Section 2:
Definitions.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,―
(a) "compensatory allowance" means any sum of money payable to the holder of an office by
way of daily allowance (such allowance not exceeding the amount of daily allowance to which a
member of Parliament is entitled under
1[the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of
Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954)], any conveyance allowance, house-rent allowance or
travelling allowance for the purpose of enabling him to recoup any expenditure incurred by him in
performing the functions of that office;
(b) "statutory body" means any corporation, committee, commission, council, board or other
body of persons, whether incorporated or not, established by or under any law for the time being
in force;
(c) "non-statutory body" means any body of persons other than a statutory body.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 54 of 1993, s. 2, for the words "the Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament Act, 1954" (w.e.f. 27-8-1993).