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Source transcription retained verbatim; legal completeness, OCR accuracy and current consolidation unverified.", "text_sha256": "411499b50d826e7fd5803be7d8760b4c5f40a823cebf350d4682425b45607160", "source_sha256": "411499b50d826e7fd5803be7d8760b4c5f40a823cebf350d4682425b45607160", "text_version_id": "law:punjab-code-0cfd6d4077141b40:sha256:411499b50d826e7fd5803be7d8760b4c5f40a823cebf350d4682425b45607160", "quality_flags": [], "encoding": "UTF-8", "text": "THE PUNJAB CIVIL ADMINISTRATION ACT 2017 \r\n(III of 2017) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3 Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners \r\n4. Functions of the Commissioner \r\n5. Functions of the Deputy Commissioner \r\n6. Functions of the Additional Commissioners and Deputy Additional \r\nCommissioners \r\n7. Vacancy \r\n8. Code of Conduct \r\n9. Information \r\n10. Coordination Committees \r\n11. Assistance \r\n12. Public facilities \r\n13. Calamities \r\n14. Record and inspection \r\n15. Public order etc \r\n16. Public processions etc \r\n17. Public properties \r\n18. Police support \r\n19. Enquiry \r\n20. Statistics \r\n21. Performance evaluation \r\n22. Reports \r\n23. District Gazetteer \r\n24. Delegation of powers \r\n25. District Account and Audit \r\n26. Transparency and due diligence \r\n27. Divisional Boards \r\n28. Indemnity \r\n29. Power to make rules \r\n30. Removal of difficulties \r\n31. Repeal \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB CIVIL ADMINISTRATION ACT 2017 \r\n(III of 2017) \r\n[8th February, 2017] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto institute a comprehensive system of civil administration in the Punjab for efficient \r\nadministration and improved service delivery to the people. \r\nIt is essential to institute a comprehensive system of civil administration in the \r\nPunjab for efficient administration, improved service delivery, better coordination, \r\nsupervision and regulatory enforcement, and for ancillary matters. \r\nBe it enacted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nPunjab Civil Administration Act 2017. \r\n(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless the subject or the context otherwise requires: \r\n(a) “Additional Commissioner” means an officer appointed as Additional \r\nCommissioner under the Act; \r\n(b) “Additional Deputy Commissioner” means a n officer appointed as \r\nAdditional Deputy Commissioner under the Act; \r\n(c) “Assistant Commissioner” means an officer appointed as Assistant \r\nCommissioner under the Act; \r\n(d) “Commissioner” means an officer appointed as Commissioner under \r\nthe Act; \r\n(e) “Deputy C ommissioner” means an officer appointed as Deputy \r\nCommissioner under the Act; \r\n(f) “Division”, “District” and “Tehsil” respectively mean the Division, the \r\nDistrict and the Tehsil constituted under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, \r\n1967 (XVII of 1967); \r\n(g) “employee” means a person performing duties in an office; \r\n(h) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(i) “head of District Police” means the head of the district police appointed \r\nunder the Police Order, 2002 (22 of 2002); \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 2 February 2017; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab \r\non 7 February 2017; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 8 February 2017, pp. 4065-4071. \r\n(j) “head of the local governm ent” means the Mayor or a Chairman of a \r\nlocal government under the Punjab Local Government Act 2013 (XVIII \r\nof 2013); \r\n(k) “head of office” means the head of an office in the Tehsil, District or, as \r\nthe case may be, the Division; \r\n(l) “local government” means a local government constituted under the \r\nPunjab Local Government Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013); \r\n(m) “office” means such office of the Government in the Tehsil, District or, \r\nas the case may be, the Division as the Government may, by \r\nnotification, specify for pu rposes of the Act but does not include any \r\noffice of the local government established by or under the Punjab Local \r\nGovernment Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013) or of the Police constituted by or \r\nunder the Police Order, 2002 (22 of 2002); \r\n(n) “officer-in-charge” mea ns the officer incharge of, and responsible for, \r\nmaintaining a public facility; \r\n(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under the Act; \r\n(p) “public facility” means such office or public facility or work relating to \r\nsuch office of the Government in t he Tehsil, District or, as the case \r\nmay be, the Division as the Government may, by notification, specify \r\nbut does not include any office or public facility or work relating to the \r\nlocal government established by or under the Punjab Local \r\nGovernment Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013) or of the Police constituted by or \r\nunder the Police Order, 2002 (22 of 2002); \r\n(q) “rules” means the rules made under the Act; and \r\n(r) “Service” means Pakistan Administrative Service or Provincial \r\nManagement Service Punjab. \r\n3. Commissioners, Deputy Commissioner s and Assistant \r\nCommissioners.