salaries, allowances and privileges of Members of the Provincial \r\nAssembly of the Province of the Punjab. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for salaries, allowances and \r\nprivileges of the Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Province of the Punjab; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab \r\nProvincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) Act, 1974. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once, but shall be deemed to have taken \r\neffect on and from the 1st day of October, 1974. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext,– \r\n(a) “Assembly” means the Provincial Assembly of the Province of the \r\nPunjab; \r\n(b) “Committee” means a Select Committee or other committee of the \r\nAssembly and includes any committee appointed by the Government \r\nfor a purpose connected with the Assembly and declared by the \r\nGovernment to be a Committee of the Assembly; \r\n2[(bb) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Com mittee of Provincial \r\nAssembly of the Punjab;] \r\n(c) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; \r\n(d) “meeting” means a meeting of the Assembly or any of its Committees \r\nfrom the commencement of its business to the termination of the \r\nbusiness of a day; \r\n(e) “Member” means a Member of the Assembly other than an Adviser, \r\nMinister, Parliamentary Secretary, Speaker or Deputy Speaker; \r\n(f) “period of residence on duty” means the period during which a Member \r\nresides at a place where a session of the Assembly or of a Committee \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 17th December, 1974; assented to by the Governor of the \r\nPunjab on 21st December, 1974; and, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21st December, \r\n1974, pages 1582-A to 1582-F. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Finance (Amendment) Act 2025 ( LXXXVII of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2363-2368, s.7(a)(i). \r\nis held or where any other business connected with his duties as such \r\nMember is transacted, for the purpose of attending to such other \r\nbusiness and includes– \r\n(i) in the case of a session of the Assembly, a period of such \r\nresidence, not exceeding three days, immediately preceding the \r\ncommencement of the session and a period of such residence, \r\nnot exceeding three days, immediately following the end of the \r\nsession; and \r\n(ii) in the case of a sitting of a Committee or any other business, a \r\nperiod of such residence not exceeding two days, immediately \r\npreceding the commencement of the business of the Committee \r\nor other business and a period of such residence, not exceeding \r\ntwo days immediately following the conclusion of the business of \r\nthe Committee or any other business; and \r\n(g) “session” means the period commencing on the day of the first meeting \r\nof the Assembly after having been summoned and ending on the day \r\nthe Assembly is prorogued or dissolved. \r\n3. Salary.– (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3), a \r\nMember may draw salary at the rate of \r\n3\r\n[\r\n4\r\n[four hundred ] thousand] rupees per \r\nmensem: \r\n Provided that a Member who, without permission of the Assembly,– \r\n(a) fails to attend at lest three-fourth of the total number of sittings held in a \r\nmonth; or \r\n(b) if elected during the course of a month, fails to attend at least three -\r\nfourth of the total number of meetings held in that month subsequent to \r\n \r\n3Substituted for the words “ eighty thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 \r\n(XVI o f 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01 -03, s. 2. It was \r\nearlier substituted for the words “ten thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act \r\n2016 (XI of 2016); and published in the Punj ab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.2016, pages 3911 -3914, s.2: \r\nit came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015, which were earlier s ubstituted for the words “four thousand and five \r\nhundred” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance , 2002 (LXXII of 2002); and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.10.2002, pages 3087 -3090, s.2, which will remain in \r\nforce under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the \r\nmaximum li mit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of t he Islamic Republic of \r\nPakistan; \r\nand then substituted for the words “two thousand and five hundred” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of \r\nPublic Representatives Act, 1995 (IV of 199 5); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated \r\n13.2.1995, pages 9-17, s.2; \r\nand, then substituted for the word “two thousand” by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and \r\nPrivileges of Members) (Amendment) Act, 1989 (X of 1989); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated 26.7.1989, pages 13-G to 13-I (effective from the 1st day of July, 1989). \r\nearlier the original words “one thousand” were