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Power to enter \r\n18. Powers of seizure \r\n19. Scheduled offence \r\n20. Punishment for residuary offences \r\n21. Damage to property and disobedience of orders \r\n22. Cognizance of offence \r\n23. Summary trial \r\n24. Compounding of offence \r\n25. Appeals \r\n26. Public servants \r\n27. Delegation of powers \r\n28. Transfer of rights and liabilities \r\n29. Authentication of instruments of Authority \r\n30. Recovery of dues \r\n31. Land acquisition \r\n32. Powers to eject unauthorized occupants \r\n33. Annual report \r\n34. Indemnity \r\n35. Power to make rules \r\n36. Regulations \r\n37. Removal of difficulties \r\n38. Repeal \r\n39. Omitted \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n[see section 2(l)& 19] \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE PUNJAB \r\nACT 2016 \r\n(IV of 2016) \r\n[6th February 2016] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for founding Infrastructure Development Authority of the Punjab. \r\n It is necessary to establish Infrastructure Development Authority of the Punjab \r\nfor planning, designing, construction and maintenance of infrastructure in the Punjab in \r\nline with the best international practices to cope with the futuristic development needs; \r\nand, for the purpose, hiring of international and local consultants and contractors for \r\nexecution, management, operation and maintenance thereof; and, for other purposes. \r\n Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nInfrastructure Development Authority of the Punjab Act 2016. \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: \r\n(a) “Authority” means the Infrastructure Development Authority of the \r\nPunjab established under the Act; \r\n(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority; \r\n(c) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(d) “infrastructure” includes public buildings or civil structures , roads and \r\nrelated or incidental facilities; \r\n(e) “local government” means a local government as defined in the Punjab \r\nLocal Government Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013) or in any other law for the \r\ntime being in force; \r\n(f) “member” means a member of the Authority and includes the \r\nChairperson; \r\n(g) “person” includes an individual, compan y, firm, institution, Government \r\nagency, co -operative society or association of individuals whether \r\nincorporated or not; \r\n(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations; \r\n(i) “regulations” means the regulations framed under the Act; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 3 February 2016; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab \r\non 5 February 2016; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 5 February 2016, pp. 3707-3716. \r\n(j) “road” includes expressways, highways, motorways, public roads, cart-\r\nways which are designed or intended for, or used by the general public \r\nfor the passage of vehicles, and includes: \r\n(i) culverts, bridges and works of every description built on, under \r\nor across any road; \r\n(ii) adjacent berms and side drains within the boundaries of any \r\nroad; \r\n(iii) land included within the right of way of the road; and \r\n(iv) fences, posts and trees on any road; \r\n(k) “rules” means the rules made under the Act; and \r\n(l) “scheduled offence” means an offence set out in the Schedule of this \r\nAct. \r\n3. The Authority .– (1) The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, establish an Authority to be known as Infrastructure Development Authority \r\nof the Punjab for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession \r\nand a common seal, with power to enter into contracts, acquire or dispose of \r\nproperty, and may, by the said name, sue or be sued. \r\n(3) The headquarter s of the Author ity shall be at such place as the \r\nGovernment may, by notification, determine. \r\n4. Composition of the Authority .– (1) The Authority shall consist of the \r\nfollowing: \r\n(a) Minister for Communication & Works, Punjab; Chairperson \r\n(b) Chairman, Planning and Development B oard \r\nof the Government; \r\nVice Chairperson \r\n(c) three members of the Provincial Assembly of \r\nthe Punjab including at least one female \r\nmember of the Assembly; \r\nMembers \r\n(d) at least two members from amongst the \r\nMayors of the Metropolitan/Municipal \r\nCorporation, Chairme n of Municipal \r\nCommittees or District Councils; \r\nMembers \r\n(e) Secretary (Implementation & Coordination) to \r\nthe Government, Services and General \r\nAdministration Department or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of an Additional Secretary; \r\nMember \r\n(f) Secretary to the Government, Communication \r\nand Works Department or his nominee not \r\nbelow the rank