Bare Act
The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Offices) Act, 1939
General19399 sections
The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Offices) Act, 1939, provides the legal framework for maintaining order and decorum within the Punjab Legislative Assembly. It authorizes the Governor to appoint a Serjeant-at-Arms and necessary support staff to manage security and enforce the Speaker's directives. The Act empowers the Speaker to order the removal or exclusion of any person, including members or visitors, who disrupts proceedings or violates assembly rules. It also grants legal protection to these officials for actions taken in the line of duty and classifies them as public servants under the Indian Penal Code, ensuring the legislative process remains uninterrupted.
- 1. Short title.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Appointment of Serjeant-at-Arms and his deputies.
- 4. Power of the Speaker to order removal or exclusion of persons.
- 5. Duties of the Serjeant-at-Arms, and his deputies.
- 6. Appointment of officers and messengers, etc. as assistants of Serjeant-at-Arms and conditions of their service.
- 7. Bar to civil or criminal proceedings.
- 8. Persons who are to be deemed public servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code.
- 9. Power to make rules.
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