substituted for the words “two thousand” by the Punjab Provincial \r\nAssembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendment) Act, 1985 (XI of 1985); and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7.11.1985, pages 5228-W to 5228-Z, s.2. \r\n4Substituted for the words “ seventy six” by the Punjab Revision of Sal aries of Public Representatives Act 2024 \r\n(XVI of 2024), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 20 December 2024, pp. 1835-1836, s.2(a). \r\n \r\nthe date on which he takes his oath , shall be ineligible to draw salary \r\nfor that month. \r\n (2) In the case of a Member who, by virtue of his holding an office of profit \r\nin the service of Pakistan declared by law not to disqualify its holder from being a \r\nMember, is entitled to receive a salary, the amount of salary to which he is entitled \r\nunder this Act, shall be only such amount as would not, together with the amount of \r\nthe salary calculated on a monthly basis to which he is entitled by virtue of his \r\nholding such an office, exceed \r\n5\r\n[the salary as mentioned in subsection (1)]. \r\n (3) No salary shall be paid to any Member in respect of any period during \r\nwhich he was under detention on conviction for an offence involving moral turpitude \r\nunder any law for the time being in force. \r\n \r\n6\r\n[(4) The Finance Committee may increase salary of a Member of the \r\nAssembly in proportion to the increase in the salary of a civil servant of the \r\nGovernment in the highest grade.] \r\n7\r\n[* * * * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n4. \r\n8\r\n[Daily Allowance and Conveyance Allowance] .– A Member shall be \r\nentitled to receive a daily allowance at the rate of \r\n9\r\n[three thousand] rupees \r\n10\r\n[and \r\n \r\n5Substituted for the words “ ten thousand rupees per mensem ” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Law s \r\n(Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. \r\n01-03, s. 2. It was earlier s ubstituted for the words “four thousand and five hundred” by the Punjab Revision of \r\nEmoluments of Public Represent atives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 21.10.2002, pages 3087 -3090, s.2 , which will remain in force under the Provisional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstandin g the maximum limit of three months \r\nprescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of t he Islamic Republic of Pakistan; which were substituted for \r\nthe words “two thousand and five hundred” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Ac t, \r\n1995 (IV of 1995); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 13.2.1995, pages 9-17, s.2; earlier \r\nthe original words “one thousand” were substituted for the words “two thousand” by the Punjab Provincial \r\nAssembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendment) Act, 1985 (XI of 1985); and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7.11.1985, pages 5228-W to 5228-Z, s.2. \r\n6Substituted by Punjab Finance (Amendment) Act 2025 ( LXXXVII of 2025), published in the Punjab G azette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2363-2368, s.7(a)(ii). \r\n7Omitted by the Punjab Revision of Salaries of Public Representatives Act 2024 (XVI of 2024), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 20 December 2024, pp. 1835-1836, s.2(c). \r\n8Substituted by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendment) \r\nAct, 1985 (XI of 1985) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7.11.1985, pages 5228 -W to \r\n5228-Z, s.2. \r\n9Substituted for the words “ two thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 20 21 \r\n(XLVIII of 20 21), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24th December 2021, pp. 3213-3214, \r\ns.2. Earlier substituted Substituted for the words “one thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws \r\n(Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. \r\n01-03, s.2. It was earlier substituted for the words “six hundred and fifty” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ \r\nLaws (Amendment) Act 2016 (XI of 2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.2016, \r\npages 3911-3914, s.2: it came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015 , which were earlier s substituted for the words “five \r\nhundred and fifty” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Repres entatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006) ; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), date d 21.7.2006, pages 205 -209, s.6, and then substituted for \r\nthe words “four hundred” by the Punjab Rev ision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance, 2002 \r\n(LXXII of 2002); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.10.2002, pages 3087-3090, s.2. \r\n10Inserted by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Am endment) \r\nAct, 1985 (XI of 1985); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7.11.1985, pages 5228 -W to \r\n5228-Z, s.2. \r\nconveyance allowance at the rate of \r\n11\r\n[two thousand] rupees] per diem for the period \r\nof residence on duty \r\n12\r\n[and for the day of arrival at and the day of departure from the \r\nplace where a session of the Assembly or a meeting of a Committee is held or where \r\nany other business connected with his duties as such Member is transacted.] \r\n5. Travelling Allowance.