of an Additional Secretary; \r\nMember \r\n(g) Secretary to the Government, Finance \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the \r\nMember \r\nrank of an Additional Secretary; \r\n(h) Secretary to the Government, Housing, Urban \r\nDevelopment and Public Health Engineering \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of an Additional Secretary; \r\nMember \r\n(i) Secretary to the Government, Agriculture \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of an Additional Secretary; \r\nMember \r\n(j) Secretary to the Government, Irrigation \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of an Additional Secretary; \r\nMember \r\n(k) Secretary to the Government, Local \r\nGovernment and Community Development \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of an Additional Secretary; \r\n(l) Secretary to the Government, Transport \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of an Additional Secretary; \r\nMember \r\n \r\n \r\nMember \r\n(m) two Divisional Commissioners; Members \r\n(n) four technical experts; and Members \r\n(o) Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. Members/Secretary \r\n(2) The Government shall appoint members of the Authority, other than the \r\nex-officio members, for each term of two years. \r\n(3) A member, other than an ex-officio member, shall not be appointed as \r\na member of the Authority for more than two consecutive terms. \r\n(4) No act or proceedings of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason \r\nof any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. \r\n(5) Seven members of the Authority shall constitute the quorum for a \r\nmeeting of the Authority. \r\n(6) The Authority shall meet at least once in three months. \r\n(7) A meeting of the Authority shall be held on such date and time as the \r\nChairperson may determine. \r\n(8) The agenda of a meeting shall be approved by the Chairperson. \r\n(9) The Cha irperson and, in his absence, the Vice Chairperson shall \r\npreside a meeting of the Authority and in the absence of both, the meeting shall be \r\npresided by the member of the Authority nominated for the purpose by the \r\nChairperson. \r\n5. Disqualification of the members.– No person shall be appointed or continue \r\nas a member who: \r\n(a) is or, at any time, has been convicted of an offence involving moral \r\nturpitude; \r\n(b) is or, at any time, has been adjudicated as an insolvent; or \r\n(c) is found to be a lunatic or of unsound mind; or \r\n(d) has a financial interest in any scheme or a conflicting interest, directly \r\nor indirectly, between his interests as a member and his private \r\ninterests, and has failed to disclose such interest in writing to the \r\nGovernment. \r\n6. Functions of the Authority.– (1) The Authority may perform such functions and \r\nexercise such powers as are necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Authority may: \r\n(a) plan, promote, organize, re -organize and imple ment programmes for \r\nconstruction, development, operations, repairs, rehabilitation, security and \r\nmaintenance of the infrastructure; \r\n(b) prepare asset management schemes regarding the property under its \r\nmanagement; \r\n(c) prepare the annual budget of the Authority; \r\n(d) advise the Governm ent on matters relating to infrastructure \r\ndevelopment; \r\n(e) acquire or dispose of property or any interest in the property with the \r\napproval of the Government; \r\n(f) cause studies, surveys, consultancies, experiments or technical \r\nresearches to be m ade and contribute towards the cost of any such \r\nstudies, surveys, experiments or technical researches made by any \r\nother agency for the furtherance of the objectives of the Act; \r\n(g) raise funds through borrowing, investments, leasing of assets or any \r\nother mean s in the prescribed manner and with the approval of the \r\nGovernment; \r\n(h) prepare the annual report of the Authority and approve it for \r\nsubmission to the Government; \r\n(i) develop commercial sites along the roads and on the property vesting \r\nin it; \r\n(j) enter into and perf orm such contracts with local and international \r\norganizations as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of the \r\nAct; \r\n(k) subject to the approval of the Government, levy, collect or cause to be \r\ncollected tolls on the use of the infrastructure of the Authority; \r\n(l) license facilities on the infrastructure or land vesting in the Authority on \r\nsuch terms as it deems fit; \r\n(m) determine a building line between structures and the roads; \r\n(n) define permissible uses of the infrastructure developed or owned by \r\nthe Authority; \r\n(o) establish different directorates and wings and delegate such powers to the \r\ndirectorates and wings as are necessary for the efficient and effective \r\nperformance of its functions under the Act; \r\n(p) disseminate and create awareness about the use of infrastructure; \r\n(q) develop and maintain green areas including parks along the roads; \r\n(r) collaborate with the Government, the local government or any other public \r\nor private sector agency for improvement of services and environment; \r\n(s) advise and assist the Government in implementation of axle load \r\nmanagement and road safety regime in coordination with the l ocal \r\ngovernment and other concerned authorities; \r\n(t) undertake any work specified in \r\n1\r\n[section 7] of the Act; \r\n(u) procure plant, machinery, instruments and materials required for its \r\nuse. including development and management of quarries; \r\n(v) award contracts for projects or schemes to be undertaken through public \r\nfinancing or through public private partnership; \r\n(w) enter into partnership with national and inte rnational development \r\nagencies, organizations or companies; \r\n(x) organise road shows or seminars to attract national and international \r\ninvestors, consultants and contractors for infrastructure and road \r\ndevelopment works; \r\n(y) develop enforcement of traffic movement mechanisms on roads in \r\ncoordination with the Government and the local governments; and \r\n(z) perform such other functions as the Government may assign to \r\nachieve the objectives of this Act. \r\n(3) A person, without prior approval in writing of the Authority, shall not \r\nmake any excavation or raise any sort of construction or create any obstruction on \r\nthe land inside the building line. \r\n7. Projects and schemes.– (1) The Authority shall prepare projects and \r\nschemes for the construction, development, rehabilitation, improvement, execution, \r\noperation and maintenance of the infrastructure. \r\n(2) The Authority may frame a project, scheme or programme for any of the \r\nfollowing matters: \r\n(a) construction, rehabilitation widening, improvement , operation and \r\nmaintenance of roads or structures; \r\n(b) planning, design ing, construction , monitoring and maintenance of \r\ninfrastructure projects or schemes of Government buildings or \r\nstructures; \r\n(c) research and development in the field of roads and infrastructure \r\ndevelopment and quality assurance; \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the expression “section 5” by the Infrastructure Development Authority of the Punjab (Amendment ) Act 2016 \r\n(XLIV of 2016), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 October 2016, pp. 2445-2446, s.2. \r\n(d) training of the employees of the Authority; \r\n(e) welfare of the employees of the Authority; and \r\n(f) any other matter relating to the functions of the Authority under this Act. \r\n(3) The Authority may: \r\n(a) consider and approve a project or scheme having cost estimates upto \r\nthe prescribed financial limit; and \r\n(b) consider and recommend to the Government for approval, a scheme or \r\nproject having cost estimates beyond the prescribed financial limits. \r\n8. Committees.– The Authority may constitute one or more committees or sub -\r\ncommittees consisting of the members of the Authority, the employees of the \r\nAuthority and such other persons as it may deem fit and assign functions to each \r\nsuch committee or sub-committee. \r\n9. Chief Executive Officer .– (1) The Government shall appoint the Chief \r\nExecutive Officer of the Authority. \r\n(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall exercise such powers and perform \r\nsuch functions as the Authority may assign or delegate. \r\n(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall have such qualifications, experience \r\nand age and other requi rements, shall receive such salary and allowances , and be \r\nsubject to such conditions of service as may be prescribed and until so prescribed as \r\nthe Government, on the recommendations of the Authority, may determine. \r\n(4) The Chief Executive Officer may approve a project of emergent nature, \r\nmaintenance, rehabilitation and construction affecting traffic movement and safety of \r\nstructures of not more than one hundred million rupees or may recommend for \r\napproval of a proposal, scheme or project exceeding one hund red million rupees to \r\nthe Authority. \r\n(5) The Authority may empower the Chief Executive Officer to re -\r\nappropriate funds from one project to another on the basis of progress of the \r\nprojects. \r\n10. Appointments.– (1) The Authority may appoint such employees, ex perts or \r\nconsultants and other staff in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may \r\nbe prescribed by r egulations, and until so prescribed, as the Authority may \r\ndetermine. \r\n(2) Subject to the terms and conditions of appointment, t he Authority may, \r\nat any time, terminate the services of an employee by serving thirty days’ prior notice \r\nor on payment of thirty days salary in lieu of the notice. \r\n11. Appointment by transfer .