(W.P. Ordinance XVI of 1963)
[24
May 1963]
An Ordinance to provide for the
recovery of cost incurred by Government in the preparation and supply of copies
of essential revenue records to the Union Councils for public information in
the province of [3][the
Punjab]
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for
the recovery of cost incurred by Government in the preparation and supply of
copies of essential revenue records to the Union Councils for public
information, in the province of [4][the Punjab],
in the manner hereinafter appearing;
AND,
WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session and the
Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render
immediate legislation necessary;
Now,
THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) of Article
79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and
promulgate the following Ordinance:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called
the [5][Punjab ] Recovery of Cost (Copies of Essential Revenue
Records) Ordinance, 1963.
(2) It extends to the whole of the province
of [6][the
Punjab ].
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.— In this Ordinance, unless the
context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings
hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—
(a) “Board
of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue constituted under the [7][Punjab ] Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (West Pakistan Act XI
of 1957);
(b) “Collector”
means the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue administration of a district
and includes a Deputy Commissioner and any other officer specially empowered by
the Board of Revenue to perform the functions of a Collector;
(c) “essential
revenue record” means Jamabandi, Khasra Girdawari, Fard Bachh, Village Map,
Number Shumari-V.F.VI., Record of Rights-V.F. VII-A, Bill of Assessment and Deh
Mad or such other revenue record as may be declared by the Board of Revenue to
be essential revenue record for the purposes of this Ordinance;
(d) “estate”
means any area—
(i) for
which a separate record of rights has been made; or
(ii) which
has been separately assessed to land revenue, or would have been so assessed if
the land revenue had not been released, compounded for or redeemed; or
(iii) which
the Board of Revenue may, by general rule or special order, declare to be an
estate;
(e) “Government”
means the [8][Provincial
Government of the Punjab ];
(f) “land
revenue” means the land revenue assessed under the provisions of any law
regulating the assessment of land revenue for the time being in force;
(g) “prescribed”
means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance;
(h) “Union
Council” means a Union Council established under the Basic Democracies Order,
1959 (P.O. No.18 of 1959).
3. Copies of essential revenue records to
be prepared by the revenue staff.— As soon as may be, copies of the essential revenue records
relating to an estate or part of an estate lying within the jurisdiction of a
Union Council, shall in the prescribed manner, be prepared and supplied to the
Union Councils.
4. Essential revenue records to be made
available to the public.—
The copies of essential revenue records received under section 3 shall be kept
in the office of the Union Council and shall, at any time during the office
hours, be made available to the public for inspection.
5. Liability for payment of cost of copies
and the rate thereof.—
(1) The cost incurred by Government in the preparation and supply of copies of
essential revenue records relating to an estate or part thereof shall be
recovered from the person liable to pay land revenue in proportion to the land
revenue payable by each such person in respect of the estate or part thereof.
(2) The certificate of the Collector
regarding the total amount of cost so recoverable shall be conclusive proof of
such cost being due.
(3) The cost shall be recoverable as arrears
of land revenue.
6. Power to make rules.— The Board of Revenue may make rules
for carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
[1]This
Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on 24th May, 1963;
approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan with amendments, on 17th
July, 1963, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan (1962); and, published in the West Pakistan Gazette
(Extraordinary), dated 17th July, 1963, pages 3143-45.
[2]Substituted
by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “West
Pakistan”.
[3]Ibid.
[4]Ibid.
[5]Ibid.
[6]Ibid.
[7]Substituted
by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “West
Pakistan”.
[8]Substituted ibid., for “Government of West
Pakistan”.
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