The Jammu and Kashmir Ministers and Presiding Officers Medical Facilities Act, 1975

This Act may be called the Ministers' and Presiding Officers' Medical Facilities Act, 1975.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) 'Family' means the Wife or husband, children and stepchildren of a Minister or a Presiding Officer wholly dependent upon him or her, as the case may be ; (b) 'Minister' includes a Minister of State, a Deputy Minister and Chief Parliamentary Secretary ; (c) 'Presiding Officer' means— (i) Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council ; and (ii) Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Every Minister and Presiding Officer and the members of their families shall be entitled to such facilities for medical treatment and for accommodation in hospitals as may, from time to time, be prescribed by rules made by the Governor in this behalf.

The Governor may by notification in the Government Gazette, direat that the provisions of this Act and of the rule made thereunder shall, with such exceptions, adaptations or modifications as may be conddered necessary, apply to any person holding office whose rank in the opinion of the Governor entitles him to the facilities, for medical treatment provided by or under this Aot.