(1) This Act may be called the Salaries and Allowances of Deputy Ministers, Punjab Act, 1956.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 23rd April,
1956.
2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) "House" includes the staff quarters and other buildings appurtenant thereto and the gardens thereof.
(b) "Maintenance" in relation to a house shall include the payment of local rates and taxes and charges for electricity and water.
1[3. There shall be paid to each Deputy Minister, a salary at the rate of twenty thousand rupees per mensem, sumptuary allowance and compensatory allowance each at the rate of five thousand rupees per mensem.]