– (1) The Government shall appoint a Commissioner for each \r\nDivision, a Deputy Commissioner for each District and an Assistant Commissioner \r\nfor each Tehsil in the Punjab from amongst the officers of the Service. \r\n(2) A Commissioner shall be the officer-in-charge of general administration \r\nand principal representative of the Government in the Division. \r\n(3) A Deputy Commissioner shall be the officer -in-charge of general \r\nadministration and principal representative of the Government in the District. \r\n(4) An officer appointed under subsection (1) shall perform the functions \r\nand exercise the powers under this Act or any other law or as the Government may, \r\nby order or notification, assign or delegate. \r\n(5) The Commissi oner and Deputy Commissioner shall be subject to \r\ngeneral superintendence and control of the Government. \r\n4. Functions of the Commissioner. – A Commissioner , in addition to any \r\nfunction under subsection (4) of section 3 and section 15, shall: \r\n(a) supervise an d monitor the discharge of duties by the Deputy \r\nCommissioners in the Division; \r\n(b) coordinate the work of all the offices and public facilities in the Division; \r\n(c) facilitate and coordinate any work which concerns two or more Districts \r\nin the Division or two or more Divisions for purposes of integrated \r\ndevelopment, efficient use of public resources and effective service \r\ndelivery; and \r\n(d) supervise and coordinate the implementation of the policies , \r\ninstructions and guidelines of the Government. \r\n5. Functions of the Deputy Commissioner. – A Deputy Commissioner, in \r\naddition to the functions mentioned in subsection (4) of section 3 and section 15 , \r\nshall: \r\n(a) supervise and monitor the discharge of duties by the Assistant \r\nCommissioners in the District; \r\n(b) coordinate the work of all the offices and public facilities in the district \r\nfor purposes of integrated development, efficient use of public \r\nresources and effective service delivery; \r\n(c) support and facilitate the offices and public facilities in the District; \r\n(d) ensure that the standards set by the Government in respect of a public \r\nfacility are fully observed; and \r\n(e) supervise and coordinate the implementation of the policies , \r\ninstructions and guidelines of the Government. \r\n6. Functions of the Additional Commis sioners and Additional Deputy \r\nCommissioners.– (1) The Government may appoint one or more Additional \r\nCommissioner in each Division and one or more Additional Deputy Commissioner in \r\neach District from amongst the officers of the Service. \r\n(2) An Additional Co mmissioner shall serve under the general \r\nadministration and control of the Commissioner and shall perform the functions \r\nunder this Act or any other law or as the Commissioner may, by order, assign. \r\n(3) An Additional Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Comm issioner \r\nshall serve under the general supervision and control of the Deputy Commissioner \r\nand shall perform functions under the Act or any other law or as the Deputy \r\nCommissioner may, by order, assign. \r\n(4) An Assistant Commissioner may distribute work amon g the officers \r\nsubordinate to him in the manner and to the extent prescribed. \r\n7. Vacancy.– In case the office of a Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or \r\nAssistant Commissioner is vacant, the Government shall make appropriate \r\narrangement for the discharge of the functions of that office. \r\n8. Code of Conduct. – (1) The Government may issue a Code of Conduct in \r\nrelation to the exercise of authority and discharge of functions under this Act. \r\n(2) Any deviation from the Code of Conduct or any violation of any lawful \r\ndirections under the Act shall be referred to such authority as may be prescribed for \r\naction in accordance with law. \r\n9. Information.