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Power to Detain \r\n11. Breach of privilege \r\n11A. Breach of privilege to be an offence \r\n11B. Cognizance of Offence \r\n11C. Jurisdiction and Procedure \r\n11D. Appeal, etc. \r\n11E. Cases under ordinary laws \r\n11F. Power to arrest \r\n12. No prosecution except on complaint under order of the Speaker \r\n13. Withdrawal of proceedings \r\n14. Power to try summarily \r\n15. Members to be V.I.Ps \r\n15A. Official plate for vehicle \r\n15-B. Use of VIP Lounges \r\n15-C. Official and diplomatic passport \r\n16. Accommodation in circuit houses, etc,. \r\n17. Visit to Hospitals etc. by Members \r\n18. Inspection of jails by Members \r\n19. Indemnity \r\n20. Power to make rules. \r\n21. Power to amend the Schedule. \r\n22. Overriding affect. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB PRIVILEGES ACT, 1972 \r\n(II of 1972) \r\n[28th July, 1972] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for privileges of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, its Members and \r\nCommittees. \r\n2\r\n[Preamble.– WHEREAS clause (2) of Article 66, read with Article 127, of the \r\nConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that the powers, immunities \r\nand privileges of the Provincial' Assembly, its Committees and its Members shall be \r\nsuch as may from time to time be defined by Act of the Provincial Assembly; \r\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient to define the powers, immunities and privileges of the \r\nProvincial Assembly of the Punjab, its committees and its Members and to make \r\ncertain other provisions with a view to enabling them to discharge their constitutional \r\nfunctions properly and effectively.]; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the Provincial \r\nAssembly of the Punjab Privileges Act, 1972. \r\n (2) It shall come into force on the date when the Provincial Assembly of the \r\nPunjab Privileges Ordinance, 1972, ceases to operate in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of clause (2) (a) of Article 135 of the Interim Constitution of the Islamic \r\nRepublic of Pakistan. \r\n2. Definitions.– (1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject \r\nor context,– \r\n(a) “Assembly” means the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab; \r\n(b) “Assembly Secretariat” means the Secretariat of the Assembly; \r\n3[(ba) “Chamber” means the place where the Assembly meets to transact its \r\nbusiness and notified by the Speaker as Chamber;] \r\n4\r\n[(c) “Committee” means a Standing Committee, a Special Committee, a \r\nSelect Committee or any other Committee set up by under this Act or \r\nunder the authority of the Assembly in connection with the business of \r\nthe Assembly;] \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 28th July, 1972; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 28th July, 1972; \r\nand, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 28th July, 1972, pages 1293-A-1293-G. \r\n2Substituted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.2. \r\n3Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.3. \r\n4Substituted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and publish ed in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.3. \r\n(d) “Constitution” means the 5[*****] Constitution of the Islamic Republic of \r\nPakistan; \r\n(e) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; \r\n(f) “Governor” means the Governor of the Punjab; \r\n6[(fa) “Judicial Committee” means the 'Judicial Committee as constituted \r\nunder section 11C] \r\n(g) “Member” means a member of the Assembly and includes the Speaker, \r\nthe Deputy Speaker and a Minister; \r\n7[(ga) “Officer of the Assembly” means and includes any person who may, from \r\ntime to time, be appointed to the staff of the Provincial Assembly \r\nSecretariat, whether permanently or temporarily, and includes any \r\nPolice Officer on duty within the precincts of the Assembly;] \r\n8[(gb) “Officer of the House” means Secretary General of the Assembly or any \r\nother officer authorized by him;] \r\n(h) “precincts of the Assembly” means the Assembly Chamber’s building, \r\ncourtyard and gardens appurtenant thereto, and includes the hall, \r\nmembers’ lobbies, galleries, rooms of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, \r\nMinisters and other officers of the Government located in the Assembly \r\nbuilding, committee rooms and the offices of the Assembly Secretariat \r\n9\r\n[and any other premises which are notified as such for a specified time \r\nby the Speaker in the official Gazette;] \r\n(i) “Rules of Procedure” means the rules regulating the procedure of the \r\nAssembly for the time being in force; and \r\n10[(ia) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;”; and] \r\n(j) “Speaker” means the Speaker of the Assembly. \r\n (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act or where the context otherwise \r\nrequires, all expressions used in this Act shall bear the same meanings as they bear \r\nin the Constitution 11[or in the Rules of Procedure of the: Provincial Assembly of the \r\nPunjab 1997]. \r\n \r\n5Omitted the word “Interim” by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.3. \r\n6Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.3. \r\n7Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.3. \r\n8Substituted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 202 4 (I of 202 4); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.04.2024, pp. 4235-4236, s.2(i). \r\n9The semi-colon appearing at the end omitted, and inserted the words and semi-colon, by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab \r\nPrivileges (Amendment) Act, 1973 (XXVIII of 1973); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 29.12.1973, \r\npages 1941-J to 1941-k, s.2. \r\n10Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.3. \r\n11Added by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.3. \r\n3. Members not liable to civil or criminal action.– Subject to the provisions of \r\n12[Article 66] of the Constitution, no civil or criminal proceedings shall lie against any \r\nmember by reason of any matter or thing which he may have brought up or given \r\nnotice of his intention to bring up before the Assembly or any Committee thereof by \r\nbill, resolution, motion, question or, otherwise, and notwithstanding such resolution, \r\nmotion, bill, question or other thing being disallowed or not having been admitted by \r\nthe Speaker. \r\n4. Freedom from detention.– (1) No Member shall be detained under any \r\nProvincial law relating to preventive detention or be required to appear in person in \r\nany civil or Revenue Court, or before any Commission \r\n13\r\n[* * *] during a session of the \r\nAssembly and for a period of fourteen days before and fourteen days after the session \r\nof the Assembly, and no member of a Committee shall be so detained or required to \r\nappear before such Court, \r\n14\r\n[or Commission] during a sitting of the Committee and for \r\na period of three days before and three days after the meeting of the Committee. \r\n(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be construed as– \r\n15\r\n[(a) applying to any member detained under any such law as is referred to \r\ntherein– \r\n(i) at any time during the period commencing on the fifteenth day \r\nnext after the conclusion of a session of the Assembly and ending \r\non the fifteenth day before the commencement of the next \r\nsession; or \r\n(ii) for reasons of State connected with defence, external affairs, or \r\nthe security of Pakistan or any part thereof; or] \r\n(b) precluding a Member from being detained under any such law during \r\nany time that the Assembly is not in session and for a period of fifteen \r\ndays before and fifteen days after the session for any act against such \r\nlaw committed by him during the period that the Assembly is in session \r\nor during the period of fifteen days before and fifteen days after the \r\nsession or at any other time. \r\n16[5. Power to preside a meeting.– (1) Any meeting convened by the Government \r\nor semi Government institution or autonomous body, in which a Member is supposed \r\nto participate shall be presided over by the Member: \r\nProvided that where the Governor or a Federal Minister is present, the Member \r\nshall not preside over the meeting. \r\n \r\n12Substituted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.4. \r\n13The words “or Election Tribunal”, deleted by the Privileges of Members of the National and Provincial Assemblies (Amendment) \r\nAct, 1977 (Federal Act XXI of 1977); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), Part I, dated 16.5.1977, s.2 and \r\nSchedule. \r\n14Substituted ibid., for the words “Commissioner or Tribunal”. \r\n15Substituted by the Members of Provincial Assemblies’ Privileges (Amendment) Act, 1975 (Federal Act XVIII of 1975); and \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 11.2.1975, pages 53-54, s.2. \r\n16Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.5. \r\n(2) In case where more than one Member is to participate in the meeting, \r\nthe presiding Member shall be- \r\n(i) through consensus among members: or \r\n(ii) through voting among members.] \r\n6. Attendance of a Member detained or arrested on a bailable charge.– If a \r\nMember is arrested or detained on any criminal charge and the Court before which \r\nany case relating to such charge is pending against such Member, is duly informed by \r\nthe Member that he has been summoned to attend any session of the Assembly or a \r\nmeeting of any Committee thereof, such Court shall, if the charge against such \r\nMember relates to a bailable offence, release such Member on his personal \r\nrecognizance in sufficient time to enable him to attend the session of the Assembly or \r\na meeting of any Committee thereof, as the case may be: \r\n Provided that the provisions of this section shall not be construed as exempting \r\nany such Member from attending such Court on the day or days which the Court may \r\nin usual course fix for the trial of the case against such Member. \r\n7. No process to be served in the Assembly.