PUNJAB HORTICULTURE AUTHORITY ACT 2025

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THE PUNJAB HORTICULTURE AUTHORITY ACT 2025 
(LXX of 2025) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent, application and commencement 
2. Definitions  
3. Establishment of Authority 
4. Composition of Authority 
5. Meetings of Authority 
6. Powers and functions of Authority 
7. Director General 
8. Establishment of Agency 
9. Composition of Agency 
10. Meetings of Agency 
11.  Powers and functions of Agency 
12. Managing Director 
13. Heritage Park 
14. Public park, green belts and green areas 
15. Use of public parks, green belts and green areas 
16. Access to private property 
17. Installation of billboards, sky signs and outdoor advertisements 
18.  Advertisements on vehicles 
19.  Regulations regarding green areas 
20.  Maintenance of public parks, green belts and green areas 
21. Duty on persons to maintain green belts 
22. Continuation of contracts 
23. Fund of Authority 
24. Budget 
25. Accounts 
26. Audit 
27. Annual report 
28. Complaints of illegal or unauthorized use 
29.  Complaint 
30. Appointment of officers and employees 
31. New schemes 
32. Offences, penalties and procedure 
33. Ownership of public parks, green belts or green area 
34. Cognizance and trial of offences 
35. Bar of jurisdiction 
36. Delegation 
37. Indemnity 
38. Employees to be public servant 
39.  Power to make rules 
40.  Power to frame regulations 
41.  Repeal, omission and savings 
42.  Act to prevail 
43.  Removal of difficulties 
 
 
 
 
  
TEXT 
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THE PUNJAB HORTICULTURE AUTHORITY ACT 2025 
(LXX of 2025) 
[5th August, 2025] 
An 
Act 
to provide for establishment of the Punjab Horticulture Authority. 
It is necessary to establish the Punjab Horticulture Authority to regulate, develop and 
maintain public parks, green belts and green areas in the Punjab; regulate billboards, sky 
signs and outdoor advertisements and provide for the matters  connected therewith and 
ancillary thereto.  
It is hereby enacted as follows: 
1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. (1) This Act may be cited 
as the Punjab Horticulture Authority Act 2025.  
(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. 
(3) It applies to the areas of district Lahore , areas notified under repealed Act 
and such other areas as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify 
under the Act.  
(4) It shall come into force at once.  
2. Definitions. In the Act: 
(a) “Act” means the Punjab Horticulture Authority Act 2025; 
(b) “Agency” means the Agency established under the Act; 
(c) “Authority” means the Punjab Horticulture Authority established under the 
Act; 
(d) “billboard” includes an advertisement fi xed, placed or displayed on a 
structure other than a building; 
(e) “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority; 
(f) “empowering authority” means any authority, local government or other 
entity empowered to allow use of a public park, green belt or green area in 
any manner or to grant permission for installation of a billboard, sky sign, 
outdoor advertisement or advertisement prior to the commencement of the 
Act; 
(g) “Fund” means the Punjab Horticulture Authority Fund established under the 
Act; 
(h) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(i) “green area” means any area notified under the Act as green area which is 
required to be kept green other than a public park or green belt and includes 
a notified play ground; 
(j) “green belt” means an area notified under the Act as green belt other than a 
public park which is kept as an open space in any locality or area either in 
pursuance of a development plan or otherwise; 
                                                 
1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 30 July 2025; and was assented to by Governor of  the Punjab on 05 
August 2025; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 August 2025, pp. 659-670. 
