WALLED CITY OF LAHORE ACT 2012

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THE WALLED CITY OF LAHORE ACT 2012 
(XXXVI of 2012) 
CONTENTS 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
CHAPTER II 
WALLED CITY OF LAHORE AUTHORITY 
3. Establishment and constitution of the Authority 
4. The Authority 
5. Meetings and conduct of business by the Authority 
6. Director General 
CHAPTER III 
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY 
7. Functions of the Authority 
8. Powers of the Authority 
8-A. Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board 
9. Heritage Conservation Board 
10. Directorates 
11. Power to act as local government 
12. Appointment of employees 
13. Officials and employees 
14. Delegation 
CHAPTER IV 
CONSERVATION, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, 
MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF WALLED CITY 
15. Master conservation and re-development plan for Walled City 
16. Preparation of schemes 
17. Power to prepare and enforce building and zoning regulations 
18. Power to give directions 
19. Power to execute any scheme 
20. Master conservat ion and re -development plan and schemes for public 
purpose 
21. Schemes 
22. Schemes to follow master conservation and re-development plan 
CHAPTER V 
HERITAGE PROPERTIES AND ZONES OF SPECIAL VALUE 
23. Declaration of heritage properties 
23-A. Declaration of heritage area and dangerous building 
24. Zones of special value 
25. Conservation of heritage properties and heritage area 
26. Prohibition against alteration in heritage property 
27. Grant or loan for conservation of a heritage property 
CHAPTER VI 
BUILDING AND LAND USE CONTROL 
28. Sanction of buildings 
29. Prohibition of demolition and destruction of buildings or structures 
30. Removal of encroachments 
31. Summary ejectment of unauthorized occupants 
31-A. Summary ejectment of occupants of dangerous buildings 
32. Removal of building, etc. erected or used in contravention of the Act 
CHAPTER VII 
TRADE AND OCCUPATIONS 
33. Restriction on trade, calling or occupation 
CHAPTER VIII 
TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT ACQUISITIONS 
34. Liability to acquisition 
35. Temporary acquisition under agreement 
 
CHAPTER IX 
REGISTRATION OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS 
AND REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF PROPERTY 
36. Registration of owners and occupants of buildings 
37. Regulation of transfer of property 
CHAPTER X 
REPRESENTATION OF INHABITANTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY 
38. Citizen Community Council 
39. Trade and Business Council 
CHAPTER XI 
FINANCE, TAXATION, ACCOUNTS & AUDIT 
40. Fund of the Authority 
41. Power to borrow money 
42. Audit 
43. Recovery of dues 
44. Levy of taxes, fees, charges, cesses and rates by Authority 
CHAPTER XII 
OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND COGNIZANCE 
45. Offences and penalties 
46. Cognizance 
CHAPTER XIII 
GENERAL 
47. Appeal 
48. Entry and survey 
49. Power to make rules 
50. Power to frame regulations  
51. Act to have overriding effect 
52. Jurisdiction of courts barred 
52-A. Amendment in the Schedule 
53. Removal of difficulties 
54. Immunity 
55. Enforcement measures 
56. Administrative transition 
57. Annual report 
SCHEDULE 
 
TEXT 
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[THE PUNJAB WALLED CITIES AND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY] 
ACT 2012 
(XXXVI of 2012) 
[18th April, 2012] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the conservation, planning, development, management and regulation 
of 
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[Walled Cities, heritage areas and heritage properties in the Punjab]. 
Preamble.– 
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[It is necessary in the public interest to ensure a holistic, comprehensive 
and integrated legal framework and specialized institutional arr angement for the 
conservation of the walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties;  enhancing 
the quality of life of the people residing therein; providing  for the planning, 
development, management and regulation of the infrastructure and services therein as 
well as conduct of business and commercial activity ; and for the matters ancillary 
thereto. 
 It is hereby enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:] 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– 
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[(1) This Act may be cited  as the 
Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas Authority Act 2012.] 
 
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[(2) This Act shall extend to the w alled cities provided in the Schedule, 
heritage areas and heritage properties notified under the Act.] 
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Act– 
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[(i) “Act” means the Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas Authority Act 
2012;] 
                                                 
1This Act was originally passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 8 th March, 2012 and sent to the Governor of the 
Punjab for assent but it was returned for reconsideration . The Provincial Assembly after reconsideration again passed the Bill 
on 30th March 2012 and sent to the Governor for his assent on 6th April 2012. Since, the Governor has not assented to the Bill 
within the stipulated period of ten days, the same is deemed to have been assented to in terms of clause (3) of Article 116 of 
the Constitution; and published in the Punjab Gazette Extraordinary dated 18th April, 2012, pages 41067-41079. 
2Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.3 (a). 
3Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazett e 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (a). 
4Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (b). 
5Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.3 (a). 
6Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Ga zette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.3 (b). 
 
(ii) "alter" means to change in any manner and includes any action that 
detracts from the heritage value; 
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[(iii) "Authority" means the Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas 
Authority established under section 3 of the Act;] 
(iv) “Board” means the Heritage Conservation Board constituted under 
section 9 of the Act; 
(v) "building" includes any structure, house, dwelling, depot, godown, hall, 
wall, gate, monument, grave, tomb, minaret, shrine, shop, shelter, hut, 
porch, shed, dome, edifice, c olonnade, gallery, deck, den, fort, 
fountains, public baths, business place, place of worship, and includes 
urban open space, covered streets, passages and paths connected to 
any building or such other site as the Authority may notify; 
(vi) "building fabri c" means all the physical material of a building or a 
structure including components, fixtures, contents, manner and 
material of construction, surface finishes and adornments, and objects 
thereof; 
(vii) "Citizen Community Council" means the Citizen Community Council set 
up under section 38 of the Act; 
(viii) "conservation" means any activity undertaken to conserve the heritage 
or heritage value and includes identification, preservation, protection, 
regeneration, redevelopment, revitalization, rehabilitation , 
reconstruction maintenance, restoration, adaptation, 
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[adaptive reuse,] 
structural consolidation, for purposes of transmission of heritage value; 
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[(viii-a) "dangerous building " means a building, building fabric, group of 
buildings, heritage property, pr ivate building, public utility building, 
structure, or urban fabric in a ruinous condition or which is likely to fall 
or is in any way dangerous to its inhabitants or of any neighboring 
buildings or to any occupier thereof or to passers -by, and is declared  
dangerous under section 23-A of the Act;]   
(ix) "Directorate" means a Directorate established under section 10 by the 
Authority to perform one or more of its functions under the Act; 
(x) "Director General" means the Director General of the Authority; 
(xi) "encroachment" means any unauthorized structure on a public area, 
public crossings, public passage or urban open space, or unauthorized 
use of public area, public crossings, public passage or urban open 
space; 
                                                                                                                                                        
7Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (a). 
8Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (b). 
9Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (c). 
10Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (d). 
  
(xii) "environment" means air, physical space, urban form, sensory qualities 
including vistas, views and sights; 
(xiii) "Government" means Government of the Punjab; 
(xiv) "Government Agency" includes– 
(a) a department, attached department, bureau, section, 
commission, board, office, or unit of the Government; 
(b) a local government as defined in the 
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[Punjab Local 
Government Act 2025 (LXXX of 2025 )] or in any other law 
relating to local governments for the time being in force; and 
(c) a developmental or any other public authority, company or 
corporation owned or controlled by the Government or a local 
government; 
(xv) "group of buildings" means group of separate or connected buildings 
which, because of their architecture,  their 
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[history] and homogeneity, 
neighborhood or their place in the landscape, are of heritage value; 
(xvi) "heritage" means architectural, archeological, monumental, historic, 
artistic, aesthetic, cultural or social aspects, reflections, elements, 
features of a building, group of buildings, structure, building fabric, 
urban fabric, urban open space, public area, public crossings or public 
passage and environment of the 
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[Walled City , heritage area and 
heritage property,] and includes intangible heritage; 
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[(xvi-a) "heritage area" means such area as declared under section 23-A of the 
Act;] 
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[(xvii) "heritage property" means such property as declared under section 23 
of the Act;] 
(xviii) "heritage value" includes architectural, archaeological, monumental, 
historic, artistic, aesthetic, cultural or social value, age value and 
commemorative value, use value, place value, of the heritage as 
identified and assessed for establishing authenticity; 
(xix) "inhabitant" means a person, other than an owner or an occupant, who 
is in active possession of a private building as a tenant, lessee, 
licensee, or permissive possessor of a building; 
(xx) "intangible heritage" includes the customary practices, representations, 
expressions, knowledge, lore, skills, traditions, festive events, 
                                                 
11Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (e). 
12Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (f). 
13Substituted for the words "Walled City"  by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (g) 
14Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (h). 
15Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 202 6), published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (i). 
 
traditional craftsmanship, performing arts as well as the instruments , 
objects, artifacts associated therewith and also includes the evolution 
thereof; 
(xxi) "land" includes earth, water and air, above, below or on the surface and any 
improvements in the structure customarily regarded as land and benefits 
arising out of land and things attached to earth or permanently fastened to 
earth; 
(xxii) "maintenance" means the continuous protective care of the fabric and 
setting of a building, group of buildings, urban open space, and 
includes the fencing, covering in renovating, repa ir, and cleansing 
thereof; 
(xxiii) "master conservation and re -development plan" means the 
comprehensive plan for conservation and re -development of the 
heritage, prepared by the Authority under section 15 of the Act; 
(xxiv) "occupant" means any person in occupation of a building in his own 
right and is not a tenant, lessee, licensee, without any obligation to pay 
rent, fee or charge to any person in any manner whatsoever; 
(xxv) "owner" includes any person who is receiving or is entitled to receive 
the rent  of any building or land whether on his own account or on 
behalf of himself and others or an agent or trustee, or who would so 
receive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the building or land were 
let to a tenant; 
(xxvi) "person" includes an individua l, company, firm, cooperative society or 
association of individuals; 
(xxvii) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made or regulations framed 
under the Act; 
(xxviii) "private building" means a building which is in the ownership of a 
private person irrespective of its nature or use; 
(xxix) "public area" means  any place, or urban open space to which public, 
subject to any restrictions deemed to be in the public interest, has a 
free and unfettered access; 
(xxx) "public crossing" means any place, square, courtyard or other urban 
open space, where two or more public passages intersect and used by 
the public as a thoroughfare; 
(xxxi) "public passage" includes a road, street, public crossing, cul-de-sac and 
path whether or not a thoroughfare, over which the public have a right of 
way; 
(xxxii) "public utility building" includes any building or urban open space 
constructed, built, or used for social, religious, political, congregational, 
entertainment or amusement purpose; 
(xxxiii) "regulations" means the regulations framed under the Act; 
(xxxiv) "rules" means the rules made under the Act; 
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[(xxxiv-a) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to the Act;] 
(xxxv) "scheme" means any scheme prepared by the Authority for purposes of 
giving effect to any provisions of the Act; 
(xxxvi) "structure" means any type of construction or a covered space and 
includes ruins or remains of a building or group of buildings; 
(xxxvii) "Trade and Business Council" means the Trade and Business Council 
of the Authority; 
(xxxviii) “transfer of property” means transfer of property as defined in section 
5 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (IV of 1882); 
(xxxix) “urban fabric” includes monuments, ordinary  buildings, 
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[building 
fecade,] streets, urban open spaces, urban patterns defined by l and 
parcels and streets, street pavement, elements of the utility 
infrastructure, street furniture,  
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[streetscape,] signage, and public 
facilities; 
(xl) “urban open space" includes gardens, parks, playgrounds, walled 
spaces, playfields, recreational areas and open spaces available to 
public; 
(xli) "Walled City" means the areas specified in the Schedule appended to 
the Act; and 
(xlii) “zone of special value” means any area of special architectural or 
historic interest or appearance which it is desirable to p reserve, 
enhance or develop, designated under section 24 of the Act. 
CHAPTER II 
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[THE AUTHORITY] 
3. Establishment and constitution of the Authority .– (1) The Government 
may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Authority 
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[to be known as 
the Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas Authority]. 
 (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and 
a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and it may sue 
or be sued in its name. 
4.      
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[The Authority].– 
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[(1) The Authority shall consist of the following: 
                                                 
16Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (j).  
17Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4k (i). 
18Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4k (ii).  
19Substituted for the words "Walled City of Lahore Authority"  by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 
2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (c). 
20Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.5. 
  
