PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY
OF SINDH
NOTIFICATION
KARACHI, THE 29TH
JANUARY, 2009
NO.PAS/Legis-B-13/2008- The Sindh Public Property (Removal
of Encroachment) (Amendment) Bill, 2008 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly
of Sindh on 1st December, 2008 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 18th
December, 2008 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh.
THE SINDH PUBLIC PROPERTY (REMOVAL OF
ENCROACHMENT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008
SINDH ACT NO: I OF
2009
(First published
after having received the assent of the Governor of Sindh in
the Gazette of Sindh
(Extra-Ordinary) dated 29th January, 2009.)
AN
ACT
to further amend the
Sind Public Property (Removal of Encroachment) Act, 1975.
Preamble. WHEREAS
it is expedient to further amend the Sind Public Property (Removal of Encroachment)
Act, 1975, in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted as follows: -
1. Short title and commencement.
(1) This Act may be
called the Sindh Public Property (Removal
of Encroachment) (Amendment) Act, 2008.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of
section 2 of Sind Act No.V of 1975.
In the Sind Public
Property (Removal of Encroachment) Act,1975, hereinafter called the said Act,
in section 2, for clause (f), the
following shall be substituted :-
"(f) "Council" means a Council as defined in
the Sindh Local Government Ordinance, 2001.".
3. Amendment of section
3 of Sind Act No.V of 1975.
Through out the Act,
for the words "Local Council", the word
"Council" shall be substituted.
4. Amendment of
section 3 of Sind Act No.V of 1975.
In the said Act, in
section 3, in sub-section (1), for the words
“three days”, the words “two days” shall be substituted.
5. Amendment of
section 4 of Sind Act No.V of 1975.
In the said Act, in
section 4, in sub-section (1), for the words
"seven days", the words "three days"
shall be substituted.
6. Amendment of
section 5 of Sind Act No.V of 1975.
In the said Act, in
section 5, in sub-section (1), for the words
"seven days", the words "three days"
shall be substituted.
7.
Amendment of section 8 of Sindh Act No.V of 1975. In the said Act,
in section 8, for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted :-
Penalty "
(1) Any person responsible
for encroachment, may be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to five years but not less than
one year and with fine which may extend to five lac rupees. ".
8. Insertion of section
15-A. In the said Act, after section 15, the following new section shall
be inserted:-
Establishment of Anti-Encroachment
Force.
" 15-A. Government may for the prevention of
encroachment on public property and to enforce the provisions of the Act, establish
an Anti-Encroachment Force in the prescribed manner.".
9.
Addition of section 18 in the Sind Act No.V of 1975. In the said Act, after section 17, the
following shall be added:-
Act to over-ride
other laws. "18. The provisions of this Act shall have
over-riding effect
notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for time
being in force.".
_________________
BY ORDER OF THE SPEAKER
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF
SINDH
HADI BUX BURIRO
SECRETARY
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF
SINDH
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