(k) “Heritage Park” means any area having historical, traditional or cultural value 
notified under the Act; 
(l) “Managing Director” means the Managing Director of the Agency; 
(m) “outdoor advertisement” means a streamer, board, poster, banner, or any 
other thing placed, painted, pasted or installed on a public or private building 
or property so that it is visible  from a public place and which is intended to 
inform the reader of the availability of a service, product or outlet or otherwise 
promote a person or a message; 
(n) “person” includes a body owned or controlled by the Federal Government or 
the Government or any other Provincial Government, or a company, 
association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not;  
(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations made or framed 
under the Act; 
(p) “private land authority” means any natural or legal person engaged in the 
development of land or maintenance of an area or provision of municipal 
services other than a public land authority; 
(q) “public land authority” includes a statutory or executive body established by 
the Government for development of land or enga ged in the development of 
land or maintenance of an area or provision of municipal services; 
(r) “public park” includes a park or space reserved for use as a public park and 
notified under the Act as a public park; 
(s) “regulations” means the regulations framed under the Act;   
(t) “repealed Act” means the Act repealed under  sub-section (1) of section 41 
of the Act; 
(u) “rules” means the rules made under the Act; 
(v) “sky sign” means a sign installed on a building for its view from a distance; 
and 
(w) “vehicle” includes mechanical ly propelled vehicle and a human or animal 
driven carriage.  
3. Establishment of Authority. (1) The Government shall , by notification in the 
official Gazette, establish an Authority to be known as the Punjab Horticulture Authority for 
carrying out the purposes of the Act. 
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a 
common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of  movable or immovable property 
and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued. 
(3) The Authority shall not dispose of its immovable property without prior 
approval of the Government.  
4. Composition of Authority. (1) The Authority shall consist of:  
(a)  Chief Minister or his nominee. Chairperson 
(b)  a person to be nominated by the Chief Minister.  Vice Chairperson 
(c)  Minister for Housing , Urban Development & Public 
Health Engineering 
Member 
(d)  Parliamentary Secretary for Housing , Urban 
Development & Public Health Engineering 
Member 
(e)  Chairperson of each Agency. Members 
(f)   Chairman Planning and Development Board or his  
representative not below the rank of  Additional 
Secretary. 
Member 
(g)  Secretary to the Government, Finance Department 
or his representative not below the rank of 
Additional Secretary. 
Member 
(h)  Secretary to the Government, Housing , Urban 
Development and Public Health Engineering 
Department or his representative not below the rank 
of Additional Secretary. 
Member 
(i)  Secretary to the Government, Local Government 
and Community Development Department or his 
representative not below the rank of Additional 
Secretary. 
Member 
(j)  Secretary to the Government, Environment 
Protection and Climate Change Department or his 
representative not below the rank of Additional 
Secretary. 
Member 
(k)  Managing Directors of each Agency. Members 
(l)  four technical experts including at least one female. Members 
(m)  Director General. Member/ 
Secretary 
(2) The Chief Minis ter may nominate a person as Vic e Chairperson for such 
period as he may deem fit. 
(3) The Members at clause (l) of sub-section (1), shall be nominated by the Chief 
Minister for a p eriod of three years but they  shall serve during the pleasure of the Chief 
Minister.  
(4) The Vice Chairperson or Member at clause (l) of sub-section (1), may resign 
from his office by submitting his written resignation to the Chief Minister.  
(5) The Chairperson may co-opt any other expert for assistance in a  meeting 
but such co-opted expert shall not have any right to vote.   
(6) No act, decision, order or proceedings of the Authority shall be invalid by 
reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. 
5. Meetings of Authority .– (1) The Authority shall meet , at least , once in three 
months at such time and place and observe such procedure with regard to transaction of 
its business as may be prescribed by the regulations and until so pre scribed, as the 
Authority may determine. 
(2) The meetings of the Authority shall be presided over by the Chairperson, or 
in his absence, by the Vice Chairperson and if both the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson 
are not available, then by a Member so elected by the Members present.  
(3)  The quorum for a meeting of the Authority shall be one half of its total 
membership. 
(4)  The decisions of the Authority shall be taken by majority of its Members 
present and voting and in the event of equality of votes, the Chairperson or the person 
presiding over the meeting, as the case may be, shall have the casting vote.  
(5)  The Director General shall maintain a complete record of the minutes of the 
meeting of the Authority. 
(6)  No act, decision, order or proceedings o f the Authority shall be invalid by 
reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. 
6. Powers and functions of Authority . (1) The Authority shall oversee and 
supervise the functions of the Agency for the purposes of the Act.  