– (1) For every journey performed for the purpose of \r\nattending a session or a meeting of a Committee or for attending to any o ther \r\nbusiness connected with his duties as Member from his usual place of residence to \r\nthe place where the session or meeting is held or other business is transacted and \r\nfor the return journey from such place to his usual place of residence, a Member \r\nshall be entitled to receive travelling allowance at the following rates:– \r\n(a) where the journey is performed by rail, an amount equal to the fare of \r\nthe class travelled plus half fare of the AC class; \r\n(b) where the journey is performed by air, the fare of the \r\n13\r\n[Business \r\nClass]; and \r\n(c) where the journey or any part thereof is performed by road \r\n14\r\n[the fare at \r\nthe rates for the purpose mentioned in the Punjab Travelling Allowance \r\nRules for the time being in force for officers of Grade First;] \r\n \r\n15\r\n[(i) * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n \r\n16\r\n[(ii) * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n \r\n17\r\n[(iii) * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n18\r\n[Provided that if the journey is performed by personal car, the mileage \r\nallowance shall be \r\n19\r\n[\r\n20\r\n[fifteen] rupees] per kilometer;] \r\n \r\n11Substituted for the words “ one thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 20 21 \r\n(XLVIII of 20 21), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24th December 2021, pp. 3213-3214, \r\ns.2. Earlier substituted for the words “six hundred” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act \r\n2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01-03, s.2. It was \r\nearlier substituted for the words “four hundred” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act \r\n2016 (XI of 2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), da ted 17.2.2016, pages 3911-3914, s.2: \r\nit came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. Earlier s ubstituted for the words “two hundred and fifty” by the Punjab \r\nRevision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002), which will remain in force \r\nunder the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum \r\nlimit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n12Added by the Punjab Provincial Assem bly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendm ent) Act, \r\n1975 (XXVIII of 1975); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 31.3.1975, pages 237 -U to \r\n237-V, s.3 (effective from the 1st day of October, 1974). \r\n13Substituted by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Represe ntatives Act, 1995 (IV of 1995); and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 13.2.1995, pages 9-17, s.2. \r\n14Added by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1985 (XXXV of 1985). \r\n15Omitted ibid. \r\n16Ibid. \r\n17Ibid. \r\n18Added by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendment) Act, \r\n1985 (XI of 1985); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7.11.1985, pages 5228-W to 5228-\r\nZ, s.2. \r\n19Substituted for the words “three rupees” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Repres entatives Act \r\n2006 (IX of 2006) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.7.2006, pages 205-209, s.6. \r\nProvided that– \r\n(i) no travelling allowance shall be admissible for journeys made during a \r\nsession between the place where the session is held and any other \r\nplace; and \r\n(ii) a Member who ordinarily resides or carries on business at any place \r\nwithin five miles of the place at which his attendance is required i n \r\nconnection with his duties as a Member, shall not be entitled to \r\ntravelling allowance. \r\n (2) Travelling allowance at the rates mentioned in sub -section (1) shall be \r\nadmissible to a Member for journey performed during the period of adjournment of a \r\nsession, if the session is adjourned for a period of more than ten days. \r\n \r\n21\r\n[(3) A member shall be entitled to travel by air in first class while travelling \r\nabroad on an official visit.] \r\n22\r\n[5-A. Additional traveling allowance .– Notwithstanding anything contained in \r\nsection 5, a Member shall be entitled to a sum of \r\n23\r\n[six hundred thousand] rupees per \r\nannum as an additional traveling allowance. \r\nExplanation.– In this section, “Member” means a Member of the Provincial \r\nAssembly of the Punjab, the Speaker, the Deputy Speak er, a Minister, a \r\nParliamentary Secretary, a Special Assistant and Advisor to Chief Minister: \r\nProvided that for purpose of this section only an elected member of the \r\nProvincial Assembly of the Punjab serving as a Special Assistant or an Advisor to \r\nChief Minister shall be considered as Member] \r\n6. Form of certificate .