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  "text": "THE WALLED CITY OF LAHORE ACT 2012 \r\n(XXXVI of 2012) \r\nCONTENTS \r\nCHAPTER I \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\nCHAPTER II \r\nWALLED CITY OF LAHORE AUTHORITY \r\n3. Establishment and constitution of the Authority \r\n4. The Authority \r\n5. Meetings and conduct of business by the Authority \r\n6. Director General \r\nCHAPTER III \r\nPOWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY \r\n7. Functions of the Authority \r\n8. Powers of the Authority \r\n8-A. Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board \r\n9. Heritage Conservation Board \r\n10. Directorates \r\n11. Power to act as local government \r\n12. Appointment of employees \r\n13. Officials and employees \r\n14. Delegation \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nCONSERVATION, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, \r\nMANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF WALLED CITY \r\n15. Master conservation and re-development plan for Walled City \r\n16. Preparation of schemes \r\n17. Power to prepare and enforce building and zoning regulations \r\n18. Power to give directions \r\n19. Power to execute any scheme \r\n20. Master conservat ion and re -development plan and schemes for public \r\npurpose \r\n21. Schemes \r\n22. Schemes to follow master conservation and re-development plan \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nHERITAGE PROPERTIES AND ZONES OF SPECIAL VALUE \r\n23. Declaration of heritage properties \r\n23-A. Declaration of heritage area and dangerous building \r\n24. Zones of special value \r\n25. Conservation of heritage properties and heritage area \r\n26. Prohibition against alteration in heritage property \r\n27. Grant or loan for conservation of a heritage property \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\nBUILDING AND LAND USE CONTROL \r\n28. Sanction of buildings \r\n29. Prohibition of demolition and destruction of buildings or structures \r\n30. Removal of encroachments \r\n31. Summary ejectment of unauthorized occupants \r\n31-A. Summary ejectment of occupants of dangerous buildings \r\n32. Removal of building, etc. erected or used in contravention of the Act \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\nTRADE AND OCCUPATIONS \r\n33. Restriction on trade, calling or occupation \r\nCHAPTER VIII \r\nTEMPORARY AND PERMANENT ACQUISITIONS \r\n34. Liability to acquisition \r\n35. Temporary acquisition under agreement \r\n \r\nCHAPTER IX \r\nREGISTRATION OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS \r\nAND REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF PROPERTY \r\n36. Registration of owners and occupants of buildings \r\n37. Regulation of transfer of property \r\nCHAPTER X \r\nREPRESENTATION OF INHABITANTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY \r\n38. Citizen Community Council \r\n39. Trade and Business Council \r\nCHAPTER XI \r\nFINANCE, TAXATION, ACCOUNTS & AUDIT \r\n40. Fund of the Authority \r\n41. Power to borrow money \r\n42. Audit \r\n43. Recovery of dues \r\n44. Levy of taxes, fees, charges, cesses and rates by Authority \r\nCHAPTER XII \r\nOFFENCES, PENALTIES AND COGNIZANCE \r\n45. Offences and penalties \r\n46. Cognizance \r\nCHAPTER XIII \r\nGENERAL \r\n47. Appeal \r\n48. Entry and survey \r\n49. Power to make rules \r\n50. Power to frame regulations  \r\n51. Act to have overriding effect \r\n52. Jurisdiction of courts barred \r\n52-A. Amendment in the Schedule \r\n53. Removal of difficulties \r\n54. Immunity \r\n55. Enforcement measures \r\n56. Administrative transition \r\n57. Annual report \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[THE PUNJAB WALLED CITIES AND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY] \r\nACT 2012 \r\n(XXXVI of 2012) \r\n[18th April, 2012] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the conservation, planning, development, management and regulation \r\nof \r\n3\r\n[Walled Cities, heritage areas and heritage properties in the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– \r\n4\r\n[It is necessary in the public interest to ensure a holistic, comprehensive \r\nand integrated legal framework and specialized institutional arr angement for the \r\nconservation of the walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties;  enhancing \r\nthe quality of life of the people residing therein; providing  for the planning, \r\ndevelopment, management and regulation of the infrastructure and services therein as \r\nwell as conduct of business and commercial activity ; and for the matters ancillary \r\nthereto. \r\n It is hereby enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:] \r\nCHAPTER I \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– \r\n5\r\n[(1) This Act may be cited  as the \r\nPunjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas Authority Act 2012.] \r\n \r\n6\r\n[(2) This Act shall extend to the w alled cities provided in the Schedule, \r\nheritage areas and heritage properties notified under the Act.] \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act– \r\n7\r\n[(i) “Act” means the Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas Authority Act \r\n2012;] \r\n                                                 \r\n1This Act was originally passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 8 th March, 2012 and sent to the Governor of the \r\nPunjab for assent but it was returned for reconsideration . The Provincial Assembly after reconsideration again passed the Bill \r\non 30th March 2012 and sent to the Governor for his assent on 6th April 2012. Since, the Governor has not assented to the Bill \r\nwithin the stipulated period of ten days, the same is deemed to have been assented to in terms of clause (3) of Article 116 of \r\nthe Constitution; and published in the Punjab Gazette Extraordinary dated 18th April, 2012, pages 41067-41079. \r\n2Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.3 (a). \r\n3Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazett e \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (a). \r\n4Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (b). \r\n5Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.3 (a). \r\n6Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Ga zette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.3 (b). \r\n \r\n(ii) \"alter\" means to change in any manner and includes any action that \r\ndetracts from the heritage value; \r\n8\r\n[(iii) \"Authority\" means the Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas \r\nAuthority established under section 3 of the Act;] \r\n(iv) “Board” means the Heritage Conservation Board constituted under \r\nsection 9 of the Act; \r\n(v) \"building\" includes any structure, house, dwelling, depot, godown, hall, \r\nwall, gate, monument, grave, tomb, minaret, shrine, shop, shelter, hut, \r\nporch, shed, dome, edifice, c olonnade, gallery, deck, den, fort, \r\nfountains, public baths, business place, place of worship, and includes \r\nurban open space, covered streets, passages and paths connected to \r\nany building or such other site as the Authority may notify; \r\n(vi) \"building fabri c\" means all the physical material of a building or a \r\nstructure including components, fixtures, contents, manner and \r\nmaterial of construction, surface finishes and adornments, and objects \r\nthereof; \r\n(vii) \"Citizen Community Council\" means the Citizen Community Council set \r\nup under section 38 of the Act; \r\n(viii) \"conservation\" means any activity undertaken to conserve the heritage \r\nor heritage value and includes identification, preservation, protection, \r\nregeneration, redevelopment, revitalization, rehabilitation , \r\nreconstruction maintenance, restoration, adaptation, \r\n9\r\n[adaptive reuse,] \r\nstructural consolidation, for purposes of transmission of heritage value; \r\n10\r\n[(viii-a) \"dangerous building \" means a building, building fabric, group of \r\nbuildings, heritage property, pr ivate building, public utility building, \r\nstructure, or urban fabric in a ruinous condition or which is likely to fall \r\nor is in any way dangerous to its inhabitants or of any neighboring \r\nbuildings or to any occupier thereof or to passers -by, and is declared  \r\ndangerous under section 23-A of the Act;]   \r\n(ix) \"Directorate\" means a Directorate established under section 10 by the \r\nAuthority to perform one or more of its functions under the Act; \r\n(x) \"Director General\" means the Director General of the Authority; \r\n(xi) \"encroachment\" means any unauthorized structure on a public area, \r\npublic crossings, public passage or urban open space, or unauthorized \r\nuse of public area, public crossings, public passage or urban open \r\nspace; \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n7Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (a). \r\n8Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (b). \r\n9Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (c). \r\n10Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (d). \r\n  \r\n(xii) \"environment\" means air, physical space, urban form, sensory qualities \r\nincluding vistas, views and sights; \r\n(xiii) \"Government\" means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(xiv) \"Government Agency\" includes– \r\n(a) a department, attached department, bureau, section, \r\ncommission, board, office, or unit of the Government; \r\n(b) a local government as defined in the \r\n11\r\n[Punjab Local \r\nGovernment Act 2025 (LXXX of 2025 )] or in any other law \r\nrelating to local governments for the time being in force; and \r\n(c) a developmental or any other public authority, company or \r\ncorporation owned or controlled by the Government or a local \r\ngovernment; \r\n(xv) \"group of buildings\" means group of separate or connected buildings \r\nwhich, because of their architecture,  their \r\n12\r\n[history] and homogeneity, \r\nneighborhood or their place in the landscape, are of heritage value; \r\n(xvi) \"heritage\" means architectural, archeological, monumental, historic, \r\nartistic, aesthetic, cultural or social aspects, reflections, elements, \r\nfeatures of a building, group of buildings, structure, building fabric, \r\nurban fabric, urban open space, public area, public crossings or public \r\npassage and environment of the \r\n13\r\n[Walled City , heritage area and \r\nheritage property,] and includes intangible heritage; \r\n14\r\n[(xvi-a) \"heritage area\" means such area as declared under section 23-A of the \r\nAct;] \r\n15\r\n[(xvii) \"heritage property\" means such property as declared under section 23 \r\nof the Act;] \r\n(xviii) \"heritage value\" includes architectural, archaeological, monumental, \r\nhistoric, artistic, aesthetic, cultural or social value, age value and \r\ncommemorative value, use value, place value, of the heritage as \r\nidentified and assessed for establishing authenticity; \r\n(xix) \"inhabitant\" means a person, other than an owner or an occupant, who \r\nis in active possession of a private building as a tenant, lessee, \r\nlicensee, or permissive possessor of a building; \r\n(xx) \"intangible heritage\" includes the customary practices, representations, \r\nexpressions, knowledge, lore, skills, traditions, festive events, \r\n                                                 \r\n11Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (e). \r\n12Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (f). \r\n13Substituted for the words \"Walled City\"  by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (g) \r\n14Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (h). \r\n15Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 202 6), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (i). \r\n \r\ntraditional craftsmanship, performing arts as well as the instruments , \r\nobjects, artifacts associated therewith and also includes the evolution \r\nthereof; \r\n(xxi) \"land\" includes earth, water and air, above, below or on the surface and any \r\nimprovements in the structure customarily regarded as land and benefits \r\narising out of land and things attached to earth or permanently fastened to \r\nearth; \r\n(xxii) \"maintenance\" means the continuous protective care of the fabric and \r\nsetting of a building, group of buildings, urban open space, and \r\nincludes the fencing, covering in renovating, repa ir, and cleansing \r\nthereof; \r\n(xxiii) \"master conservation and re -development plan\" means the \r\ncomprehensive plan for conservation and re -development of the \r\nheritage, prepared by the Authority under section 15 of the Act; \r\n(xxiv) \"occupant\" means any person in occupation of a building in his own \r\nright and is not a tenant, lessee, licensee, without any obligation to pay \r\nrent, fee or charge to any person in any manner whatsoever; \r\n(xxv) \"owner\" includes any person who is receiving or is entitled to receive \r\nthe rent  of any building or land whether on his own account or on \r\nbehalf of himself and others or an agent or trustee, or who would so \r\nreceive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the building or land were \r\nlet to a tenant; \r\n(xxvi) \"person\" includes an individua l, company, firm, cooperative society or \r\nassociation of individuals; \r\n(xxvii) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made or regulations framed \r\nunder the Act; \r\n(xxviii) \"private building\" means a building which is in the ownership of a \r\nprivate person irrespective of its nature or use; \r\n(xxix) \"public area\" means  any place, or urban open space to which public, \r\nsubject to any restrictions deemed to be in the public interest, has a \r\nfree and unfettered access; \r\n(xxx) \"public crossing\" means any place, square, courtyard or other urban \r\nopen space, where two or more public passages intersect and used by \r\nthe public as a thoroughfare; \r\n(xxxi) \"public passage\" includes a road, street, public crossing, cul-de-sac and \r\npath whether or not a thoroughfare, over which the public have a right of \r\nway; \r\n(xxxii) \"public utility building\" includes any building or urban open space \r\nconstructed, built, or used for social, religious, political, congregational, \r\nentertainment or amusement purpose; \r\n(xxxiii) \"regulations\" means the regulations framed under the Act; \r\n(xxxiv) \"rules\" means the rules made under the Act; \r\n16\r\n[(xxxiv-a) \"Schedule\" means the Schedule appended to the Act;] \r\n(xxxv) \"scheme\" means any scheme prepared by the Authority for purposes of \r\ngiving effect to any provisions of the Act; \r\n(xxxvi) \"structure\" means any type of construction or a covered space and \r\nincludes ruins or remains of a building or group of buildings; \r\n(xxxvii) \"Trade and Business Council\" means the Trade and Business Council \r\nof the Authority; \r\n(xxxviii) “transfer of property” means transfer of property as defined in section \r\n5 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (IV of 1882); \r\n(xxxix) “urban fabric” includes monuments, ordinary  buildings, \r\n17\r\n[building \r\nfecade,] streets, urban open spaces, urban patterns defined by l and \r\nparcels and streets, street pavement, elements of the utility \r\ninfrastructure, street furniture,  \r\n18\r\n[streetscape,] signage, and public \r\nfacilities; \r\n(xl) “urban open space\" includes gardens, parks, playgrounds, walled \r\nspaces, playfields, recreational areas and open spaces available to \r\npublic; \r\n(xli) \"Walled City\" means the areas specified in the Schedule appended to \r\nthe Act; and \r\n(xlii) “zone of special value” means any area of special architectural or \r\nhistoric interest or appearance which it is desirable to p reserve, \r\nenhance or develop, designated under section 24 of the Act. \r\nCHAPTER II \r\n19\r\n[THE AUTHORITY] \r\n3. Establishment and constitution of the Authority .– (1) The Government \r\nmay, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Authority \r\n20\r\n[to be known as \r\nthe Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas Authority]. \r\n (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and \r\na common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and it may sue \r\nor be sued in its name. \r\n4.      \r\n21\r\n[The Authority].– \r\n22\r\n[(1) The Authority shall consist of the following: \r\n                                                 \r\n16Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4 (j).  \r\n17Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4k (i). \r\n18Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.4k (ii).  \r\n19Substituted for the words \"Walled City of Lahore Authority\"  by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of \r\n2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (c). \r\n20Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.5. \r\n  \r\n       (a)       Chief Minister. Chairperson \r\n       (b) A person to be nominated by the Chairperson as Vice \r\nChairperson.  \r\nVice Chairperson \r\n       (c)  Minister for Local Government and Community  \r\nDevelopment. \r\nMember \r\n       (d) two members of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to \r\nbe nominated by the Chairperson, within whose \r\nconstituencies the Walled City or heritage area, partly \r\nor wholly, situates. \r\nMembers \r\n       (e)  Chief Secretary to the Government. Member \r\n       (f)        Chairman, Planning and Development Board. Member \r\n(g)        Secretary to the Government, Finance Department. Member \r\n(h)  Secretary to the Government, Local Government and \r\nCommunity Development Department.  \r\nMember \r\n(i)         Chairperson of the Heritage Conservation Board. \r\n        (j)    not more than two heads of the concerned local \r\ngovernments co -opted by the Chairperson for the \r\npurposes of conservation of heritage of respective \r\nWalled City or heritage area or heritage property. \r\n(k)   four qualified persons to be nominated by the \r\nChairperson.        \r\n (l)         Director General. \r\nMember \r\nMembers \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nMembers \r\nMember/Secretary] \r\n(2) The person qualified to become a member of the Authority– \r\n(i) shall be at least thirty years of age; \r\n     \r\n23\r\n [(ii) shall be a prominent and well -reputed professional having expertise in \r\nthe field of heritage or history or culture or archaeology or architecture \r\nor conservation of heritage or town planning or tourism or community \r\ndevelopment;] \r\n(iii) should not have any criminal record; and \r\n(iv) may not have served as member of the Authority for two consecutive \r\nterms. \r\n (3) A member of the Authority, other than an ex-officio member, unless \r\nremoved by the Authority, shall hold the office for a period of three years. \r\n (4) A member who has a financial or personal interest in any proceedings \r\nof the Authority shall not take part in the proceedings. \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n21Substituted for the wo rds \"Members of the Authority \" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.6 (a). \r\n22Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XL V of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.6 (b). \r\n23Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.6 (c). \r\n \r\n (5) 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\n5. Meetings and conduct of business by the Authority .– (1) The Authority \r\nshall meet at least three times in a calendar year. \r\n (2) The Director General shall convene a meeting of the Authority with the \r\nprior approval of the Chair person or upon receiving written request of five or more \r\nmembers. \r\n (3) The request under sub -section (2) shall be accompanied by the \r\nproposed agenda for the meeting. \r\n (4) The meetings of the Authority shall be presided over by– \r\n(i) the Chairperson; or \r\n(ii) in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson; or  \r\n(iii) in the absence of the Chairperson as well as the Vice -Chairperson, by \r\na member of the Authority elected for the purpose by the members \r\npresent at a meeting. \r\n (5) The Authority shall transa ct its business in accordance with the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n6. Director General.– (1) The Chairperson may, on the recommendation of the \r\nAuthority, appoint the Director General on such terms and conditions as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n (2) The Director General shall be a person selected directly through public \r\nadvertisement having, among other qualifications, fifteen years’ experience of \r\nmanagement or academics in the fields of heritage, culture, or urban planning. \r\n (3) An officer of the Government of the rank and st atus of BS-20 or above \r\nand possessing the requisite expertise mentioned in sub -section (2) shall be eligible \r\nfor appointment as the Director General. \r\n (4) The Director General shall be the Chief Executive of the Authority and \r\nshall– \r\n(i) be a whole time officer of the Authority; \r\n(ii) perform such duties and exercise such powers as are assigned to him \r\nunder the Act or as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him \r\nby the Authority; and \r\n(iii) hold office for a term of three years but shall remain in office  for three \r\nmonths thereafter or until a successor in that office is appointed, \r\nwhichever is earlier. \r\n (5) Nothing in the preceding sub-section shall preclude the Chairperson from \r\nextending the term of office of the Director General for such period as the Authority may \r\ndetermine. \r\n (6) The Director General, who is not a Government servant, may resign by \r\ntendering his resignation to the Chairperson and shall cease to hold office upon \r\nacceptance of his resignation. \r\n (7) The Chairperson, on the recommendation of the Authority, may remove \r\nor, as the case may be, transfer the Director General during the term of his office. \r\nCHAPTER III \r\nPOWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY \r\n7. Functions of the Authority.– (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, rules or \r\nregulations, the Authority shall perform such functions and take such measures as \r\nmay be necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub -section (1), \r\nthe Authority shall– \r\n(i) implement and execute master heritage conservation and re-development \r\nplans; \r\n(ii) prepare and execute schemes; \r\n(iii) identify, assess and authenticate heritage value; \r\n24\r\n[(iv) conserve heritage  area, heritage property and heritage of the Walled \r\nCity;] \r\n(v) establish, maintain and periodically revise planning controls and \r\nbuilding regulations for purposes of the Act; \r\n(vi) regulate the transfer of property; \r\n(vii) preserve and promote culture; \r\n(viii) develop and maintain an urban open space; \r\n(ix) conserve and upgrade the environment; \r\n(x) regulate the use of public places, urban open spaces, public crossings \r\nor public passages for purposes of public communication, ceremonies, \r\nor ritual events; \r\n(xi) prepare, implement and enforce schemes for environmental \r\nimprovements, urban renewal, inc luding solid waste disposal, \r\ntransportation and traffic, health and education facilities; \r\n(xii) maintain the record of heritage properties; \r\n(xiii) cause studies, surveys, technical researches to be made or contribute \r\ntowards the cost of any such studies, surveys, technical researches; \r\n25\r\n[(xiii-a) constitute a governing body or a Committee for the purposes of the \r\nAct;] \r\n(xiv) issue interim development order for proceeding with the conservation \r\nand structural consolidation of a building under imminent threat of  \r\nstructural damage of any nature; and \r\n                                                 \r\n24Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.7 (a). \r\n \r\n25Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.7 (b). \r\n(xv) perform other functions as are incidental to the above functions or as \r\nthe Government may assign to the Authority for purposes of the Act. \r\n8. Powers of the Authority.– (1) The Authority shall have all powers neces sary \r\nto perform its functions under the Act. \r\n (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing \r\npowers, the Authority shall exercise the following powers:– \r\n(i) undertake any work, incur any expenditure for the implementation of \r\nthe master conservation and re-development planned schemes; \r\n(ii) provision of civic utilities and municipal services; \r\n(iii) regulation of building construction and granting permits for demolition \r\nand reconstruction; \r\n(iv) regulation of trade, calling and occu pation in the \r\n26\r\n[walled c ities, \r\nheritage areas and heritage properties]; \r\n(v) removal of encroachments; \r\n(vi) promotion of tourism and sports; \r\n(vii) promotion of investment for development of \r\n27\r\n[walled c ities, heritage \r\nareas and heritage properties]; \r\n(viii) community mobilization and poverty alleviation; \r\n(ix) eviction of illegal occupants of private or public utility buildings \r\n28\r\n[, public \r\nareas, public passages or public crossings]; \r\n29\r\n[(ix-a) eviction of owner or occupant from a dangerous building;] \r\n(x) acquire property, both movable and immovable; \r\n(xi) procure machinery instruments or any other material required by it; \r\n(xii) enter into contracts; \r\n(xiii) coordinate with various Government agencies and other local and \r\ninternational organizations and institutes for smooth implementation of \r\nthe Act; \r\n(xiv) establish separate Directorates of the Authority; \r\n(xv) enforce the provisions of the Act, rules and regulations; \r\n(xvi) seek or call for any information from any person or Government \r\nagency, as may be required for carrying out the purposes of the Act; \r\n30\r\n[(xvi-a) establish its offices in the areas where it deems appropriate;] \r\n                                                 \r\n26Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n27Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n28Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.8 (a). \r\n29Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.8 (b). \r\n \r\n(xvii) seek from any Government agency assistance in the discharge of its \r\nfunctions; and \r\n(xviii) exercise such other powers as the Government may, from time to time, \r\nassign to the Authority. \r\n31\r\n[8-A. Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board .– (1) The Government shall, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, constitute the Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board, \r\nheaded by a Chairman who shall also be the Patron-in-Chief of the Authority. \r\n (2) The Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board shall consist of such number \r\nof members as may be determined by its Chairman. \r\n (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the \r\ntime being in force, the Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board: \r\n(a) may declared an area as heritage area or a project as heritage area \r\nrevival project; \r\n(b) shall advise the Authority and Government Departments, as the case \r\nmay be, on the projects within heritage area and on heritage area  \r\nrevival projects relating  to conception, planning, approval, design, \r\nreview, execution, development, management, operation, maintenance \r\nand monitoring of the projects and such advice of the Lahore Heritage \r\nArea Revival Board shall be binding; and \r\n(c) may constitute a monitoring cell, having such composition as the \r\nLahore Heritage Area Revival Board may determine, for monitoring the \r\nexecution, development, operation, maintenance and impact of the \r\nprojects.] \r\n9. Heritage Conservation Board .– (1) As soon as m ay be practicable, the \r\nGovernment may constitute the Heritage Conservation Board  to advise the \r\nGovernment and the Authority on conservation of the heritage and other matters \r\narising out of the administration of the Act and to perform such other functions a s are \r\nassigned to it under the Act, the rules or the regulations, or by the Authority. \r\n (2) The Government, on the recommendation of the Authority, shall \r\nnominate not more than seven members of the Heritage Conservation Board and the \r\nmembers shall elect on e of the members as the Chairperson and another as the \r\nDeputy Chairperson of the Heritage Conservation Board. \r\n (3) A member of the Heritage Conservation Board shall be a person \r\nhaving knowledge or experience in respect of one or more fields of history, cul ture, \r\narchaeology, architecture, the preservation or conservation of monuments, buildings \r\nor settlements, cities, town planning, tourism and community development. \r\n (4) The Heritage Conservation Board shall meet at least once in a \r\ncalendar year. \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n30Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.8 (c).  \r\n31Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.9. \r\n  \r\n10. Directorates.– The Authority may constitute such Directorates as may be \r\ndeemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act and such Directorates \r\nshall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be delegated or \r\nassigned to them by the Authority. \r\n11. Power to act as local government.– The Government may, by a notification in \r\nthe official Gazette, authorize the Authority to exercise and perform such powers and \r\nfunctions in respect of the Walled City as a local government under the \r\n32\r\n[Punjab Local \r\nGovernment Act  2025 (LXXX of 2025 )] or under any other law relating to local \r\ngovernments. \r\n12. Appointment of employees .– (1) For the performance of its functions, the \r\nAuthority may, with prior approval of the Government, employ such persons and on \r\nsuch terms and conditions as it may determine. \r\n (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the \r\nAuthority may appoint and remove its employees and exercise discipline and control \r\nover them. \r\n (3) The Authority shall make regulations for appointm ent, promotion, \r\ntermination and other terms and conditions of employment of its employees. \r\n13. Officials and employees.– The officials and employees of the Authority shall \r\nbe deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan \r\nPenal Code 1860 (XLV of 1860). \r\n14. Delegation.– The Authority may, by general or special order, delegate to the \r\nDirector-General, a Directorate, a Government Agency,  \r\n33\r\n[a governing body, a \r\nCommittee], a member or an officer of the Authority, any of its powers,  duties or \r\nfunctions under the Act or the rules or the regulations subject to such conditions as it \r\nmay deem fit to impose. \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nCONSERVATION, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, \r\nMANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF WALLED CITY \r\n34\r\n[HERITAGE AREA AND \r\nHERITAGE PROPERTY] \r\n15. Master conservation and re -development plan for \r\n35\r\n[walled c ities, \r\nheritage areas and heritage properties ].– (1) The Authority shall, in consultation \r\nwith the Heritage Conservation Board, in such form and in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed, prepare a master  conservation and re-development plan for purposes of \r\nthe Act and the Authority shall implement and execute the same, after the approval \r\nof the Government. \r\n                                                 \r\n32Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.10. \r\n33Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.11. \r\n  \r\n34Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (d). \r\n35Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 20 26), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n (2) The master conservation and re -development plan shall not be \r\ndetrimental to– \r\n(i) the territorial integrity of the \r\n36\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage \r\nproperties]; \r\n(ii) the heritage of the  \r\n37\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage \r\nproperties]; \r\n(iii) the character and special place qualities of distinct places and \r\nneighborhoods, as determined by the Heritage Conservation Board; \r\n(iv) neighborhood hierarchy; \r\n(v) quality of architectural assets; \r\n(vi) places of historic significance; \r\n(vii) historic open spaces; and \r\n(viii) intangible heritage. \r\n (3) Subject to sub -section (2), the master conserva tion and re -\r\ndevelopment plan shall include– \r\n(i) a land use and zoning plan; \r\n(ii) a plan for conservation of heritage of \r\n38\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and \r\nheritage properties]; \r\n(iii) a plan for development, improvement and maintenance of municipal \r\nservices; \r\n(iv) a plan for development, improvement and maintenance of public \r\npassages, urban open spaces, public areas; and \r\n(v) a plan for development of enterprise and economic activities. \r\n16. Preparation of schemes.– (1) The Authority shall, in such form and in  such \r\nmanner as may be prescribed, prepare schemes for purposes of the Act and execute \r\nor have them executed in the prescribed manner. \r\n (2) No scheme shall be prepared and implemented or executed by any \r\nperson or Government Agency within the \r\n39\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage \r\nproperties] except with the concurrence of the Authority. \r\n17. Power to prepare and enforce building and zoning regulations .– (1) The \r\nAuthority shall prepare and enforce such building and zoning regulations as shall be \r\nnecessary for regulating land use, zoning, building heights and densities, the \r\nconstruction and use of new buildings, the architectural character of buildings, the \r\n                                                 \r\n36Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n37Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n38Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n39Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore  (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\nappearance and style of urban amenities, municipal signage, signage used on public \r\nand private properties, and for regulating building alteration and demolition. \r\n (2) The regulations, described in sub -section (1), shall supersede all other \r\nzoning and building regulations and other related regulations that may be currently in \r\nforce in the \r\n40\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]. \r\n18. Power to give directions .– The Authority may require a Government \r\nAgency, within whose jurisdiction any particular aspect of a scheme lies– \r\n(i) to execute a scheme in collaboration or consultation with the Authority; \r\n(ii) to takeover and maintain any of the works and services in the \r\n41\r\n[walled \r\ncities, heritage areas and heritage properties]; \r\n(iii) to provide any amenity which in the opinion of the Authority ought to be \r\nprovided; and \r\n(iv) to enforce regulations on behalf of the Authority. \r\n19. Power to execute any scheme .– Where the Authority is satisfied that any \r\ndirection given by it under section 18 with regard to any scheme, has not been \r\ncarried out by the Government Agency, the Authority may itself undertake an y works \r\nfor the execution of that scheme and the cost thereof shall be borne by the \r\nGovernment Agency and in the event of disagreement, as may be determined by the \r\nGovernment. \r\n20. Master conservation and re -development plan and schemes for public \r\npurpose.– The master conservation and re -development plan and a scheme \r\nprepared under the Act shall be deemed to be for a public purpose. \r\n21. Schemes.– A scheme mentioned in section 16 may include the following or a \r\ncombination of the following:– \r\n(i) a general planning and development scheme; \r\n(ii) an area conservation scheme; \r\n(iii) a scheme for the conservation of a building or a group of buildings; \r\n(iv) a re-building or housing reconstruction scheme; \r\n(v) a tourism development scheme; \r\n(vi) an infrastructure development or improvement scheme; \r\n(vii) a scheme to promote cultural and sport activities and festivals; \r\n(viii) a scheme to promote the visual and temporal arts; \r\n(ix) a scheme to promote and revitalize crafts; \r\n(x) a scheme for the improvements of traffic and tran sportation, whether \r\nmotorized, non-motorized or pedestrian transport scheme; \r\n                                                 \r\n40Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n41Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n \r\n(xi) a social sector development scheme including health or education; \r\n(xii) a resettlement scheme; and \r\n(xiii) any other scheme incidental to the purposes of the Act. \r\n22. Schemes to follow master conservation and re -development plan.– The \r\nAuthority shall prepare and approve a scheme or take a development control \r\ndecision in accordance with the master conservation and re-development plan. \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nHERITAGE PROPERTIES AND ZONES OF SPECIAL VALUE \r\n23. Declaration of heritage properties .– (1) The Authority may, in consultation \r\nwith the Heritage Conservation Board, for purposes of conservation of heritage and \r\nby notification in the official Gazette, declare a building, structure, land, bu ilding \r\nfabric, urban open space or work in the \r\n42\r\n[walled cities  and heritage areas]  as \r\nheritage property in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) The Authority shall serve a notice in the prescribed form on every owner \r\nor occupant of a building, grou p of b uildings, structure, land \r\n43\r\n[, area] building fabric, \r\nurban open space or work under sub-section (1), as the case may be, stating that such \r\nbuilding, structure, land, building fabric, urban open space or work has been declared as \r\nheritage property. \r\n (3) The Authority shall establish and maintain a register of heritage \r\nproperties declared under sub-section (1) in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n44\r\n[23-A. Declaration of heritage area and dangerous building .– (1) The Authority \r\nmay, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any area as heritage area. \r\n (2) The authority may declare a building, building fabric, group of buildings, \r\nheritage property, private building, public utility building, structure , or urban fabric as \r\na dangerous building in such manner as may be prescribed.] \r\n24. Zones of special value .– (1) The Authority may, in consultation with the \r\nHeritage Conservation Board, designate any area of special architectural or historic \r\ninterest or appearance which it is desirable to preserve, enhance or dev elop, as a \r\nzone of special value, in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) All buildings, lands, urban open spaces or public passages, falling \r\nwithin the territorial limits of a zone of special value designated under sub -section \r\n(1), shall be subject to such regulations as may be framed by the Authority. \r\n (3) The Authority shall, in consultation with the Heritage Conservation  \r\nBoard, prepare schemes for each zone of special value and such schemes shall \r\ncontain such planned programmes. \r\n                                                 \r\n42Substituted for the words \"Walled City of heritage value\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.12 (a). \r\n43Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.12 (b). \r\n44Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.13. \r\n \r\n \r\n (4) The scheme under sub-section (3) shall be included in the master \r\nconservation and re-development plan. \r\n25. Conservation of \r\n45\r\n[heritage properties and heritage area] .– (1) For \r\npurposes of conservation of a h eritage property \r\n46\r\n[and heritage area] , the Authority \r\nmay, by an orde r in writing, direct the own er or occupant of such property  \r\n47\r\n[and \r\nheritage area], to take such measures for conservation of the heritage property \r\n48\r\n[and \r\nheritage area], and within such time and on such terms and conditions as may be \r\nspecified in the order. \r\n (2) If the owner or the occupier fails to take the measures specified in the \r\norder under sub-section (1), the Authority may take such measures for conservation \r\nas it may deem necessary at its own cost and shall be entitled to recover the same \r\nfrom the owner or occupant as arrears of land revenue. \r\n (3) The owner or occupant of a heritage property \r\n49\r\n[and heritage area] shall \r\nprovide necessary access, assistance and support and cooperate with the Authority \r\nand its employees in carrying out purposes of the Act. \r\n (4) If in the opinion of the Authority, the requisite conservation cannot be \r\ncarried out while the owner or occupant is in active use of heritage property \r\n50\r\n[and \r\nheritage area], the Authority may temporarily acquire under agreement such heritage \r\nproperty \r\n51\r\n[and heritage area] for a specified period with due compensation to the \r\nowner or occupant of a heritage property  \r\n52\r\n[and heritage area] in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\n26. Prohibition against alteration in heritage property .– No person shall \r\nexecute or cause to be executed any work for alteration in a heritage property in any \r\nmanner whatsoever without prior approval of the Authority in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n27. Grant or loan for conservation of a heritage property .– The Authority may \r\nprovide grant or loan for conservation of a heritage property on the terms and \r\nconditions as may be prescribed. \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\n                                                 \r\n45Substituted for the words \"heritage property\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in \r\nthe Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (a). \r\n46Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). \r\n47Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). \r\n48Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). \r\n49Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). \r\n50Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). \r\n \r\n51Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). \r\n52Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.14 (b). \r\nBUILDING AND LAND USE CONTROL \r\n28. Sanction of buildings .– (1) No person shall erect or re -erect a building or \r\ncommence to erect or re -erect a building except with the previous sanction of the \r\nAuthority in the prescribed manner. \r\n (2) For purposes of the Act, a person shall be deemed to erect or re -erect \r\na building who– \r\n(i) makes any alteration or enlargement of any building; \r\n(ii) converts into a place for human habitation any building not originally \r\nconstructed for that purpose; \r\n(iii) converts a building or structure or land prescribed for one particular \r\nuse or into another use; and \r\n(iv) makes any alteration which there is reason to believe is l ikely to affect \r\nprejudicially the stability or safety of any building. \r\n (3) The Authority may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, either refuse \r\nto sanction the erection or re -erection, as the case may be, of the building, or may \r\nsanction the same on such terms and condition as it may specify. \r\n29. Prohibition of demolition and destruction of buildings or structures .– \r\n53\r\n[No building, building fabric, group of buildings, heritage property, private building, \r\npublic utility building, structure, urban fabric l ocated in the Walled City and heritage \r\narea], shall be demolished, damaged, destroyed or removed by any person in any \r\nmanner whatsoever, except with the previous sanction of the Authority in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n30. Removal of encroachments.– \r\n54\r\n[(1) No person shall make encroachment on \r\na building, building fabric, group of buildings, heritage property, private building, \r\npublic utility building, structure, or urban fabric or any part thereof vested in the \r\nAuthority or in any Government Agency for purposes of the Act.] \r\n (2) The Authority may, after such notice as may be considered reasonable, \r\nremove such encroachment with such force as may be necessary. \r\n31. Summary ejectment of unauthorized occupants .– (1) The Authority may, \r\nfor purposes of the Act, summarily  eject any person in unauthorized occupation of \r\nany private building, public utility building, public place or any property vested in the \r\nAuthority, and may for the purpose use such force as may be necessary. \r\n (2) No action under this section shall be take n without providing an \r\nopportunity of being heard to the person to be affected thereby. \r\n55\r\n[31-A. Summary ejectment of occupants of dangerous buildings .– (1) The \r\nDirector General or an officer authorized by him may, for purposes of the Act, \r\n                                                 \r\n53Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 20 26), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.15. \r\n \r\n54Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.16. \r\n55Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.17. \r\nsummarily eject any person in occupation of any dangerous building in the manners \r\nas may be prescribed. \r\n (2)  No action under sub -section (1) shall be taken without providing an \r\nopportunity of being heard to the person to be affected thereby. \r\n (3)   The person ejected under sub-section (1) shall have right to repossess \r\nthe vacated property when such property is declared no more dangerous.] \r\n32. Removal of building, etc. erected or used in contravention of the Act .– \r\n(1) If any building or structure is erected, constructed or used in contravention of the \r\nprovisions of the Act, the rules or the regulations, the Authority may, by order in \r\nwriting, require the owner, occupant, user or person in control of such building or \r\nstructure to remove, demolish or alter the building, struct ure or to use it in such \r\nmanner so as to bring such erection, construction or use in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of the Act. \r\n (2) If an order under sub -section (1) in respect of any building or structure \r\nis not complied with within such time as may be s pecified therein, the Authority may, \r\nafter giving the person affected by the order an opportunity of being heard, remove, \r\ndemolish or alter the building or structure, or stop the use of the same and, in so \r\ndoing, may use such force as may be necessary and may also recover the cost \r\ntherefor, from the person responsible for the erection, construction or use of the \r\nbuilding or structure. \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\nTRADE AND OCCUPATIONS \r\n33. Restriction on trade, calling or occupation .– Subject to sub -section (2) of \r\nsection 36, no person shall carry on any trade, calling or occupation in the \r\n56\r\n[walled \r\ncities, heritage areas and heritage properties ] unless he has applied for and obtained \r\na license from the Authority in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\nCHAPTER VIII \r\nTEMPORARY AND PERMANENT ACQUISITIONS \r\n34. Liability to acquisition.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained \r\nin the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act I of 1894), all land within the \r\n57\r\n[Walled City and \r\nheritage area]  shall be liable to acquisition by the Authority  at any time in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n35. Temporary acquisition under agreement .– The Authority may acquire any \r\nbuilding or land on temporary basis under agreement for purposes of the Act in such \r\nmanner as may be prescribed. \r\nCHAPTER IX \r\nREGISTRATION OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n \r\n56Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendmen t) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n57Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.18. \r\nAND REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF PROPERTY \r\n36. Registration of owners and occupants of buildings .– (1) The Authority \r\nshall maintain a record of owners and occupants of the buildings or immovable \r\nproperty located in the \r\n58\r\n[Walled City and heritage area] in the prescribed manner. \r\n (2) The Authority shall notify at the time of the commencement of the Act, \r\na date by which all owners and occupants of buildings or immovable property shall \r\nget themselves registered with the Authority. \r\n37. Regulation of transfer of property.