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing  provision, the Authority 
shall: 
(a) give policy directions  to an Agency to develop and mai ntain public parks, 
green belts, green areas, and protect trees and other vegetation; 
(b) regulate use of public parks, green belts and green areas; 
(c) regulate beautification of public parks, green belts and green areas; 
(d) regulate installation o f billboards, sky signs and  outdoor advertisements on 
private or public property; 
(e) constitute committees for performing specific functions; 
(f) approve its annual budget; 
(g) follow the policy directions of the Government  and comply with general or 
special directions of the Government through itself or its Agency; and 
(h) perform such other functions or exercise such other powers as may be 
necessary and ancillary to the foregoing functions and powers. 
7. Director General. (1) The Chief Minister shall, on such terms and conditions as 
may be determined by him, appoint the Director General of the Authority for a period of 
three years but he shall serve during the pleasure of the Chief Minister.  
(2) Notwithstanding the expiration of the term of the Director General, Chief 
Minister may allow him to continue to hold office for a further period of three months or till 
his successor enters upon his office, whichever is earlier. 
(3) The Director General shall  be responsible for general administration of the 
Authority and shall perform such other functions as provided under the Act or assigned to 
him by the Authority.  
(4) The Director General shall: 
(a) be the whole-time officer of the Authority; 
(b) be the principal accounting officer of the Authority; and 
(c) be competent to enter into contracts on behalf of the Authority on the 
direction of the Authority. 
(5) The outgoing Director General shall , subject to fulfi lling criteria, be eligible 
for re-appointment as Director General. 
(6) The Director General may resign from his office by submitting his written 
resignation to the Chief Minister. 
8. Establishment of Agency. (1) Upon commencement of the Act, the Authorities 
reflected in column 1  below, shall be deemed to have been established as Agencies as 
reflected in column 2 below and continue to work as Agencies in the areas for which they 
were established under the repealed Act , unless altered, modified or changed b y the 
Government and shall be governed under the Act: 
Column 1 Column 2 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, Lahore. Horticulture Agency, Lahore. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, 
Gujranwala. 
Horticulture Agency, Gujranwala. 
Parks and Horticulture Authorit y, 
Sargodha.  
Horticulture Agency, Sargodha. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, Sialkot. Horticulture Agency, Sialkot. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, 
Rawalpindi. 
Horticulture Agency, Rawalpindi. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, 
Faisalabad. 
Horticulture Agency, Faisalabad. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, Multan.  Horticulture Agency, Multan. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, Sahiwal. Horticulture Agency, Sahiwal. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, 
Bahawalpur. 
Horticulture Agency, Bahawalpur. 
Parks and Horticulture Authority, Gujrat. Horticulture Agency, Gujrat.  
Parks and Horticulture Authority, Dera 
Ghazi Khan.  
Horticulture Agency, Dera Ghazi 
Khan.  
(2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish one or 
more Agencies, other than the Agencies provided under sub-section (1), for such area as 
provided in such notification for the purposes of the Act.  
(3) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,  entrust to any 
existing Agency to pro vide such service  in such area  as may be provided in such  
notification. 
9. Composition of Agency . (1) Each Agency shall consist of Chairperson to be 
nominated by the Chief Minister and the following Members:  
(a)  representative of Housing, Urban Development 
and Pubic Health Engineering Department, not 
below the rank of Additional Secretary. 
Member 
(b)  representative of Local Government and 
Community Development Department, not 
below the rank of Additional Secretary. 
Member 
(c)  representative of Environment Protection and 
Climate Cha nge Department, not below the 
rank of Additional Secretary. 
Member 
(d)  representative of Finance Department not 
below the rank of Additional Secretary. 
Member 
(e)  representative of Planning and Development 
Board, not below the rank of Additional 
Secretary. 
Member 
(f)  two Members of Provincial Assembly of the 
Punjab, including one female Member, to be 
nominated by the Chief Minister. 
Members 
(g)  Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district. Member 
(h)  an officer of the Authority nominated by it. Member 
(i)  three techni cal experts, including at least one 
female. 
