THE PUNJAB PRE-EMPTION (REMOVAL OF DOUBTS) 
ORDINANCE, 1972 
(XI of 1972) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Removal of doubts 
3. Restoration and fresh disposal of suits, etc 
SCHEDULE 
 
TEXT 
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THE PUNJAB PRE-EMPTION (REMOVAL OF DOUBTS) ORDINANCE, 1972 
(XI of 1972) 
[12th April, 1972] 
An 
Ordinance 
to make provision for the removal of doubts in regard to the existence of right of pre-
emption in respect of the sale of certain properties. 
Preamble.– WHEREAS doubts have arisen in regard to the existence of right of pre -
emption in respect of the sale of certain properties; 
 AND, WHEREAS it is expedient to remove such doubts; 
 NOW, THERE FORE, in pursuance of the Martial Law Proclamation of 25th 
March, 1969 read with the Proclamation of 20th December, 1971 and the Provisional 
Constitution Order, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the 
Governor of the Punjab is please d to make and prom ulgate the following 
Ordinance:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the 
Punjab Pre-emption (Removal of Doubts) Ordinance, 1972. 
 (2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken 
effect from the 7th January, 1972. 
2. Removal of doubts .–Notwithstanding anything contained in the Punjab Pre -
emption Act, 1913 or any other law, or notification No. 6461 -71/3316-LRIII, dated the 
23rd November, 1971, issued by the Board of Revenue, Punjab, and p ublished in 
the Punjab Gazette of 7 th January, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the notification), 
or any decree, judgment or order of any court, or any proceeding pending before any 
court, the notification shall not apply to any sale of agricultural land or other 
immovable property unless– 
(a) such sale is in respect of the agricultural land or other immovable 
property described in the Schedule to this Ordinance and is in favour of 
a person displaced from Mianwali District by the construction of 
Chashma Barrage; and 
(b) it is certified by the Commissioner of Sargodha Division that such 
person has been so affected by the construction of the said Barrage. 
3. Restoration and fresh disposal of suits, etc .– All suits, appeals and other 
proceedings decided after the issuance of the notification on the basis of any 
interpretation of the notification inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance 
shall stand restored and be decided afresh. 
 
                                                 
1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 12 th April, 1972; published in the Punj ab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated 12th April, 1972, pages 517 to 519; saved and validated by Articles 268 and 269 of the Constitution of the 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973). 
SCHEDULE 
1. Agricultural land not exceeding fifty acres in a canal irrig ated area situated in 
Mianwali District or Khushab Tehsil of Sargodha District. 
2. Agricultural land not exceeding one hundred acres in an area other than canal 
irrigated area situated in Mianwali District or Khushab Tehsil of Sargodha 
District. 
3. Other immovable property, situated in Mianwali District or Khushab Tehsil of 
Sargodha District, the market value of which does not exceed rupees ten 
thousand.