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Land acquisition \r\n18. Powers to eject unauthorized occupants \r\n19. Appeals \r\n20. Recovery of fines \r\n21. Damage to property \r\n22. Annual report \r\n23. Indemnity \r\n24. Removal of difficulties \r\n25. Overriding effect \r\n26. Bar of jurisdiction \r\n \r\n \r\n27. Power to make rules \r\n28. Power to frame regulations \r\n29. Guidelines \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB SAHULAT BAZAARS AUTHORITY ACT 2025 \r\n(XIX of 2025) \r\n[24th March, 2025] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto establish the Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority. \r\nIt is necessary to establish Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority for launching, constructing, \r\nmonitoring, regulating and maintaining Sahulat Bazaars in the Punjab and supplying \r\nessential commodities to the general public on notified rates and creating business \r\nopportunities for entrepreneurs and for all the matters ancillary thereto and connected \r\ntherewith. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nPunjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority Act 2025. \r\n(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In the Act: \r\n(a) “Act” means the Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority Act 2025; \r\n(b) “allied facilities” mean a facility provided in a Sahulat Bazaar other than \r\nstalls; \r\n(c) “Authority” means Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority established under the \r\nAct; \r\n(d) “business plan\" means a business pl an of each bazaar established under \r\nthe Act; \r\n(e) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority; \r\n(f) “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority; \r\n(g) “Fund” means the Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority Fund established \r\nunder the Act; \r\n(h) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(i) “Member” means a Member of the Authority; \r\n(j) “PMBMC” means the Punjab Model Bazaars Management Company; \r\n(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations made or framed \r\nunder the Act; \r\n(l) “regulations” means the regulations framed under the Act; \r\n(m) “rules” means the rules made under the Act; \r\n(n) “Sahulat Bazaar” means a Bazaar established under the Act; and \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 14 March 2025; and was assented to by Governor of the Punjab on 21 \r\nMarch 2025; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 March 2025, pp. 3627-3634. \r\n \r\n \r\n(o) “stall holder” means a stall holder doing business in a Sahulat Bazaar, and \r\nincludes a temporary stall holder or any othe r person doing business in a \r\nSahulat Bazaar or using a stall or space provided by the Authority for his \r\nbusiness in a Sahulat Bazaar for a specified period in accordance with \r\nagreement with the Authority. \r\n3. Establishment of the Authority.– (1) The Government shall, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, establish an Authority to be known as the Punjab Sahulat Bazaars \r\nAuthority for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a \r\ncommon se al with power, subject to the provisions of the Act, to acquire and hold \r\nproperty both movable and immovable, and may by the said name, sue and be sued. \r\n(3) The Authority shall not dispose of an immovable property without prior \r\napproval of the Government. \r\n(4) The head office of the Authority shall be at Lahore and the Authority may \r\nestablish its sub-offices, on need basis, anywhere in the Punjab. \r\n4. Composition of the Authority.– (1) The Authority shall consist of the following: \r\n(a) a person to be appointed by the Chief Minister. Chairperson \r\n(b) Secretary to the Government, Industr ies, \r\nCommerce and Investment Department or his \r\nnominee not below rank of Additional Secretary. \r\nMember \r\n(c) Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, \r\nor his n ominee not below the rank of Additional \r\nSecretary. \r\nMember \r\n(d) Secretary to the Government, Planning and \r\nDevelopment Board or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of Additional Secretary. \r\nMember \r\n(e) Secretary to the Government, Price Control and \r\nCommodities Management Department or his \r\nnominee not below the rank of Additional \r\nSecretary. \r\nMember \r\n(f) four technical experts, including at least one \r\nwoman, from the field of farming, agricultural \r\nmarketing, food industry, corporate or law. \r\nMembers \r\n(g) two Members of Provincial Assembly of the \r\nPunjab, including at least one female Member, to \r\nbe nominated by the Chief Minister. \r\nMembers \r\n(h) Director General of the Authority. Member/Secretary \r\n(2) The Members at clause (f) of sub -section (1) shall be appointed by the \r\nChief Minister and they shall hold office during pleasure of the Chief Minister. \r\n(3) In case, the post of Chairperson is vacant due to any reason, the \r\nChairperson shall be appointed within sixty days of such vacancy. \r\n(4) In case, a Member at clause (f) of sub -section (1) re signs or such post is \r\nvacant due to any reason, Chief Minister shall fill such vacancy by appointing another \r\nperson for remaining period of the tenure of the Member whose post has become vacant. \r\n \r\n \r\n(5) In case, a Member at clause (g), resigns by submitting his resignation to \r\nthe Chief Minister his resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by the Chief \r\nMinister. \r\n5. Powers and functions of the Authority.– The Authority shall, in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed by the regulations, have powers and functions to: \r\n(a) plan, promote, organize, re -organize and implement programs for \r\nconstruction, development, operation and upgradation of existing Sahulat \r\nBazaars, and, for establishment of new Sahulat Bazaars; \r\n(b) approve business plan of the respective Sahulat Bazaars; \r\n(c) repair, rehabilitate, provide security to and maintain the infrastructure of \r\nSahulat Bazaars and the allied facilities; \r\n(d) plan to utilize the land of the Authority for revenue generation and creation \r\nof business opportunities; \r\n(e) establish and maintain an effective system for monitoring, supervision and \r\ncontrol of functions of the Authority; \r\n(f) provide platform to farmers, producers and stall holders to sell their \r\nproducts to end users or to any other person running business in a Sahulat \r\nBazaar; \r\n(g) levy fee, rent or charge for providing the space for stalls, security, and \r\nallied facilities in the Sahulat Bazaars; \r\n(h) establish Sahulat Bazaars at suitable places in a district, and to designate \r\nany place or existing facility as a Sahulat Bazaar; \r\n(i) enter into contracts, agreements, and memorandum of understanding with \r\nGovernmental and non -Governmental Organizations, public or private \r\ninstitutions, persons, authorities, associations, societies and corporations to \r\ncarry out the purposes of the Act; \r\n(j) seek assistance from any department, agency, organization or body of the \r\nGovernment for carrying out the purposes of the Act; \r\n(k) consider and approve annual and revised budget estimates and to re -\r\nappropriate funds from one major head of expenditure to another and to \r\nappoint internal and third party auditors; \r\n(l) develop and implement human resource management policies and system; \r\n(m) assess, identify, create, increase, decrease, designate and re -designate, \r\nupgrade posts and prepare and execute the internal job posting regime; \r\n(n) lay down qualifications and criteria for appointment of its employees, and \r\nimplement a transparent and objective evaluation process for appointment \r\nof the employees; \r\n(o) take disciplinary action against its employees in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed through regulations; \r\n(p) suspend, or fire its employees in such manner as may be prescribed \r\nthrough regulations; \r\n(q) lend or borrow any of its employee or employee of any other Department or \r\nauthority, on deputation basis as per the policy of the Government; \r\n(r) transfer or post any employee against any post in any entity administered \r\nby the Authority; \r\n \r\n \r\n(s) appoint, with or without remuneration, such advisors, consultants, experts, \r\ninterns, and other staff as it may deem appropriate; \r\n(t) impart training to its employees for purpos es of better performance and \r\nservice delivery; \r\n(u) establish roles, jurisdictions and job descriptions of the employees and \r\ndevise mechanism of performance appraisal of employees; \r\n(v) take measures to establish and maintain discipline in the employees and \r\ndetermine the terms and conditions of engagement of such experts, \r\nconsultants or advisors as may be required and in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed; \r\n(w) make payment of reward from the Fund to an employee who has made \r\nexceptional efforts in accomplishing the objectives of the Act; and \r\n(x) exercise and perform such powers and functions as may be ancillary to any \r\nof the above. \r\n6. Meetings of the Authority.– (1) The Authority shall meet at least once in a month \r\nat such time and place and shall observe such procedure in regard to transaction of its \r\nbusiness and meetings as may be prescribed by the regulations and until so prescribed \r\nas the Authority may determine. \r\n(2) The meetings of the Authority shall be presided over by the Chairperson \r\nwho may approve its agenda; an d, in absence of the Chairperson, the meeting shall be \r\npresided by the Member nominated by the Chairperson and in case the nomination \r\ncannot be made, then by the Member so elected by the Members present. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Authority shall be one half of the total \r\nMembers. \r\n(4) The Director General, on the direction of the Chairperson or on a \r\nrequisition by not less than one -half of the total Members, shall call a meeting of the \r\nAuthority. \r\n(5) Subject to the quorum, the decisions of the Auth ority shall be taken by \r\nmajority of the Members present and voting and in the event of equality of votes, the \r\nChairperson or the Member presiding over the meeting, as the case may be, shall have a \r\ncasting vote. \r\n (6) The Director General shall maintain a complete record of the minutes of the \r\nmeeting and the decisions of the Authority. \r\n (7) No act, decision, order or proceedings of the Authority or a committee \r\nconstituted by the Authority shall be invalid by reason of any vacancy or defect in the \r\nconstitution of the Authority. \r\n7. Director General.– (1) The Chief Minister shall, on such terms and conditions as \r\nthe Authority may determine, appoint the Director General of the Authority, through \r\npublic advertisement and open competition process. \r\n(2) The Director General shall serve during the pleasure of the Chief Minister \r\nand he may resign from his office subject to one month’s prior notice in writing to the \r\nChief Minister through the Authority or on payment of one month’s pay in lieu thereof. \r\n(3) The Director G eneral shall be the administrative head of the Authority and \r\nshall: \r\n(a) be the principal accounting officer of the Authority; \r\n \r\n \r\n(b) keep in custody the records and seal of the Authority; \r\n(c) authorize payments of monthly salaries, honoraria and allowances to the \r\nemployees of the Authority; \r\n(d) prepare annual budget estimates and supplementary budget estimates of \r\nthe Authority and place the same before the Authority for approval; \r\n(e) be responsible for the maintenance and development of all ancillary \r\nservices and procurements; \r\n(f) approve payment of bills under any head of the budget of the Authority; \r\n(g) authenticate orders, decisions or other instruments of the Authority by his \r\nsignature; \r\n(h) take steps for the implementation of the decisions of the Authority; \r\n(i) receive and send all the correspondence of the Authority; and \r\n(j) execute deeds and documents on behalf of the Authority. \r\n (4) The Director General may, with approval of the Chairperson, delegate any \r\nof his powers to any other officer of the Authority. \r\n (5) The Director General shall be answerable to the Authority for \r\nadministrative, financial and other actions undertaken by him under the Act. \r\n8. Delegation of powers .– The Authority may, subject to such conditions and \r\nlimitations as it may determine, delegate any of its powers or function s to the \r\nChairperson, Director General, or a committee constituted by it, except the powers to: \r\n(a) frame, amend or repeal regulations; \r\n(b) approve policy decisions, guidelines or procedures for the operation of the \r\nFund; \r\n(c) determine the terms and conditions of serv ice of the employees of the \r\nAuthority; \r\n(d) constitute committees; \r\n(e) approve the annual budget, audited accounts and annual reports of the \r\nAuthority; and \r\n(f) consider audit reports of the Authority. \r\n9. Committees.– The Authority may constitute committees comprising o f such \r\nMembers or its employees or such other persons as it may deem necessary for carrying \r\nout the purposes of the Act, on such terms and conditions as it may determine. \r\n10. Public servants.– All persons acting or purporting to act under the Act shall be \r\ndeemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal \r\nCode, 1860 (XLV of 1860). \r\n11. Fund of the Authority.– (1) There shall be a fund of the Authority to be known as \r\nthe Punjab Sahulat Bazaars Authority Fund which shall vest in the Authority and shall be \r\nutilized by the Authority for performance of its functions under the Act. \r\n(2) The Fund shall consist of: \r\n(a) funds provided by the Government; \r\n(b) grants received from the Government; \r\n \r\n \r\n(c) grants received from any other authority or agency; \r\n(d) donations made to the Authority; \r\n(e) all such sums of money as may be determined from time to time by the \r\nGovernment; \r\n(f) all such sums of money as may be received by the Authority in exercise, \r\ndischarge and performance of its powers, functions and duties; \r\n(g) rates and loans negotiated and raised, or otherwise obtained, by the \r\nAuthority with the prior approval of the Government; \r\n(h) all other sums receivable by the Authority; \r\n(i) income of the Authority from any other source; \r\n(j) rates and loans negotiated and raised, or otherwise obtained, by the \r\nAuthority with the prior approval of the Government; \r\n(k) fee, charges, rentals and fines collected by the Authority; \r\n(l) income from the lease or sale of the property; \r\n(m) funds from floating bonds, shares, debentures, certificates, or othe r \r\nsecurities issued by the Authority; and \r\n(n) all other sums received by the Authority. \r\n(3) The Fund shall be maintained in such form and manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n12. Bank accounts.– The Authority may open and maintain its bank accounts at such \r\nscheduled banks as may be prescribed by the regulations. \r\n13. Accounts.– The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant \r\nrecords and prepare annual statement of accounts relating to its financial affairs \r\nincluding its income and expenditure as per requ irements of the international financial \r\nreporting standards in such form and manner as may be prescribed. \r\n14. Budget.– (1) The Director General shall prepare, in such manner and at such \r\ntime as may be prescribed, a budget in respect of the financial year next ensuing \r\nshowing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Authority and shall submit the \r\nsame to the Authority for approval. \r\n (2) Expenditure which has not been approved in the budget shall not be \r\nincurred without prior approval of the Authority. \r\n (3) The Authority may empower the Director General to re -appropriate funds \r\nfrom one head to another as may be prescribed. \r\n15. Audit.– (1) The accounts of the Authority shall be maintained and audited by the \r\nAuditor General of Pakistan. \r\n(2) Subject to sub -section (1), the Authority may cause the accounts of the \r\nAuthority to be audited by a registered chartered accountant firm. \r\n (3) Subject to the Act, the auditor shall submit annual or any special audit \r\nreport to the Authority and the Authority shall take corrective measures in light of the \r\naudit report, if any. \r\n16. Succession and validation .– (1) On establishment of the Authority, subject to \r\nthe provisions of the Companies Act, 2017 (XIX of 2017), all assets including land, \r\n \r\n \r\nproperty and any liability in the name, possession and control of the PMBMC; all rights of \r\nthe PMBMC regarding the land owned and managed by t he PMBMC shall stand \r\ntransferred to the Authority. \r\n(2) All orders, notifications, instructions or standard operating procedures \r\nissued by PMBMC, if not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall continue to \r\nremain in force. \r\n(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 \r\n(VII of 2009), the immovable properties including any site or building obtained on rent by \r\nthe PMBMC shall be deemed to have been obtained in the name of the Authority which \r\nshall be deemed to be the tena nt for such property, and the Model Bazaars established \r\nby the PMBMC shall be deemed to be Sahulat Bazaars under the Act. \r\n(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in \r\nforce, all existing employees presently working in the P MBMC shall be deemed to be the \r\nemployees of the Authority, and shall be adjusted against the positions created in the \r\nAuthority and shall be eligible, at least, for present salaries and all other benefits in the \r\nAuthority on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations but such \r\nterms and conditions shall not be less favourable than those admissible to such \r\nemployees while in service of the PMBMC immediately before the commencement of the \r\nAct: \r\nProvided that previous service period of the employees of the PMBMC shall also \r\nbe counted towards their employment in the Authority. \r\n(5) Save as otherwise specifically provided, anything done, actions taken, \r\nproceedings commenced, orders, rules, regulations, agreements made, directions given \r\nor instruments executed, standard operating procedures, instructions or any kind of \r\nnotifications issued in relation to PMBMC, if in force on commencement of the Act and \r\nnot inconsistent with the Act, shall continue to be in force unless modified, amended, \r\nrepealed or substituted under the provisions of the Act. \r\n17. Land acquisition.