LYARI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (REVIVAL AND AMENDING) ACT, 2013

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH NOTIFICATION

KARACHI, THE 19TH NOVEMBER, 2013.

NO.PAS/Legis-B-15/2013- The Lyari Development Authority (Revival and Amending) Bill,

2013 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 19th September, 2013 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 7th November, 2013 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh.

THE LYARI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (REVIVAL AND AMENDING) ACT, 2013.

SINDH ACT NO. LIV OF 2013.

AN ACT

to revive and amend the law relating to the Lyari Development Authority.

Preamble.   WHEREAS in order to give impetus and encourage the housing industry and provide shelter to the people of the Province, it is expedient to revive  and  amend  the  Lyari  Development  Authority  Act,  1993,  in  the manner hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1.Short title and commencement.(1) This Act may be called the Lyari Development Authority (Revival and

Amending), Act, 2013.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Revival of Sindh Act No. X of 1994.        The Lyari Development Authority Act, 1993, shall stand revived on and from 1stday of July, 2002, as if it had never been repealed and on revival shall hereinafter be referred to as the said Act.

3. Amendment of section 2 of Sindh Act No. X of 1994.         In  section 2,  after clause (f), the following new clause shall be inserted:-

“(ff) “consolidation of land” means adjustment of plots in a scheme by way of exchange or otherwise for the purpose of the scheme;”.

4Amendment of section 4 of Sindh Act No. X of 1994..          In section 4, for sub section (1), the following shall be substituted:-

“(1) Constitution of the Authority.- The Authority shall consist of:-

(a)  Minister for Local Government, Public Health Engineering,          

Rural Development   and Housing Town Planning, Sindh

                                                                                                          Chairman

(b) One Local Member of the Provincial Assembly to be nominated by Government

                                                                                                               Member

(c)    Secretary,  Local  Government,  Public Health Engineering,          

Rural Development   and Housing Town Planning Department

                                                                                                    Member

(d)   Commissioner, Karachi                             Member

(e)    Managing Director, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board

                                                                                                   Member

(f)    Director  General  Lyari  Development Authority                             

                                                    Member/ Secretary

(g)   Two   Persons   to   be   nominated  by Government (one Technocrat and one from Civil Society)                       Members

5. Amendment of section 8 of Sindh Act No. X of 1994.         In section 8, in sub section (1), after clause (iii), the following new clause shall be inserted:-

“(iii-a) consolidate any land in such manner as may be prescribed by rules;”.

6. Amendment of section 27 of 1996.         In section 28, in sub-section (2), for the words “in accordance with the provisions relating to acquisition of land under the Hyderabad Development Authority Act, 1976”, the words “by the Authority” shall be substituted.

7. Saving.           All orders made, proceedings taken, appointments, made, acts done by any authority, or by any person, which were made, taken or done, or purported to have been made, taken or done between the first day of July, two thousand two, and the date on which this Act comes into force (both days  inclusive),  shall,  notwithstanding  any  judgment  of  any  court,  be deemed to be and always to have been validly made, taken or done under the Lyari Development Authority Act, 1993 and shall not be called in question in any court or forum on any ground whatsoever.

BY ORDER OF THE SPEAKER PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

G.M.UMAR FAROOQ ACTING SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH