Punjab Development of Cities Act, (XIX of 1976)

From: 1976-12-16 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to provide for the development of cities in the Punjab. Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient in the public interest to establish a comprehensive system of planning and development in order to improve the quality of life in the cities of the Punjab, establish an integrated development approach and a continuing process of planning and development, to ensure optimum utilization of resources, economical and effective utilization of land and to evolve policies and programmes, relating to the improvement of the environment of housing, industrial development, traffic, transportation, health, education, water supply, sewerage, drainage, solid waste disposal and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto: It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the Province of the Punjab. [2][(3) It applies to the cities of Multan and [3][Faisalabad] declared as such under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Punjab Development of Cities Ordinance, 1976 (No. XI of 1976), with effect from the 22nd October, 1976 and shall apply to such other city or cities as the Government may, by notification, specify from time to time.] [4][2. Definitions.– In this Act– (a) “Agency” means an Agency established by the Authority to perform one or more of its functions under the Act; (b) “area” means the whole or any part of the city; (c) “Authority” means the Authority established under section 4 of the Act; (d) “Chairman” means Chairman of the Authority; (e) “Chief Officer” means the Chief Officer of the Municipal Corporation; (f) “city” means an area declared by the Government to be a city for purposes of this Act; (g) “Commissioner” means Commissioner of the Division; (h) “controlled area” means an area notified as controlled area by the Authority; (i) “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority appointed under section 11 of this Act; (j) “District Coordination Officer” means the District Coordination Officer of the District and includes any other officer appointed by the…