Members 
(j)  Managing Director. Member/ 
Secretary 
(2)  The Chairperson of the Agency shall be nominated by the Chief Minister for 
such a period as the Chief Minister deems fit but he shall serve during the pleasure of the 
Chief Minister.  
(3) The Members at clause (i) of sub-section (1), shall be nominated by the Chief 
Minister for a period of three years but they  shall serve during the pleasure of the Chief 
Minister.  
(4) The Member at clause (i ) of sub -section (1), may resign from his office by 
submitting his written resignation to the Chief Minister.  
10. Meetings of Agency.– (1) The Agency shall meet, at least, once in three months 
at such time and place and observe such procedure with regard to transaction of it s 
business as may be determined by its Chairperson. 
(2)  The meetings of the Agency shall be presided over by the Chairperson , or, 
in his absence, by the Member nominated by the Chairperson and if so not possible, then 
by a Member, from amongst the Members, so elected by the Members present.  
(3)  The quorum for a meeting of the Agency shall be one half of its total 
Members. 
(4)  The decisions of the Agency shall be taken by majority of its Members 
present and voting and in the event of equality of votes, t he Chairperson or the person 
presiding over the meeting, as the case may be, shall have the casting vote.  
(5)  The Managing Director shall maintain complete record of the minutes of the 
meeting of the Agency. 
(6)  No act, decision, order or proceedings of  the Agency shall be invalid by 
reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Agency. 
11.  Powers and functions of Agency. (1) The Agency may perform such functions 
and exercise such powers, within its area as are necessary for carrying out t he purposes 
of the Act.  
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of sub-section 
(1), the Agency shall have power to: 
(a) develop and maintain public parks, green belts, green areas and urban 
forests; 
(b) administer use of public parks, green belts and green areas; 
(c) administer beautification of public parks, green belts and green areas;  
(d) administer the installation of billboards, sky signs, digital screens, outdoor 
advertisements on private or public property  in the manner as may be 
prescribed by the Authority; 
(e) establish and maintain botanical gardens for the purposes of the Act; 
(f) create awareness about horticulture, promote gardening and ensure 
preservation of existing horticulture works in its area; 
(g) organize shows and exhibitions pertainin g to horticulture, aviculture and 
cultural entertainment; 
(h) protect trees and other vegetation: 
provided that it may consider cutting of trees on case to case basis by 
ensuring adequate replacement; 
(i) create awareness about horticulture and promote gardening; 
(j) acquire land for the development of any public park, green belt, or green 
area; 
(k) procure machinery, equipment or material as may be required for the proper 
discharge of its functions; 
(l) grant a service contract for the maintenance of public parks, green belts  or 
green areas to any private or public limited company in accordance with the 
prevailing law; and 
(m) place, after its recommendation, its annual budget before the Authority for 
approval.  
(3) The Agency may also undertake such other functions entrusted to i t under 
any other law for the time being in force. 
(4) Under intimation to the Authority, the Agency may, subject to its capacity, 
perform such functions or execute such schemes as entrusted to it by the Government, 
local government or any other authority or agency established under any other law for the 
time being in force. 
12. Managing Director . (1) The Managing Director  for each Agency  shall be 
appointed by the Chief Minister  for a period of three years  on such terms and conditions 
as may be prescribed through rules and, until so prescribed, as may be determined by the 
Chief Minister, but he shall serve during the pleasure of the Chief Minister.  
(2) Notwithstanding the expiration of the term of the Managing Director, Chief 
Minister may allow him to continue to hold office for a further period of three months or till 
his successor enter upon his office, whichever is earlier.   
(3) The Managing Director shall: 
(a) be the whole-time officer of the Agency;  
(b)  have the general management of the business of the Agency;  
(c)  ensure the implementation of the orders and directions of the Agency; and  
(d)  exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be 
entrusted to him by the Agency.  
13. Heritage Park. (1) The Government may, by notific ation in the official Gazette, 
declare an area as Heritage Park to conserve the heritage or culture and to preserve, 
conserve and develop the flora and fauna for the present and future generations. 
