Definitions.

In this Act— (i) "Assembly" means the Punjab Legislative Assembly, (ii) "Assembly building" means the Assembly Chamber, the lobbies and all other portions of the Assembly building, and includes its precincts, and (iii) "Speaker" includes a person acting as such under [Articles 178 and 180 of the Constitution of India] or under the rules of procedure of the Assembly except for the purposes of sections 7 and 9.