– (1) The Government may, on the request of the \r\nAuthority, transfer the services of an employee to the Authority on the terms and \r\nconditions which shall not be less favourable than those admissible to h im \r\nimmediately before his transfer to the Authority. \r\n(2) An employee transferred under sub section (1) shall continue to be the \r\nemployee o f the Government, liable to be transferred back to the Government \r\nunless, with the consent of the employee and approval of the Government , he is \r\nabsorbed in the service of the Authority in such manner and on such terms and \r\nconditions as may be prescribed and until so prescribed as the Authority may \r\ndetermine. \r\n12. Fund.– (1) There shall be a F und to be known as the Punjab Infrastructure \r\nDevelopment Fund to be administered and controlled by the Authority. \r\n(2) The Fund shall consist of: \r\n(a) funds provided by the Government; \r\n(b) loans or grants by the Government or the Federal Government; \r\n(c) loans or funds obtained by the Authority under this Act; \r\n(d) grants and loans negotiated and raised, or otherwise obtained, by the \r\nAuthority under this Act; \r\n(e) income from toll, fee, charges, rentals and fines collected by the \r\nAuthority and from the lease or sale of property; \r\n(f) funds raised by issuance of infrastr ucture bonds or securities with the \r\napproval of the Government; and \r\n(g) any other sums received by the Authority. \r\n(3) The Authority shall meet all its expenses from the Fund. \r\n13. Bank accounts.–The Authority shall open and maintain its accounts at such \r\nscheduled banks as may be prescribed and until so prescribed as the Authority may \r\ndetermine. \r\n14. Budget and accounts.– (1) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and \r\nother records relating to its financial affairs including its income and expenditure, and \r\nits assets and liabilities in such form and manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) After the conclusion of a fi nancial year, the Authority shall, in the \r\nmanner prescribed, cause to be prepared for the financial year statements of \r\naccount of the Authorit y which shall include a balance sheet and an account of \r\nincome and expenditure. \r\n(3) No expenditure for which provision has not been made in the approved \r\nbudget shall be incurred without prior approval of the Authority. \r\n(4) The A uthority may delegate powers to Chief Executive Officer to \r\nadminister and incur expenditure in matters of urgent nature subject to such conditions \r\nas the Authority may determine. \r\n15. Audit.– (1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall annually audit the accounts \r\nof the Authority. \r\n(2) The Government, in addition to the audit under sub section (1), shall \r\ncause the accounts of the Authority annually a udited by a Chartered Accountant or a \r\nfirm of Chartered Accountants. \r\n(3) The auditor appointed under subsection (2) shall: \r\n(a) be provided such access to the books, accounts and other documents \r\nas may be considered necessary for the audit of accounts; and \r\n(b) authenticate balance sheet, inc ome and expenditure statement of the \r\nAuthority before issuance. \r\n(4) The auditor shall submit the annual or any special audit report to the \r\nAuthority, and the Authority shall take appropriate remedial or other action in the light \r\nof the audit report. \r\n16. Enforcement.– (1) The Authority shall devise and implement enforcement \r\nplans regarding the observance of the rules, regulations and directions issued by the \r\nAuthority in relation to the construction, rehabilitation, development, operation, \r\nrepairs, man agement and maintenance of the infrastructure; and , may pass \r\nappropriate orders in that regard. \r\n(2) The Authority shall appoint officers for the implementation of the \r\nenforcement plans in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(3) The officers appointed under sub section (2) shall exercise such \r\npowers, in such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed. \r\n17. Power to enter.– (1) Subject to any rules or regulations, an officer authorized \r\nby the Authority may, whenever it is necess ary for purposes of this Act and at all \r\nreasonable times, enter upon any land or premises, and: \r\n(a) make inspection, survey, measurement, valuation or enquiry; \r\n(b) take levels; \r\n(c) dig or bore into sub-soil; \r\n(d) set out boundaries and intended lines of work; \r\n(e) mark such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks and cutting \r\ntrenches; and \r\n(f) do such other acts or things as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) A person shall not enter any boundary or any enclosed court or garden \r\nattached to a dwelling-house except with the consent of the occupant and for obtaining \r\nsuch consent, at least twenty-four hours’ notice in writing of his intention to do so, has \r\nbeen given to the occupant. \r\n18. Powers of seizure.