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  "title": "PUNJAB ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY (RESIDENCE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS) ORDINANCE, 1963",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY (RESIDENCE \r\nOF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS) ORDINANCE, 1963 \r\n(XXV of 1963) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Acquisition of property for residence of Government Officials. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY (RESIDENCE OF \r\nGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS) ORDINANCE, 1963 \r\n(XXV of 1963) \r\n[6 June 1963] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the acquisition of certain property situate in Mauza Mian Mir, District \r\nLahore for use as residence of Government Officials and to validate actions taken \r\nunder the Martial Law Order No. 115 issued by the Martial Law Administrator, Zone \r\n‘B’. \r\n WHEREAS the property described in the Schedule was evacuee property and \r\nin pursuance of the provisions of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and \r\nRehabilitation) Act, 1958 (Act XXVIII of 1958), had been provisionally transferred to \r\nMr. Nasir-ud-Din and party in lieu of ninety-six thousand rupees; \r\n AND WHEREAS  the Martial Law Order No. 115 was issued by the Martial \r\nLaw Administrator, Zone ‘B’ on the 24th February 1962, providing for the acquisition \r\nof the said property for the purpose of residence of Government Officials; \r\n AND WHEREAS  the validity of the said Martial Law Order and the action \r\ntaken thereunder has been questioned; \r\n AND WHEREAS , it is expedient in the public interest to provide for the \r\nacquisition of the said property for the purpose of residence o f Government Officials \r\nand to validate the actions taken in pursuance of the said Martial Law Order No. 115; \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 w hich render \r\nimmediate legislation necessary; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) \r\nof Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make \r\nand promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short tit le and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\n3\r\n[Punjab] Acquisition of Property (Residence of Government Officials) Ordinance, \r\n1963. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken \r\neffect on and from the 24th February, 1962. \r\n \r\n1This Ordi nance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on June  6, 1963 , published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 6, 1963, pp. 2457-2459, approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan on July  \r\n16, 1963, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated Novemb er 20, 1974, pp . 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 68. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “Government” means the \r\n1\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(b) “Martial Law Order No. 115” means the Martial Law Order No. 115, \r\nissued by the Martial Law Administrator, Zone ‘B’ on the 24 th February, \r\n1962 [;]\r\n2\r\n \r\n(c) “property” means the property, described in the Schedule to this \r\nOrdinance. \r\n3. Acquisition of property fo r residence of Government Officials .– \r\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 \r\n(Act I of 1894), the Town Improvement A ct, 1922 (Punjab Act IV of 1922 , as \r\namended by the Punjab Town Improvement (West Pakistan Amen dment) Ordinance \r\nNo. XVIII of 1962) the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. X of \r\n1960) or any other law for the time being in force, or in any decree, judgment or \r\norder of any Court or Authority– \r\n(a) Government shall forthwith take poss ession of the property, summarily \r\nejecting, if necessary, any person in occupation of any part thereof [;]\r\n3\r\n \r\n(b) Government shall pay, ninety -six thousand rupees by way of \r\ncompensation to Mr. Nasir -ud-Din and party or any other person found \r\nto be entitled thereto; \r\n(c) thereon the property shall be deemed to have been duly acquired by \r\nGovernment free from all encumbrances, and \r\nthe actions taken under Martial Law Order No. 115, shall be deemed to have \r\nbeen validly taken under this Ordinance and shall be continued. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “ Government of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (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 III, Serial No. 68. \r\n2Misprinted in the Gazette as “full-stop”. \r\n3Not printed in the Gazette. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n96-A, Upper Mall, Lahore, constructed on the land bearing Khasra No. 2057, Mauza \r\nMian Mir, Tehsil and District Lahore, measuring 11 kanals, 7 marlas and 205 square \r\nfeet and comprising certain buildings and vacant site.",
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