Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission Act, 2021

From: 2021-06-30 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to provide for reconstitution of the Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission. It is necessary to reconstitute the Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission to receive and redress the grievances of Overseas Pakistanis relating to Government Agencies; refer complaints and suggestions of Overseas Pakistanis to the concerned offices; and, to deal with ancillary matters. Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission Act 2021. (2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– In this Act: (a) “Advisory Council” means the Advisory Council constituted under this Act; (b) “Commission” means the Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission; (c) “Commissioner” means the Overseas Pakistanis Commissioner; (d) “Committee” means a District Overseas Pakistani Committee or a Tehsil Overseas Pakistani Committee, as the case may be, constituted under this Act; (e) Complaint includes any grievance lodged with the Commission or the Commissioner, by an Overseas Pakistani, or a complaint taken up by the Commission or Commissioner on its own motion regarding grievance of an Overseas Pakistani; (f) “district” means a district notified under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967); (g) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; (h) “Government Agency” means a department, attached department or special institution of the Government, a local government, or a body corporate owned or controlled by the Government or a local government; (i) inquiry means an inquiry into any complaint conducted by the Commission or the Commissioner or the Committee; (j) “Ombudsman” means the Ombudsman appointed under section 3 of the Punjab Office of the Ombudsman Act 1997 (X of 1997); (k) “Overseas Pakistani” means a person of Pakistani origin who is either permanently or temporarily settled outside Pakistan: (i) for employment; or (ii) for carrying on a business or vocation; or (iii) for any other purpose with intention to stay outside Pakistan for an unspecified period; (l) “prescribed” means…