– (1) An officer authorized by the Authority may seize any \r\nvehicle, apparatus or other thing which appears to the officer to be used in \r\ncontravention of this Act, the rules or the regulations. \r\n(2) The officer shall prepare a statement describing the vehicle, apparatus \r\nor other thing seized and shall deliver a copy of the statement to the person from \r\nwhom it is seized or, if such person is not present, send the copy to him by mail. \r\n(3) A person claiming back anything seized under sub section (1), may \r\napply to the Authority or the Court and the Authority or the Court may con firm such \r\nseizure, wholly or in part, or may order that it be restored to the claimant. \r\n(4) If the Court confirms the seizure of the vehicle, apparatus or other \r\nthing, it shall stand forfeited to the Authority. \r\n19. Scheduled offence .– An officer authorized by the Authority may, in the \r\nprescribed manner, impose fine mentioned in the last column of the Schedule on a \r\nperson who is found guilty of an offence mentioned in the second column thereof. \r\n20. Punishment for residuary offences .– A person who contravenes any \r\nprovision of this Act, the rules or the regulations or commits a scheduled offence \r\nshall, if no other penalty is provided for such contravention or co mmission, be \r\npunished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months but which \r\nshall not be less than seven days and fine which may extend to one hundred \r\nthousand rupees but which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees. \r\n21. Damage to property and disobedience of orders.– (1) A person who \r\nwilfully causes damage, or allows damage to be caus ed to any property which vests \r\nin, or managed by , the Authority, or which is to be acquired by the Authority, or \r\nunlawfully converts it to his own or any other person's use, shall be punished with \r\nimprisonment for a term which may extend to one year but which shall not be less \r\nthan fifteen days and fine which may extend to two hundred thousand rupees but \r\nwhich shall not be less than thirty thousand rupees. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), the person who \r\nis guilty of an offence under that subsection shall make good the damage to the \r\nsatisfaction of the Authority at his cost and if he fails to do so, the Authority shall \r\ndetermine the cost involved in the restoration of the damage and the said person \r\nshall pay the amount so determined within the time specified by the Authority. \r\n(3) A person who, without lawful excuse fails or refuses to comply with any \r\ndirection or order issued by the Authority under this Act, shall be guilty of an offence \r\npunishable under section 20. \r\n(4) A person who attempts to commit or abets the commission of an \r\noffence punishable under this Act, shall be deemed to have committed that offence. \r\n22. Cognizance of offence.–No Court shall take cognizance of an offence under \r\nthis Act except on a complaint in writing made by or on behalf of the Authority. \r\n23. Summary trial .– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of \r\nCriminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898) but subject to subsection (3), the Court shall \r\nsummarily try an offence punishable under this Act and impose pun ishment of \r\nimprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or fine not exceeding one hundred \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n(2) The Court shall conduct the summary trial of an offence under the Act \r\nunder Chapter XXII of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1898 (V of 1898) relating to \r\nthe summary trials. \r\n(3) If the Court is of opinion that the nature of the offence does not justify \r\nsummary trial, it may conduct proceedings under Chapter XX of the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure 1898 (V of 1898). \r\n(4) An offence punishable under th e Act shall be tried by a Magistrate of \r\nthe first class. \r\n24. Compounding of offence .– (1) Subject to subsection (2), an officer of the \r\nAuthority specifically authorized in this behalf by the Authority may, at any stage, \r\ncompound an offence under this Act subject to the deposit of administrative penalty \r\nwhich shall not be less than twenty five thousand rupees. \r\n(2) The offences under the Act shall not be compoundable if the accused \r\nhad been previously convicted under the Act or his previous offence had been \r\ncompounded by the officer authorized by the Authority. \r\n25. Appeals.