(1) This Act may be called the Salary and Allowances of Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly Act, 1978.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) "Legislative Assembly" means the Punjab Legislative Assembly;
(b) "Leader of the Opposition" means that member of the Legislative Assembly who is, for the time being, the Leader of the party in opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised as such by the Speaker;
Explanation.- Where there are two or more parties in opposition to the Government having the same numerical strength, the Speaker shall, having regard to the status of the parties, recognise any one of the Leaders of such parties as the Leader of the Opposition for the purposes of this section and such recognition shall be final and conclusive; and
(c) "Speaker" means the Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
1[3. The Leader of Opposition shall be paid a salary, sumptuary allowances and compensatory allowances as are admissible to a Minister under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the East Punjab Ministers’ Salaries Act, 1947.]
1Substitutedby Punjab Act No. 7 of 2011, Section 2, on and with effect from the 4th day of November, 2010.
Short title and commencement Definitions.
Salary and allowances of Leader of Opposition.
1[3-A. The free furnished house and other perquisites admissible to the Leader of Opposition under this Act, shall be exclusive of income tax, which shall be payable by the State Government.]
2[4. The Leader of Opposition shall be provided with a rentfree Government house at the State Headquarter or the house rent allowances and other allowances, as are admissible to a Minister under sub-sections (2), (2-A), (2-B) and (2-C) of section 2 of the East Punjab Minister’s Salaries Act, 1947, and the rules framed thereunder.]
5. Subject to any rules made in this behalf by the State Government, the Leader of the Opposition shall be entitled to—
(a) travelling allowances for himself and the members of his family and for the transport of his and his family's effects-
(i) in respect of the journey to Chandigarh from his usual place of residence outside Chandigarh for assuming office; and
(ii) in respect of the journey from Chandigarh to his usual place of residence outside Chandigarh on relinquishing office; and
(b) travelling and daily allowances in respect of tours undertaken by him in the discharge of his duties as the Leader of the Opposition, whether by sea, land or air.