       (a)       Chief Minister. Chairperson 
       (b) A person to be nominated by the Chairperson as Vice 
Chairperson.  
Vice Chairperson 
       (c)  Minister for Local Government and Community  
Development. 
Member 
       (d) two members of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to 
be nominated by the Chairperson, within whose 
constituencies the Walled City or heritage area, partly 
or wholly, situates. 
Members 
       (e)  Chief Secretary to the Government. Member 
       (f)        Chairman, Planning and Development Board. Member 
(g)        Secretary to the Government, Finance Department. Member 
(h)  Secretary to the Government, Local Government and 
Community Development Department.  
Member 
(i)         Chairperson of the Heritage Conservation Board. 
        (j)    not more than two heads of the concerned local 
governments co -opted by the Chairperson for the 
purposes of conservation of heritage of respective 
Walled City or heritage area or heritage property. 
(k)   four qualified persons to be nominated by the 
Chairperson.        
 (l)         Director General. 
Member 
Members 
 
 
 
Members 
Member/Secretary] 
(2) The person qualified to become a member of the Authority– 
(i) shall be at least thirty years of age; 
     
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 [(ii) shall be a prominent and well -reputed professional having expertise in 
the field of heritage or history or culture or archaeology or architecture 
or conservation of heritage or town planning or tourism or community 
development;] 
(iii) should not have any criminal record; and 
(iv) may not have served as member of the Authority for two consecutive 
terms. 
 (3) A member of the Authority, other than an ex-officio member, unless 
removed by the Authority, shall hold the office for a period of three years. 
 (4) A member who has a financial or personal interest in any proceedings 
of the Authority shall not take part in the proceedings. 
                                                                                                                                                        
21Substituted for the wo rds "Members of the Authority " by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.6 (a). 
22Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XL V of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.6 (b). 
23Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.6 (c). 
 
 (5) No act or proceedings of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason 
of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. 
5. Meetings and conduct of business by the Authority .– (1) The Authority 
shall meet at least three times in a calendar year. 
 (2) The Director General shall convene a meeting of the Authority with the 
prior approval of the Chair person or upon receiving written request of five or more 
members. 
 (3) The request under sub -section (2) shall be accompanied by the 
proposed agenda for the meeting. 
 (4) The meetings of the Authority shall be presided over by– 
(i) the Chairperson; or 
(ii) in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson; or  
(iii) in the absence of the Chairperson as well as the Vice -Chairperson, by 
a member of the Authority elected for the purpose by the members 
present at a meeting. 
 (5) The Authority shall transa ct its business in accordance with the 
prescribed manner. 
6. Director General.– (1) The Chairperson may, on the recommendation of the 
Authority, appoint the Director General on such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed. 
 (2) The Director General shall be a person selected directly through public 
advertisement having, among other qualifications, fifteen years’ experience of 
management or academics in the fields of heritage, culture, or urban planning. 
 (3) An officer of the Government of the rank and st atus of BS-20 or above 
and possessing the requisite expertise mentioned in sub -section (2) shall be eligible 
for appointment as the Director General. 
 (4) The Director General shall be the Chief Executive of the Authority and 
shall– 
(i) be a whole time officer of the Authority; 
(ii) perform such duties and exercise such powers as are assigned to him 
under the Act or as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him 
by the Authority; and 
(iii) hold office for a term of three years but shall remain in office  for three 
months thereafter or until a successor in that office is appointed, 
whichever is earlier. 
 (5) Nothing in the preceding sub-section shall preclude the Chairperson from 
extending the term of office of the Director General for such period as the Authority may 
determine. 
 (6) The Director General, who is not a Government servant, may resign by 
tendering his resignation to the Chairperson and shall cease to hold office upon 
acceptance of his resignation. 
 (7) The Chairperson, on the recommendation of the Authority, may remove 
or, as the case may be, transfer the Director General during the term of his office. 
CHAPTER III 
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY 
7. Functions of the Authority.– (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, rules or 
regulations, the Authority shall perform such functions and take such measures as 
may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act. 
 (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub -section (1), 
the Authority shall– 
(i) implement and execute master heritage conservation and re-development 
plans; 
(ii) prepare and execute schemes; 
(iii) identify, assess and authenticate heritage value; 
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[(iv) conserve heritage  area, heritage property and heritage of the Walled 
City;] 
(v) establish, maintain and periodically revise planning controls and 
building regulations for purposes of the Act; 
(vi) regulate the transfer of property; 
(vii) preserve and promote culture; 
(viii) develop and maintain an urban open space; 
(ix) conserve and upgrade the environment; 
(x) regulate the use of public places, urban open spaces, public crossings 
or public passages for purposes of public communication, ceremonies, 
or ritual events; 
(xi) prepare, implement and enforce schemes for environmental 
improvements, urban renewal, inc luding solid waste disposal, 
transportation and traffic, health and education facilities; 
(xii) maintain the record of heritage properties; 
(xiii) cause studies, surveys, technical researches to be made or contribute 
towards the cost of any such studies, surveys, technical researches; 
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[(xiii-a) constitute a governing body or a Committee for the purposes of the 
Act;] 
(xiv) issue interim development order for proceeding with the conservation 
and structural consolidation of a building under imminent threat of  
structural damage of any nature; and 
                                                 
24Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.7 (a). 
 
25Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.7 (b). 
(xv) perform other functions as are incidental to the above functions or as 
the Government may assign to the Authority for purposes of the Act. 
8. Powers of the Authority.– (1) The Authority shall have all powers neces sary 
to perform its functions under the Act. 
 (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing 
powers, the Authority shall exercise the following powers:– 
(i) undertake any work, incur any expenditure for the implementation of 
the master conservation and re-development planned schemes; 
(ii) provision of civic utilities and municipal services; 
(iii) regulation of building construction and granting permits for demolition 
and reconstruction; 
(iv) regulation of trade, calling and occu pation in the 
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[walled c ities, 
heritage areas and heritage properties]; 
(v) removal of encroachments; 
(vi) promotion of tourism and sports; 
(vii) promotion of investment for development of 
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[walled c ities, heritage 
areas and heritage properties]; 
(viii) community mobilization and poverty alleviation; 
(ix) eviction of illegal occupants of private or public utility buildings 
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[, public 
areas, public passages or public crossings]; 
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[(ix-a) eviction of owner or occupant from a dangerous building;] 
(x) acquire property, both movable and immovable; 
(xi) procure machinery instruments or any other material required by it; 
(xii) enter into contracts; 
(xiii) coordinate with various Government agencies and other local and 
international organizations and institutes for smooth implementation of 
the Act; 
(xiv) establish separate Directorates of the Authority; 
(xv) enforce the provisions of the Act, rules and regulations; 
(xvi) seek or call for any information from any person or Government 
agency, as may be required for carrying out the purposes of the Act; 
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[(xvi-a) establish its offices in the areas where it deems appropriate;] 
                                                 
26Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
27Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
28Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.8 (a). 
29Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.8 (b). 
 
(xvii) seek from any Government agency assistance in the discharge of its 
functions; and 
(xviii) exercise such other powers as the Government may, from time to time, 
assign to the Authority. 
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[8-A. Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board .– (1) The Government shall, by 
notification in the official Gazette, constitute the Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board, 
headed by a Chairman who shall also be the Patron-in-Chief of the Authority. 
 (2) The Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board shall consist of such number 
of members as may be determined by its Chairman. 
 (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the 
time being in force, the Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board: 
(a) may declared an area as heritage area or a project as heritage area 
revival project; 
(b) shall advise the Authority and Government Departments, as the case 
may be, on the projects within heritage area and on heritage area  
revival projects relating  to conception, planning, approval, design, 
review, execution, development, management, operation, maintenance 
and monitoring of the projects and such advice of the Lahore Heritage 
Area Revival Board shall be binding; and 
(c) may constitute a monitoring cell, having such composition as the 
Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board may determine, for monitoring the 
execution, development, operation, maintenance and impact of the 
projects.] 
9. Heritage Conservation Board .– (1) As soon as m ay be practicable, the 
Government may constitute the Heritage Conservation Board  to advise the 
Government and the Authority on conservation of the heritage and other matters 
arising out of the administration of the Act and to perform such other functions a s are 
assigned to it under the Act, the rules or the regulations, or by the Authority. 
 (2) The Government, on the recommendation of the Authority, shall 
nominate not more than seven members of the Heritage Conservation Board and the 
members shall elect on e of the members as the Chairperson and another as the 
Deputy Chairperson of the Heritage Conservation Board. 
 (3) A member of the Heritage Conservation Board shall be a person 
having knowledge or experience in respect of one or more fields of history, cul ture, 
archaeology, architecture, the preservation or conservation of monuments, buildings 
or settlements, cities, town planning, tourism and community development. 
 (4) The Heritage Conservation Board shall meet at least once in a 
calendar year. 
                                                                                                                                                        
30Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.8 (c).  
31Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.9. 
  
10. Directorates.– The Authority may constitute such Directorates as may be 
deemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act and such Directorates 
shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be delegated or 
assigned to them by the Authority. 
11. Power to act as local government.– The Government may, by a notification in 
the official Gazette, authorize the Authority to exercise and perform such powers and 
functions in respect of the Walled City as a local government under the 
32
[Punjab Local 
Government Act  2025 (LXXX of 2025 )] or under any other law relating to local 
governments. 
12. Appointment of employees .– (1) For the performance of its functions, the 
Authority may, with prior approval of the Government, employ such persons and on 
such terms and conditions as it may determine. 
 (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the 
Authority may appoint and remove its employees and exercise discipline and control 
over them. 
 (3) The Authority shall make regulations for appointm ent, promotion, 
termination and other terms and conditions of employment of its employees. 
13. Officials and employees.– The officials and employees of the Authority shall 
be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan 
Penal Code 1860 (XLV of 1860). 
14. Delegation.– The Authority may, by general or special order, delegate to the 
Director-General, a Directorate, a Government Agency,  
33
[a governing body, a 
Committee], a member or an officer of the Authority, any of its powers,  duties or 
functions under the Act or the rules or the regulations subject to such conditions as it 
may deem fit to impose. 
CHAPTER IV 
CONSERVATION, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, 
MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF WALLED CITY 
34
[HERITAGE AREA AND 
HERITAGE PROPERTY] 
15. Master conservation and re -development plan for 
35
[walled c ities, 
heritage areas and heritage properties ].– (1) The Authority shall, in consultation 
with the Heritage Conservation Board, in such form and in such manner as may be 
prescribed, prepare a master  conservation and re-development plan for purposes of 
the Act and the Authority shall implement and execute the same, after the approval 
of the Government. 
                                                 
32Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.10. 
33Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.11. 
  
34Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (d). 
35Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 20 26), published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
 (2) The master conservation and re -development plan shall not be 
detrimental to– 
(i) the territorial integrity of the 
36
[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage 
properties]; 
(ii) the heritage of the  
37
[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage 
properties]; 
(iii) the character and special place qualities of distinct places and 
neighborhoods, as determined by the Heritage Conservation Board; 
(iv) neighborhood hierarchy; 
(v) quality of architectural assets; 
(vi) places of historic significance; 
(vii) historic open spaces; and 
(viii) intangible heritage. 
 (3) Subject to sub -section (2), the master conserva tion and re -
development plan shall include– 
(i) a land use and zoning plan; 
(ii) a plan for conservation of heritage of 
38
[walled cities, heritage areas and 
heritage properties]; 
(iii) a plan for development, improvement and maintenance of municipal 
services; 
(iv) a plan for development, improvement and maintenance of public 
passages, urban open spaces, public areas; and 
(v) a plan for development of enterprise and economic activities. 
16. Preparation of schemes.– (1) The Authority shall, in such form and in  such 
manner as may be prescribed, prepare schemes for purposes of the Act and execute 
or have them executed in the prescribed manner. 
 (2) No scheme shall be prepared and implemented or executed by any 
person or Government Agency within the 
39
[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage 
properties] except with the concurrence of the Authority. 
17. Power to prepare and enforce building and zoning regulations .– (1) The 
Authority shall prepare and enforce such building and zoning regulations as shall be 
necessary for regulating land use, zoning, building heights and densities, the 
construction and use of new buildings, the architectural character of buildings, the 
                                                 
36Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
37Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
38Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
39Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore  (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
appearance and style of urban amenities, municipal signage, signage used on public 
and private properties, and for regulating building alteration and demolition. 
 (2) The regulations, described in sub -section (1), shall supersede all other 
zoning and building regulations and other related regulations that may be currently in 
force in the 
40
[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]. 
18. Power to give directions .– The Authority may require a Government 
Agency, within whose jurisdiction any particular aspect of a scheme lies– 
(i) to execute a scheme in collaboration or consultation with the Authority; 
(ii) to takeover and maintain any of the works and services in the 
41
[walled 
cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]; 
(iii) to provide any amenity which in the opinion of the Authority ought to be 
provided; and 
(iv) to enforce regulations on behalf of the Authority. 
19. Power to execute any scheme .– Where the Authority is satisfied that any 
direction given by it under section 18 with regard to any scheme, has not been 
carried out by the Government Agency, the Authority may itself undertake an y works 
for the execution of that scheme and the cost thereof shall be borne by the 
Government Agency and in the event of disagreement, as may be determined by the 
Government. 
20. Master conservation and re -development plan and schemes for public 
purpose.– The master conservation and re -development plan and a scheme 
prepared under the Act shall be deemed to be for a public purpose. 
21. Schemes.– A scheme mentioned in section 16 may include the following or a 
combination of the following:– 
(i) a general planning and development scheme; 
(ii) an area conservation scheme; 
(iii) a scheme for the conservation of a building or a group of buildings; 
(iv) a re-building or housing reconstruction scheme; 
(v) a tourism development scheme; 
(vi) an infrastructure development or improvement scheme; 
(vii) a scheme to promote cultural and sport activities and festivals; 
(viii) a scheme to promote the visual and temporal arts; 
(ix) a scheme to promote and revitalize crafts; 
(x) a scheme for the improvements of traffic and tran sportation, whether 
motorized, non-motorized or pedestrian transport scheme; 
                                                 
40Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
41Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
 
(xi) a social sector development scheme including health or education; 
(xii) a resettlement scheme; and 
(xiii) any other scheme incidental to the purposes of the Act. 
22. Schemes to follow master conservation and re -development plan.– The 
Authority shall prepare and approve a scheme or take a development control 
decision in accordance with the master conservation and re-development plan. 
CHAPTER V 
HERITAGE PROPERTIES AND ZONES OF SPECIAL VALUE 
23. Declaration of heritage properties .– (1) The Authority may, in consultation 
with the Heritage Conservation Board, for purposes of conservation of heritage and 
by notification in the official Gazette, declare a building, structure, land, bu ilding 
fabric, urban open space or work in the 
42
[walled cities  and heritage areas]  as 
heritage property in such manner as may be prescribed. 
 (2) The Authority shall serve a notice in the prescribed form on every owner 
or occupant of a building, grou p of b uildings, structure, land 
43
[, area] building fabric, 
urban open space or work under sub-section (1), as the case may be, stating that such 
building, structure, land, building fabric, urban open space or work has been declared as 
heritage property. 
 (3) The Authority shall establish and maintain a register of heritage 
properties declared under sub-section (1) in such manner as may be prescribed. 
44
[23-A. Declaration of heritage area and dangerous building .– (1) The Authority 
may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any area as heritage area. 
 (2) The authority may declare a building, building fabric, group of buildings, 
heritage property, private building, public utility building, structure , or urban fabric as 
a dangerous building in such manner as may be prescribed.] 
24. Zones of special value .– (1) The Authority may, in consultation with the 
Heritage Conservation Board, designate any area of special architectural or historic 
interest or appearance which it is desirable to preserve, enhance or dev elop, as a 
zone of special value, in such manner as may be prescribed. 
 (2) All buildings, lands, urban open spaces or public passages, falling 
within the territorial limits of a zone of special value designated under sub -section 
(1), shall be subject to such regulations as may be framed by the Authority. 
 (3) The Authority shall, in consultation with the Heritage Conservation  
Board, prepare schemes for each zone of special value and such schemes shall 
contain such planned programmes. 
                                                 
42Substituted for the words "Walled City of heritage value" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.12 (a). 
43Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.12 (b). 
44Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.13. 
 