(2) The Heritage Park shall be maintained and developed by  the Agency in the 
prescribed manner. 
14. Public park, green belts and green areas. The Government may by notification 
in the official Gazette, declare a park or area reserved for use as a public park or an area 
or any space as a public park, green belt o r green area or playground, as the case may 
be. 
15. Use of public parks, green belts and green areas. (1) If any person intends to 
use a public park, green belt or green area for any  purpose other than the normal use of 
the place, he shall make an application, in writing, to the concerned Agency. 
(2) If the intended use affects the rights of the neighbours or residents of the 
area in general, the Agency shall invite objections from them and decide the objections 
before taking a decision. 
(3) The Agency shall not grant permission if the intended use affects the rights 
of the neighbours or residents of the area to the free and uninterrupted use of the roads 
abutting the public park, green belt or green area or results in the conversion of the public 
park or green area or green belt into any other thing or changes the general outlook of the 
locality. 
(4) The Agency shall not grant permission for a period exceeding fifteen days if 
the intended use is likely to bring, directly or indirectly, any financial benefit to the applicant 
or any other person. 
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, the Agency shall not grant 
permission for using any public park, green belt or green area as a parking place. 
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section (3) and sub -section (4), 
the Agency may, for such initial or extended period and on payment of such fee as it may 
determine, grant permission for the deployment of an allocated area of a public park for 
provision of food, playing facilities, sale of plants, horticultural equipment, books or for any 
other purpose if that activity does not adversely affect the ambience, character and outlook 
of the public park. 
(7) Where the Agency gives permission for use of a public park, green belt or 
green area, it shall is sue a permissio n order indicating the duration  and nature of the 
permission and other terms and conditions mentioned in the order and such order shall be 
duly displayed at a prominent place of the public park, green belt or green area. 
16. Access to private property. (1) Where a green belt or green area lies between 
a property and a service lane or public road, the owner of the property may, subject to the 
permission by the Agency, use the green belt for accessing his property in a reasonable 
manner but the permission shall be restricted to the extent of acquiring access and shall , 
in no manner , be deemed to allow the use of any part of the green belt for any other 
purpose or the use of the entire green belt or green area abutting the property for  the 
purposes of access. 
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a person shall not, in 
any manner, use or change the nature of any green belt for the purpose of acquiring 
access to a service lane from the main road. 
17. Installation of billboards , sky signs and outdoor advertisements. (1) If any 
person intends to install a billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement in any manner on 
private or public property or public park, green belt or green area, he shall make an 
application in the prescribed manner to the Agency. 
(2) If the billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement affects the rights of the 
neighbours or residents of the area in general or road users, the Agency shall invite 
objections from them and decide the objections before taking a decision. 
(3) The Agency shall not grant permission if the installation of the billboard, sky 
sign or outdoor advertisement affects the rights of road users to safe and secure usage or 
view of the residents or provision of light and air, or the view or sanc tity of a historical 
monument. 
(4) The permission for installation of billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement 
shall include such safety measures as may be determined by the Agency or as may be 
prescribed, and shall not, in any case, exceed such period as the Agency may determine 
or as may be prescribed. 
(5) A person shall not install or continue installation of a billboard, sky sign or 
outdoor advertisement except in accordance with the permission of the Agency. 
(6) Where the Agency gives permission for installation of a billboard, sky sign or 
outdoor advertisement, it shall issue a permission number which shall be displayed on the 
billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement. 
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section (1) and while acting in  
accordance with the provisions of sub -sections (2) to (6), the Agency may identify public 
places for installation of billboards, sky signs, and outdoor advertisements and may allow 
the installation of billboards, sky signs, and outdoor advertisements at t hese places on 
such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. 
(8) The Agency may charge such fee as may be prescribed by the Authority for 
grant of permission for installation of a billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement. 
(9) The Agency may lease, in the prescribed manner, any of its sites or poles, 
for outdoor advertisement, for such initial or extended period and on such terms and 
conditions as the Authority may determine or as may be prescribed. 
18.  Advertisements on vehicles. (1) No person shall display any advertisement on 
any vehicle or any other moveable property except with the prior permission of the Agency. 
