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  "title": "PUNJAB RECOVERY OF COST (COPIES OF ESSENTIAL REVENUE RECORDS) ORDINANCE, 1963",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB RECOVERY OF COST (COPIES OF \r\nESSENTIAL REVENUE RECORDS) ORDINANCE, 1963 \r\n(XVI of 1963) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Copies of essential revenue records to be prepared by the revenue Staff. \r\n4. Essential revenue records to be made available to the public. \r\n5. Liability for payment of cost of copies and the rate thereof. \r\n6. Power to make rules. \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] RECOVERY OF COST (COPIES OF ESSENTIAL \r\nREVENUE RECORDS) ORDINANCE, 1963 \r\n(XVI of 1963) \r\n[28 May 1963] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the recovery of cost incurred by Government in the preparation and \r\nsupply of copies of essential revenue records to the Union Councils for public \r\ninformation in the Province of \r\n3\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for the recovery of cost incurred by \r\nGovernment in the preparation and supply of copies of essential revenue records to \r\nthe Union Councils for public information, in the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab] , in the \r\nmanner hereinafter appearing; \r\n AND, WHEREAS, the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session \r\nand the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render \r\nimmediate legislation necessary; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) \r\nof Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan  is pleased to make \r\nand promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] Recovery of Cost (Copies of Essential Revenue Records) Ordinance, \r\n1963. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of th e Province of \r\n6\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue constituted  under \r\nthe \r\n1\r\n[Punjab] Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (West Pakistan Act XI of \r\n1957); \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on May  24, 1963 , published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 28, 1963 , pp. 2355 -2357; approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan with \r\namendments, on July 17, 1963, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974  (1 of 1974) (w.e.f.  14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1 ) read with \r\nSchedule Part III, Serial No. 62. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Ibid. \r\n(b) “Collector” means the Chief Officer -in-Charge of the revenue \r\nadministration of a District and includes a Deputy Commissioner\r\n2\r\n and \r\nany other officer specially empowered by the Board of Revenue to \r\nperform the functions of a Collector; \r\n(c) “essential revenue record” means Jamabandi, Khasra Girdawari, Fard \r\nBachh, Village Map, Number Shumari -V.F.VI, Rec ord of Rights -V.F. \r\nVII-A, Bill of Assessment and Deh map or such other revenue record \r\nas may be declared by the Board of Revenue to be essential revenue \r\nrecord for the purposes of this Ordinance; \r\n(d) “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 \r\nhave been so assessed if the land revenue had not been \r\nreleased, compounded for or redeemed; or \r\n(iii) which the Board of Revenue may, by general rule or special \r\norder, declare to be an estate; \r\n(e) “Government” means the \r\n3\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(f) “land revenue” means the land revenue assessed under the provisions \r\nof any law regulating the assessment of land revenue for the time \r\nbeing in force; \r\n(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; \r\n(h) “Union Council” means a Union Council established under the Basic \r\nDemocracies Order, 1959 (P.O. No.18 of 1959). \r\n3. Copies of essential revenue records to be prepared by the revenue \r\nStaff.– As soon as may be, copies of the essential revenue records relating to an \r\nestate or part of an estate lying within the jurisdiction of a Union Council, shall in the \r\nprescribed manner, be prepared and supplied to the Union Councils. \r\n4. Essential revenue  records to be made available to the public .– The \r\ncopies of essential revenue records received under section 3 shall be kept in the \r\noffice of the Union Council and shall, at any time during the office hours, be made \r\navailable to the public for inspection. \r\n5. Liability for payment of cost of copies and the rate thereof .– (1) The cost \r\nincurred by Government in the preparation and supply of copies of essential revenue \r\nrecords relating to an estate or part thereof shall be recovered from the person liable \r\nto pay land revenue in proportion to the land revenue payable by each such person \r\nin respect of the estate or part thereof. \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974  (1 of 1974) (w.e.f.  14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November  20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule Part III, Serial No. 62. \r\n2Now “District Officer (Revenue)”. \r\n3Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974  (1 of 1974) (w.e.f.  \r\n14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read \r\nwith Schedule Part III, Serial No. 62. \r\n (2) The certificate of the Collector regarding the total amount of cost so \r\nrecoverable shall be conclusive proof of such cost being due. \r\n (3) The cost shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue. \r\n6. Power to make rules .– The Board of Revenue may make rules for carrying \r\ninto effect the provisions of this Ordinance.",
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