Punjab Recovery of Cost (Copies of Essential Revenue Records) Ordinance,1963

From: 1963-05-24 - To: 0000-00-00 An Ordinance to provide for the recovery of cost incurred by Government in the preparation and supply of copies of essential revenue records to the Union Councils for public information in the province of [3][the Punjab] Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the recovery of cost incurred by Government in the preparation and supply of copies of essential revenue records to the Union Councils for public information, in the province of [4][the Punjab], in the manner hereinafter appearing; AND, WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session and the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render immediate legislation necessary; Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) of Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the [5][Punjab] Recovery of Cost (Copies of Essential Revenue Records) Ordinance, 1963. (2) It extends to the whole of the province of [6][the Punjab]. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say— (a) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue constituted under the [7][Punjab] Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (West Pakistan Act XI of 1957); (b) “Collector” means the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue administration of a district and includes a Deputy Commissioner and any other officer specially empowered by the Board of Revenue to perform the functions of a Collector; (c) “essential revenue record” means Jamabandi, Khasra Girdawari, Fard Bachh, Village Map, Number Shumari-V.F.VI., Record of Rights-V.F. VII-A, Bill of Assessment and Deh Mad or such other revenue record as may be declared by the Board of Revenue to be essential revenue record for the purposes of this Ordinance; (d) “estate” means any area— (i) for which a separate record of rights has been made; or (ii) which has been separately assessed to land…