Punjab Jinnah Abadis for Non-Proprietors in Rural Areas Act, 1986

From: 1986-05-31 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to provide for housing facilities to non-proprietors in the rural areas of the Punjab. Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to make provisions for providing housing facilities to non-proprietors in the rural areas of the Punjab and to provide for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Jinnah Abadis for Non-proprietors in Rural Areas Act 1986. (2) It shall apply to all rural areas in the Punjab except such rural areas as may be excluded from the operation of this Act through a notification by the Government. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context– (a) “Abadi-deh” means an area recorded as such in the record of rights and is a rural area; (b) “Allotment Committee” means a Committee which may be set up as prescribed for a revenue estate for the purposes of this Act; [2][(c) “Collector” means the Collector of a District appointed under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967) and includes an officer authorized by the Government to exercise the powers of the Collector; (d) “Commissioner” means a Commissioner of a Division appointed under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967) and includes an Additional Commissioner;] [3][(e) * * * * * * * * * * * *]; (f) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; (g) “Non-proprietor” means a person who is permanently residing in a rural area and who or any member of whose family does not own any agricultural land or other immovable property anywhere in Pakistan; (h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made, instructions issued, or schemes sanctioned, by the Government under this Act; (i) “Rural Area” means an area other than the area defined as urban area by or under any law relating to Local Government for the time being in force. Explanation.– For the purpose of clause (g)– (i) “family” means husband, wife and their unmarried children; and (ii) “immovable property” shall not include the structure raised by a non-proprietor on land not owned by him. 3.…