Section 2. Interpretation.

(1) In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires, (a) "appointed day" means the first day of November, 1956; (aa) "Constituency Allowance" means an allowance to meet personal office expenses incurred by a member in his constituency in the performance of duties of the office of the member and expenses incurred by a member on account of correspondence and consumption of electricity and water. (aaa) "medical facilities" includes facilities for treatment according to the Ayurvedic or Unani Tibbi system of medicine or surgery, whether supplemented or not by modern advances; and "medical attendance and treatment" shall be construed accordingly; (b) "member" means a member of the Legislative Assembly of the State, but save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, does not include (i) a Minister as defined in the Rajasthan Ministers Salaries Act, 1956 (Act No. 43 of 1956); and (ii) an officer of the Legislative Assembly for the State as defined in this Act; (c) "Minister" means a Minister of the State of Rajasthan and includes the Chief Minister as well as the Deputy Minister; (d) "Officer" used with reference to the Legislative Assembly for the State means the Speaker as well as the Deputy Speaker of such Assembly; and (e) "State" means the State of Rajasthan as formed by section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956). (2) The provision of the Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act, 8 of 1955) in force in the pre-reorganisation State of Rajasthan shall, as far as may be, apply mutatis mutandis Rom. Act.