– Every claim by a Member for travelling allowance or \r\ndaily allowance shall be supported by a written certificate in the following form signed \r\nby the Member:– \r\n“Certified that the amount has not b een claimed by me in any other bill or \r\ndrawn by me from any other source.” \r\n24\r\n[7. * * * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n \r\n20Substituted for the words “five” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 (XI of \r\n2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.2016, pages 3911 -3914, s.2: it came into \r\nforce w.e.f. 1 July 2015. \r\n21Added by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Act, 1995 (IV of 1995) ; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 13.2.1995, pages 9-17, s.2. \r\n22Substituted by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileg es of Members) (Amendment) \r\nAct 2007 (XI of 2007); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.10.2007, pages 1445 -1446, \r\ns.2. Earlier substituted by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII \r\nof 2002); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.10.2002, pages 3087-3090, s.2. \r\n23Substituted for the words “ three hundred thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) \r\nAct 20 21 (XLVIII of 20 21), published in the Punjab Ga zette (Extraordinary), dated: 24th December 2021, pp. \r\n3213-3214, s.2. Earlier s ubstituted for the words “ one hundred and twenty thousand ” by the Punjab Public \r\nRepresentatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extrao rdinary), \r\ndated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01 -03, s.2. It was earlier substituted for the words “seventy five” by the Punjab Public \r\nRepresentatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 (XI of 2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated 17.2.2016, pages 3911-3914, s.2: it came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. \r\n25\r\n[7-A. Accommodation Allowance .– Where Official accommodation is not \r\nprovided to a Member, he shall be paid an accommodation allowance at the rate o f \r\n26\r\n[five thousand] rupees per day for the period of residence on duty.] \r\n27\r\n[7-B. House rent and utilities allowance .– (1) A Member shall be entitled to \r\nreceive house rent at the rate of \r\n28\r\n[fifty thousand] rupees per month. \r\n (2) A Member shall be entitled to r eceive utilities allowance for gas and \r\nelectricity charges of his residential accommodation at the rate of \r\n29\r\n[fifteen thousand] \r\nrupees per month.] \r\n 30[8. Medical facilities .– The Government shall establish a hospital in the \r\nAssembly Secretariat for providing free of cost medical facilities to the Members and \r\ntheir parents, spouse, real and step -sons and daughters, wholly dependent upon \r\nthem, and they shall also be entitled to free indoor and outdoor medical facilities of \r\nthe standard admissible to a Class -I o fficer at other public sector hospitals of the \r\nGovernment.] \r\n 31[Provided that an ex -Member of the Assembly shall also be entitled to free \r\nindoor and outdoor medical facilities of the same standard.] \r\n9. Travelling allowance and Daily allowance for business o ther than \r\nAssembly business.– Where a Member is called by a Government Department in \r\n \r\n24Omitted by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002); and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.11.2002, s.2. Earlier substitu ted by the Punjab \r\nProvincial Assembly (Salaries Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 1992 \r\n(XXXIII of 1992); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 25.8.1992, s.2. \r\n25Added by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (S alaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendment) Act, \r\n1994 (X of 1994) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 5.12.1994, pages 261 -262, s.2 \r\n(effective from 18 October, 1989). \r\n26Substituted for the words “ three thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 20 21 \r\n(XLVIII of 20 21), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24th December 2021, pp. 3213-3214, \r\ns.2. Earlier s ubstituted for the words “ one thousand and five hundred ” by the Punjab Publ ic Representatives’ \r\nLaws (Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July \r\n2019, pp. 01 -03, s.2. It was earlier substituted for the words “one thousand” by the Punjab Revision of \r\nEmoluments of Public Repr esentatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 21.10.2002, pages 3087 -3090, s.2 , which will remain in force under the Provisional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithst anding the maximum limit of three months \r\nprescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n27Inserted by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006) ; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.7.2006, pages 205-209, s.6. \r\n28Substituted for the words “twenty nine thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act \r\n2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019 , pp. 01-03, s.2. It was \r\nearlier substituted for the words “ten thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act \r\n2016 (XI of 2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.2016, pages 3911 -3914, s.2: \r\nit came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. \r\n29Substituted for the words “ six thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 \r\n(XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01 -03, s.2. It was \r\nearlier substituted for the words “three thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act \r\n2016 (XI of 2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.2016, pages 3911 -3914, s.2: \r\nit came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. \r\n30Substituted by Punjab Finance (Amendment) Act 2025 ( LXXXVII of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2363-2368, s.7(a)(iii). \r\n31Added by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), publi shed in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01-03, s.2. \r\nconnection with any official business in his capacity as a Member, he shall be paid \r\nby that Department, travelling allowance and daily allowance for the days of journey \r\nfrom and to his ordinary place of residence and for the day or days he is required to \r\nattend any such official business, at the rates admissible to him under this Act. \r\n10. Telephone.– (1) A Member shall be entitled to, at Government expense, the \r\nfacility of a telephone at the place where he ordinarily resides, if the installation \r\nfacility is available at such place: \r\n Provided that Government shall pay only rupees \r\n32\r\n[ten thousand] per month as \r\ncharges of rent of the telephone and the calls made therefrom irresp ective of \r\nwhether the telephone is a private connection or installed at Government expense: \r\n Provided further that the Government shall not pay expenses of re -installation \r\nin case the place of residence is changed. \r\n (2) A Member who has not been provided w ith a telephone or who has no \r\ntelephone connection in his own name shall be entitled to get rupees \r\n33\r\n[ten thousand] \r\nper month in lieu of the telephone charges mentioned in sub-section (1). \r\n34\r\n[10-A. Office Maintenance Allowance.– A member shall be entitled to receive an \r\noffice maintenance allowance at the rate of \r\n35\r\n[ten thousand rupees] per month]. \r\n36\r\n[10-B. Sumptuary allowance.– A member shall receive sumptuary allowance at \r\nthe rate of \r\n37\r\n[ \r\n38\r\n[fifteen thousand] rupees] per month]. \r\n \r\n32Substituted for the words “five thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 \r\n(XI of 2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary) , dated 17.2.2016, pages 3911 -3914, s.2: it \r\ncame into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. Earlier s ubstituted for the words “four thousand” by the Punjab Revision of \r\nEmoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002) ; and published in the Punjab Ga zette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 21.10.2002, pages 3087 -3090, s.2 , which will remain in force under the Provisional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months \r\nprescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n33Substituted for the words “five thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 \r\n(XI of 2016); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.2016, pages 3911 -3914, s.2: it \r\ncame into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. Earlier substituted for the words “four thousand” by the Punjab Revision of \r\nEmoluments of Public Representatives Ordinance, 2002 (LXXII of 2002); and published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 21. 10.2002, pages 3087 -3090, s.2, which will remain in force under the Provisional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months \r\nprescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n34Added by the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Members) (Amendment) Act, \r\n1985 (XI of 1985); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7.11.1985, pages 5228-W to 5228-\r\nZ, s.2 (effective from the 1st day of March, 1985). \r\n35Substituted for the words “five thousand rupees” by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public \r\nRepresentatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.7.2006, \r\npages 205-209, s.6. \r\n36Added by the Punjab Revision of Emoluments of Public Representatives Act, 1995 (IV of 1995) ; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 13.2.1995, pages 9-17, s.2. \r\n37Substituted for the words “three thousand rupees” by the Punjab Revisio n of Emoluments of Public \r\nRepresentatives Act 2006 (IX of 2006) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21.7.2006, \r\npages 205-209, s.6. \r\n38Substituted for the words “ ten thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 \r\n(XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01 -03, s.2. 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