– Any person aggrieved by any order passed by the Authority under \r\nthis Act, rules or regulations, may, within fifteen days from the date of communication \r\nof the order, prefer an appeal to such authority as the Government may , by \r\nnotification, determine. \r\n26. Public servants.– The Chairperson, members of the Authority, employees, \r\nexperts and consultants of the Authority shall, when acting or purporting to act in \r\npursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be public servants within \r\nthe meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860). \r\n27. Delegation of powers .– The Authority may , with or without conditions, \r\ndelegate to the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer, a committee \r\nor member or employee of the Authority any of its functions except the following \r\nfunctions: \r\n(a) to frame regulations; \r\n(b) to approve the annual budget of the Authority; \r\n(c) to appoint a committee or sub-committee of the Authority; \r\n(d) to approve policies and guidelines of the Authority; \r\n(e) to approve annual report of the Authority; and \r\n(f) to consider audit report of the Authority. \r\n28. Transfer of rights and liabilities .– (1) The Government and local \r\ngovernments or any other authority or agency may, for purposes of this Act, transfer \r\nany assets, rights and liabilities in relation to the infrastructure to the Authority on \r\nsuch terms and conditions as are mutually agreed. \r\n(2) Subject to such condition as the Authority may app rove, the \r\nGovernment may assign a contract made in relation to the infrastructure to the \r\nAuthority and the Authority shall be deemed to be the successor of the Government \r\nfor purposes of such contract. \r\n29. Authentication of instruments of Authority .– All o rders, decisions and \r\nother instruments of the Authority shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chief \r\nExecutive Officer or any other employee of the Authority authorized by the Authority. \r\n30. Recovery of dues.– (1) If a person fails to pay any amount due to the \r\nAuthority, an employee of the Authority authorized by the Authority shall recover the \r\namount due from the person as an arrear of land revenue under the Punjab Land \r\nRevenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967). \r\n(2) The fine imposed or the fee charged under this Act, the rules or the \r\nregulations shall be deposited in, and shall form part of, the Infrastructure \r\nDevelopment Fund. \r\n31. Land acquisition.– The acquisition of any land or any interest in land by the \r\nAuthority under this Act shall be deemed to be acquisition for a public purpose within \r\nthe meaning of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894). \r\n32. Powers to eject unauthorized occupants .– The Authority may, in the \r\nmanner prescribed, summarily eject any unauthorized occupant of any part of the \r\ninfrastructure or a proposed project site thereof and remove any structure thereon, \r\nand to use such force, including police force, as may be necessary for the purpose \r\nand to recover the cost thereof from such unauthorized occupant. \r\n33. Annual report.– (1) The Authority shall, within three months of the close of a \r\nfinancial year, submit to the Government an annual report. \r\n(2) The Annual report shall consist of: \r\n(a) the statement of accounts and audit reports of the Authority; \r\n(b) a comprehensive statement of the work and activities of the Authority \r\nduring the preceding financial year and its proposed projects and \r\nschemes; and \r\n(c) such other matters as may be prescribed or as the Authority may \r\nconsider appropriate. \r\n(3) The Government shall, within three months of the receipt of the annual \r\nreport from the Authority, cause it to be laid in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. \r\n34. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nthe Authority, any member, officer, consultant and other employee of the Authority, in \r\nrespect of anything caused or done or intended to be caused or done in good faith \r\nunder this Act. \r\n35. 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\n36. Regulations.–Subject to this Act and the rules, the Authority may frame \r\nregulations for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. \r\n37. Removal of difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provision \r\nof this Act, the Government may, within one year, make such order, not inconsistent \r\nwith the Act, as may be necessary for the removal of such difficulty. \r\n1\r\n[38. Repeal.– The Punjab Highways Authority Act, 1989 (V of 1989) is hereby \r\nrepealed.] \r\n2\r\n[39. 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