– No process, civil or criminal, \r\nshall be served upon a member within the precincts of the Assembly building except \r\nwith the leave of the Speaker. \r\n8. No attachment of salaries and allowances.– Salaries and allowances paid \r\nor payable to the Members under any law for the time being in force shall not be liable \r\nto attachment in execution of a decree under the provisions of the Code of Civil \r\nProcedure, 1908. \r\n9. Non-liability for removing persons infringing rules.– No action, civil or \r\ncriminal, shall lie against any person for removing or excluding by order or authority of \r\nthe Speaker or of the Assembly, any person infringing the Rules of Procedure or \r\notherwise behaving in a disorderly manner within the precincts of the Assembly. \r\n10. Summoning of witnesses.– (1) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-\r\nsection (7), the Assembly or any Committee thereof may direct any person to appear \r\nbefore the Assembly or the Committee, as the case may be, and to produce or cause \r\nto be produced any paper, book, record or document in the possession or under the \r\ncontrol of such person. \r\n (2) Any order made under sub-section (1) shall be notified to the person \r\nrequired to attend or to produce any paper, book, record or document, under the hand \r\nof the 17[Secretary General], by order of the Speaker or the Chairman of a Committee, \r\nas the case may be, and in every such order there shall be stated the date, the time \r\nand the place where the person summoned is required to attend or produce the paper \r\nor other document. \r\n (3) Such order shall be served by the delivery thereof to, or leaving at the \r\nusual or the last known place of residence of the person concerned, through the \r\n \r\n17Substituted for the word “Secretary” by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 (I of 2024); and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.04.2024, pp. 4235-4236, s.2(ii). \r\nDistrict Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the said residence lies, who shall get it \r\nserved by any person authorised by him in this behalf. \r\n (4) Any person so summoned shall be entitled to receive, from the \r\n18[Secretary General], such travelling and daily allowances as may be admissible under \r\nrules framed by Government in this behalf. \r\n (5) The Assembly or any Committee thereof may require any witness \r\nappearing before it to make an oath, and it shall be lawful thereupon for the 19[Secretary \r\nGeneral] or any person authorised by the Speaker or the Chairman of the Committee, \r\nas the case may be, to administer oath to such witness. \r\n (6) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (7), if any person \r\nsummoned to appear refuses or fails, without a reasonable cause, to appear or to \r\nproduce or cause to be produced on requisition any paper, book, record or document, \r\nas the case may be, in his possession or power or under his control, he shall be \r\npunished with simple imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which \r\nmay extend to one thousand rupees. \r\n (7) When Government is of opinion that in the interest of security of the State \r\nor the maintenance of public order or generally in the public interest or on account of \r\nany other sufficient reason, any particular record summoned from any office of or \r\nauthority under Government, or set up or established by Government, should not be \r\nfurnished to the Assembly or any Committee thereof, or a person in the service of the \r\nState should not be summoned or compelled to give evidence, the Government may \r\nclaim privilege for that record or exemption for the public servant, as the case may be: \r\n Provided that in such case the Assembly or the Committee thereof, as the case \r\nmay be, may obtain orders of the Governor whether the privilege or exemption, as the \r\ncase may be, is properly claimed, and the orders of the Governor in this behalf shall \r\nbe final and conclusive on such point, and shall not be questioned in any court. \r\nExplanation.– The powers and rights conferred on Government or the Governor \r\nunder this section shall in relation to any record summoned from any office of or \r\nauthority under the Central\r\n20 Government, or set up or established by that Government, \r\nor the summoning of any person serving in connection with the affairs of the Centre\r\n21\r\n, \r\nbe the powers and the rights of the Central\r\n22\r\n Government or the President, as the case \r\nmay be. \r\n23[10A. Power to Detain .