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Acquisition of property for office of the Authority. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY (WAPDA OFFICE) \r\n(SECOND) ORDINANCE, 1963 \r\n(XXXII of 1963) \r\n[9 November 1963] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the acquisition of certain properties situate in the revenue estate of \r\nMozang, Lahore, for the purpose of constructing the office of Water and Power \r\nDevelopment Authority and to validate actions taken under the Martial Law Orders \r\nNos. 92 and 109 issued by the Martial Law Administrator, Zone ‘B’. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS the properties described in the Schedule were evacuee \r\nproperties and had been acquired by the Government of West Pakistan in exercise \r\nof the powers conferred on it by sub -section (2) of section 3 of  the Displaced \r\nPersons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1958 (Act No.  XXVIII of 1958), – \r\nvide notification No. U.8 -79-59 (3113), dated 1 st August, 1959, published in the \r\nGazette of the 28th August, 1959; \r\n AND WHEREAS the Martial Law Orders Nos. 92 and  109 were issued by the \r\nMartial Law Administrator, Zone ‘B’, on 19 th July, 1961 and 18 th January, 1962, \r\nrespectively, providing for the acquisition of the said properties for the purpose of \r\nconstructing the office of the West Pakistan Water and Power Devel opment \r\nAuthority; \r\n AND WHEREAS the validity of the said Martial Law Orders and actions taken \r\nthereunder has been questioned; \r\n AND WHEREAS  it is expedient in the public interest to provide for the \r\nacquisition of the said properties, for the purpose of const ructing the office of the \r\nAuthority, and to validate the actions taken in pursuance of the said Martial Law \r\nOrders Nos. 92 and 109; \r\nAND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session \r\nand the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that c ircumstances exist which render \r\nimmediate legislation necessary; \r\nNOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) \r\nof Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make \r\nand promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\n1\r\n[Punjab] Acquisition of Property (WAPDA Office) (Second) Ordinance, 1963. \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on November  8, 1963, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 9, 1963, pp.  4337-4340, and also published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated \r\nDecember 28, 1963, pp.  4785-A-4785-C, and approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan, on December  28, 1963, under \r\nclause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 69. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once and shall– \r\n(i) in respect of the property referred to in paragrap h (A) of the Schedule, \r\nbe deemed to have taken effect on and from the 19th July, 1961; and \r\n(ii) in respect of the property referred to in paragraph (B) of the Schedule \r\nbe deemed to have taken effect on and from the 18th January, 1962. \r\n2. Definitions.– In t his Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “Authority” means the West Pakistan Water and Power Development \r\nAuthority established under th e Water and Power Development \r\nAuthority Act, 1958 (West Pakistan Act No. XXXI of 1958); \r\n(b) “Government” means the \r\n2\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(c) “Martial Law Orders Nos. 92 and 109” means the Martial Law Orders \r\nNos. 92 and 109 issued by the M artial Law Administrator, Zone ‘B’ on \r\nthe 19th July, 1961 and 18th January, 1962, respectively; \r\n(d) “property” means a property described in the Schedule; and \r\n(e) “Schedule” means the Schedule to this Ordinance. \r\n3. Acquisition of property for office of the  Authority.– Notwithstanding \r\nanything to the contrary contained in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act I of 1894), \r\nthe Town Improvement Act, 1922 (Punjab Act IV of 1922), as amended by the \r\nPunjab Town Improvement (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 ( West \r\nPakistan Ordinance No. XVIII of 1962), the Municipal Administration Ordinance, \r\n1960 (Ordinance X of 1960), or any other law for the time being in force, or in any \r\ndecree, judgment or order of any Court or authority– \r\n(a) Government shall forthwith take  possession of the properties, \r\nsummarily ejecting, if necessary, any person in occupation of any part \r\nthereof; \r\n(b) the compensation for the properties shall be assessed by the Chief \r\nSettlement Commissioner, under the law relating to evaluation of \r\nevacuee property; \r\n(c) the compensation so assessed, shall be paid by the Authority to the \r\nRehabilitation Department; \r\n(d) Government shall transfer the properties to the Authority subject to the \r\nprovisions of section 41 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, so far as \r\napplicable, as if the Authority were a company, and shall put the \r\nAuthority in possession thereof, and thereupon the properties shall be \r\ndeemed to have been duly acquired by the Authority free from all \r\nencumbrances; and \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation)  Order, 1974  (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973) , \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extr aordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp . 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 69. \r\n2Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Order ibid. \r\n(e) the actions taken under Martial L aw Orders Nos. 92 and 109 shall be \r\ndeemed to have been validly taken under this Ordinance and shall be \r\ncontinued. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n(A) Jodha Mal Building No. SE -19-R-85 bearing Khasra No. 1049 of Khasra \r\nAmarti, 1957-58, Village Mozang, Tehsil and District Lahore,  acquired under \r\nMartial Law Order No. 92, dated 19th July, 1961. \r\n(B) Mela Ram Building No. SE -19-R-83, bearing Khasra No. 1049 of Khasra \r\nAmarti 1957 -58, measuring, 21 kanals, 5 marlas and 190 square feet, \r\ncomprising buildings and open site and vacant site measuring 3 kanals and 2 \r\nmarlas bearing Khasra No. 1044, acquired under Martial Law Order No. 109, \r\ndated 18th January, 1962.",
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