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Transfer of rights of land owners in holdings and of tenants in tenancies \r\n7. When application may be rejected \r\n8. Admission of application \r\n9. Preparation of scheme for consolidation of holdings and appointment of Advisory Committee \r\n10. Publication of scheme, settlement of objections thereto and its confirmation \r\n11. Appeals \r\n \r\n12. Payment of compensation \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 11 \r\n \r\n13. Power to call for and examine records \r\n14. No appeal except as provided by this Ordinance \r\n15. Procedure on confirmation \r\n16. Rights of land-owners and tenants after consolidation same as before \r\n17. Transfer of incumbrance to new allotments \r\n18. Right of land-owners, tenants and persons affected in newly allotted holdings and tenements \r\n18-A. Summary ejectment \r\n19. Revenue Officer to prevent encroachment upon way or path shown in new records \r\nCHAPTER III \r\nSUPPLEMENTAL \r\n20. Cost of consolidation proceedings \r\n21. Recovery of compensation or cost as arrears of land-revenue \r\n22. No instrument necessary to effect transfer \r\n23. Abeyance of partition proceedings during consolidation proceedings \r\n24. Transfer of property during consolidation proceedings \r\n25. Killabandi to be the basis \r\n26. Jurisdiction of Civil Court barred as regards matters arising under this Ordinance \r\n27. Public servants indemnified for acts done under this Ordinance \r\n28. The Ordinance not to affect the validity of consolidation of holdings by Co-operative Societies \r\nduly registered \r\n29. Power to make rules \r\n30. Repeal \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 11 \r\n \r\nTHE WEST PAKISTAN CONSOLIDATION OF HOLDINGS ORDINANCE, \r\n1960 \r\n \r\nWEST PAKISTAN ORDINANCE No. VI of 1960 \r\n[10th March, 1960] \r\nAN \r\nORDINANCE \r\nto consolidate and amend the law relating to consolidation of holdings in the Province of West \r\nPakistan. \r\nPreamble. WHEREAS it is exp edient to consolidate and amend the law relating to \r\nconsolidation of holdings in the Province of West Pakistan; \r\nNOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day of \r\nOctober, 1958, and having received the previous instructions of the President, the Governor of West \r\nPakistan is pleased, in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, to make and promulgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance: __ \r\nCHAPTER I \r\nPRELIMINARY. \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Ordinance may be called the West Pakistan \r\nConsolidation of Holdings Ordinance, 1960. \r\n1[(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of West Pakistan, except the Tribal Area.] \r\n(3) It shall come into force in such area or areas and from such date or dates as Government \r\nmay, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. \r\n2. Definitions . In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requ ires, the following \r\nexpressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say__ \r\n(a) “arrears of land-revenue” means land -revenue which remains unpaid after the \r\ndate on which it becomes payable; \r\n(b) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue constituted under the West \r\nPakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (West Pakistan XI of 1957); \r\n(c) “Collector” means the chief officer in charge of the revenue administration of a \r\ndistrict and shall include a Deputy Commissioner and any other officer specially \r\nempowered by the Board of Revenue to perform the functions of a Collector; \r\n(d) “Commissioner” means the chief officer in charge of the revenue administration \r\nof a division and includes an Additional Commissioner, and any other officer \r\n \r\n1Subs. by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (W. P. Ord. No. VII of 1964), s. 2 and Schedule. \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 11 \r\n \r\nspecially empowered by the Board of Revenue to perform the functions of a \r\nCommissioner under this Ordinance; \r\n(e) “Consolidation Officer” means an officer appointed by the Board of Revenue \r\nor by any other officer specially empowered by the Board of Revenue in this \r\nbehalf, to perform all or any of the functions of a Consolidation Officer under \r\nthis Ordinance; \r\n(f) “consolidation of holdings” means the re-distribution of all or any of the lands \r\nin an estate or sub-division of an estate so as to reduce the number of