– (1) A Commissioner shall keep the Government informed on all \r\nimportant matters relating to the Divisional administration. \r\n(2) A Deputy Commissioner shall keep the Commissioner informed on all \r\nimportant matters relating to the District administration. \r\n(3) An Assistant Commissioner shall keep the Deputy Commissioner \r\ninformed on all important matters relating to the Tehsil administration. \r\n(4) A head of office in the District shall keep the Deputy Commissioner \r\ninformed on all important matters relating to that office. \r\n10. Coordination Committees .– The Government may constitute Divisional, \r\nDistrict or Tehsil Coordination Committee s consisting of such heads of local \r\ngovernments, members of N ational Assembly and Provincial Assembly, heads of \r\nDivision, District and Tehsil administrations and police and such other persons as \r\nmay be specified to achieve the goals of good governance, effective service delivery, \r\npublic welfare and better coordination through democratic control and oversight. \r\n11. Assistance.– On a request by a head of office or head of a local government, \r\nthe Deputy Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner shall extend such \r\nassistance and support as may be necessary in the circumstances. \r\n12. Public facilities.– (1) The Deputy Commissioner may, from time to time, \r\nreview the quality, standard and efficacy of public facilities in the District. \r\n(2) If the Deputy Commissioner , for reasons to be recorded, is of the view \r\nthat the public service is not being delivered on the prescribed or reasonable \r\nstandards, he may require the officer -in-charge to take such measures as may be \r\nnecessary for improving the quality, standard and efficacy of the public facility. \r\n(3) The officer-in-charge shall take prompt remedial steps and inform the \r\nDeputy Commissioner of the action taken by him. \r\n(4) If the officer-in-charge does not take remedial steps as advised, the \r\nDeputy Commissioner may, thro ugh the Commissioner, make a report to the \r\nGovernment for necessary action in accordance with law. \r\n13. Calamities.– (1) The Government may, by notification, declare the whole or \r\nany part of the Province, as the case may be, as calamity -affected area under \r\nsection 3 of the Punjab National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act 1958 (XXXIII \r\nof 1958). \r\n(2) On issuance of the notification mentioned in subsection (1), the \r\nCommissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner or officers \r\nsubordinate to them ma y, in consultation with the respective head of the local \r\ngovernment, exercise such powers within the area of their respective jurisdiction as \r\nthe Relief Commissioner may delegate to them under section 7 of the said Act. \r\n(3) All the offices in the District or, as the case may be, in the Division shall \r\nextend such assistance to the officer mentioned in subsection (2) as he may require \r\nor as may be necessary in the circumstances. \r\n(4) On a request by or on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, the local \r\ngovernments in the district shall also render such assistance to the Deputy \r\nCommissioner or officers subordinate to him as may be necessary in the \r\ncircumstances. \r\n14. Record and inspection.– (1) On a complaint or otherwise, the Commissioner \r\nor the Deputy Commissioner may call for the record of any case from any office in \r\nthe Division or, as the case may be, the District to satisfy himself as to the propriety \r\nor legality of any action taken or proposed to be taken by any office and pass \r\nappropriate directions in accordance with law. \r\n(2) The Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant \r\nCommissioner may inspect any office or public facility within his jurisdiction, and give \r\nsuch directions as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of this Act. \r\n(3) It shall be the d uty of every head of office and officer-in-charge to \r\nfacilitate inspection and provide record, information, report and otherwise assist the \r\nCommissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner. \r\n15. Public order etc .– (1) The Deputy Commissioner on h is own, or on the \r\nrequest of the head of a local government or head of the District Police, may \r\nconvene a meeting for purposes of maintaining public order and public safety and \r\nsafeguarding public or private properties in the District; and, the decisions t aken in \r\nthe meeting shall be executed by all concerned accordingly. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), i n case of any unforeseen \r\nor sudden situation that threatens or is likely to threaten pubic order, public safety or \r\npublic and private prope rties in the District , the Deputy Commissioner and the head \r\nof the District Police shall jointly take appropriate action to address the situation. \r\n(3) The provisions of subsection (1) and subsection (2) shall apply mutatis \r\nmutandis to the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner respectively in relation \r\nto the Division and the Tehsil. \r\n16. Public processions etc .– (1) No public meeting, procession, assembly or \r\ngathering shall take place without prior permission in writing of the Deputy \r\nCommissioner. \r\n(2) On receipt of an application for the purpose, the Deputy Commissioner, \r\nin consultation with the head of District Police, may grant permission subject to such \r\nterms and conditions as he deems fit or reject the application after recording \r\nreasons. \r\n(3) The Deput y Commissioner may , in consultation with the head of the \r\nrespective local government, requisition such assistance of the local government as \r\nmay be necessary in the circumstances. \r\n17. Public properties.– (1) The Deputy Commissioner shall oversee the use of \r\nall public properties in the district and where required direct the concerned head of \r\noffice or officer incharge for the proper maintenance and use of a property or \r\nsafeguarding it against illegal trespass, undue wastage or destruction. \r\n(2) The Deputy Com missioner may exercise the powers of the \r\nGovernment under the Punjab Government Lands and Buildings (Recovery of \r\nPossession) Ordinance 1966 (IX of 1966), and the powers of an autonomous body \r\nunder the Punjab Autonomous Bodies Immovable Property (Ejectment of \r\nUnauthorized Occupants) Ordinance, 1965 (XXXVII of 1965). \r\n(3) The Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner shall oversee \r\nthe use of public space in their respective jurisdictions and where required , in \r\nconsultation with the respective head of the local government, cause the \r\nobstructions removed in accordance with law, allow and define use of public space \r\nfor public meeting, procession, assembly or gathering and other temporary uses and \r\notherwise prevent it from illegal use, and for th e purpose pass such directions in \r\naccordance with law as may be considered necessary. \r\n(4) The Deputy Commissioner shall maintain a registry of all public \r\nproperties in such form as may be prescribed or as the Government may direct. \r\n18. Police support.– On the requisitio n from the Assistant Commissioner or \r\nDeputy Commissioner or on receipt of a request for police assistance from any head \r\nof office, head of the local government, statutory body or body or corporation owned, \r\nset up or controlled by the Government or the Fede ral Government in relation to \r\ndischarge of official duties, the head of the District Police shall provide such police \r\nassistance as may be necessary. \r\n19. Enquiry.– (1) The Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner may, on a \r\ncomplaint or any other informatio n, cause an enquiry to be made by such officer as \r\nhe may deem appropriate, into the affairs of an office or a public facility and take \r\nappropriate action in accordance with law. \r\n(2) Any person aggrieved by any case of maladministration, neglect, \r\nexcess or misconduct by any employee serving in a District or is dissatisfied with a \r\npublic service may make a complaint in writing under his signature to the Deputy \r\nCommissioner. \r\n(3) The Deputy Commissioner may either himself or through an officer \r\nsubordinate to him take such action in accordance with law as may be necessary to \r\nredress the legitimate grievance of the complainant. \r\n(4) It shall be the duty of every head of office and officer-in-charge of the \r\npublic facility to comply with the directions under subsecti on ( 3) and shall report \r\ncompliance to the Deputy Commissioner or inform him of the reasons on account of \r\nwhich the direction cannot be implemented. \r\n(5) On receipt of the report from a head of office or officer-in-charge of a \r\npublic facility, the Deputy Commissioner may either withdraw the direction or, if he is \r\nnot satisfied with the reasons, report the matter to the Government for action in \r\naccordance with law. \r\n(6) The inquiry officer shall, for purposes of the inquiry, have all the powers \r\nof a civil court under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (V of 1908) in relation to \r\nsummoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath, \r\ncompelling the production of documents, receiving evidence on affidavits, and \r\nissuing commission for the examination of witnesses. \r\n20. Statistics.– For purposes of better coordination and effective planning, the \r\nDeputy Commissioner shall maintain or cause to be maintained such updated local \r\nstatistics in such manner as may be prescribed and until so prescribed as t he \r\nGovernment may direct. \r\n21. Performance evaluation.– The Commi ssioner and Deputy Commissioner , \r\nthrough the Commissioner, shall report the performance of the offices and, if \r\nnecessary, of the employees under their respective jurisdiction to the Government in \r\nsuch manner and at such intervals as the Government may, by notification, \r\ndetermine. \r\n22. Reports.– (1) Every head of office shall prepare and submit a periodic report \r\non the working of his office to the Deputy Commissioner at such time and in such \r\nform as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Deputy Commissioner shall prepare a consolidated report on the \r\nworking of all offices in the district and shall, through the Commissioner, submit the \r\nreport of each financial year to the Government at such time and in such fo rm as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\n(3) The Government may take such action on the report as it deems \r\nnecessary. \r\n23. District Gazetteer.– (1) The Deputy Commissioner shall make arrangements \r\nfor formulating for each financial year the District Gazetteer and shall publish it after \r\napproval by the Commissioner. \r\n(2) The District Gazetteer shall contain information about the socio-cultural \r\nand economic activities, the developmental goals accomplished , key features of \r\ngovernance, key indicators , the future plans and any oth er matter of public \r\nimportance or interest. \r\n24. Delegation of powers .– (1) The Government may, by notification, delegate \r\nsuch of its powers to its officers in the district as it considers appropriate in the \r\ninterest of effective, efficient and economical delivery of public services subject to \r\nsuch conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order. \r\n(2) In the like manner, the Government may by notification, place such of \r\nits employees, excluding the employees of the Police Department and the local \r\ngovernments, under the administrative control of the Commissioner or Deputy \r\nCommissioner. \r\n25. District Account and Audit .– (1) There shall be an account in respect of \r\neach District to be called the „District Account‟ which shall vest in the Deputy \r\nCommissioner for undertaking development, improvement of public services in \r\ngeneral, provision of relief in emergencies or such other purposes as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(2) All moneys received by the Deputy Commissioner shall be credited to \r\nthe District Account under a head of account authorized by the Controller General of \r\nAccounts. \r\n(3) The Deputy Commissioner shall maintain the Account and expend \r\nmoney from the Account for such purposes and in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(4) The District Account shall be audited by the Auditor General at the end \r\nof each financial year. \r\n(5) In addition to the audit, under subsection (3), the Government may \r\ndirect that a special audit of the District Account shall be conducted by such auditors \r\nand in such manner as may be prescribed and until, so prescribed, as determined by \r\nthe Government. \r\n26. Transparency and due diligence .– The Government may prescribe \r\narrangements to ensure that the functions and powers under this Act are discharged \r\ndiligently and in a transparent manner. \r\n27. Divisional Boards .– (1) The Government may constitute for each Division \r\nthe Grievance Redress Board consisting of the Convener and two other members. \r\n(2) The Board may enquire into serious cases of maladministration , \r\ncorruption and corrupt practices, violation of law, dereliction from duty and any other \r\nact or omission detrimental to the public interest by the employees of the \r\nGovernment and the employees and elected representatives of a local government \r\nin the prescribed manner. \r\n(3) The Board shall submit i ts report and recommendations to the \r\nGovernment for necessary action in accordance with law. \r\n28. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution, or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nany public servant for anything done in good faith under this Act. \r\n29. Power to make rules .– The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n30. Removal of difficulties .– The Government may, by order in writing, provide \r\nfor the removal of any difficulty which may arise in giving effect to the provisions of \r\nthis Act within a period of one year of the commencement of the Act. \r\n31. 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