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remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such date as is, or such respective dates as are, fixed by Proclamation.

Interpretation
3. (1) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "office holder" and substituting the following definitions:
"'Minister of State' means a Minister of State who is entitled to a parliamentary allowance;
"'office', in relation to a Minister of State, includes the following offices, namely:
(a) Prime Minister;
(b) Deputy Prime Minister;
(c) Leader of the Government in the Senate;
(d) Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate;
(e) Leader of the House;
(f) Vice-President of the Executive Council;
(g) Minister of State Assisting another Minister of State;
(h) an office, or an office included in a class of offices, prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;
"'office holder' means a person who—
(a) is entitled to a parliamentary allowance; and
(b) holds an office in, or in relation to, the Parliament or either House, being an office in respect of which he is entitled to an allowance by way of salary,
but does not include a Minister of State;"; and
(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "salary" and substituting the following definition:
"'salary', in relation to a Minister of State, does not include any allowance;".
(2) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by inserting before the definition of "annuity" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
"'allowance by way of salary' does not include special allowance of office, electorate allowance, travelling allowance or any allowance, or any allowance included in a class of allowances, prescribed for the purposes of this definition;";
(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "parliamentary allowance" and substituting the following definition:
"'parliamentary allowance' means—
(a) an allowance under—
(i) section 3 of the Parliamentary Allowances Act 1920; or
(ii) sub-section 4 (1) or 5 (1) of the Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952, as in force at any time before the commencement of sections 169 and 170 of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982; or
(b) an allowance by way of salary under section 4 of the Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952 (other than an allowance by way of salary payable by reason of the holding of a particular office, or the performing of particular functions in, or in relation to, the Parliament or either House);";
(c) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "period of service" and substituting the following definition:
"'period of service', in relation to a person, means (subject to section 20) the period, or the sum of the periods (whether continuous or not), whether before or after the commencement