Under Section 2 (h) of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013 "Public Body" means -
(i) a department, attached department, autonomous or semiautonomous body of the Government, a company of the Government or a special institution;
(ii) a local government constituted under the Punjab Local Government Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013) or any other law for the time being in force;
(iii) Secretariat of Governor of the Punjab;
(iv) any court, tribunal, office, Board, Commission, Council, or other body substantially financed by the Government;
(v) Provincial Assembly of the Punjab;
(vi) statutory body established under a provincial law; and
(vii) a non-government organization substantially financed by the Government or a local government.