 
 (4) The scheme under sub-section (3) shall be included in the master 
conservation and re-development plan. 
25. Conservation of 
45
[heritage properties and heritage area] .– (1) For 
purposes of conservation of a h eritage property 
46
[and heritage area] , the Authority 
may, by an orde r in writing, direct the own er or occupant of such property  
47
[and 
heritage area], to take such measures for conservation of the heritage property 
48
[and 
heritage area], and within such time and on such terms and conditions as may be 
specified in the order. 
 (2) If the owner or the occupier fails to take the measures specified in the 
order under sub-section (1), the Authority may take such measures for conservation 
as it may deem necessary at its own cost and shall be entitled to recover the same 
from the owner or occupant as arrears of land revenue. 
 (3) The owner or occupant of a heritage property 
49
[and heritage area] shall 
provide necessary access, assistance and support and cooperate with the Authority 
and its employees in carrying out purposes of the Act. 
 (4) If in the opinion of the Authority, the requisite conservation cannot be 
carried out while the owner or occupant is in active use of heritage property 
50
[and 
heritage area], the Authority may temporarily acquire under agreement such heritage 
property 
51
[and heritage area] for a specified period with due compensation to the 
owner or occupant of a heritage property  
52
[and heritage area] in such manner as 
may be prescribed. 
26. Prohibition against alteration in heritage property .– No person shall 
execute or cause to be executed any work for alteration in a heritage property in any 
manner whatsoever without prior approval of the Authority in such manner as may be 
prescribed. 
27. Grant or loan for conservation of a heritage property .– The Authority may 
provide grant or loan for conservation of a heritage property on the terms and 
conditions as may be prescribed. 
CHAPTER VI 
                                                 
45Substituted for the words "heritage property" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in 
the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (a). 
46Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). 
47Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). 
48Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). 
49Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). 
50Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). 
 
51Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). 
52Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). 
BUILDING AND LAND USE CONTROL 
28. Sanction of buildings .– (1) No person shall erect or re -erect a building or 
commence to erect or re -erect a building except with the previous sanction of the 
Authority in the prescribed manner. 
 (2) For purposes of the Act, a person shall be deemed to erect or re -erect 
a building who– 
(i) makes any alteration or enlargement of any building; 
(ii) converts into a place for human habitation any building not originally 
constructed for that purpose; 
(iii) converts a building or structure or land prescribed for one particular 
use or into another use; and 
(iv) makes any alteration which there is reason to believe is l ikely to affect 
prejudicially the stability or safety of any building. 
 (3) The Authority may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, either refuse 
to sanction the erection or re -erection, as the case may be, of the building, or may 
sanction the same on such terms and condition as it may specify. 
29. Prohibition of demolition and destruction of buildings or structures .– 
53
[No building, building fabric, group of buildings, heritage property, private building, 
public utility building, structure, urban fabric l ocated in the Walled City and heritage 
area], shall be demolished, damaged, destroyed or removed by any person in any 
manner whatsoever, except with the previous sanction of the Authority in the 
prescribed manner. 
30. Removal of encroachments.– 
54
[(1) No person shall make encroachment on 
a building, building fabric, group of buildings, heritage property, private building, 
public utility building, structure, or urban fabric or any part thereof vested in the 
Authority or in any Government Agency for purposes of the Act.] 
 (2) The Authority may, after such notice as may be considered reasonable, 
remove such encroachment with such force as may be necessary. 
31. Summary ejectment of unauthorized occupants .– (1) The Authority may, 
for purposes of the Act, summarily  eject any person in unauthorized occupation of 
any private building, public utility building, public place or any property vested in the 
Authority, and may for the purpose use such force as may be necessary. 
 (2) No action under this section shall be take n without providing an 
opportunity of being heard to the person to be affected thereby. 
55
[31-A. Summary ejectment of occupants of dangerous buildings .– (1) The 
Director General or an officer authorized by him may, for purposes of the Act, 
                                                 
53Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 20 26), published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.15. 
 
54Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.16. 
55Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.17. 
summarily eject any person in occupation of any dangerous building in the manners 
as may be prescribed. 
 (2)  No action under sub -section (1) shall be taken without providing an 
opportunity of being heard to the person to be affected thereby. 
 (3)   The person ejected under sub-section (1) shall have right to repossess 
the vacated property when such property is declared no more dangerous.] 
32. Removal of building, etc. erected or used in contravention of the Act .– 
(1) If any building or structure is erected, constructed or used in contravention of the 
provisions of the Act, the rules or the regulations, the Authority may, by order in 
writing, require the owner, occupant, user or person in control of such building or 
structure to remove, demolish or alter the building, struct ure or to use it in such 
manner so as to bring such erection, construction or use in accordance with the 
provisions of the Act. 
 (2) If an order under sub -section (1) in respect of any building or structure 
is not complied with within such time as may be s pecified therein, the Authority may, 
after giving the person affected by the order an opportunity of being heard, remove, 
demolish or alter the building or structure, or stop the use of the same and, in so 
doing, may use such force as may be necessary and may also recover the cost 
therefor, from the person responsible for the erection, construction or use of the 
building or structure. 
CHAPTER VII 
TRADE AND OCCUPATIONS 
33. Restriction on trade, calling or occupation .– Subject to sub -section (2) of 
section 36, no person shall carry on any trade, calling or occupation in the 
56
[walled 
cities, heritage areas and heritage properties ] unless he has applied for and obtained 
a license from the Authority in such manner as may be prescribed. 
CHAPTER VIII 
TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT ACQUISITIONS 
34. Liability to acquisition.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained 
in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act I of 1894), all land within the 
57
[Walled City and 
heritage area]  shall be liable to acquisition by the Authority  at any time in the 
prescribed manner. 
35. Temporary acquisition under agreement .– The Authority may acquire any 
building or land on temporary basis under agreement for purposes of the Act in such 
manner as may be prescribed. 
CHAPTER IX 
REGISTRATION OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS 
                                                                                                                                                        
