Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 184(3)

(a) Constitution of Pakistan--- ----Art. 184(3)---Suo motu case regarding selling of bottled water extracted from the ground without any charge and its fitness for human consumption---Water cess, levy of---Proposed legislation for the charge and collection of water cess---Industrial users---Supreme Court directed that the ambit of the proposed regulatory law for water conservation shall be extended gradually to other categories of consumers (other than industrial users); that six weeks' time was granted to the Provinces and Capital Territory for installing the flow meters at the industrial units where bottled drinking water or other beverages were prepared for measuring the volume of water that was consumed, utilized and wasted; that the specifications and data about such meters shall be shared by them with the Coordination Committee formed on directions of the Supreme Court; that all funds of the water cess shall be deposited by the Provincial governments and Capital Territory in the National Bank account established by them under the title "Water Conservation Account" in one of the authorized branches of the said Bank; that upon deposit the National Bank shall forthwith transfer such funds from its respective branches to the Head Office Account bearing the title Principal Water Conservation Account ("Principal Account"); that all funds credited to the Principal Account shall be invested immediately in the best available National Bank investment scheme on a daily balance basis for onward recurring investment in 03 months treasury bills at the first available biweekly auction by the State Bank of Pakistan; that the said funds deposited with the National Bank shall be reported to the Supreme Court through monthly statements providing the details of the depositor agencies, the amount of deposit, date thereof and profit accrued on daily basis, the date of transfer to Principal Account, its investment and maturity value in Treasury Bills and the dates thereof; that the charging of, transfer, disbursement and use of such funds shall be subject to orders of the Supreme Court---Case was ordered to be re-listed for further hearing with the said directions. (b)…

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