(2) The Agency may charge such fees as for the grant of permission to display 
advertisements on vehicles as the Authority may approve. 
(3) The Agency shall not grant permission to display an advertisement on a 
vehicle for a period exceeding twelve months. 
(4) The Agency shall issue a permission number for display on the 
advertisement. 
(5) The Agency shall not give permission for an advertisement which is against 
public morals or promotes an activity or product the performance or sale of which, is barred 
by law. 
19.  Regulations regarding green areas. (1) The Agency shall determine the extent 
of a planned area to be reserved and maintained  as a public park, green belt or green 
area. 
(2) A public land authority or a private land authority shall obtain prior sanction 
of the Agency for any development plan. 
(3) The Agency may obtain a copy of the development plan or land use plan of 
a public land authority or a private land authority which contains detailed specifications of 
the areas reserved as public parks, green areas or green belts and the public or private 
land authority shall, within thirty days, provide the development plan or land use plan to 
the Agency. 
(4) The Agency shall determine: 
(a) the level of green belts from the road and the method and way of their 
planting and maintenance; 
(b) the percentage of a public park that may be reserved for parking and 
provision of food; 
(c) the maintenance and usage of a public park; and 
(d) the maintenance and usage of a green area. 
20.  Maintenance of public parks, green belts and green areas . (1) The Agency 
shall undertake beautification and maintenance of areas required to be kept green by a 
public land authority. 
(2) The Agency may maintain and beautify the areas required to be kept green 
by any private land authority or may require the private land authority to maintain and 
beautify the same. 
(3) Where the Agency maintains or beautifies a public park, green belt or green 
area situated in a privately developed area, it may charge maintenance charges from the 
private land authority which was required to maintain the public park, green area or green 
belt, in such manner as may be prescribed. 
21. Duty on persons to maintain green belts . (1) The Agency may require the 
resident or owner of a property to maintain a green belt between his property and the public 
road. 
(2) The Agency may recover a fixed charge in accordance with a schedule of 
charges from the owner of the property for maintaining a green belt which the owner has 
failed to maintain in accordance with its directions  and in such manner as may be 
prescribed.  
(3) If the Agency finds that a green belt has been raised by an owner or occupier 
of a property abutting to it or has been bricked over or concretized, it may require the said 
owner or the occupier to remove the construction and bring it to the level notified by it and 
if the person does not comply with the directions of the Agency within a reasonable time, 
the Agency may recover the cost of removal in accordance with a schedule of costs.   
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section (3), the Agency may 
remove a construction from a green belt or bring the level of a green belt to the prescribed 
level at its own cost. 
22. Continuation of contracts. (1) All contracts, permissions and leases granted by 
an empowering authority or its agency for the use of any public park, green belt or green 
area or the installation or placement of any billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement 
on public or private property prior to the commencement of the Act, shall be subject to, 
and governed by, the provisions of the Act. 
(2) The Authority or its Agency shall not cancel any contract or withdraw any 
permission mentioned in sub-section (1) without providing an opportunity of hearing to the 
affected person.  
23. Fund of Authority . (1) There shall be a Fund  to be known as the Punjab 
Horticulture Authority Fund and a separate fund of each Agency whic h shall vest in the 
Authority and shall be utilized by the Authority and its Agency to perform their functions 
and meet their expenses including the payment of salaries and other remuneration to their 
officers, employees, experts, advisers and consultants in such manner as may be 
prescribed by the regulations. 
(2) The Fund shall consist of: 
(a) loans and grants by the Government; 
(b) all moneys received from the Federal Government, Government and their 
bodies, local government, or any national or international agen cy by way of 
grants, loans, advances or otherwise;  
(c) all fee, charges and other moneys received by the Authority or the Agency;  
(d) all moneys received by the Authority and the Agency from the disposal of 
lands, buildings and other moveable and immovable properties;  
(e) income from lease of property or from any investment made in pursuance of 
the Act; and 
(f) all other sums received by the Authority and the Agency.  