 
56Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendmen t) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
57Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.18. 
AND REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF PROPERTY 
36. Registration of owners and occupants of buildings .– (1) The Authority 
shall maintain a record of owners and occupants of the buildings or immovable 
property located in the 
58
[Walled City and heritage area] in the prescribed manner. 
 (2) The Authority shall notify at the time of the commencement of the Act, 
a date by which all owners and occupants of buildings or immovable property shall 
get themselves registered with the Authority. 
37. Regulation of transfer of property.– The Authority shall regulate the transfer 
of property in the 
59
[Walled City and heritage area] in the prescribed manner. 
CHAPTER X 
REPRESENTATION OF INHABITANTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY 
38. Citizen Community Council.– (1) For purposes of achieving the objective of 
the Act and for its effective implementation, the Authority shall set -up a Citizen 
Community Council for the Walled City 
60
[and heritage area]. 
 (2) The Authority shall nominate four members of the Citizen Community 
Council fr om amongst the elected representatives of the local governments of the 
area of the Walled City  
61
[and heritage area]  or in their absence from amongst the 
owners, occupants and inhabitants. 
 (3) The Director General shall be the Chairperson of the Citizen 
Community Council. 
 (4) The Citizen Community Council shall act for– 
(i) mobilization of stakeholders for community involvement for 
conservation of heritage; 
(ii) identification of development and municipal needs of the inhabitants; 
and 
(iii) recommendation of proposals for preparation of any scheme to the 
Authority for civic up-lift of infrastructure and 
62
[conservation of the heritage 
area, heritage property and heritage of the Walled City]. 
39. Trade and Business Council .– (1) The Authority shall set -up a T rade and 
Business Council for the 
63
[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]  
                                                 
58Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.18. 
59Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.18. 
60Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.19 (a). 
  
61Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.19 (a). 
62Substituted for the words "conservation of heritage of the Walled City"  by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 
(XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.19 (b). 
63Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
which shall be responsible for coordinating commercial activities in the 
64
[walled 
cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]. 
 (2) The Trade and Business Counci l shall act as coordinator between 
traders or businessmen of the 
65
[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties] 
and the Authority. 
 (3) Trade and Business Council shall consist of four elected 
representatives of the traders and businessmen of the  
66
[walled cities, heritage areas 
and heritage properties]. 
 (4) The Director General shall be the Chairperson of the Trade and Business 
Council. 
CHAPTER XI 
FINANCE, TAXATION, ACCOUNTS & AUDIT 
40. Fund of the Authority .– (1) The Government shall establish a  fund of the 
Authority to be known as the 
67
[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]  
Fund which shall vest in the Authority. 
 (2) The Authority shall maintain the Fund in the prescribed manner. 
 (3) The Fund shall comprise– 
(i) grants received from the Government through budgetary allocations; 
(ii) grants received from the Government for master conservation plan or 
scheme; 
(iii) money received from the Federal Government or any international 
organization by way of grant, loan, advance or others; 
(iv) money received from the disposal of movable and immovable property 
of the Authority; 
(v) fee, tax, rate, charge, rent or fine received by the Authority; and 
(vi) any other money received by the Authority. 
41. Power to borrow money .– The Authority m ay, with the prior approval of the 
Government, borrow money for– 
(i) execution of a work authorized under the Act; 
(ii) payment of compensation for the land or property acquired for purposes of 
the Act; 
(iii) payment of loan raised under the Act; or 
                                                 
64Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
65Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
66Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
67Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.2 (e). 
  
(iv) any other purpose under the Act. 
42. Audit.– (1) In addition to the pre -audit by the Government Auditors, the 
Authority shall appoint or hire services of a Chartered Accountant or a firm of 
Chartered Accountants for purposes of annual audit of its accounts. 
 (2) The Director General shall, within six months of the close of a financial 
year, submit the annual statement of accounts along with the report of the auditor to the 
Authority. 
43. Recovery of dues .– A sum due to the Authority shall be recoverable as 
arrears of land revenue. 
44. Levy of taxes, fees, charges, cesses and rates by Authority .– The 
Authority may, in a fair and equitable manner, levy taxes, cesses, fees, rates, rents, 
tolls, charge, and levies on following subjects:- 
(i) taxes and fee on transfer of property; 
(ii) maintenance and updating various records by the Authority; 
(iii) fee for various utility services including but not limited to water supply, 
sewerage, waste disposal; 
(iv) fee for grant of various licenses and permits; 
(v) toll on roads maintained by the Authority; 
(vi) fee for entertainment, amusement or sports events; 
(vii) market fees and shop taxes; 
(viii) fee on outdoor advertisements; 
(ix) fee for sanction of erection or re-erection of buildings; 
(x) development charges; and 
(xi) land use conversion charges. 
 
CHAPTER XII 
OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND COGNIZANCE 
45. Offences and penalties .– (1) A person who willfully causes damage, or 
allows damage to be caused to any heritage property in a zone of special value shall 
be punishable with  imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which 
may extend to 
68
[two million rupees but not less than two hundred thousand rupees]  
or with both. 
 (2) A person who makes any alteration, or allows alteration to be made in 
a heritage property or a property situated in a zone of special value in violation of 
section 24, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months 
                                                 