– The Authority shall regulate the transfer \r\nof property in the \r\n59\r\n[Walled City and heritage area] in the prescribed manner. \r\nCHAPTER X \r\nREPRESENTATION OF INHABITANTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY \r\n38. Citizen Community Council.– (1) For purposes of achieving the objective of \r\nthe Act and for its effective implementation, the Authority shall set -up a Citizen \r\nCommunity Council for the Walled City \r\n60\r\n[and heritage area]. \r\n (2) The Authority shall nominate four members of the Citizen Community \r\nCouncil fr om amongst the elected representatives of the local governments of the \r\narea of the Walled City  \r\n61\r\n[and heritage area]  or in their absence from amongst the \r\nowners, occupants and inhabitants. \r\n (3) The Director General shall be the Chairperson of the Citizen \r\nCommunity Council. \r\n (4) The Citizen Community Council shall act for– \r\n(i) mobilization of stakeholders for community involvement for \r\nconservation of heritage; \r\n(ii) identification of development and municipal needs of the inhabitants; \r\nand \r\n(iii) recommendation of proposals for preparation of any scheme to the \r\nAuthority for civic up-lift of infrastructure and \r\n62\r\n[conservation of the heritage \r\narea, heritage property and heritage of the Walled City]. \r\n39. Trade and Business Council .– (1) The Authority shall set -up a T rade and \r\nBusiness Council for the \r\n63\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]  \r\n                                                 \r\n58Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.18. \r\n59Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.18. \r\n60Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.19 (a). \r\n  \r\n61Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.19 (a). \r\n62Substituted for the words \"conservation of heritage of the Walled City\"  by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 \r\n(XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.19 (b). \r\n63Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\nwhich shall be responsible for coordinating commercial activities in the \r\n64\r\n[walled \r\ncities, heritage areas and heritage properties]. \r\n (2) The Trade and Business Counci l shall act as coordinator between \r\ntraders or businessmen of the \r\n65\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties] \r\nand the Authority. \r\n (3) Trade and Business Council shall consist of four elected \r\nrepresentatives of the traders and businessmen of the  \r\n66\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas \r\nand heritage properties]. \r\n (4) The Director General shall be the Chairperson of the Trade and Business \r\nCouncil. \r\nCHAPTER XI \r\nFINANCE, TAXATION, ACCOUNTS & AUDIT \r\n40. Fund of the Authority .– (1) The Government shall establish a  fund of the \r\nAuthority to be known as the \r\n67\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties]  \r\nFund which shall vest in the Authority. \r\n (2) The Authority shall maintain the Fund in the prescribed manner. \r\n (3) The Fund shall comprise– \r\n(i) grants received from the Government through budgetary allocations; \r\n(ii) grants received from the Government for master conservation plan or \r\nscheme; \r\n(iii) money received from the Federal Government or any international \r\norganization by way of grant, loan, advance or others; \r\n(iv) money received from the disposal of movable and immovable property \r\nof the Authority; \r\n(v) fee, tax, rate, charge, rent or fine received by the Authority; and \r\n(vi) any other money received by the Authority. \r\n41. Power to borrow money .– The Authority m ay, with the prior approval of the \r\nGovernment, borrow money for– \r\n(i) execution of a work authorized under the Act; \r\n(ii) payment of compensation for the land or property acquired for purposes of \r\nthe Act; \r\n(iii) payment of loan raised under the Act; or \r\n                                                 \r\n64Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n65Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n66Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n67Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.2 (e). \r\n  \r\n(iv) any other purpose under the Act. \r\n42. Audit.– (1) In addition to the pre -audit by the Government Auditors, the \r\nAuthority shall appoint or hire services of a Chartered Accountant or a firm of \r\nChartered Accountants for purposes of annual audit of its accounts. \r\n (2) The Director General shall, within six months of the close of a financial \r\nyear, submit the annual statement of accounts along with the report of the auditor to the \r\nAuthority. \r\n43. Recovery of dues .– A sum due to the Authority shall be recoverable as \r\narrears of land revenue. \r\n44. Levy of taxes, fees, charges, cesses and rates by Authority .– The \r\nAuthority may, in a fair and equitable manner, levy taxes, cesses, fees, rates, rents, \r\ntolls, charge, and levies on following subjects:- \r\n(i) taxes and fee on transfer of property; \r\n(ii) maintenance and updating various records by the Authority; \r\n(iii) fee for various utility services including but not limited to water supply, \r\nsewerage, waste disposal; \r\n(iv) fee for grant of various licenses and permits; \r\n(v) toll on roads maintained by the Authority; \r\n(vi) fee for entertainment, amusement or sports events; \r\n(vii) market fees and shop taxes; \r\n(viii) fee on outdoor advertisements; \r\n(ix) fee for sanction of erection or re-erection of buildings; \r\n(x) development charges; and \r\n(xi) land use conversion charges. \r\n \r\nCHAPTER XII \r\nOFFENCES, PENALTIES AND COGNIZANCE \r\n45. Offences and penalties .– (1) A person who willfully causes damage, or \r\nallows damage to be caused to any heritage property in a zone of special value shall \r\nbe punishable with  imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which \r\nmay extend to \r\n68\r\n[two million rupees but not less than two hundred thousand rupees]  \r\nor with both. \r\n (2) A person who makes any alteration, or allows alteration to be made in \r\na heritage property or a property situated in a zone of special value in violation of \r\nsection 24, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months \r\n                                                 \r\n68Substituted for the words \"one million rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (a). \r\nor with fine which may extend to \r\n69\r\n[five hundred thousand rupees  but not less than \r\ntwo hundred thousand rupees] or with both. \r\n (3) A person who erects any unauthorized construction after coming into \r\nforce of the Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend \r\nto six months or with fine which may extend to one million rupees  \r\n70\r\n[but not less than \r\ntwo hundred thousand rupees] or with both. \r\n (4) A person who demolishes any building or part thereof, in violation of \r\nsection 28 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six \r\nmonths or with fine which may extend to one million rup ees \r\n71\r\n[but not less than two \r\nhundred thousand rupees] or with both. \r\n (5) A person who makes any encroachment shall, in addition to payment \r\nof cost of removal of encroachment to Authority, shall be punishable with \r\nimprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may \r\nextend to five hundred thousand rupees  \r\n72\r\n[but not less than two hundred thousand \r\nrupees] or with both. \r\n (6) A person who conducts any business, commercial, industrial or other \r\nprofit earning activity without the requisite p ermission or license under the Act, shall \r\nbe punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with \r\nfine which may extend to \r\n73\r\n[five hundred thousand rupees  but not less than two \r\nhundred thousand rupees] or with both. \r\n (7) A person w ho obstructs any person who is acting on behalf of the \r\nAuthority for the removal of an unauthorized building or encroachment shall be \r\npunished with imprisonment which may extend to thirty days or with fine which may \r\nextend to \r\n74\r\n[five hundred thousand rupees  but not less than two hundred thousand \r\nrupees] or with both. \r\n (8) A person who, without any lawful cause, refuses or willfully neglects to \r\nprovide to any authorized officer of the Authority with the means necessary for \r\nentering into any premises for purpo ses of collecting any information or making an \r\nexamination or enquiry for purposes of the Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment \r\nwhich may extend to thirty days or with fine which may extend to \r\n75\r\n[five hundred \r\nthousand rupees but not less than two hundred thousand rupees] or with both. \r\n (9) A person who contravenes any provision of the Act, rules or \r\nregulations, shall, if no other penalty is provided for such contravention, be punished \r\n                                                 \r\n69Substituted for the words \"one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (b). \r\n70Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (c). \r\n71Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (c). \r\n72Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (d). \r\n \r\n73Substituted for the words \"one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (e). \r\n74Substituted for the words \"one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (e). \r\n75Substituted for the words \"one hundred thousand rupees” by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (e). \r\nwith imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fi ne which may \r\nextend to five hundred thousand rupees  \r\n76\r\n[but not less than two hundred thousand \r\nrupees] or with both. \r\n (10) A person who attempts to commit or abets the commission of an \r\noffence punishable under the Act, shall be deemed to have committed that offence. \r\n \r\n77\r\n[11) A person who commits an offence of littering, spiting, vandalism and \r\nviolating the sanitation of the area inside the monuments, precincts or spaces of \r\nWalled City, heritage area or heritage property, shall be punished with fine which \r\nmay extend to then thousand rupees.] \r\n78\r\n[46. Cognizance.– (1) The Court of the Magistrate of First Class shall take \r\ncognizance of an offence under the Act on a complaint made in writing by the \r\nDirector General or an officer authorized by him and try such offence under the Code \r\nof Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). \r\n (2) The Director General or an officer authorized by him may, on \r\nreasonable grounds, compound an offence or withdraw the complaint with or without \r\nany compensation. \r\n (3) The offences or violations under the Act shall be non-bailable.] \r\nCHAPTER XIII \r\nGENERAL \r\n47. Appeal.– (1) A person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Authority on \r\nthe ground that it is contrary to the provisions of the Act may, within thirty days of the \r\nreceipt of such decision or order, appeal to the Lahore High Court in the manner \r\nprescribed by the said Court for filing the first appeal and the Lahore High Court shall \r\ndecide such appeal within ninety days. \r\n (2) A person aggrieved by any decision or order of any officer of the \r\nAuthority acting under the delegated powers of the Authority may, within thirty days \r\nof the receipt of the decision or order, appeal to the Authority in the prescribed \r\nmanner and the Authority shall decide such appeal within thirty days. \r\n48. Entry and survey .– A person authorized by the Authority may, in the \r\nprescribed manner and with due regard to the privacy, enter and survey any \r\npremises in the \r\n79\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas and heritage properties] to inspect any \r\nbuilding for purposes of the Act. \r\n                                                 \r\n76Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (f). \r\n77Added by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Ac t 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.20 (g). \r\n78Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.21. \r\n \r\n79Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.2 (e). \r\n49. Power to make rules .– The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for giving effect to the provisions of the Act. \r\n50. Power to frame regulations .– Subject to the Act and the rules, the Authority \r\nmay, with the previous approval of the  Government, frame regulations for matters \r\nnot provided for in the rules and for wh  ich provision is necessary or expedient for \r\ncarrying out the purposes of the Act.  \r\n51. Act to have overriding effect .– The provisions of the Act shall have effect \r\nnotwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law. \r\n52. Jurisdiction of courts barred .– Save as otherwise provided by the Act, no \r\ncourt or other Authority shall have jurisdiction to question the legality of anything \r\ndone or any action taken under the Act, by or at the instance of the Authority. \r\n80\r\n[52-A. Amendment in the Schedule.– The Government may, on the \r\nrecommendations of the Authority, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the \r\nSchedule.] \r\n53. Removal of difficulties .– The Government may,  by order not being \r\ninconsistent with the Act, provide for the removal of any difficulty which may arise in \r\ngiving effect to the provisions of the Act. \r\n54. Immunity.– No suit, prosecution or any other legal proceedings shall lie \r\nagainst the Authority,  \r\n81\r\n[the members of the Lahore Heritage Area Revival Board \r\nincluding its Chairman, the members of the Monitoring Cell,]  the Director General, \r\nany member, officer, servant, expert or consultant of the Authority in respect of \r\nanything done or intended to be done in good faith under the Act. \r\n55. Enforcement measures .– The Authority may issue directions for effective \r\nenforcement of the provisions of the Act, the rules or the regulations. \r\n56. Administrative transition.– On coming into force of the Act, a Government \r\nAgency shall continue to perform its function in the \r\n82\r\n[walled cities, heritage areas \r\nand heritage properties]  without any interruption till such time and to such extent as \r\nthe Authority may, by notification, specify. \r\n57. Annual report .– (1) The Director Gener al shall, within three months of the \r\nend of a financial year, submit annual performance report to the Authority \r\nenumerating all the activities, developmental initiatives undertaken and targets \r\nachieved during the previous financial year for the betterment of the \r\n83\r\n[walled cities, \r\nheritage areas and heritage properties]. \r\n                                                 \r\n80Inserted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.22. \r\n81Substituted by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7404, s.23. \r\n \r\n82Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e).               \r\n83Substituted for the words \"Walled City\" by the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Act 2026 (XLV of 2026) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 June 2026, pp. 7403-7408, s.2 (e). \r\n (2) The Authority shall publish the report for public information and submit \r\nthe same to the Government which shall lay the report in the Provincial Assembly of \r\nthe Punjab. \r\n                                                                                                                                                        \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nSee section 2(xli) \r\nThe areas of Walled City– \r\n1. Walled City, comprising Union Councils 27, 28, 29 and 30 Ravi Town, \r\nLahore, with their boundaries as on the commencing day of the Act \r\nincluding the outer circumference of the circular road around the four \r\nUnion Councils. \r\n2. The Minto Park and Iqbal Park, situated in the north of the Walled City \r\nincluding the road surrounding the twin parks.",
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