(3) The Authority may, in consultation with Finance Department of Government, 
borrow money or raise funds by issuing bonds or debentures or otherwise for carrying out 
the purposes of the Act.  
(4)  In case of deficit revenue of the Authority, Government shall provide from its 
own resources or from any other source such sum as may be necessary for efficient 
performance of functions of the Authority under the Act.  
(5) The Authority and its Agency may open their accounts in any scheduled bank 
in such manner as may be prescribed and may, in case of excess amount, invest in 
Government securities, Government sponsored saving schemes in such manner as may 
be determined by the Authority and its Agency.  
(6) The fee and other charges collected by the Agency shall be transmitted to 
the Fund at such ratio as may be determined by the Government.  
24. Budget. (1) The Di rector General, in case of the Authority, and the Managing 
Director, in case of the Agency, shall prepare, in such manner and at such time as may be 
determined by the Authority, their respective budgets in respect of each financial year. 
(2) The Director G eneral shall place the budget of the Authority , for approval, 
before the Authority and Managing Director shall place the Agency’s Budget, after its 
recommendation from the concerned Agency, before the Authority for approval: 
Provided that if the budget of the Agency is not approved by the Authority within 
thirty days from its receipt, without any observation in writing by the Authority, it shall be 
deemed to have been approved by the Authority.  
25. Accounts. The Authority and the Agency shall maintain pro per accounts and 
other relevant records and prepare annual statement of accounts in such form and manner 
as may be prescribed through the regulations.  
26. Audit. (1) In addition to the audit conducted by the Government, the Authority 
and Agency shall appoint separate firms of charted accountants placed in category ‘A’ by 
State Bank of Pakistan, for the annual audit of their accounts. 
(2) The auditors, appointed under sub -section (1), shall submit their reports to 
the Authority and the Agency, as the case may be, and the Authority and the Agency shall 
take such actions and make such decisions as may be necessary in the light of such audit 
report. 
27. Annual report. (1) The Authority shall, within six months of the close of a 
financial year, submit to the Government an annual report.  
(2) The annual report shall consist of: 
(a) the statement of accounts and audit reports of the Authority and the Agency; 
(b) a comprehensive statement of the works and activities of the Authority and 
the Agency during the preceding financial year and its proposed projects and 
schemes; and  
(c) such other matters as may be prescribed or as the Authority may consider 
appropriate.  
(3) The Agency shall submit its report comprising of statements and other 
matters, as provided under clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (2), within three months 
of the close of a financial year, to the Authority.  
(4) The Government shall, within three months of the receipt of the annual report 
from the Authority, cause it to be laid in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.   
28. Complaints of illegal or unauthorized use. Any person may file a complaint in 
the prescribed format to the Agency regarding the illegal use of any public park or green 
belt or green area or any other violation of the Act and th e Agency on receipt of such a 
complaint shall inquire into the same and shall take such action as may be necessary 
under the Act. 
29.  Complaint. (1) Any person, body or entity aggrieved by the contravention of any 
policy or standards established by the Agency in relation to the provision of services by an 
Agency under the Act, may file a complaint in writing with the Authority  within thirty days 
of such contravention by the Agency. 
(2) The Authority shall, on receipt of a complaint, provide an opportunity  of 
hearing to the complainant as well as to the concerned Agency before taking any action.  
(3) The procedure for hearing complaints under this section shall be such as 
may be prescribed by the Authority. 
30. Appointment of officers and employees . The Authority and the Agency may 
appoint such officers , officials , advisors, experts, consultants and employees, as they 
consider necessary for the efficient performance of their  functions on  such terms and 
conditions as they may deem fit. 
31. New schemes. The Agency shall approve the scheme authorized by the 
Government, local government or any other authority or agency in accordance with the 
rules and regulations made or framed under the Act.  
32. Offences, penalties and procedure. (1) If a person contravenes any provision 
of the Act, he shall, if no other penalty is provided for such contravention, be punishable 
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend 
to five hundred thousand rupees or with both.  