– (1) The acquisition of any land or any interest in land by the \r\nAuthority under the Act shall be deemed to be acquisition for a public purpose within the \r\nmeaning of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894). \r\n(2) The Authority may establish a Sahulat Bazaar on a piece of state land not \r\nowned by it, in a prescribed manner, subject to no objection certificate from the \r\nconcerned District Collector or authority or department or agency, and with prior \r\npermission to be obtained from the Board of Revenue of the Government, where \r\napplicable, for such period as may be determined with mutual agreement. \r\n(3) The Authority may acquire a piece of land on lease by entering into a lease \r\nagreement with any public or private entity, in a prescribed manner. \r\n(4) A department, authority, agency or a local government may, for the \r\npurposes of the Act, transfer any assets, rights and liabilities to the Authority for the \r\npurposes of establishing a Sahula t Bazaar on such terms and conditions as may be \r\nmutually agreed. \r\n18. Powers to eject unauthorized occupants .– (1) The Authority may, in the \r\nprescribed manner, with the aid of police, summarily eject any unauthorized occupant \r\nfrom any part of the Sahulat Bazaar or a proposed Sahulat Bazaar site vested in the \r\nAuthority, and remove any structure thereon. \r\n(2) The Authority may recover the cost incurred on ejection under sub -section \r\n(1) from the unauthorized occupant as arrears of land revenue. \r\n \r\n \r\n19. Appeals.– Any person aggrieved by an order passed under the Act may, within \r\nthirty days from the date of receipt of such order, prefer an appeal to: \r\n(a) the Director General, if such order is passed by an officer of the Authority, \r\nexcept the Director General; \r\n(b) the Authority if such order is passed by the Director General; and \r\n(c) Chief Secretary, if such order is passed by the Authority. \r\n20. Recovery of fines.– The Authority shall recover the fine, fee or any other amount, \r\nimposed or levied, under the Act, the rules or the regulations, as an arrears of land \r\nrevenue. \r\n21. Damage to property .– (1) Any person who intentionally damages the property \r\nvested in the Authority or causes it to be damaged or dishonestly misappropriates or \r\nconverts to his own use or to any other person’ s use shall be punished with \r\nimprisonment for a term which may extend to one year but which shall not be less than \r\nfifteen days and fine which may extend to two hundred thousand rupees but which shall \r\nnot be less than thirty thousand rupees. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section (1), the person who is \r\nguilty of any offence under sub -section (1) shall restore such damage to the satisfaction \r\nof the Authority at his cost and if he fails to do so, the Authority shall determine the cost \r\ninvolved in the restoration of the damage and such person shall be liable to pay the \r\namount so determined within the time specified by the Authority. \r\n(3) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under the Act except on a \r\ncomplaint made in writing by the Authority or an officer authorized by the Authority for the \r\npurpose. \r\n22. Annual report .– (1) The Authority shall, within four months of the end of a \r\nfinancial year, submit its annual performance report to Provincial Assembly of the \r\nPunjab with approval of the Government. \r\n(2) The report shall consist of: \r\n(a) the statement of accounts and audit reports of the Authority; \r\n(b) all activities, targets achieved, future plans, works done under the Act and \r\nits proposed projects and schemes; and \r\n(c) such other facts as may be ancillary to the above. \r\n23. Indemnity.– (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nthe Authority, Chairperson, Members, officers or employees of the Authority or any other \r\nperson exercising any power or performing any func tion under the Act or the rules or \r\nregulations made there under for anything done in good faith. \r\n(2) No Government department or agency shall initiate any inquiry or \r\ninvestigation against the official conduct of any of the employees of the Authority withou t \r\nprior approval of the Authority. \r\n24. Removal of difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of \r\nthe Act, the Government, at any time, may make such orders or give such directions not \r\ncontrary to the provisions of the Act, as are necessary to remove such difficulty. \r\n25. Overriding effect .– In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between a \r\nprovision of the Act and a provision of any other law, the provisions of the Act shall, to \r\nthe extent of such conflict or inconsistency, prevail. \r\n \r\n \r\n26. Bar of jurisdiction.– A civil court shall not entertain a suit or an application for the \r\ngrant of injunction against any proceedings taken or order made under the Act. \r\n27. Power to make rules .– The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n28. Power to frame regulations .– The Authority may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, frame regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n29. 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