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  "text": "THE PUNJAB TIMBER MARKET (LAHORE) ORDINANCE, \r\n1963 \r\n(XXIII of 1963) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Acquisition of land for timber Market. \r\n4. Establishment of timber market. \r\n5. Direction by Commissioner. \r\n6. Prohibition to carry on business. \r\n7. Penalty. \r\n8. Exemption. \r\n8-A. Indemnity. \r\n9. Exemption Validation. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] TIMBER MARKET (LAHORE) ORDINANCE, 1963 \r\n(XXIII of 1963) \r\n[6 June 1963] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the establishment of a timber market in the revenue estates of Jia \r\nMusa and Chak Jia Musa and to validate actions taken under the Martial Law Order \r\nNo. III issued by the Martial Law Administrator, Zone B, and the West Pakistan \r\nOrdinance No. XXI of 1962. \r\n WHEREAS the Martial Law Order No. III was issued by the Martial Law \r\nAdministrator, Zone B, on the 8 th February, 1962, and on its repeal by President’s \r\nOrder No. 29 of 1962, it was continued by the Governor of West Pakistan by \r\npromulgating the West Pakistan Martial Law Order (Continuance in Force) \r\nOrdinance, 1962 (West Pakistan Ordinance No. XXI of 1962); \r\n AND WHEREAS the validity of the said Martial Law Order and the said West \r\nPakistan Ordinance and the actions taken thereunder has been questioned and the \r\nSupreme Court of Pakistan has held t he said Martial Law Order and the said West \r\nPakistan Ordinance to be invalid; \r\n AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a timber \r\nmarket in the revenue estates of Jia Musa and Chak Jia Musa and to validate the \r\naction taken in pursuanc e of the said Martial Law Order No. III and the said West \r\nPakistan Ordinance No. XXI of 1962; \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 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 title and commenceme nt.– (1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\n3\r\n[Punjab] Timber Market (Lahore) Ordinance, 1963. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once, and shall be deemed to have taken \r\neffect on and from the 8th February, 1962. \r\n \r\n1\r\nThis Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on June 6, 1963 , published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated J une 6, 1963, pp. 2431-2439; approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan July  16, \r\n1963, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2\r\nSubstituted 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 (Extraor dinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp.  1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 66.  \r\n3\r\nIbid. \r\n2. Definitions\r\n1\r\n.– 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 Government of West Pakistan; \r\n(b) “Land” means the land, described in the Schedule to this Ordinan ce, \r\nrequired for the establishment of the timber market; \r\n(c) “Martial Law Order No. III” means the Martial Law Order No. III issued \r\nby the Martial Law Administrator, Zone B, on the 8th February, 1962 \r\n2\r\n[;] \r\n3\r\n[(d) “timber” includes bamboos; \r\n(e) “to allot”, in  all its grammatical variations, includes to allot by drawing \r\nlots, or by auction, or by exchange of allotted sites, and ‘re -allot’ shall \r\nbe construed accordingly.] \r\n3. Acquisition of land for timber Market .– Notwithstanding anything to the \r\ncontrary contain ed in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act I of 1894) , the Town \r\nImprovement Act, 1922 (Punjab Act IV of 1922), as amended by the Punjab Town \r\nImprovement (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance No. XVIII of 1962 , the \r\nMunicipal A dministration Ordinance, 1960 ( Ordinance No. X of 1960) or any other \r\nlaw for the time being in force, or in any decree, judgment or order of any Court or \r\nAuthority– \r\n(a) Government shall forthwith take possession of the land, summarily \r\nejecting, if necessary, any person in occupation of any part thereof; \r\n(b) the compensation for the land and crops, if any, standing thereon shall \r\nbe assessed by the Collector, Lahore, under the Land Acquisition Act, \r\n1894, as modified by section 69 of the Town Improvement Act, 1922, \r\nand the assessment, subject to confirmation by Commissioner, Lahore, \r\nshall be final; \r\n(c) the compensation awarded shall be paid by the Lahore Improvement \r\nTrust; \r\n(d) Government shall transfer the said land to the Lahore Improvement \r\nTrust subject to the provisions of section 41 of the Land Acquisition \r\nAct, 1894, so far as applicable, as if the Lahore Improvement Trust \r\nwere a company, and shall put the Lahore Improvement Trust in \r\npossession thereof, and thereupon the said land shall be deemed to \r\nhave been duly acquired by the Lahore Improvement Trust free from all \r\nencumbrances. \r\n4. Establishment of timber market.