HYDERABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (REVIVAL AND AMENDING) ACT, 2013.

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH 
NOTIFICATION

KARACHI, THE 19TH DECEMBER, 2013.

NO.PAS/Legis-B-17/2013- The Hyderabad 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 27th November, 2013 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh.

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

SINDH ACT NO. LVII OF 2013.

                                                                          AN ACT

 to revive and amend the law relating to the Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad Development Authority Act, 1976, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1.Short title and commencement. (1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Hyderabad  Development  Authority (Revival and Amending), Act, 2013.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Revival of Sindh Act No. XIII of 1976.         The  Hyderabad  Development  Authority  Act,  1976,  shall  stand revived on and from 1st  Day of July, 2002, as if it had never been repealed and on revival shall hereinafter be referred to as the said Act.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. XIII of 1976.          In the said Act, in section 2, after clause (e), the following new clause shall be inserted:-

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

4.Amendment of section 4 of Sindh Act No. XIII of 1976.          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   Member
	Health          Engineering,	Rural
	Development     and  Housing	Town
(d)	Planning Department Commissioner, Hyderabad	Member
(e)	Chief     Engineer,     Public	Health   Member

Engineering, Hyderabad

(f)    Director         General         Hyderabad Member/ Secretary

Development Authority

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

5. Amendment of section 9 of Sindh Act No. XIII of 1976.        In section 9, 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 the rules;”.

6.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 Hyderabad Development Authority Act, 1976 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 
SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH