PUNJAB SAFE CITIES AUTHORITY ACT 2016

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THE PUNJAB SAFE CITIES AUTHORITY ACT 2016 
(I of 2016) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent, commencement and application 
2. Definitions 
3. The Authority 
4. Powers and functions 
5. Executive Committee 
6. Management Committee 
7. Managing Director 
8. Chief Operating Officer 
9. Employees etc 
10 Fund 
11. Accounts 
12. Budget 
13. Audit 
14. Public servants and experts 
15. Delegation 
16. Immunity 
17. Overriding effect 
18. Rules 
19. Regulations 
20. Power to remove difficulties 
21. Validation
TEXT 
THE PUNJAB SAFE CITIES AUTHORITY ACT 2016  
(I of 2016) 
[6th February, 2016] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the establishment of Punjab Safe Cities Authority. 
 It is necessary to establish Punjab Safe Cities Authority for purposes of 
construction, development and maintenance of a city -wide integrat ed command, 
control and communications (IC3) system in the major cities of the Punjab in order to 
ensure safety and security of the people, and for other purposes; 
 Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:– 
1. Short title, extent, com mencement and application .– (1) This Act may be 
cited as the Punjab Safe Cities Authority Act 2016. 
(2)  Subject to subsection (4), it shall extend to whole of the Punjab. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
(4) It shall apply to the city of Lahore and s uch other cities as the 
Government may, from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, specify. 
2. Definitions.– (1) In this Act: 
(a) “ancillary facilities” include the facilities and equipment provisioned or 
developed by the Authority including f ences, cameras, poles, wiring, 
antennas, surveillance systems, control rooms, generators, lights, fans 
and other facilities; 
(b) “asset” means moveable and immoveable property owned or controlled 
by the Authority; 
(c) “Authority” means Punjab Safe Cities Authority  established under the 
Act; 
(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority; 
(e) “Chief Operating Officer” means the Chief Operating Officer of the 
Authority; 
(f) “city” means the city of Lahore and includes such other city as the 
Government may specify under subsection (4) of section 1; 
(g) “equipment” means all the equipment operated by the Authority 
throughout the city; 
(h) “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the 
Authority; 
(i) “Fund” means the Fund established under the Act; 
(j) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(k) “IC3” means the Integrated Command, Control and Communication 
Centre established and maintained by the Authority;  
(l) “Management Committee” means the Management Committee of the 
Authority;  
(m) “Managing Director” means the Managing Director of the Authority; and 
(n) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made or regulations framed 
under the Act. 
(2) An expression used in this Act but not defined shall have same 
meaning as assigned to it under the Police Order, 2002 (C.E. Order No.22 of 2002). 
3. The Authority .– (1) The Government shall, by notification in the official 
Gazette, establish an Authority to be called Punjab Safe Cities Authority. 
(2) The Authority shall consist of the following: 
(a) Chief Minister of the Punjab; Chairperson 
(b) Vice Chairperson to be nominated by the 
Chief Minister; 
Vice Chairperson 
(c) Minister for Finance, Punjab; Member 
(d) one member of National Assembly of 
Pakistan and four public representatives, 
including three members of P rovincial 
Assembly of the Punjab of whom at least one  
shall be a woman member of the Assembly to 
be nominated by the Government; 
Members 
(e) Chief Secretary, Punjab;  Member 
(f) Chairman, Planning and Development Board 
of the Government; 
Member 
(g) Provincial Police Officer, Punjab; Member 
(h) Secretary to the Government, Home 
Department or his nominee not below the 
rank of an Additional Secretary; 
Member 
(i) Secretary to the Government, Finance 
Department or his nominee not below the 
rank of an Additional Secretary; 
Member 
(j) Chairman, Punjab Information Technology 
Board; 
Member 
(k) Heads of District Police of the cities to which 
the Act applies;   
Member(s) 
(l) three eminent persons including at least one 
woman from the general public or academia , 
having knowledge of and exposure to law 
enforcement or other related information 
technology based projects to be nominated by 
Members 
the Government for a specified period; 
(m) Managing Director; and Member 
(n) Chief Operating Officer. Member/ Secretary 
(3)  The Authority shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession 
and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and may, by 
the said name, sue and be sued. 
(4)  The Authority shall not dispose of any asset without prior p ermission in 
writing of the Government. 
(5) The Authority shall meet at such time and place and shall observe such 
procedure with regard to transaction of business at its meetings as may be 
prescribed, and until so prescribed, as may be directed by the Chairperson. 
(6) One half of the total members shall constitute the quorum for a meeting 
of the Authority. 
4. Powers and functions .– (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the 
Authority may exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be 
necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act. 
(2) In particular, the Authority shall perform the following functions:  
(a) To maintain and develop command, control and communication 
centers and other related facilities; 
(b) to plan, construct and maintain IC3 for future expansion; 
(c) to enter into contracts, grant licenses, leases, make other 
arrangements and to perform all tasks necessary for efficient 
functioning of IC3; 
(d) to incur all necessary expenditure for planning, construction and 
maintenance of IC3 including administrative expenses; 
(e) to acquire, hold and, subject to this Act, dispose of property; 
(f) to make adequate arrangements for effective security of equipment 
and other ancillary facilities; 
(g) to establish and maintain an effective oversight mechanism; 
(h) to give directions to any person or agency for not interfering in any way 
with the infrastructure, facilities and  smooth functioning of the 
Authority;  
(i) to monitor and enforce contracts including concession agreements, 
licenses or leases entered into or granted by the Authority; 
(j) to constitute a committee for performance of any of the functions of the 
Authority or to make recommendations to the Authority; and 
(k) to perform such other related functions as the Government may assign. 
5. Executive Committee.– (1) The Authority shall have an Executive Committee 
consisting of the following: 
(a) Chief Secretary, Punjab; Chairman 
(b) Secretary to the Government, Home 
Department or his nominee not below the 
rank of an Additional Secretary; 
Member 
(c) Provincial Police Officer, Punjab; Member 
(d) Chairman Planning and Development 
Board, Punjab; 
Member 
(e) Secretary to the Government, Finance 
Department or his nominee not below the 
rank of an Additional Secretary; 
Member 
(f) Secretary to the Government, 
Communication and Works De partment or 
his nominee not below the rank of an 
Additional Secretary; 
Member 
(g) Chairman Punjab Information Technology 
Board; 
Member 
(h) Managing Director; and Member 
(i) Chief Operating Officer. Member/ Secretary 
(2) The Executive Committee shall perform the following functions: 
(a) to steer and monitor the projects undertaken by the Authority; 
(b) to effect coordination between the Authority and other public sector 
agencies; 
(c) to take appropriate decisions on proposals referred to it by the 
Management Committee and, if necessary, to refer the same to the 
Authority for consideration; 
(d) to ensure that the functions and targets under the Act are achieved; 
and 
(e) to perform such functions as may be delegated or assigned to it by the 
Authority. 
6. Management Committee .– (1) The Authority shall have a Management 
Committee consisting of the following: 
 (a) Provincial Police Officer, Punjab; Chairman 
(b) Managing Director; Member 
(c) Heads of District Police of the cities to 
which the Act applies; 
Member 
(d) a representative of the Government,  
Home Department; 
Member 
(e) a representative of the Government, 
Finance Department; 
Member 
(f) a representative of the Government, Member 
Planning and Development Department; 
(g) a representative of the Gover nment, 
Communication and Works Department; 
Member 
(h) a representative of the Punjab 
Information Technology Board; and 
Member 
(i) Chief Operating Officer. Member/ Secretary 
(2) The Management Committee shall perform such functions and in such 
manner as may be prescribed and until so prescribed, as the Authority may assign or 
determine. 
7. Managing Director .– (1) The Government shall appoint a police officer not 
below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police as Managing Director on such 
terms and conditions as may be determined by the Government. 
(2) The Managing Director shall be the chief executive of the Authority and 
shall: 
(a) perform such functions and exercise such powers as the Authority may 
assign or delegate; and 
(b) ensure that each IC3 facility is ready and at the disposal of the Head of 
District Police for running police operations in the areas of 
responsibility. 