– (1) The Lahore Improvement Trust, shall \r\nforthwith layout the timber market on the land, frame rules, and do all things \r\nnecessary for the establishment of the timber market on the land. \r\n \r\n1\r\nPrinted in the Gazette as “Definition”. \r\n2\r\nReplaced for the “full-stop” by the West Pakistan Timber Market (Lahore) (Amendment) Ordinance , 1964 (VIII of 1964) (w.e.f. \r\n6.6.1963), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 25, 1964, pp. 1689-1691, s. 2. \r\n3\r\nAdded by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n (2) \r\n1\r\n[The Lahore Improvement Trust, its Chairman, or any other officer \r\nauthorised by the Trust in that behalf shall have the power to]— \r\n(a) allot sites to timber merchants; \r\n(b) determine the price of the site allotted to each timber merchant, the \r\nterms and conditions of payment thereof, and the method of recovery \r\nin case of default; and \r\n(c) require the allottee to erect on the allotted site such structure and \r\nwithin such period as the Chairman may determine. \r\n \r\n2\r\n[(3) Subject to the approval of Governm ent, the Lahore Improvement Trust \r\nshall have power, at any stage, to modify, alter, amend, or change the purpose or \r\nuse for which any site has been earmarked in the original layout and to earmark it for \r\nany other purpose or use connected with the establishment of the timber market.] \r\n5. Direction by Commissioner.– Any person who has been allotted a site in the \r\ntimber market shall, when so required by the Commissioner, Lahore, occupy the said \r\nsite and carry on the business of timber merchant there. \r\n6. Prohibition to carry on business.– No person shall carry on the business of \r\ntimber merchant within the municipal limit of the Lahore Corporation, except at the \r\ntimber market established under this Ordinance. \r\n7. Penalty.– Any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets \r\nthe contravention of the provisions of sections 5 and 6 or any direction issued by the \r\nCommissioner, Lahore, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may \r\nextend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousan d rupees, or with \r\nboth. \r\n8. Exemption.– The Commissioner may, for such period and subject to such \r\nconditions as he may determine, exempt any person from the operation of all or any \r\nof the provisions of this Ordinance. \r\n3\r\n[8-A. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution  or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nGovernment, the Commissioner, Lahore Division, the Lahore Improvement Trust or \r\nits Chairman or other officer, or any other person to whom a site has been allotted, in \r\nthe timber market under section 4, in respe ct of anything in good faith done or \r\npurporting to have been done in pursuance of the said Ordinance.] \r\n9. Exemption Validation.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained \r\nin the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act I of 1894), the Town Improvement Act,  1922 \r\n(Punjab Act IV of 1922) as amended by the Punjab Town Improvement (West \r\nPakistan Amendment) Ordinance No. XVIII of 1962 , the Municipal Administration \r\nOrdinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. X of 1960) or any other law for the time being in \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the words “The Chairman of the Lahore Improvement Trust shall” by the West Pakistan Timber Market (Lahore) \r\n(Amendment) Ordinance, 1964 (VIII of 1964) (w.e.f. 6.6.1963), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated \r\nMay 25, 1964, pp. 1689-1691, s. 3(a). \r\n2\r\nAdded by the Ordinance ibid., s. 3(b). \r\n3\r\nInserted by  the West Pakistan Timber Market (Lahore) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1964 (VIII of 1964) (w.e.f. 6.6.1963), \r\npublished in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 25, 1964, pp. 1689-1691, s. 4. \r\nforce, or in any de cree, judgment or order of any Court or Authority, anything done, \r\npossession taken or delivered, ejectment made, compensation assessed or paid, \r\nallotment made, terms and conditions settled, direction given, or order issued, by \r\nGovernment, the Commissioner,  Lahore, the Collector, Lahore, the Chairman, \r\nImprovement Trust, Lahore, or any other authority in pursuance of the said Martial \r\nLaw Order No. III or the said West Pakistan Ordinance XXI of 1962, shall be deemed \r\nto have been validly done, taken or delivere d, made, assessed or paid, made, \r\nsettled, given or issued respectively under this Ordinance, and shall be continued. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nLIST OF KHASRA NUMBERS OF MAUZA CHAK JIA MUSA, TEHSIL AND \r\nDISTRICT, LAHORE \r\nKhasra No. Area \r\nK. 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