Lahore Canal Heritage Park Act, 2013

From: 2013-01-14 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to provide for the protection and conservation of the Lahore Canal Heritage Park. Preamble.– Whereas the Lahore canal and the green belts on both sides of the canal is a public trust and is part of the heritage of the city of Lahore; therefore, it is expedient to make provisions for the maintenance of a salubrious environment and conservation of the Lahore Canal as a heritage park; to preserve the flora and fauna of this heritage park; and to provide for ancillary matters; It is enacted as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Lahore Canal Heritage Park Act 2013. (2) It shall extend to the Lahore Canal and other specified areas. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– In this Act– (a) “Act” means the Lahore Canal Heritage Park Act 2013; (b) “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee constituted under section 5; (c) “Authority” means the Parks and Horticulture Authority Lahore established under any law for the time being in force; (d) “canal tree” means a tree in the Heritage Park; (e) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; (f) “Heritage Park” means the Lahore Canal and any other specified area; (g) “Lahore Canal” means the canal running through the city of Lahore from Jallo to Thokar Niaz Beg and includes the canal banks and green belts on both sides of the canal; (h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under the Act; and (i) “specified area” means an area declared as specified area under section 3. 3. The Heritage Park.– (1) The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, declare an area as the specified area. (2) The Heritage Park, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Government may, on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, notify in the official Gazette, shall be open to the public for recreational, educational and research purposes. (3) The Authority shall arrange proper maintenance of the Heritage Park and may provide such entertainment and recreational facilities as are commensurate with the Heritage Park. (4) The expense on the maintenance and development of the green belts of the Heritage Park…