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  "text": "THE LAHORE CANAL HERITAGE PARK ACT 2013  \r\n(XV of 2013) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. The Heritage Park \r\n4. Alteration of the specified area \r\n5. Advisory Committee \r\n6. Functions of the Advisory Committee \r\n7. Action by the Authority \r\n8. Powers of the Government \r\n9. Penalty \r\n10. Power to make rules \r\n11. Act to prevail over other laws \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE LAHORE CANAL HERITAGE PARK ACT 2013  \r\n(XV of 2013) \r\n[14th January, 2013] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the protection and conservation of the Lahore Canal Heritage Park. \r\nPreamble.– Whereas the Lahore canal and the green belt s on both sides of the \r\ncanal is a public trust and is part of the heritage of the city of Lahore; therefore, it is \r\nexpedient to make provisions for the maintenance of a salubrious environment  and \r\nconservation of the Lahore Canal as a heritage park; to preserve the flora and fauna \r\nof this heritage park; and to provide for ancillary matters; \r\nIt is enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nLahore Canal Heritage Park Act 2013. \r\n(2) It shall extend to the Lahore Canal and other specified areas. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act– \r\n(a) “Act” means the Lahore Canal Heritage Park Act 2013; \r\n(b) “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee constituted under \r\nsection 5; \r\n(c) “Authority” means the Parks and Horticulture Authority Lahore \r\nestablished under any law for the time being in force; \r\n(d) “canal tree” means a tree in the Heritage Park; \r\n(e) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(f) “Heritage Park” means the Lahore Canal and any other specified area; \r\n(g) “Lahore Canal”  means the canal running through the city of Lahore \r\nfrom Jallo to Thokar Niaz Beg and includes the canal banks and green \r\nbelts on both sides of the canal; \r\n(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under the Act; and \r\n(i) “specified area” means an area declared as specified area under section \r\n3. \r\n3. The Heritage Park.– (1) The Government shall, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, declare an area as the specified area. \r\n                                                 \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 7th January 2013; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 12th January \r\n2013; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 14th January 2013, pages 2041-2044. \r\n(2) The Heritage Park , subject to such conditions and restrictions as the \r\nGovernment may, on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, notify in the \r\nofficial Gazette, shall be open to the public for recreational, educational and research \r\npurposes. \r\n(3) The Authority shall arrange proper maintenance of the Heritage Park \r\nand may provide such entertainment and recreational facilities as are commensurate \r\nwith the Heritage Park. \r\n(4) The expense on the maintenance and development of the green belt s \r\nof the Heritage Park shall be met from the funds of the Authority and shall be a valid \r\ncharge on the Fund. \r\n(5) Subject to subsection (8) and e xcept with prior permission in writing \r\nfrom the Authority, the following acts shall be wholly prohibited in the Heritage Park– \r\n(a) construction or any other infrastructure development work , clearing or \r\nbreaking up any land for cultivation, mining or for any other purpose; \r\n(b) felling, tapping, burning or in any way damaging or destroying, taking, \r\ncollecting or removing any plant or canal tree; \r\n(c) polluting water flowing in and through the Heritage Park; \r\n(d) hunting, shooting, trapping, killing or capturing of any animal or bird; \r\n(e) using firearm or doing any other act which may disturb any animal or bird or \r\nacting in a manner which is likely to interfere with the breeding places; and \r\n(f) such other prohibitions  as the Government may notif y in the official \r\nGazette. \r\n(6) The Authority shall not levy any fee or charge for access to the Heritage \r\nPark. \r\n(7) Subject to subs ection (6), the Authority may  prescribe reasonable \r\ncharges for provision of entertainment and recreational facilities or other services  at \r\nthe Heritage Park. \r\n(8) The permission mentioned in subsection (5) shall be subject to such \r\nconditions and in s uch man ner as may be prescribed and w hile granting such \r\npermission, the Authority shall, among other things, take into consideration the \r\nfollowing:– \r\n(a) amenity value of the canal tree; \r\n(b) character of the area; \r\n(c) necessity of the action; \r\n(d) possibility of an affordable alternative; \r\n(e) mitigation measures to reduce the impact of reducing canal tree cover;  \r\n(f) expediency of the proposal or work requiring the felling, lopping, \r\ntrimming or otherwise cutting of the canal tree; and \r\n(g) environmental impact assessment of the proposed activity. \r\n4. Alteration of the specified area .– The Government may, on the \r\nrecommendations of the Advisory Committee and the Authority, alter the limits of the \r\nspecified area by notification in the official Gazette. \r\n5. Advisory Committee.– (1) The Government shall constitute the Heritage \r\nPark Advisory Committee consisting of the following members:- \r\n(a) Director General of the Authority; \r\n(b) a nominee each of the Irrigation, Environment, Local Government and \r\nCommunity Development Departments of the Government; \r\n(c) four persons from the civil society or educational institutions, preferably \r\nwomen having qualification, knowledge and skill relating to \r\nenvironment, heritage, planning and development; \r\n(d) a nominee each of the City District Gov ernment Lahore, WWF-\r\nPakistan, Lahore Development Authority  and the Traffic Engineering \r\nand Planning Agency; and \r\n(e) Project Director nominated by the Authority. \r\n(2) The Advisory Committee may co-opt any other member. \r\n(3) A member , including a co -opted memb er of the Advisory Committee , \r\nshall not be entitled to any remuneration or fee or any other charges or facilities for \r\nthe services rendered under the Act.  \r\n(4) The Director General of the Authority shall be the Chairperson of the \r\nAdvisory Committee and the Project Director shall be its Secretary. \r\n(5) The Government shall nominate the Vice Chair person of the Advisory \r\nCommittee from amongst the non-official members. \r\n(6) A non-official member, unless he sooner resigns or is removed, shall \r\nhold office for a term of two years but shall be eligible for re-nomination. \r\n(7) The Advisory Committee shall hold meetings in the manner prescribed. \r\n(8) The Government may, at any time, but after consultation with the \r\nAdvisory Committee and the Authority , remove  any member, i ncluding the Vice \r\nChairperson, on charges of misconduct, disinterest, exploitation or misuse of \r\npowers, or any other act which is detrimental to the objectives of the Act. \r\n6. Functions of the Advisory Committee.– (1) The Advisory Committee shall \r\nadvise the Authority for proper upkeep and maintenance of the Heritage Park and in \r\nparticular for purposes of– \r\n(a) preparation of the canal trees master and management plan; \r\n(b) preparation of canal trees inventory system; \r\n(c) formulation of policies regarding prese rvation, protection and \r\nconservation of the Heritage Park; \r\n(d) provision and promotion of entertainment and recreational facilities and \r\nfacilitation of the people visiting the Heritage Park; \r\n(e) proper supervision and monitoring of the implementation of the policies \r\napproved by the Government \r\n2\r\n[;] \r\n(f) awareness campaigns regarding preservation and conservation of the \r\nHeritage Park; \r\n(g) co-operation with public authorities, educational bodies and other \r\norganizations and persons to achieve the objectives of the Act; and \r\n(h) raising funds for the maintenance of the Heritage Park. \r\n(2) The Advisory Committee may also advise the Authority on any other \r\nmatter ancillary to the discharge of its functions under the Act. \r\n(3) In the performance of its functions under th is Act, the Authority shall \r\ntake into consideration any advice of the Advisory Committee. \r\n(4) The Authority, on the advice of the Advisory Committee , may refer any \r\nrecommendation of the Advisory Committee to a department or agency of the \r\nGovernment for consideration. \r\n7. Action by the Authority.– (1) The Authority shall take appropriate action on \r\nthe recommendations of the Advisory Committee within reasonable time and shall \r\ncommunicate to the Advisory Committee  the reasons for not accepting any of its \r\nrecommendations, and the Advisory Committee may, in the prescribed manner, \r\nsubmit a representation to the Government for appropriate orders. \r\n(2) The Authority shall act in accordance with the decision of the \r\nGovernment on such representation. \r\n8. Powers of the Go vernment.– The Government may give such directions to \r\nthe Authority as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of the Act. \r\n9. Penalty.– (1) If a person contravenes or attempts to contravene any provision \r\nof the Act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than \r\none year and not more than five years, or with fine which shall not be less than rupees \r\nthirty thousand and not more than rupees fifty thousand, or with both, and the weapon, \r\nvehicle or any other article used in such c ontravention shall stand forfeited to the \r\nGovernment. \r\n(2) The penalty for the abetment of an offence under th e Act shall be the \r\nsame as for the offence. \r\n(3) No Court shall take cognizance of an offence under the Act except on a \r\ncomplaint in writing from an  officer or authority authorised for the purpose by the \r\nGovernment. \r\n10. 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\n11. Act to prevail over other laws .– In the event of any conflict or inconsistency \r\nbetween the provisions of the Act and any other law, the provisions of the Act shall, to \r\nthe extent of such conflict or inconsistency, prevail.  \r\n                                                 \r\n2Misprinted in the Gazette as “full-stop”.",
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