Abolition of the Discretionary Quotas in Housing Schemes Act, 2013

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THE ABOLITION OF THE DISCRETIONARY QUOTAS IN 
HOUSING SCHEMES ACT, 2013 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 
 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
 
2.  Definitions. 
 
3.  Abolition of discretionary quotas. 
 
4.  Act to override all other laws etc. 
 

 
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THE ABOLITION OF THE DISCRETIONARY QUOTAS IN HOUSING 
SCHEMES ACT, 2013 
ACT NO. XXI OF 2013 
[2nd May, 2013] 
An Act to provide for the abolition of all discretionary quotas in housing schemes in the public sector 
WHEREAS it is expedient to abolish all discretionary quotas  in housing schemes in the public 
sector so that allotments therein are made in a fair, equitable and transparent manner; 
 It is hereby enacted as follows:— 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Abolition of the 
Discretionary Quotas in Housing Schemes Act, 2013. 
(2)  It extends to Islamabad Capital Territory. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— 
(a) “discretionary quota in housing schemes” means those plots in a housin g 
scheme which are reserved or earmarked for allotment by a designated 
authority to persons selected by such authority on arbitrary or subjective 
considerations, whether or not any preliminary eligibility criteria have  been 
specified for such allotment; 
(b) “housing scheme in the public sector” means any scheme for development and 
allotment through ballot, sale or other means of residential, commercial, 
amenity and other plots which is wholly or partially owned, control led, 
managed or financed by any author ity or body established by, or persons 
employed by, or receiving pension from, the Federal Government or any of its 
attached or subordinate department or agencies or state -owned enterprises, or 
in which any public fund s are invested or properties are invol ved, directly or 
indirectly, or for which land is made available by the Government or 
compulsorily acquired under any law; and 
(c) “person” includes any individual, firm, company, body corporate or other 
entity. 
3. Abolition of discretionary quotas. —(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, 
rule, regulation, bye-law, memorandum or articles of association, plan, policy, programme, project or 
scheme, whether or not approved by any authority, all discretionary quo tas in any housing scheme in 
the public sector shall stand abolished with immediate effect: 
Provide that nothing contained herein shall apply to allotment of plots, in accordance with 
transparent rules, to widows or to persons in the service of Pakistan wh o become permanently 
 
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disabled, or to legal heirs of such persons who die, in the discharge of their duties or performance of 
their functions. 
(2)  The plots released from the discretionary quotas abolished under sub -section (1) shall be 
allotted in a fair, equitable and transparent manner alongwith all other plots in the housing scheme. 
4. Act to override all other laws etc. —The provisions of this Act shall have effect 
notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law, rule, regulat ion, bye -
law, memorandum or articles o f association, agreement, contract, decree, order or any other 
instrument whatsoever for the time being in force. 
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