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  "text": "THE PARKS AND HORTICULTURE AUTHORITY ACT 2012 \r\n(XLVII of 2012) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Establishment of the Authority \r\n4. Powers and functions of the Authority \r\n5. Heritage Park \r\n6. Board of Directors \r\n7. Director General  \r\n8. Employees of the Authority \r\n9. Directions to the Authority \r\n10. Use of public parks, green belts and green areas \r\n11. Access to private property \r\n12. Installation of billboards, sky signs and outdoor advertisements \r\n13. Advertisements on vehicles \r\n14. Regulations regarding green areas \r\n15. Maintenance of public parks, green belts and green areas \r\n16. Duty on private persons to maintain green belts \r\n17. Continuation of contracts \r\n18. Fund \r\n19. Budget and accounts \r\n20. Audit \r\n21. Prohibitions \r\n22. Attempts and abetments \r\n23. Offences, penalties and procedures \r\n24. Complaints of illegal or unauthorized use \r\n25. Powers of Authority and its officers with regard to offences \r\n26. Power to enter and survey \r\n27. Recovery of dues \r\n28. Police assistance \r\n29. Act to have overriding effect \r\n30. Power to make rules \r\n31. Regulations \r\n32. Ownership of public parks, green belts or green area \r\n33. Summary ejection of unauthorized occupant or user \r\n34. Annual report \r\n35. Protection of action taken under the Act \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PARKS AND HORTICULTURE AUTHORITY ACT 2012 \r\n(XLVII of 2012) \r\n[30th July 2012] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of Parks and Horticulture Authority in the Punjab. \r\nPreamble.– Whereas it is expedient to establish the Parks and Horticulture Authority \r\nin the Punjab for the regulation, development and maintenance of public p arks, \r\ngreen belts and green areas in the Punjab; regulation of billboards, sky signs and \r\noutdoor advertisements; to promote open and unrestricted views of the Punjab; and, \r\nto provide for the connected matters; \r\n It is enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nParks and Horticulture Authority Act 2012. \r\n(2) It extends to the district of Lahore but the Government may, by \r\nnotification, extend it to any other area of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act– \r\n(a) “Act” means the Parks and Horticulture Authority Act 2012; \r\n(b) \r\n2\r\n[* * * * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n(c) “Authority” means the Parks and Horticulture Authority established \r\nunder section 3 of the Act; \r\n(d) “billboard” includes an advertisement fixed, placed or displayed on a \r\nstructure other than a building; \r\n(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Authority; \r\n(f) “casual use”  means any temporary and occasional use but does not \r\ninclude its use as parking place on a regular basis; \r\n(g) “Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (V of 1898); \r\n(h) “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority; \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Act was originally passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 7th June, 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 18th July 2012 and sent to the Governor for his assent on 19th July 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 30th July, 2012, pages 409-416. \r\n2Omitted  by the  Parks and Hor ticulture Authority (Amendment) Act 201 7 (XXIII of 201 7), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3147 - 3148, s.2 \r\n(i) “empowering authority” means any authority, local government or other \r\nentity empowered to allow the use of a public park, green belt or g reen \r\narea in any manner or grant pe rmission for installation of a billboard, \r\nsky sign, o utdoor advertisement or advertisement prior  to the \r\ncommencement of the Act; \r\n(j) “Fund\" means the Parks and Horticulture Authority Fund; \r\n(k) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(l) “green area”  means any space notified by the Government as green \r\narea which is required to be kept green other than a public park or \r\ngreen belt and includes a notified play ground; \r\n(m) “green belt” means an area notified by the Government as green belt \r\nother than a p ublic park which is  kept as an open space in any localit y \r\nor area either in pursuance of a development plan or otherwise; \r\n(n) “Heritage Park” means any area having historical , traditional or cultural \r\nvalue notified as such under section 5 of the Act; \r\n(o) “outdoor advertisement” means a streamer, board, poster, banner, or \r\nany other thing placed, painted,  pasted or installed on a public or \r\nprivate building or property  