plots; \r\n(g) “estate” means any area__ \r\n(i) for which a separate record-of-rights has been made; or \r\n(ii) which has been separately assessed to land-revenue, or would have been \r\nso assessed if the land -revenue had not been released, compounded for \r\nor redeemed; or \r\n(iii) which the Board of Revenue may , by general rule or special order, \r\ndeclare to be an estate; \r\n(h) “Government” means the Government of West Pakistan; \r\n(i) “holding” means a share or portion of an estate held by one land-owner or jointly \r\nby two or more land-owners; \r\n(j) “land-owner” does not include a tenant, but does include a person to whom a \r\nholding has been transferred, or an estate or holding has been let in farm, for the \r\nrecovery of arrears of land-revenue or of a sum recoverable as such arrears, and \r\nevery other person not hereinbefore mentioned who is in possession of an estate \r\nor any share or portion thereof, or in the enjoyment of any part of the profits of \r\nan estate; \r\n(k) “land-revenue” includes any sum payable in respect of land by way of quit-rent; \r\n(l) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; \r\n(m) “Registrar” means the person appointed by Government to perform the duties \r\nof a Registrar of Co-operative Societies under any law relating to Co-operative \r\nSocieties; \r\n \r\n(n) “Revenue Officer” means a Revenue Officer having authority to discharge the \r\nfunctions of a Revenue Officer under any law relating to land-revenue; and \r\n(o) “sub-division” means a part of an estate recorded as a sub -division, patti, taraf \r\nor pana in a record-of-rights prepared under any law for the time being in force \r\nrelating to land-revenue, provided it forms a compact block. \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 11 \r\n \r\nCHAPTER II \r\nCONSOLIDATION OF HOLDINGS. \r\n3. Who may move for consolidation of holdings . (1) The Board of Revenue or any officer \r\nauthorised by it in this behalf may move the Consolidation Officer for the consolidation of holdings in \r\nan estate or a sub-division. \r\n(2) Any two or more land -owners in an estate or a sub -division holding together not less than \r\nthe minimum area of land prescribed in this behal f may make an application in writing to the \r\nConsolidation Officer for the consolidation of their holdings. \r\n4. When an application for consolidation of holdings shall be deemed to be on behalf of \r\nall the land-owners. (1) Where an application for consolidati on of holdings is made by or on behalf \r\nof all the land -owners of an estate or a sub -division and the scheme of consolidation of holdings is \r\nconfirmed, such scheme shall be binding on all the land-owners of the estate or the subdivision and on \r\nevery person having a right or interest or who may subsequently become entitled to such right or \r\ninterest in the area included in the scheme. \r\n(2) The motion or the application, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be an application on \r\nbehalf of all the land-owners in the estate or sub-division, if__ \r\n(a) the Board of Revenue or an officer authorised by it in this behalf moves the \r\nConsolidation Officer for the consolidation of the holdings in an estate or a sub-\r\ndivision; \r\n(b) not less than fifty-one per cent. of the land-owners in an estate or a sub-division, \r\nholdings not less than fifty -one per cent. of the cultivated area in the estate or \r\nthe sub-division, make an application for consolidation of their holdings; or \r\n(c) on inquiry into an application made under sub -section (2) of section 3, the \r\nConsolidation Officer is satisfied that not less th an fifty-one per cent. of the \r\nland-owners in the estate or sub-division holding not less than fifty-one per cent. \r\nof the cultivated area in the estate or sub - division, agree in writing to the \r\nconsolidation of their holdings. \r\nExplanation.__If a part or the whole of the cultiva ted area in an estate or a sub -division is \r\nevacuee property as defined in the Pakistan (Administration of Evacuee Property) Act, 1957 (XI of \r\n1957), or in any other law relating to the administration of such property, an application for \r\nconsolidation of holdings made by the Custodian of Evacuee Property or an officer authorised by him \r\nin this behalf, or the consent given by him or the said officer, and where any such property has been \r\nacquired by Government under section 4 of the Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act, 1958 (XLVII \r\nof 1958), an application for consolidation of holdings made by the Chief Settlement and Rehabilitation \r\nCommissioner, or an officer authorised by him in this behalf, or the consent given by him or the said \r\nofficer, shall be deemed to be an application or consent on behalf of all evacuee land -owners of such \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 11 \r\n \r\ncultivated area in the estate or the sub-division, or on behalf of the 2[Federal Government], as the case \r\nmay be. \r\n5. Application by some of the owners and its effect.