8. Chief Operating Officer .– (1) The Government may appoint any person as 
the Chief Operating Officer on such terms and conditions as m ay be determined by 
the Government. 
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall be the secretary of the Authority, 
Executive Committee and Management Committee. 
(3) The Chief Operating Officer shall: 
(a) summon meeting of the Authority, Executive Committee or 
Management Committee on direction of the Chairperson of the 
Authority or Chairman of the Executive Committee or Management 
Committee; and 
(b) perform such functions as may be assigned to him by the Authority, 
Executive Committee, Management Committee or Managing Director.  
9. Employees etc .– (1) The Authority may appoint such officers, experts, 
consultants and other employees as it considers necessary for efficient performance 
of its functions, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed and, until so prescribed, as may be approved by the Government. 
(2) The Authority may, by regulations, provide for efficiency, discipline and 
accountability of its employees or adapt any existing rules for the purpose, with such 
modifications as may be necessary. 
10.  Fund.– (1) There shall be established a fund to be known as the IC3 Fund, 
which shall vest in the Authority and shall be utilized by the Authority to meet all its 
expenses and charges in connection with the discharge of its functions and p owers 
under this Act, including the payment of salaries and remuneration to its employees. 
(2)  All monies credited in the Fund shall be deposited in an account with a 
Scheduled Bank approved by the Authority. 
(3)  The Fund shall consist of: 
(a) grants from the Government or Federal Government or any other body 
or organization; 
(b) foreign aid; 
(c) foreign loans raised by the Authority with the prior approval of the 
Government and on such terms and conditions as the Government 
may specify; 
(d) proceeds of all charges and i ncome from sale of assets, and any 
recovery made under the Act; and 
(e) such other sums as may be received by the Authority. 
11. Accounts.– The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant 
records and prepare annual statement of accounts in such  form as may be 
prescribed. 
12. Budget.– The Management Committee shall prepare, every year, a budget in 
respect of the next financial year showing the estimated receipts and expenditures of 
the Authority and shall submit the same to the Authority for appr oval in such form 
and at such time as may be prescribed. 
13. Audit.– (1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall audit the accounts of the 
Authority. 
 (2) The Managing Director shall, within six months of the close of the 
financial year, submit the annual st atement of accounts along with the report of the 
auditor to the Authority. 
14. Public servants and experts .– (1) The employees of the Authority shall be 
deemed as public servants in terms of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 
(XLV of 1860). 
 (2) An employee of the Authority working with information technology 
related matters shall be deemed to be an expert within the meaning of Article 59 of 
the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (X of 1984), and shall be deemed to have been 
appointed under section 510 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). 
15. Delegation.– The Authority may, subject to such conditions as it deems 
appropriate, delegate to the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Executive Committee, 
Managing Committee, Managing Director or an offic er of the Authority any of its 
functions under this Act, except the following functions: 
(a) framing of regulations; 
(b) approval of budget; and 
(c) determination of terms and conditions, efficiency and discipline of 
employees of the Authority. 
16. Immunity.– No suit, prosecution or any other legal proceedings shall lie 
against the Authority, the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Managing Director, 
Secretary, any member, officer, employee, expert or consultant of the Authority, in 
respect of anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act. 
17. Overriding effect.– In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this 
Act and any other law, the provisions of the Act shall, to the extent of such conflict or 
inconsistency, prevail. 
18. Rules.– The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make 
rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
19. Regulations.– Subject to this Act and the rules, the Authority may, by 
notification in the official Gazette, frame regulations for givi ng effect to the provisions 
of the Act. 
20. Power to remove difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the 
provisions of this Act, the Government may, by notification, not inconsistent with the 
provisions of the Act, remove the difficulty. 
21. Validation.– Notwithstanding the repeal of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority 
Ordinance 2015 (XVI of 2015), any action of the Authority or of any person on behalf 
of the Authority taken from the date of repeal of the said Ordinance and till the date 
of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been taken under the Act.