so that it is visible from a public place and \r\nwhich is intended to inform the reader of the availability of a service, \r\nproduct or outlet or otherwise promote a person or a message; \r\n3\r\n[(oa)  “person” includes a body owned or controlled by the Federal \r\nGovernment or the Government or any other Provincial Government, or \r\na company, association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or \r\nnot;] \r\n(p) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules \r\n4\r\n[or regulations ] made \r\nunder the Act; \r\n(q) “private land authority” means any natural or legal person engaged in \r\nthe development of land or maintenance of an area or provision of \r\nmunicipal services other than a public land authority; \r\n(r) “public land authority” includes a  statutory or executive body \r\nestablished by the Government for development of land  or engaged in \r\nthe development of land  or maintenance of an area or provision of \r\nmunicipal services; \r\n(s) “public park” includes a park or space reserved for use as a public park \r\nand notified by the Government as a public park;  \r\n(t) “rules” means the rules made under the Act; \r\n(u) “sky sign”  means a sign installed on a  building for its view from a \r\ndistance; and \r\n                                                           \r\n3Inserted  by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (Amendment) Act 2017 (XXIII of 2017), published in th e Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3147 - 3148, s.2 \r\n4Inserted by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (Amendment) Act 2015 ( IV of 2015) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 February 2015, p. 2413, s.2. \r\n \r\n(v) “vehicle” includes mechanically propelled vehicle and  a human or \r\nanimal driven carriage. \r\n3. Establishment of the Authority.– (1) The Government may, by notification, \r\nestablish an Authority for the district of Lahore to be called the Parks and Horticulture \r\nAuthority. \r\n(2) The Government may, by notification, either establish a separate \r\nAuthority for an area to which th e Act is extended  to be called the Parks and \r\nHorticulture Authority  of that area or may direct the Authority mentioned in sub -\r\nsection (1) to perform the functions under the Act in respect of such other area. \r\n(3) An Authority  shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession \r\nand a common seal, with power to enter into agreement, acquire, hold, manage, and \r\ndispose of property, and to sue and be sued in its name. \r\n4. Powers and functions of the Authority.– The Authority shall: \r\n(a) develop and maintain public parks, green belts and green areas; \r\n(b) regulate the use of public parks, green belts and green areas; \r\n(c) regulate the installation of billboards, s ky s igns, out -door \r\nadvertisements on private or public property; \r\n(d) establish and maintain botanical gardens; \r\n(e) organize shows and exhibitions pertaining to horticulture, aviculture \r\nand cultural entertainment; \r\n(f) protect trees and other vegetation; \r\n(g) create awareness about horticulture and promote gardening; \r\n(h) acquire l and for the development of any public park, green belt, or \r\ngreen area; \r\n(i) procure machinery, equipment or material as may be required for the \r\nproper discharge of its functions;  \r\n(j) grant a service contract for the maintenance of public parks, green belts \r\nor green areas to a company owned by it or to any other private or public \r\nlimited company; \r\n(k) constitute committees for performing specific functions of the Authority;  \r\nand \r\n(l) perform s uch other functions as may be ancillary, or as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n5. Heritage Park.– (1) The Government may, by notification, declare a n area as \r\nHeritage Park to conserve the heritage  or culture and to preserve, conserve and \r\ndevelop the flora and fauna for the present and future generations. \r\n(2) The Heritage Park shall be maintained and developed by the Authority \r\nin the prescribed manner. \r\n6. Board of Directors.– (1) The Board o f Directors shall take the policy \r\ndecisions of the Authority.  \r\n(2) The Board shall consist of the following:– \r\n(a) Chief Minister or any other person \r\nnominated by the Chief Minister; Chairperson \r\n(b) Minister for Housing or any other person \r\nnominated by the Minister for Housing; Vice Chairperson \r\n(c) two members of the Provincial Assembly of Members \r\nthe Punjab \r\n5\r\n[including at least one female  \r\nmember] nominated by the Speaker \r\nof the Assembly; \r\n(d) the elected head of the local government of the Member \r\narea for which the Authority is established; \r\n(e) Secretary to the Government,  Member \r\nHousing Department or his nominee; \r\n(f) Secretary to the Government, Member \r\nFinance Department or his nominee; \r\n(g) Secretary to the Government, Member \r\nLocal Government and Community  \r\nDevelopment Department or his nominee; \r\n6\r\n[(gg) Commissioner of the Division concerned; Member] \r\n(h) District Coordination Officer of the area for Member \r\nwhich the Authority is established; \r\n(i) Director General of the Development Authority Member \r\nof the area for which the Authority \r\nis established; \r\n(j) two environmentalists \r\n7\r\n[including at least one  Members \r\nfemale environmentalist] nominated \r\nby the Government; \r\n(k) one horticulture expert nominated by Member \r\nthe Government \r\n(l) one representative of the concerned Member \r\nChamber of Commerce & Industry; and \r\n(m) Director General Member/Secretary \r\n8\r\n[(2a)  The Government shall, while appointing members mentioned in \r\nclauses (k) and (l) of subsection (1) appoint at least one woman from any of those \r\ncategories.] \r\n                                                           \r\n5Inserted by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 12 March 2014, pp. 2733-2744, s.2 read with the Schedule, item 60.  \r\n6Inserted by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (Amendment ) Act 2015 (IV of 2015), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24 February 2015, p. 2413, s.3. \r\n7Inserted by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 12 March 2014, pp. 2733-2744, s.2 read with the Schedule, item 60.  \r\n8Inserted by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 12 March 2014, pp. 2733-2744, s.2 read with the Schedule, item 60.  \r\n \r\n(3) The Government shall nominate the members of the Board , other than \r\nex-officio members, for a period of three years. \r\n(4) The Chair person may, co-opt any other person as m ember of the \r\nBoard for a meeting or for a specified period. \r\n(5) Six members shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Board. \r\n(6) The Board shall take decisions by th e majority of its members present \r\nand voting, and in case of a tie, the person presiding the meeting shall have a \r\ncasting vote. \r\n(7) The Chairperson or, in his absence,  the Vice Chairperson , shall \r\npreside over a meeting of the Board , and in case of absence of the Chairperson and \r\nVice Chairperson a member nominated by the Chairperson shall preside over the \r\nmeeting. \r\n(8) The Authority shall cause to be recorded the minutes of the \r\nproceedings of every meeting of the Board and of every meeting of a committee \r\nestablished by the Board. \r\n(9) The Secretary of the Board shall maintain a complete record of the \r\nminutes and the decisions of the Board in the prescribed manner. \r\n(10) The proceedings of a meeting of the Board shall not be invalid merely \r\non account of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. \r\n7. Director General.– (1) The Government shall appoint the  Director General of \r\nthe Authority. \r\n(2) The Director General shall exercise such powers as are assigned to \r\nhim by the Board or as may be prescribed. \r\n(3) The Director General shall– \r\n(a) be a whole-time employee of the Authority; \r\n(b) hold office during the pleasure of the Government; \r\n(c) be the principal accounting officer of the Authority; and \r\n(d) be competent to enter into contracts on behalf of the Authority. \r\n(4) The Government shall determine the terms and conditions of the \r\nservice of the Director General. \r\n(5) Notwithstanding the expiration of the term of Director General, the \r\nGovernment may ask him to continue to hold office for a further period of thr ee \r\nmonths or till his successor enters upon his office, whichever is earlier. \r\n(6) Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the Government from re-\r\nappointing the Director General to hold that office for a period not exceeding three years \r\nat a time. \r\n(7) The Director General may resign  by tendering resignation to the \r\nGovernment or may be removed by the Government in the prescribed manner. \r\n(8) The Director General may, subject to the approval of the Board– \r\n(a) delegate any of his financial powers to an officer of the Authority; \r\n(b) appoint an advisor or a consultant for a period not exceeding one year; \r\nand \r\n(c) appoint a legal advisor of the Authority for a period not exceeding one \r\nyear. \r\n8. Employees of the Authority.– (1) The Authority may, subject to th e approval \r\nof the Board, employ such officers, officials, workme n, gardeners, waterme n and \r\nother employees as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its \r\nfunctions under the Act. \r\n(2) The Authority may provide for the grant of such allowance s, leave, \r\npension, gratuity, provident fund and other benefits and facilities as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(3) The employees of the Authority shall be deemed to be public servants \r\nwithin the meanings of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 (XLV of 1860). \r\n9. Directions to the Authority .– (1) The Government may give general or \r\nspecial directions to the Authority and the Authority shall comply with such directions. \r\n(2) The Authority shall immediately act to re ctify any neglect in the \r\nperformance of its function s when informed by a local government or a land \r\nauthority. \r\n10. Use of p ublic parks, green belts  and g reen areas .– (1) If any  person \r\nintends to use a public park, green belt or green area for any purpose other than the \r\nnormal use of the place, he shall make an application to the Authority. \r\n(2) If the intended use affects the rights of the neighbours or residents of \r\nthe area in general , the Authority shall invite objections from the m and decide the  \r\nobjections before taking a decision. \r\n(3) The Authority shall not grant permission if the intended use affects the \r\nrights of the neighbours or residents of the area to the free and uninterrupted  use of \r\nthe roads abutting the p ublic park, g reen belt or g reen area or results in the \r\nconversion of th e public park or gree n area or g reen belt into any other thing or \r\nchanges the general outlook of the locality. \r\n(4) The Authority shall not grant permission for a period exceeding fifteen \r\ndays if the intended use is likely to bring, directly or indirectly, any financial benefit to \r\nthe applicant or any other person. \r\n(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in th e Act, the Authority shall not \r\ngrant permission for using  any public park, g reen be lt or green area as a parking \r\nplace. \r\n(6) \r\n9\r\n[Notwithstanding anything contained in subsectio n (3) and subsection \r\n(4), the Authority may, for such initial or extended period and on payment of such fee \r\nas the Authority may prescribe, grant permission for the deployment of an allocated \r\narea of a public park for provision of food, playing facilities,  sale of plants, \r\nhorticultural equipment, books or for any other purpose if that activity does not \r\nadversely affect the ambience, character and outlook of the public park.] \r\n                                                           \r\n9Substituted by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (Amendment) Act 2017 (XXIII of 2017), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3147 - 3148, s.3 \r\n \r\n(7) Where the Authority gives permission for  use of a p ublic park, green \r\nbelt or green area, it shall issue a permission order indicating the duration and nature \r\nof the permission and t he order shall be duly displayed at a prominent place of the \r\npublic park, green belt or green area. \r\n11. Access to private property .– (1) Where a green bel t or g reen area lies \r\nbetween a property and a service lane or public road, the owner of the property may, \r\nsubject to the permission by  the Authority , use the green belt for accessing  his \r\nproperty in a reasonable manner but the permission shall be restricte d to the extent \r\nof acquiring access and shall in no manner be deemed to allow the use of any part of \r\nthe green belt for any other purpose or the use of the entire green belt or green area \r\nabutting the property for purposes of access. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding an ything contained in sub -section (1), a person shall \r\nnot, in any manner , use or change the nature of any green belt for the purpose of \r\nacquiring access to a service lane from the main road. \r\n12. Installation of billboards, sky signs and outdoor advertisements.– (1) If \r\nany person intends to install  a b illboard, sky sign or outdoor  advertisement in any \r\nmanner on private or public propert y or p ublic park,  green belt or green area, he \r\nshall make an application in the prescribed manner to the Authority. \r\n(2) If the billboard, sky sign or outdoor  advertisement affects the rights of \r\nthe neighbors or residents of the area in general or road users , the Authority shall \r\ninvite objections from them and decide the objections before taking a decision. \r\n(3) The Authority shall not grant permission if the installation of the billboard, \r\nsky sign or outdoor advertisement affects the rights of road users to safe and secure \r\nusage or view of the residents or provision of light and air, or the view or sanctity of a \r\nhistorical monument. \r\n(4) The p ermission for installation of billboard, sky sign or outdoor  \r\nadvertisement shall include such safety measure s as may be determined by the \r\nAuthority or as may be prescribed, and shall not, in any case, exceed \r\n10\r\n[such period \r\nas the Authority may determine or as may be prescribed.] \r\n(5) A person shall not install or continue installation of a billboard, sky sign \r\nor outdoor advertisement except in accordance with the permission of the Authority. \r\n(6) Where the Authority gives pe rmission for installation of a billboard, s ky \r\nsign or outd oor advertisement , it shall issue  a permission  number w hich shall be \r\ndisplayed on the billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement. \r\n(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section (1) and while acting \r\nin accordance wi th the  provisions of sub -sections (2) to (6), the Authority may \r\nidentify public places for installation of billboards, sky signs, and outdoor \r\nadvertisements and may allow the installation of billboards, sky signs, and outdoor \r\nadvertisements at these places on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n                                                           \r\n10Substituted by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (Amendment) Act 2 017 (XXIII of 2017), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3147 - 3148, s.4 \r\n(8) The Authority may charge such fees  for the grant of permission for \r\ninstallation of a billboard, sky sign or outdoor advertisement  as the \r\n11\r\n[Authority] may \r\napprove. \r\n12\r\n[(9) The Authority may lease, in the  prescribed manner, any of its sites or \r\npoles, for outdoor advertisement, for such initial or extended period and on such \r\nterms and conditions as the Authority may determine or as may be prescribed.] \r\n13. Advertisements on vehicles .– (1) A person shall not display any \r\nadvertisement on any vehicle or any other moveable property  except with the prior \r\npermission of the Authority. \r\n(2) The Authority may charge such fees as for the grant of permission to \r\ndisplay advertisements on vehicles as the Government may approve.  \r\n(3) The Authority shall not grant permission to display an advertisement on \r\na vehicle for a period exceeding twelve months.  \r\n(4) The Authority shall issue a permission number for display on the \r\nadvertisement. \r\n(5) The Authority shall not give permiss ion for an advertisement which is \r\nagainst public morals or promotes an activity or product the performance or sale of \r\nwhich, is barred by law. \r\n14. Regulations regarding green areas.– (1) The Authority shall determine the \r\nextent of a planned area to be reserved and maintained as a public park, green belt or \r\ngreen area. \r\n(2) A p ublic land authorit y or a  private land authority  shall obtain prior \r\nsanction of the Authority for any development plan. \r\n(3) The Authority may obtain a copy of the development plan or land use plan \r\nof a public land authority or a private land authority which contains detailed specifications \r\nof the areas reserved as public parks, green areas or green belts and the public or private \r\nland authority shall, within thirty days, provide the development plan or land use plan to \r\nthe Authority. \r\n(4) The Authority shall determine– \r\n(a) the level of green belts from the road  and the method and way of their \r\nplanting and maintenance; \r\n(b) the percentage of a p ublic park that may be reserved for parking and  \r\nprovision of food; \r\n(c) the maintenance and usage of a public park; and \r\n(d) the maintenance and usage of a green area. \r\n15. Maintenance of public parks, green belts and g reen areas .– (1) The \r\nAuthority shall undertake beautification  and maintenance  of areas required to be \r\nkept green by a public land authority. \r\n                                                           \r\n11Substituted for the word “Government” by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (Amendment) Act 2017 (XXIII of 2017), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3147 - 3148, s.4 \r\n12Inserted by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (Amendment) Act 2017 (XXIII of 2017), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3147 - 3148, s.4 \r\n \r\n(2) The Authority may maintain and beautify the areas required to be ke pt \r\ngreen by any p rivate land authority  or may require the p rivate land authority to \r\nmaintain and beautify the same. \r\n(3) Where the Authority maintains or beautifies a public park, green belt or \r\ngreen area situated in a privately developed area, it may charge maintenance charges \r\nfrom the private land authority which was required to maintain the public park, green \r\narea or green belt. \r\n16. Duty on private persons to maintain green belts.– (1) The Authority may \r\nrequire the resident or own er of a property to maintain a g reen belt between his \r\nproperty and the public road. \r\n(2) The Authority may recover a fixed charge in  accordance with a \r\nschedule of charges from the owner of the property for maintaining a g reen belt \r\nwhich the owner has failed to maintain in accordance with its directions. \r\n(3) If the Authority finds that a green belt has been raised by an owner or \r\noccupier of a property abutting to it or has b een bricked over or concretized, it may \r\nrequire the said owner or the occupier to remove the construction and bring it to the \r\nlevel notified by it and if the person does not comply with the directions of the Authority \r\nwithin a reasonable time, the Authority may recover the cost of removal in accordance \r\nwith a schedule of costs.  \r\n(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section ( 3), the Authority \r\nmay remove a construction fro m a green belt or bring the level of a green belt to the \r\nprescribed level at its own cost. \r\n17. Continuation of contracts .– (1) All contracts , permissions and leases \r\ngranted by an empowering  authority for the use of any public park , g reen belt or  \r\ngreen area or  the in stallation or placement of any bill board, sky sign or outdoor \r\nadvertisement on public or private property prior to the enforcement of th e Act, shall \r\nbe subject to, and governed by, the provisions of the Act. \r\n(2) The Authority shall not cancel any contr act or withdraw any permission \r\nmentioned in sub -section (1)  without providing an opportunity of hearing to the \r\naffected person. \r\n18. Fund.– (1) There shall be a Fund to be known as Parks and Horticulture Authority \r\nFund. \r\n(2) The Fund shall consist of– \r\n(a) grants made by the Government or other authorities or agencies; \r\n(b) charges collected by the Authority for maintenance of public parks, \r\ngreen belts and green areas; \r\n(c) fees imposed by the Authority; and  \r\n(d) income from any other source. \r\n(3) The Fund shall be maintained and invested in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(4) The Fund shall be utilized to meet the expenses of the Authority in \r\nconnection with its functions under the Act. \r\n(5) The Authority shall not obtain loan and shall not incur debt. \r\n19. Budget and accounts .– (1) The Director General shall, before the  \r\ncommencement of a financial year, prepare a statement of the estimated receipts and \r\nexpenditure of the Authority for the financial year and submit it to the Board for \r\napproval. \r\n(2) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other records relating \r\nto its financial affairs including its income and expenditures and its assets and \r\nliabilities in such form and manner as may be prescribed.  \r\n(3) As soon as may be, after the end of each financial year, the Authority, \r\nin the manner prescribed, shall cause to be prepared for that financial year \r\nstatements of account of the Authority , which shall include a balance -sheet and an \r\naccount of income and expenditure. \r\n20. Audit.– (1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall annually audit the accounts \r\nof the Authority. \r\n(2) The Government, in addition to the audit under sub -section (1), may \r\ncause the annual accounts of the Authority audited, in the prescribed manner, by a \r\nChartered Accountant or a firm of Chartered Accountants. \r\n21. 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Attempts and abetments .– A person who attempts to contravene, or abets \r\nthe contravent ion of any order made under th is Act shall be d eemed to have \r\ncontravened that order. \r\n                                                           \r\n13Substituted by the Parks and Horticulture Authority  (Amendment) Act 2016 ( LV of 2016), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 6 December 2016, pp. 2901-2902, s.2. \r\n \r\n23. 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Complaints of  illegal or unauthorized use.– Any person may file a \r\ncomplaint in the prescribed format  to the Authority regarding the ill egal use of any \r\npublic park or green belt or green area or any other violation of th e Act and the \r\nAuthority on receipt of such a complaint shall inquire into the same and shall take \r\nsuch action as may be necessary under the Act. \r\n25. 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