__ Where an application for consolidation \r\nis not by or on behalf of all the land -owners, it shall be confined to the land owned by the applicants \r\nand by such other land -owners who have agreed to the consolidation of their holdings, and, if \r\nconfirmed, it shall be binding on them and on every person having a right or interest or who may \r\nsubsequently become entitled to such right or interest in the area included in the scheme. \r\n6. Transfer of rights of land owners in holdings and of tenants in tenancies . \r\nNotwithstanding anything in any other law, the rights and liabilities of land -owners in their holdings \r\nand of tenants in their tenancies shall, for the purpose of giving effect to any scheme of consolidation \r\naffecting them, be transferable by exchange or otherwise and neither the landlord nor the tenant nor \r\nany other person shall be entitled to object to or interfere with any transfer made for the said purpose. \r\n7. When application may be rejected . (1) Where there appear to be good and sufficient \r\nreasons for disallowing an application for consolidation of holdings, or for excluding any land from \r\nconsolidation, the Consolidation Officer may, at any stage of the proceedings, submit the application \r\nto the Collector with the recommendation that the application be rejected in whole or in part, or that \r\nthe proceedings in respect thereof be quashed. \r\n(2) The Collector, on receipt of the recommendation, may pass such orders thereon as he deems \r\nproper, rejecting or admitting the application, either in whole or in par t, or he may direct the \r\nConsolidation Officer to make further recommendation after such enquiry as may be directed. \r\n8. Admission of application . If the Consolidation Officer makes no recommendation to the \r\nCollector under sub -section (1) of section 7 , or if the Collector allows the application on such \r\nrecommendation to be entertained in whole or in part, the Consolidation Officer shall admit the \r\napplication in whole or in part, as the case may be, and shall proceed to deal with it in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\n9. Preparation of scheme for consolidation of holdings and appointment of Advisory \r\nCommittee. (1) Where the land -owners making the application under sub -section (2) of section 3 \r\nsubmit an agreed scheme for consolidation of holdings, the Consolida tion Officer shall proceed with \r\nthe application in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) If no agreed scheme is submitted with the application for consolidation, the Consolidation \r\nOfficer shall prepare a scheme for consolidation of holdings in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(3) Subject to any rules made under section 29, the Consolidation Officer may appoint an \r\nAdvisory Committee or Panchayat to assist him in the preparation of a scheme for the consolidation \r\nof holdings. \r\n \r\n2Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P. O. NO. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table. \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 11 \r\n \r\n10. Publication of scheme, settlement of objections thereto and its confirmation . (1) The \r\nConsolidation Officer shall, before approving any scheme, publish it in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(2) Where objections are lodged by any person interested in the area covered by the sch eme, \r\nthe Consolidation Officer shall endeavour to bring about an amicable settlement. \r\n(3) If no objections are lodged, or where lodged the Consolidation Officer succeeds in bringing \r\nabout an amicable settlement, he shall pass an order confirming the scheme of consolidation. \r\n(4) If the Consolidation Officer fails to bring about an amicable settlement, he shall submit the \r\nscheme with his recommendations to the Collector, who after giving notice to the persons concerned \r\nand hearing them if they so desire, may, after further enquiry by himself or any Consolidation Officer, \r\nor without such enquiry, as he may deem fit, reject the scheme or confirm it with or without \r\nmodifications. \r\n11. Appeals. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Consolidation Officer confirming the \r\nscheme may, within sixty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the Collector. \r\n(2) A second appeal from the order of the Collector passed on an appeal under sub -section (1) \r\nshall lie to the Commissioner within sixty days from the date of the order; provided that when the order \r\nof the Consolidation Officer is confirmed on appeal by the Collector, no second appeal shall lie. \r\n(3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Collector made under sub - section (4) of section \r\n10 confirming, rejecting or modifying a scheme of consolidation submitted to him by the Consolidation \r\nOfficer may, within sixty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the Commissioner. \r\n3[(3-A) The Collector or the Commissioner, in appeal may, after giving the aggrieved person \r\nor persons an opportunity of being heard confirm, set aside or vary the order appealed from.] \r\n4[(4) In questions of the admission of, and the computation of the period for, an appeal from the \r\norder under this Ordinance, the limitation therefor shall be governed by the Limitation Act, 1908.] \r\n12. Payment of compensation.__ When the Consolidation Officer or the Collector, as the case \r\nmay be, is of the opinion that the re-distribution of land in accordance with the scheme of consolidation \r\nconfirmed by him will have the result of allotting to any land-owner any piece of land which is not of \r\nthe same value as his original piece of land and that it is equitable that compensation should be granted, \r\nhe may provide for payment of compensation by and to the persons as may be affected by the scheme. \r\n13. Power to call for and examine records. 5[(1) The Board of Revenue may__ \r\n \r\n(a) at any time of its own motion call for the record of any proceedings under this \r\nOrdinance pending before, or d isposal of, by any Revenue or Consolidation \r\nOfficer; or \r\n \r\n3Ins. by the West Pakistan Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960 (W. P. No. XXXIV of 1960), s. 3 and second schedule. \r\n4Added by West Pakistan Act No. XVI of 1964, s. 2. \r\n5Subs. by West Pakistan Ordinance No. XVII of 1965, s. 2. \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 11 \r\n \r\n(b) on application made to it in that behalf by a person aggrieved within ninety days \r\nof the passing of an order in any proceedings under this Ordinance by any \r\nRevenue or Consolidation Officer, and after giving such person an opportunity \r\nof being heard, call for the record of such proceedings.] \r\n(2) A Commissioner or Collector may call for the record of any case under this Ordinance \r\npending before, or disposed of by, any Revenue Officer or Consolidation Officer under his control. \r\n(3) If in any case in which a Collector has called for the record under sub - section (2), he is of \r\nopinion that the proceedings taken or order made should be modified or reversed, he shall report the \r\ncase with his opinion thereon for the orders of the Commissioner. \r\n(4) The Board of Revenue may in any case called for under sub-section (1) and a Commissioner \r\nmay in any case called for by him under sub-section (2) or reported to him under sub-section (3), pass \r\nsuch order as it or he thinks fit: \r\nProvided that no order shall be passed under this section reversing or modifying any \r\nproceedings or order of a subordinate Revenue Officer and affecting any question of right between \r\nprivate persons without giving those persons an opportunity of being heard. \r\n14. No appeal except as provided by this Ordinance. Save as provided in this Ordinance no \r\nappeal or revision shall lie from any order passed under this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder. \r\n15. Procedure on confirmation. When the confirmation of a scheme of consolidation becomes \r\nfinal, the Consolidation Officer shall__ \r\n(a) announce the decision which has become final, if this has not been already done; \r\n(b) demarcate the boundaries of the holdings, if necessary; and \r\n(c) cause to be prepared a new record-of-rights in accordance with the scheme. \r\nExplanation.