(2) If a person  continues to commit an act in violation of any order of the 
Authority, he shall, in addition to any other punishment under the Act, be liable to 
punishment of fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for each day the offence 
continues.  
(3) If a person fails to obtain any permission under the Act, he shall be liable to 
punishment of fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees.  
(4) If a person prevents, restricts or interferes with the performance or discharge 
of any of his functions or oblig ations by any employee of the Authority or the Agency, he 
shall be liable to imprisonment which may extend to thirty days and fine which may extend 
to twenty thousand rupees or both. 
(5) An offence punishable under the Act shall be cognizable on a complain t in 
writing of an officer authorized by the Authority or the Agency to the officer in charge of the 
concerned police station.  
33. Ownership of public parks, green belts or green area . The ownership of 
Heritage Park and any area notified as a public park , green belt or green area shall vest 
in the Authority. 
34. Cognizance and trial of offences . (1) An offence under the Act shall be 
cognizable and bailable.  
(2) The offences under the Act shall be tried in accordance with the provisions 
of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). 
35. Bar of jurisdiction. No order made in exercise of any power conferred by or under 
the Act shall be called in question in any Court except in the manner provided under the 
Act.  
36. Delegation. The Authority may del egate to the Vice Chairperson, the Director 
General, its committee, a Member, officer or employee, or its Agency or its Member, officer 
or employees any of its functions and powers subject to such conditions as it may think fit, 
expect the following:  
(a)  adaptation or amendment or repeal of regulations;  
(b)  approval of annual budget of the Authority; 
(c)  consideration and decision on the audit reports; 
(d)  constituting a committee or filling a vacancy therein; and 
(e)  filling a vacancy in the Authority.  
37. Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the 
Authority or the Agency and  their Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Members, officers, 
employees, the Director General, and the Managing Director in respect of anything done 
or intended to be done in good faith under the Act.  
38. Employees to be public servant. All employees of the Authority and its Agencies 
shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan 
Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860).  
39.  Power to make rules.– The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, 
make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act.  
40.  Power to frame regulations. Subject to the Act and the rules made thereunder, 
the Authority may, by notification in the official Gazette, frame regulations for carrying out 
the purposes of the Act.  
41.  Repeal, omission and savings . (1) The Parks and Horticulture Authority Act 
2012 (XLVII of 2012), s ub-sections (2) to (6) of section 10, sub -section (2) of section 28 
and section 29 of the Lahore Development Authority Act, 1975 (XXX of 1975), and clause 
(xvi) of sub -section (2) of section 7, sub -section (2) of section 27 and section 28 of the 
Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976 (XIX of 1976) are hereby repealed.  
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal under sub -section (1), all schemes, projects, or 
works started under the repealed Act and provisions under sub -section (1) but not 
completed shall be deemed to have been started, continued to be executed under the  
provisions of the Act.  
(3)  Notwithstanding the repeal under sub-section (1), all rules made, regulations 
framed, appointments made, orders and notifications issued, land acquired, schemes 
prepared or executed, rates determined and penalties and fee imposed, or other charges 
levied, contracts entered into, bank accounts opened or fixed deposits made, suits 
instituted by or against the Authorities made under the repealed Act, or any other right 
accrued, or liability incurred or action taken or proceedings initiated under the repealed 
Acts, shall, so far as they are consistent with the provisions of the Act, continue in force 
and be deemed to have been made, imposed, levied, issued, entered into, opened, 
instituted, prepared, executed, accrued or incurred, taken and initiated by the Authority or 
its Agency, as the case may be, under the Act: 
Provided that the existing employees of the A uthorities given in sub-section (1) of 
section 8, shall continue to serve in their respective  Authorities which are renamed a s 
Agencies under sub -section (1) of section 8 and their terms and conditions shall not be 
altered to their disadvantage. 
42.  Act to prevail. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions 
of the Act and the provisions of any other law, the provisions of the Act shall, to the extent 
of such conflict or inconsistency, prevail. 
43.  Removal of difficulties . If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the 
provisions of the Act, the Government may, by notification in the official  Gazette, make 
such order, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, as it may deem necessary for 
the purposes of removing such difficulty.