The Punjab Laws (Application) Act, 1957

(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Laws (Application) Act, 1957. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st November, 1956.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) 'appointed day' means the first day of November, 1956 ; (b) 'new State' means the State of Punjab as formed under section 11 of the State Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956) ; (c) 'Punjab State' means the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the state of Punjab.

(1) The Acts specified in the Schedule together with all rules, orders and notifications made thereunder pertaining to the Punjab State shall apply and shall be deemed always to have applied in regard to similar institutions, authorities and dignitaries of the new State. (2) With effect from the commencement of this Act the Acts mentioned in the Schedule shall be amended as specified therein.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect in the new State to the provisions of any Act mentioned in the Schedule, the State Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, make such provisions or give such directions as appear to it necessary for the removal of the difficulty.

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the provisions of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Mem ben) Ordinance, 1957 (4 of 1957), and the Punjab Legislative Council (Allowances of Members) Ordinance, 1957 (5 of 1957).

(See section 3)

Sr. No. | Year | No. of Act | Short title | Amendments ---|---|---|---|--- 1 | 1937 | (Act No. III 1937) | The Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker's and Deputy Speaker's Salaries Act, 1937 | In clause (iii) of section 7, for the words "section 65 of the Government of India Act, 1935" substituted the words "articles 178 and 180 of the Constitution of India". 2 | 1939 | (Act No. VII of 1939) | The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Offices) Act, 1939 | 3 | 1942 | (Act No. IV of 1942) | The 'punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members) Act, 1942 | 4 | 1947 | (Act No. VI of 1947) | The East Punjab Ministers Salaries Act, 1947 | (1) In sub-section (3) of section 2, add the following proviso at the end, namely:- "Provided that the maintenance and propulsion expenses of the State car in use by the Minister shall not be subject to the limit of three hundred rupees." (2) After section 2-A, insert the following section, namely:- "3-B. Ministers not to draw salary or allowances as members of the State Legislature No person in receipt of a salary or allowance under this Act shall be entitled to receive any sum out of the funds provided by the State Legislature by way of salary or allowance in respect of his membership of either House of the State Legislature." 5 | 1952 | (Act No. IV of 1952) | The Panjab Legislative Council Chairman's and Deputy Chairman's Salaries and Allowances Act, 1952 | (1) For sub-section (1) of section 3, Substitute the following, namely:- "Subject to the conditions herein contained, there shall be paid to each member with effect from the commencement of this Act, up to the 6th November, 1956, and thereafter from the date on which he takes his oath, a compensatory allowance at the rate of three hundred rupees per mensem". (2) In section 4-A, for the word "Assembly" substitute, "Council." 6 | 1952 | (ACL No. V of 1952) | The Punjab Legislative Council (Allowances of Members) Act, 1952 | For clause (b) of section 2, substituted the following, namely:- "(b) Sub-Registrar, whether departmental or honorary, notary public, oaths commissioner, an official receiver who is not a whole-time salaried Government servant, or any person who holds any office of profit under an insurer the management of whose controlled business has vested in the Central Government under the Life Insurance (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1956 (Central Act No. 9 of 1956)."