__ Such record-of-rights shall have the same force as the record-of- rights which it \r\npurports to replace. \r\n16. Rights of land-owners and tenants after consolidation same as before. A land-owner or \r\na tenant shall have the same rights in the holding or land allotted to him in pursuance of a scheme of \r\nconsolidation as he had in his original holding or tenancy, as the case may be. \r\n17. Transfer of incumbrance to new allotments. Subject to any rules that may be made under \r\nsection 29, when the holding of a land -owner or the tenancy of a tenant brought under the scheme of \r\nconsolidation is burdened with any lease, mortgage orother incumbrance, such lease, mortgage or other \r\nincumbrance shall be transferred and attached to the holding or tenancy allotted under the scheme or \r\nto such part of it as the Consolidation Officer may direct; and, thereupon, the lessee, mortgagee or \r\nother incumbrancer, as the case may be, shall cease to have any rig ht in or over the land from which \r\nthe lease, mortgage or other incumbrance has been transferred. \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 11 \r\n \r\n18. Right of land -owners, tenants and persons affected in newly allotted holdings and \r\ntenements. The land-owners, tenants and other persons affected by the sch eme of consolidation shall \r\nbe entitled to possession of the holdings and tenements allotted to them under the scheme and the \r\nConsolidation Officer shall, by an order, direct that they be put in possession thereof from such date \r\nafter the final confirmation of the scheme, as he may deem expedient, and for this purpose he shall \r\nhave all the powers of the Collector. \r\n6[18-A. Summary ejectment . Any person occupying, or in possession of, any holding or \r\ntenement included in the Consolidation Scheme__ \r\n(a) the right of occupation of which has been allotted to any land owner, tenant or \r\nother person under the Consolidation Scheme; or \r\n(b) possession of which has not been authorised by the Consolidation Officer under \r\nthe Consolidation Scheme; \r\nmay, after being given a re asonable opportunity of showing cause against such action, be summarily \r\nejected by the Consolidation Officer, with the use of such force as may be necessary: \r\nProvided that no person shall be so ejected earlier than the date mentioned in the order made \r\nunder section 18.] \r\n19. Revenue Officer to prevent encroachment upon way or path shown in new records. A \r\nRevenue Officer may, either of his own motion or on an application in this behalf, eject any person \r\nmaking any encroachment upon any way or path shown in the record-of-rights prepared under section \r\n15, and by an order published in such manner as may be prescribed, forbid repetition of the \r\nencroachment: \r\nProvided that the proceedings of the Revenue Officer shall be subject to any decree or order \r\nwhich may be passed by any Court of competent jurisdiction. \r\nCHAPTER III \r\nSUPPLEMENTAL. \r\n20. Cost of consolidation proceedings . The cost of consolidation proceedings shall be \r\nrecovered, in such manner as may be prescribed, from the persons whose holdings are affected by the \r\nscheme of consolidation: \r\nProvided that Government may remit the costs of a single scheme of consolidation or of all \r\nschemes of consolidation in a particular area either in whole or in part or for a term of years. \r\n21. Recovery of compensation or cost as arrears of land-revenue.__ Any amount payable as \r\ncompensation under section 12 or as costs under section 20 may be recovered as an arrear of land -\r\nrevenue. \r\n \r\n6Added by West Pakistan Ordinance No. XVII of 1965, s. 3. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 11 \r\n \r\n22. No instrument necessary to effect transfer. Notwithstanding anything in any law: __ \r\n \r\n(a) an instrument in writing shall not be necessary in order to give effect to a transfer \r\ninvolved in carrying out any scheme of consolidation of holdings; and \r\n \r\n(b) if any instrument is executed, it shall not require registration. \r\n23. Abeyance of partition proceedings during consolidation proceedings . When an \r\napplication for the consolidation of holdings has been made and it has been duly admitted, partition \r\nproceedings in respect of the estate or sub -division which will be affected by the scheme shall not be \r\ncommenced, and all pending proceedings shall remain in abeyance till the conclusion of the \r\nconsolidation proceedings. \r\n24. Transfer of property during consolidation proceedings . When an application for the \r\nconsolidation