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

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH NOTIFICATION

KARACHI, THE 19TH DECEMBER, 2013.

NO.PAS/Legis-B-14/2013- The Malir 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 MALIR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (REVIVAL AND AMENDING) ACT, 2013.

SINDH ACT NO. LVI OF 2013.

AN ACT

to revive and amend the law relating to the Malir 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  Malir  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 Malir Development Authority (Revival and Amending), Act, 2013.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

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Malir Development Authority Act, 1993, shall stand revived on and from 1stday of July, 2002, as if it had never been repealed and on revival shall hereinafter be referred to as the said Act.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

4. Amendment of section 4 of Sindh Act No. XI 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  Malir  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. XI 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 Sindh Act No. XI of 1996.         In section 27, 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 Malir 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 SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH