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  "text": "THE PUNJAB INDUSTRIES (CONTROL ON \r\nESTABLISHMENT AND ENLARGEMENT) ORDINANCE, \r\n1963 \r\n(IV of 1963) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2.  Definitions. \r\n3. Restrictions on establishment of industrial undertakings. \r\n4. Check on unauthorized establishment or enlargement of industrial \r\nundertaking. \r\n5. Power of obtaining information and of entry. \r\n6. Delegation of powers. \r\n7. Revision and appeal. \r\n8. Penalty for contravention. \r\n9. Cognizance of offence by court. \r\n10. Indemnity. \r\n11. Exemption. \r\n12. Ordinance to over-ride other laws. \r\n13. Power to make rules. \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] INDUSTRIES (CONTROL ON ESTABLISHMENT AND \r\nENLARGEMENT) ORDINANCE, 1963 \r\n(IV of 1963) \r\n[26 January 1963] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the organized and planned growth of industries in \r\n3\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the organized and planned \r\ngrowth of industries in \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab], in the manner 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 pursuance of the powers conferred on h im by clause \r\n(1) of Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to \r\nmake and promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] Industries (Control on Es tablishment and Enlargement) Ordinance, \r\n1963. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Province of \r\n6\r\n[the Punjab], except the \r\nTribal Areas. \r\n (3)  This section and section 2 shall come into force at once and the \r\nremaining provisions of the Ordinance shall come in to force in such local area and \r\non such dates as the Government may, by notification\r\n7\r\n in the Official Gazette, \r\nspecify. \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulg ated by the Governor of West Pakistan on January  25, 1963, published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated January  26, 1963, p p. 607-610; approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan with \r\namendments, on March 27, 1963, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962); \r\nassented to by the Governor; published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 27, 1963, pp. 1269-1272. \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by th e Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (P.O. No. 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 II, Serial No. 61. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Ibid. \r\n7Issued by the Government of West Pakistan, Industries, Commerce and Mineral Resources Department vide Notification No. \r\nII-1-35-59, dated November 19 , 1963, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated November 19 , 1963, \r\npp. 4449 -4450, the remaining provisions of the Ordinance came into force w.e.f. November 19 , 1963, in the whole of the \r\nProvince of West Pakistan except - (a) the Tribal Areas; (b) the divisions of Quetta, Kalat and Dera Ismail Khan; and (c) the \r\ndistricts of Lasbela, S anghar, Tharparkar, Jacobabad, Larkana, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, \r\nJhang, Mianwali, Kohat and Hazara. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby resp ectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “Director” means the Director of Industries \r\n1\r\n[Punjab], and includes any \r\nofficer appointed by Government to exercise all or any of the powers \r\nand perform all or any of the functions and duties of the Director u nder \r\nthis Ordinance; \r\n(b) “Government” means the \r\n2\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(c) “industrial undertaking” means an undertaking pertaining to an industry \r\n(including any industry ancillary thereto) carried on or to be carried on, \r\nin any local area , at a place or premises, including precints thereof, \r\nwherein twenty or more workers without the aid of power, or ten or \r\nmore workers with the aid of power, were working on any day during \r\nthe twelve months preceding the date of coming into operation of \r\nsections 3 to 12 in the local area concerned or are working and shall \r\nwork for the manufacture or processing of goods or commodities; \r\n(d) “local area” means any area to which the provisions of sections 3 to 12 \r\nhave been applied in pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 1; \r\n(e) “rules” means rules made under this Ordinance. \r\n3. Restrictions on establishment of industrial undertakings .– No person \r\nshall establish or cause to be established any industrial undertaking or enlarge or \r\ncause to be enlarged any existing industrial undertaking except with the previous \r\npermission in writing of Government \r\n3\r\n[:] \r\n \r\n4\r\n[Provided that the application of any person for the grant of such permission \r\nshall not be rejected–  \r\n(a) without giving such person an opportunity of showing cause against it; \r\nor  \r\n(b) unless the Government is satisfied, on the basis of information \r\navailable to it and after making such inquiry as it may deem fit, that the \r\ngrant of permission to such person will be prejudicial to the national \r\ninterest, or injurious to the health of or a source of nuisance for, the \r\nresidents of the local area in which the industrial undertaking is \r\nproposed to be set up or, as the case may be, the industrial \r\nundertaking which is proposed to be enlarged is situated.] \r\n4. Check on unauthoriz ed establishment or enlargement of industrial \r\nundertaking.– Where the establishment of a new industrial undertaking or \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (P.O. No. 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 II, Serial No. 61. \r\n2Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Order ibid. \r\n3Substituted for the “full stop” by the Conformity with Fundamental Rights (Punjab Amendment of Laws) Act, 1976 (IX of 1976), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated April 28, 1976, pp. 933-935, s. 2 read with the Schedule. \r\n4Added by the Act ibid. \r\nenlargement of an existing industrial undertaking is likely to be commenced or has \r\nbeen commenced or has been completed in contravention of the provisions of this \r\nOrdinance, Government or the Director, after giving the person responsible therefor \r\nan opportunity of being heard, may by order require him– \r\n(i) to refrain from such establishment or enlargement; or \r\n(ii) to stop further constructi on and to remove the unauthorized \r\nundertaking or part thereof, \r\n and the person concerned shall comply with the order within such period as \r\nmay be specified. \r\n5. Power of obtaining information and of entry .– For the purpose of giving \r\neffect to the provisions of this Ordinance, Government or the Director may– \r\n(a) by order in writing require any person to furnish such information in his \r\npossession relating to any industrial undertaking as may be specified in \r\nthe order; \r\n(b) enter or authorize any person to enter  an industrial undertaking and \r\ntake such action as may be necessary. \r\n6. Delegation of powers .– Government may, by general or special order and \r\nsubject to such conditions as may be specified in the order, authorize any officer or \r\nauthority subordinate to it  to exercise any of its powers and to perform any of its \r\nfunctions and duties under this Ordinance and the rules. \r\n7. Revision and appeal.– (1) Any person feeling aggrieved by an order passed \r\nby Government or by any officer or authority under section 3 or s ection 4, may, \r\nwithin thirty days of the date of the order, apply to Government for a revision of the \r\norder. \r\n (2) Any person feeling aggrieved by an order passed by the Director under \r\nsection 4 may, within thirty days of the date of the order, prefer an ap peal to \r\nGovernment. \r\n (3) If in any case it shall appear to Government that any order passed by \r\nGovernment or the Director, as the case may be, be set aside or modified, \r\nGovernment may pass such order thereon as may be deemed fit: \r\n Provided that no such ord er shall be passed unless, in the case of an appeal, \r\nthe appellant and in any other case the party to be affected adversely, has been \r\ngiven reasonable notice to appear and be heard. \r\n (4) Subject to any order passed by Government under the last preceding \r\nsub-section the order passed by Government or the Director under section 3 or \r\nsection 4, as the case may be, shall be final. \r\n8. Penalty for contravention .– Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of \r\nthis Ordinance or the rules, or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or \r\nwilfully furnishes incomplete or false information required thereunder, or obstructs \r\nany person in the discharge of his duties or functions thereunder, shall be punished \r\nwith imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. \r\n9. Cognizance of offence by court .– No court shall take cognizance of any \r\noffence punishable under this Ordinance except on a complaint in writing made by \r\nthe Director. \r\n10. Indemnity.– No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie  against Government, \r\nthe Director or any person in respect of anything which is in good faith done or \r\nintended to be done under this Ordinance and the rules. \r\n11. Exemption.– Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt  \r\nany industrial und ertaking or class of industrial undertakings from all or any of the \r\nprovisions of this Ordinance or the rules. \r\n12. Ordinance to over -ride other laws .– The provisions of this Ordinance and \r\nthe rules and orders made thereunder shall have effect notwithstandi ng anything to \r\nthe contrary contained in any other law, contract, instrument or document for the \r\ntime being in force. \r\n13. Power to make rules .– Government may make rules for carrying into effect \r\nthe provisions of this Ordinance.",
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