of holdings has been made, no land -owner or tenant having a right of occupancy upon \r\nwhom the scheme will be binding shall have power, without the sanction of the Consolidation Officer, \r\nduring the pendency of the consolidation proceedings, to transfer or otherwise deal with any part of \r\nhis holding or tenancy so as to affect the rights of any other land -owner or tenant having a right of \r\noccupancy therein under the scheme of consolidation. \r\n25. Killabandi to be the basis . Consolidation of holdings shall be carried out on the basis of \r\nkillabandi where the physical features of the tract under operation permit such a course. \r\n26. Jurisdiction of Civil Court barred as regard matter arising under this Ordinance. No \r\nCivil Court shall entertain any suit or application to obtain a decision or order in respect of any matter \r\nwhich Government or the Board of Revenue or any officer is, by this Ordinance, empowered to \r\ndetermine, decide or dispose of. \r\n27. Public servants indemnified for acts done under this Ordinance. No suit or other legal \r\nproceedings shall be maintained in respect of the exercise of any powers or discretion conferred by \r\nthis Ordinance or against any public servant or person duly appointed or authorised under this \r\nOrdinance in respect of anything in good faith done or purported to be done under the provisions \r\nthereof or the rules made thereunder. \r\n \r\n28. The Ordinance not to affect the validity of consolidation of holdings by Co -operative \r\nSocieties duly registered. In relation to any Co-operative Society duly registered under any law for \r\nthe time being in force relating to Co -operative Societies, having as its object the consolidation of \r\nholdings, nothing in this Ordinance shall affect the validity or enforceability of__ \r\n(a) the acts or proceedings of any society as aforesaid or of its managing committee \r\nor servants; \r\n(b) any decision of any society as aforesaid approving by a two -thirds majority of \r\nits whole membership, a scheme for the re-arrangement of the holdings of all or \r\nany members of such society; or \r\n(c) the acts, proceedings and awards done, taken or made by the Registrar acting as \r\narbitrator, or by a person appointed by the Registrar in accordance with the bye-\r\n \r\nPage 11 of 11 \r\n \r\nlaws of such society and the rules applicable to it, to act as arbitrator, in respect \r\nof any dispute arising out of or relating to any scheme of rearrangement as \r\naforesaid, and all such acts, proceedings, decisions and awards shall have such \r\neffect in relation to the holdings which have been re -arranged thereby, as is \r\nprovided by the aforesaid bye-laws and rules. \r\n29. Power to make rules. (1) The Board of Revenue may after previous publication make rules \r\nfor the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance. \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the gener ality of the foregoing power, the Board of \r\nRevenue may, in the manner prescribed by the last preceding sub-section, make rules__ \r\n(a) prescribing the minimum area of land to be held by the persons making an \r\napplication under sub-section (2) of section 3; \r\n(b) providing for the particulars to be contained in any application made under sub-\r\nsection (2) of section 3; \r\n(c) providing for the procedure to be followed by the Consolidation Officer and for \r\nthe appointment and constitution of an Advisory C ommittee or Panchayat to \r\nassist the Consolidation Officer in the examination or the preparation of the \r\nscheme; \r\n(d) providing for the manner in which the costs of the consolidation proceedings \r\nshall be assessed; \r\n(e) providing for the appointment of guardians ad litem for minors; \r\n(f) for determining the value of lands and the compensation to be paid therefor; \r\n(g) for the guidance of Consolidation Officers in respect of the transfer of \r\nincumbrances and leases; \r\n(i) generally for the guidance of the Consolidation Officers and other officers and \r\npersons in all proceedings under this Ordinance; and \r\n(j) for appointment of an officer or officers to supervise the consolidation \r\noperations and to supervise and control the consolidation staff. \r\n31. Repeal. The Punjab Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1936 (pb IV of 1936), and the North-\r\nWest Frontier Province Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1946 (N.W.F.P. 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