Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority Act, 2017

From: 2017-05-31 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act for establishing the Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority. It is necessary, in public interest, to found Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority to establish, manage and regulate model cemeteries or graveyards and crematoriums and to provide to the public cemetery services, funeral services, crematory services, transfer services and other related services in the Punjab, and to deal with ancillary matters. Be it enacted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority Act 2017. (2) It shall extend to whole of the Punjab. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– In this Act: (a) “Authority” means Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority established under the Act; (b) “building” means a building as defined in the Punjab Local Government Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013); (c) “cemetery” means a model cemetery or graveyard or crematorium which the Authority establishes, maintains and regulates under the Act; (d) “cemetery services” means the services provided by the Authority for the internment or burial or cremation of dead human bodies and disposal of cremated human remains; (e) “crematorium” means a building that is fitted with appliances for purposes of cremating human remains; (f) “crematory services” means the services provided for the cremation of dead human bodies and disposal of cremated human remains; (g) “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority; (h) “fee” means an amount charged by the Authority for providing the Services under the Act; (i) “funeral services” means the care and preparation of dead human bodies, the coordination of rites and ceremonies with respect to dead human bodies but does not include cemetery services and crematorium services; (j) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; (k) “Inspector” means an inspector appointed under the Act; (l) “land” means the land as defined in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894); (m) “local government” means a local government as defined in the Punjab Local Government Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013) or in any other law for the time being…