PUNJAB RECOVERY OF COST (COPIES OF ESSENTIAL REVENUE RECORDS) ORDINANCE, 1963

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THE PUNJAB RECOVERY OF COST (COPIES OF 
ESSENTIAL REVENUE RECORDS) ORDINANCE, 1963 
(XVI of 1963) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. 
2. Definitions. 
3. Copies of essential revenue records to be prepared by the revenue Staff. 
4. Essential revenue records to be made available to the public. 
5. Liability for payment of cost of copies and the rate thereof. 
6. Power to make rules. 
 
 
TEXT 
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THE 
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[PUNJAB] RECOVERY OF COST (COPIES OF ESSENTIAL 
REVENUE RECORDS) ORDINANCE, 1963 
(XVI of 1963) 
[28 May 1963] 
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 
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[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 
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[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 
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[Punjab] Recovery of Cost (Copies of Essential Revenue Records) Ordinance, 
1963. 
 (2) It extends to the whole of th e Province of 
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[the Punjab] , except the 
Tribal Areas. 
 (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 
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[Punjab] Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (West Pakistan Act XI of 
1957); 
 
1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on May  24, 1963 , published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 28, 1963 , pp. 2355 -2357; approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan with 
amendments, on July 17, 1963, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). 
2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974  (1 of 1974) (w.e.f.  14.8.1973), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1 ) read with 
Schedule Part III, Serial No. 62. 
3Ibid. 
4Ibid. 
5Ibid. 
6Ibid. 
(b) “Collector” means the Chief Officer -in-Charge of the revenue 
administration of a District and includes a Deputy Commissioner
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 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, Rec ord of Rights -V.F. 
VII-A, Bill of Assessment and Deh map 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 revenue, or would 
have been so assessed if the land revenue had not been 
released, compounded for or redeemed; or 
(iii) which the Board of Revenue may, by general rule or special 
order, declare to be an estate; 
(e) “Government” means the 
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[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; 
(f) “land revenue” means the land revenue assessed under the provisions 
of any law regulating the assessment of land revenue for the time 
being in force; 
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; 
(h) “Union Council” means a Union Council established under the Basic 
Democracies Order, 1959 (P.O. No.18 of 1959). 
3. Copies of essential revenue records to be prepared by the revenue 
Staff.– As soon as may be, copies of the essential revenue records relating to an 
estate or part of an estate lying within the jurisdiction of a Union Council, shall in the 
prescribed manner, be prepared and supplied to the Union Councils. 
4. Essential revenue  records to be made available to the public .– The 
copies of essential revenue records received under section 3 shall be kept in the 
office of the Union Council and shall, at any time during the office hours, be made 
available to the public for inspection. 
5. Liability for payment of cost of copies and the rate thereof .– (1) The cost 
incurred by Government in the preparation and supply of copies of essential revenue 
records relating to an estate or part thereof shall be recovered from the person liable 
to pay land revenue in proportion to the land revenue payable by each such person 
in respect of the estate or part thereof. 
 
1Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974  (1 of 1974) (w.e.f.  14.8.1973), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November  20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with 
Schedule Part III, Serial No. 62. 
2Now “District Officer (Revenue)”. 
3Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974  (1 of 1974) (w.e.f.  
14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read 
with Schedule Part III, Serial No. 62. 
 (2) The certificate of the Collector regarding the total amount of cost so 
recoverable shall be conclusive proof of such cost being due. 
 (3) The cost shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue. 
6. Power to make rules .– The Board of Revenue may make rules for carrying 
into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.