DISPOSAL OF LAND BY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES (REGULATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012

An Act further to amend the Disposal of Land by Development Authorities (Regulation) Act, 1998.

[Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary, 30th July, 2012]

ACT L OF 2012

No. PAP-Legis-2(125)/2012/729. The Disposal of Land by Development Authorities (Regulation) (Amendment) Bill 2012, originally passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on the 21st day of June 2012, was sent to the Governor of the Punjab for assent. The Governor returned the Bill for reconsideration by the Assembly. The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, after reconsideration, again passed the Bill on the 18th day of July 2012. The Bill was again sent to the Governor for assent on the 19th day of July 2012. Since the Governor has not assented to the Bill within the stipulated period of ten days, the same is deemed to have been assented to in terms of clause (3) of Article 116 of the Constitution, and is published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

 

Preamble.–Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Disposal of Land by Development Authorities (Regulation) Act 1998 (XII of 1998), for purposes hereinafter appearing;

It is enacted as follows:–

  1. Short title and commencement.–(1) This Act may be cited as the Disposal of Land by Development Authorities (Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2012.

(2)  It shall come into force at once.

  1. Amendment in Section 2 of Act XII of 1998.–In the Disposal of Land by Development Authorities (Regulation) Act 1998 (XII of 1998), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, in Section 2, for clause (2), the following shall be substituted:–

“(2)  “Development Authority” means the Lahore Development Authority, the Bahawalpur Development Authority, the Dera Ghazi Khan Development Authority, an Authority established under the Development of Cities Act 1976 (XIX of 1976), a Trust established under the Town Improvement Act 1922 (IV of 1922), the Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency or any other body or entity notified by the Government;”.

  1. Amendment in Section 4 of Act XII of 1998.–In the said Act, in Section 4, for clause (b), the following shall be substituted:–

“(b) (1) Plots falling in the zone of above five marla up to ten marla shall be disposed of in the following manner:–

Sr. No. Manner of disposal Percentage
(i) open auction; 93%
(ii) allotment by GHQ to the defence personnel who become permanently disabled or the legal heirs of the defence personnel who lay down their lives in the discharge of official duties; and 5%
(iii) allotment (by ballot) to such persons who become permanently disabled in the performance of functions or voluntary services in relation to the affairs of the Government or the legal heirs of the persons who die while performing such functions or services. 2%

(2)  Plots falling in the zone of up to five marla shall be disposed of through allotment in the following manner:

Sr. No. Manner of disposal Percentage
(i) general public (by ballot); 80%
(ii) allotment by GHQ to the defence personnel who become permanently disabled or the legal heirs of the defence personnel who lay down their lives in the discharge of official duties; 5%
(iii) allotment (by ballot) to the police personnel who become permanently disabled in the performance of duties or the legal heirs of the police personnel who lay down their lives in the discharge of duties; 2%
(iv) allotment (by ballot) to such persons who become permanently disabled in the performance of functions or voluntary services in relation to the affairs of the Government or the legal heirs of the persons who die while performing such functions or services; 2%
(v) (a)        Government servants as well as employees of Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Bodies of the Government (by ballot);

(b)        retired Government servants including widows and dependants of deceased Government servants who died before retirement and did not own a plot (by ballot);

 5%

2%
(vi) minorities (by ballot); and 1%
(vii) destitutes (by ballot). 3%”
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