68Substituted for the words "one million rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published 
in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (a). 
or with fine which may extend to 
69
[five hundred thousand rupees  but not less than 
two hundred thousand rupees] or with both. 
 (3) A person who erects any unauthorized construction after coming into 
force of the Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend 
to six months or with fine which may extend to one million rupees  
70
[but not less than 
two hundred thousand rupees] or with both. 
 (4) A person who demolishes any building or part thereof, in violation of 
section 28 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six 
months or with fine which may extend to one million rup ees 
71
[but not less than two 
hundred thousand rupees] or with both. 
 (5) A person who makes any encroachment shall, in addition to payment 
of cost of removal of encroachment to Authority, shall be punishable with 
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may 
extend to five hundred thousand rupees  
72
[but not less than two hundred thousand 
rupees] or with both. 
 (6) A person who conducts any business, commercial, industrial or other 
profit earning activity without the requisite p ermission or license under the Act, shall 
be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with 
fine which may extend to 
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[five hundred thousand rupees  but not less than two 
hundred thousand rupees] or with both. 
 (7) A person w ho obstructs any person who is acting on behalf of the 
Authority for the removal of an unauthorized building or encroachment shall be 
punished with imprisonment which may extend to thirty days or with fine which may 
extend to 
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[five hundred thousand rupees  but not less than two hundred thousand 
rupees] or with both. 
 (8) A person who, without any lawful cause, refuses or willfully neglects to 
provide to any authorized officer of the Authority with the means necessary for 
entering into any premises for purpo ses of collecting any information or making an 
examination or enquiry for purposes of the Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment 
which may extend to thirty days or with fine which may extend to 
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[five hundred 
thousand rupees but not less than two hundred thousand rupees] or with both. 
 (9) A person who contravenes any provision of the Act, rules or 
regulations, shall, if no other penalty is provided for such contravention, be punished 
                                                 
69Substituted for the words "one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (b). 
70Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (c). 
71Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (c). 
72Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (d). 
 
73Substituted for the words "one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (e). 
74Substituted for the words "one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (e). 
75Substituted for the words "one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (e). 
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fi ne which may 
extend to five hundred thousand rupees  
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[but not less than two hundred thousand 
rupees] or with both. 
 (10) A person who attempts to commit or abets the commission of an 
offence punishable under the Act, shall be deemed to have committed that offence. 
 
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[11) A person who commits an offence of littering, spiting, vandalism and 
violating the sanitation of the area inside the monuments, precincts or spaces of 
Walled City, heritage area or heritage property, shall be punished with fine which 
may extend to then thousand rupees.] 
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[46. Cognizance.– (1) The Court of the Magistrate of First Class shall take 
cognizance of an offence under the Act on a complaint made in writing by the 
Director General or an officer authorized by him and try such offence under the Code 
of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). 
 (2) The Director General or an officer authorized by him may, on 
reasonable grounds, compound an offence or withdraw the complaint with or without 
any compensation. 
 (3) The offences or violations under the Act shall be non-bailable.] 
CHAPTER XIII 
GENERAL 
47. Appeal.– (1) A person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Authority on 
the ground that it is contrary to the provisions of the Act may, within thirty days of the 
receipt of such decision or order, appeal to the Lahore High Court in the manner 
prescribed by the said Court for filing the first appeal and the Lahore High Court shall 
decide such appeal within ninety days. 
 (2) A person aggrieved by any decision or order of any officer of the 
Authority acting under the delegated powers of the Authority may, within thirty days 
of the receipt of the decision or order, appeal to the Authority in the prescribed 
manner and the Authority shall decide such appeal within thirty days. 
48. Entry and survey .– A person authorized by the Authority may, in the 
prescribed manner and with due regard to the privacy, enter and survey any 
premises in the 
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[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties] to inspect any 
building for purposes of the Act. 
                                                 
76Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (f). 
77Added by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Ac t 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (g). 
78Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.21. 
 
79Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.2 (e). 
49. Power to make rules .– The Government may, by notification in the official 
Gazette, make rules for giving effect to the provisions of the Act. 
50. Power to frame regulations .– Subject to the Act and the rules, the Authority 
may, with the previous approval of the  Government, frame regulations for matters 
not provided for in the rules and for wh  ich provision is necessary or expedient for 
carrying out the purposes of the Act.  
51. Act to have overriding effect .– The provisions of the Act shall have effect 
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law. 
52. Jurisdiction of courts barred .– Save as otherwise provided by the Act, no 
court or other Authority shall have jurisdiction to question the legality of anything 
done or any action taken under the Act, by or at the instance of the Authority. 
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[52-A. Amendment in the Schedule.– The Government may, on the 
recommendations of the Authority, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the 
Schedule.] 
53. Removal of difficulties .– The Government may,  by order not being 
inconsistent with the Act, provide for the removal of any difficulty which may arise in 
giving effect to the provisions of the Act. 
54. Immunity.– No suit, prosecution or any other legal proceedings shall lie 
against the Authority,  
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[the members of the Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board 
including its Chairman, the members of the Monitoring Cell,]  the Director General, 
any member, officer, servant, expert or consultant of the Authority in respect of 
anything done or intended to be done in good faith under the Act. 
55. Enforcement measures .– The Authority may issue directions for effective 
enforcement of the provisions of the Act, the rules or the regulations. 
56. Administrative transition.– On coming into force of the Act, a Government 
Agency shall continue to perform its function in the 
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[walled cities, heritage areas 
and heritage properties]  without any interruption till such time and to such extent as 
the Authority may, by notification, specify. 
57. Annual report .– (1) The Director Gener al shall, within three months of the 
end of a financial year, submit annual performance report to the Authority 
enumerating all the activities, developmental initiatives undertaken and targets 
achieved during the previous financial year for the betterment of the 
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[walled cities, 
heritage areas and heritage properties]. 
                                                 
80Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), 
dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.22. 
81Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.23. 
 
82Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e).               
83Substituted for the words "Walled City" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). 
 (2) The Authority shall publish the report for public information and submit 
the same to the Government which shall lay the report in the Provincial Assembly of 
the Punjab. 
                                                                                                                                                        
 
SCHEDULE 
See section 2(xli) 
The areas of Walled City– 
1. Walled City, comprising Union Councils 27, 28, 29 and 30 Ravi Town, 
Lahore, with their boundaries as on the commencing day of the Act 
including the outer circumference of the circular road around the four 
Union Councils. 
2. The Minto Park and Iqbal Park, situated in the north of the Walled City 
including the road surrounding the twin parks.