– The Sergeant-at-Arms or any other Officer authorised by \r\nthe Speaker, in this, regard may if satisfied that with a view to preventing any person \r\nfrom acting In any manner prejudicial to breach of any of the privileges specified In the \r\n \r\n18Substituted for the word “Secretary” by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 (I of 2024); and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.04.2024, pp. 4235-4236, s.2(ii). \r\n19Substituted for the word “Secretary” by the Act Ibid. \r\n20Now “Federal”, see the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. 4 of 1975); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 1.8.1975, pages 435-467, see Article 2(3) and Table of General Adaptations. \r\n21Now “Federation”, see ibid. \r\n22Now “Federal”, see ibid. \r\n23Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.6. \r\nSchedule, it is necessary so to do, may, by an order in writing, direct the arrest and \r\ndetention in such custody as may be prescribed under the rules.] \r\n24[11. Breach of privilege.– Each of the acts and omissions specified in column 2 of \r\nthe Schedule shall constitute of breach of privilege of the Assembly, its Members and \r\nCommittees thereof. \r\n11A. Breach of privilege to be an offence .– (1) A breach of privilege shall be an \r\noffence punishable in accordance with the provisions of this Act as provided in column \r\nNo.3 of the Schedule. \r\n(2) The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation \r\nof, the provisions of any other law for the time being in force or the Rules of Procedure \r\nof Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997 for the time being in force. \r\n11B. Cognizance of Offence.– Subject to the provisions of this Act, if the Committee \r\non Privileges of the Assembly is satisfied that the privilege of the Assembly or a \r\nCommittee thereof or of Member has been breached within the meaning of section 11 \r\nof the Act, and punishment is to be inflicted under section 11A of this Act, a reference \r\nshall be made to the Judicial Committee. \r\n11C. Jurisdiction and Procedure .– (1) The Judicial Committee of the Assembly, \r\nnotified by the Speaker, for this purpose shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try offences \r\nand award punishments for the offences punishable under this Act 25[excluding media \r\npersons]. \r\n (2) On receipt of the reference, the judicial Committee shall initiate \r\nproceedings against the accused in accordance with this Act and rules made \r\nthereunder. \r\n (3) The proceedings before the judicial Committee shall commence by the \r\nissuance of a Notice, or a show-cause notice, \r\n(4) The judicial Committee may administer oath to any person whose \r\nevidence is or may be, relevant. \r\n(5) The provisions of section 10 shall apply in all respects for the purpose of \r\nenabling evidence to be recorded in like manner' as they apply for the purpose of \r\nenabling evidence to be taken by a Committee and, for the purposes aforesaid, the \r\nAssembly or the Presiding Officer shall have the same powers as are conferred by \r\nthat section on a Committee or the Chairman thereof, \r\n(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of this \r\nsection a person who is alleged to have committed an offence under this Act shall not \r\nbe bound or compelled to make any statement under sub-section (4) in relation to that \r\noffence. \r\n \r\n24Substituted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.7. \r\n25Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XX VI of 2021); published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 16 August 2021, pp. 803, s.2. \r\n(7) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any other law for \r\nthe time being in force, the sentence awarded by the judi cial Committee shall be \r\nexecuted as if the same were a sentence awarded by the Magistrate of 1st Class. \r\n11D. Appeal, etc.– Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time \r\nbeing in force, an appeal against any order passed under this Act shall lie to the \r\nSpeaker with in thirty days, whose decision shall be final. \r\n11E. Cases under ordinary laws.– Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, \r\nwhen an offence under this Act is also an offence under any other law for the time \r\nbeing in force, it shall be tried under that law: \r\nProvided that no person shall be prosecuted under any other law for having \r\ncommitted such offence except on a complaint made by an Officer of the Assembly or \r\nan aggrieved person authorized by the Speaker, in that behalf. \r\n11F. Power to arrest.– (1) For the purpose of securing the attendance of any person \r\nbefore the Committee or of removing from the precincts of the Assembly any person \r\nwhose removal has been ordered under this Act or the Rules of Procedure of \r\nProvincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, it shall be lawful for the sergeant-at-Arms or \r\nany other Officer of the Assembly or Police Officer, if ordered so to do by the Presiding \r\nOfficer, to arrest such person without warrant at any place within the precincts of the \r\nAssembly and to use such reasonable force as may be necessary. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding any law for the time being in force, on the receipt of \r\nsummons or warrants issued by the Committee, as the case may be, the District Police \r\nOfficer shall be bound to procure the attendance of the person or persons, so required \r\nas if the summons or warrants were issued by the Magistrate of 1st Class.] \r\n12. No prosecution except on complaint under order of the Speaker.– No \r\nprosecution shall lie under the provisions of this Act save on the complaint in writing \r\nof the 26[Secretary General], made under the orders of the Speaker and with the \r\nconcurrence of the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. \r\n13. Withdrawal of proceedings.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary \r\ncontained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, the Speaker may, in pursuance of \r\na resolution of the Assembly, request the Court in which any proceedings are pending \r\nin respect of a complaint made under section 12, to drop further proceedings, and on \r\nreceipt of such request, the Court shall drop all further proceedings in regard to the \r\ncomplaint, and the complaint shall be deemed to have been withdrawn. \r\n27[14. Power to try summarily .– The proceedings before the Judicial Committee \r\nshall be summary proceedings.] \r\n15. Members to be V.I.Ps.– The members shall be V.I.Ps. \r\n \r\n26Substituted for the word “Secretary” by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 (I of 2024); and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.04.2024, pp. 4235-4236, s.2(iii). \r\n27Substituted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.8. \r\n28\r\n[15-A. Official plate for vehicle.– (1) A member shall be entitled to display on his \r\nvehicle, for distinctive appellation, an official plate issued by the Assembly Secretariat \r\nalong with jacket at Government expense. \r\n(2) The official plate shall be used only on a specific vehicle, the registration \r\nnumber of which shall be intimated to the Assembly Secretariat. \r\n(3) The official plate shall be exhibited only when the member himself is \r\npresent in the vehicle, and in all other cases it shall be covered by the jacket provided \r\nalong with the plate. \r\n(4) The Assembly Secretariat shall, on satisfaction that the vehicle has been \r\nstolen or, the original plate has been rendered unserviceable on account of accident \r\nor otherwise and the original plate so damaged has been surrendered to the Assembly \r\nSecretariat, issue a duplicate plate on payment of such charges as may be specified, \r\nfrom time to time, by the Speaker. \r\n(5) In case of violation of sub-sections (2) and (3) by a member, the Speaker \r\nmay restrict the use of official plate by such member and direct him to surrender the \r\nofficial plate to the Assembly Secretariat. \r\n(6) On ceasing to hold office for any reason whatsoever, the member shall \r\nsurrender the official plate to the Assembly Secretariat within three days.] \r\n29[15-B. Use of VIP Lounges. - A member and ex-Member of the Assembly shall be \r\nentitled to the use of VIP lounges at all airports in the country. \r\n15-C. Official and diplomatic passport. - (1) A member and ex -Member of the \r\nAssembly shall be entitled to official passport: \r\n Provided that every person who has held the office of the Speaker and Deputy \r\nSpeaker under Article 108 or the office of a Minister under Article 132 of the \r\nConstitution, shall also be entitled to official passport. \r\n (2) Every person who has held the office of the Chief Minister under Article \r\n130 of the Constitution, shall be entitled to diplomatic passport.] \r\n16. Accommodation in circuit houses etc,.– A Member shall, on previous \r\nintimation to the authority concerned and subject to the availability of accommodation, \r\nbe entitled to accommodation in every circuit house, rest house and dak bungalow \r\nmaintained by Government or any local body under the control of Government on \r\npayment of such amount as is charged from touring officer, while on duty for \r\naccommodation in such circuit house, rest house or dak bungalow, as the case may \r\nbe. \r\n17. Visit to Hospitals etc. by Members– (1) A Member shall be entitled to visit \r\nhospitals, dispensaries, health centres, social welfare offices, educational institutions \r\nfor boys located within his constituency with previous intimation. \r\n \r\n28Added by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2003 (XIV of 2003); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 5.11.2003, pages 2489-2490, s.2. \r\n29Added by the Punjab Public Representatives’ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01-03, s.3. \r\n (2) After such visit the Member may submit his report to the Minister-in-\r\nCharge. \r\n18. Inspection of jails by Members.– Every Member of the Provincial Assembly \r\nof the Punjab shall be authorised to inspect the jails falling within the district of his \r\nconstituency within office hours. \r\n19. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nany person for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act. \r\n30[20. Power to make rules.– The Speaker, in consultation with the Committee on \r\nPrivileges of the Assembly, may make, rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n21. Power to amend the Schedule .– The Speaker may amend the Schedule \r\nthrough a Notification to be published in the official Gazette. \r\n22. Overriding affect.– The provisions of the Act shall have effect notwithstanding \r\nanything contained in any other law for the time being in force.] \r\n31[SCHEDULE \r\nSr. \r\nNo. \r\nActs and omissions Maximum Punishment \r\n1 2 3 \r\n1. Using criminal force to, or obstructing, \r\nassaulting, threatening or insulting the Officer \r\nof the House in the discharge of his official \r\nduty. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for six months, \r\nor fine of ten thous and \r\nrupees, or both. \r\n2. Contravention of the provisions of the Rules \r\nof Procedure of Provincial Assembly of the \r\nPunjab, 1997. \r\nFine of ten thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n3. Breach of any of the privileges as provided in \r\nsection 16, or section 17 or section 18, as the \r\ncase may be. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n4. Tampering with, deterring, threatening, or \r\nany way unduly influencing any witness with \r\nregard to evidence to be given by him before \r\nthe Assembly or any of its Committee. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for one month, \r\nor fine of five thousand \r\nrupees, or both. \r\n5. Presenting to the Assembly or a Committee \r\nany false, untrue, fabricated or falsified \r\ndocument with intent to deceive the \r\nAssembly or its Committee, or destroying or \r\nmaterially damaging any document \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for one month, \r\nor fine of five thousand \r\nrupees, or both. \r\n \r\n30Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.9. \r\n31Inserted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXI of 2021); and published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30.06.2021, pp. 10053-10057, s.10. \r\nknowingly or having reasons to believe that it \r\nhas been requisitioned by the Assembly or \r\nany Committee or giving false evidence \r\nbefore the Assembly or a Committee or \r\nrefusing to be examined befo re or to answer \r\na lawful and relevant question put by the \r\nAssembly or any Committee, unless such \r\nrefusal be excused or misconduct as a \r\nwitness before the Assembly or its \r\nCommittee. \r\n6. Willfully publishing any false or perverted \r\nreport of any debate or proceedings of the \r\nAssembly or any Committee or willfully \r\nmisrepresenting any speech made by a \r\nMember before the Assembly or any \r\nCommittee. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n7. Willfully publishing any report of any debate \r\nor proceedings of the Assembly or a \r\nCommittee the publication of which has been \r\nprohibited or expunged by Presiding Officer. \r\nImprisonment o f either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n8. Casting or publishing any reflection upon the \r\ncharacter or conduct of the Presiding Officer \r\nor any imputation of partiality against him, in \r\nthe discharge of his duties. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n9. Making or publishing any maliciously false, \r\nscandalous, defamatory or derogatory \r\nstatement concerning any Member in respect \r\nof his conduct as a Member or an Offi cer of \r\nthe Assembly. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n10. Publication of any proceedings or report of a \r\nCommittee before they are reported to the \r\nAssembly or published in the official Gazette. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n11. Willful failure or refusal to obey any order of \r\nthe Judicial Committee under this Act, or any \r\norder of the Presiding Officer or any Member \r\nor Officer of the Assembly which is duly made \r\nunder this Act. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n12. Interference, resistance or obstruction by a \r\nstranger in the execution of duties by an \r\nOfficer of the Assembly. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n13. Disrespectful or contemptuous conduct \r\ntowards the officers of the House. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n14. Creating or joining in any disturbance in the \r\nChamber or in a Committee or in the vicinity \r\nor precincts of the Assembly while the \r\nAssembly or the Committee is sitting, \r\nknowing or having reason to believe that the \r\nproceedings of the Assembly o r Committee \r\nare likely to be interrupted. \r\nImprisonment of either \r\ndescription for three \r\nmonths, or fine of ten \r\nthousand rupees, or both. \r\n15. 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