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Indemnity \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nFUNDS, FINANCE ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT \r\n11. Authority Fund \r\n12. Borrowing money \r\n13. Accounts \r\n14. Budget \r\n15. Audit \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nPENALTIES AND PROCEDURE \r\n \r\n16. Penalty \r\n17. Damage to property and disobedience of orders \r\n18. Offences mentioned in the Schedule \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n19. Taxes, rates, fees and other charges \r\n20. Recovery of dues \r\n21. Delegation \r\n22. Directions by Government \r\n23. Transfer of functions \r\n24. Power to make rules \r\n25. Power to make regulations \r\n26. Overriding effect \r\n27. Annual report \r\n28. Removal of difficulties \r\n29. Validation \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE FORT MONROE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2016 \r\n(XXIII of 2016) \r\n[20th April, 2016] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of \r\n2\r\n[Koh-e-Suleman] Development Authority. \r\n It is necessary in public interest to establish an Authority to develop \r\n3\r\n[Koh-e-\r\nSuleman] as a tourist resort to promote domestic and international tourism; to \r\nexecute necessary developmental plans; to improve the socio -economic conditions \r\nof the local people; and, to make other provisions. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:– \r\nCHAPTER I \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– \r\n4\r\n[(1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nKoh-e-Suleman Development Authority Act 2016.] \r\n5\r\n[(2) It shall extend to such areas of Koh-e-Suleman and Tribal Area of \r\nDistrict Rajanpur, as the Government may, by notification in the official gazette, \r\nspecify.] \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) “agency” means any department or organization of the Federal or the \r\nProvincial Government or of the local government in Dera Ghazi Khan; \r\n(b) “area” means the area notified by the Government for pur poses of this \r\nAct; \r\n6\r\n[(c) “Authority” means the Koh-e-Suleman Development Authority \r\nestablished under the Act]; \r\n(d) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 13 April 2016; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on \r\n19 April 2016; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 20 April 2016, pp. 4645-4652. \r\n2Substituted for the words “Fort Monroe” by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2019 (XXXIII of 2019), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.6. \r\n3Substituted for the words “Fort Monroe” by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2019 (XXXIII of 2019), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.6. \r\n4Substituted by the Fort Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2019 (XXXIII of 2019), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.2. \r\n5Substituted by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 201 9 (XXXIII of 2019 ), pu blished in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.2. \r\n6Substituted by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 201 9 (XXXIII of 2019 ), pu blished in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.3. \r\n \r\n(e) “Chairperson” means Chairperson of the Authority; \r\n(f) “Director General” means Director General of the Authority; \r\n(g) “local government” means a local governm ent as defined in the Punjab \r\nLocal Government Act 2013 (XVIII of 2013) or in any other law for the \r\ntime being in force; \r\n(h) “member” means a member of the Authority and includes the \r\nChairperson; \r\n(i) “person” includes an individual, company, firm, instituti on, government \r\nagency, cooperative society or association of individuals, whether \r\nincorporated or not; and \r\n(j) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations made under \r\nthe Act. \r\nCHAPTER II \r\n7\r\n[KOH-E-SULEMAN] DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY \r\n3. The Authority.– (1) The Government may establish an Authority to be known \r\nas \r\n8\r\n[Koh-e-Suleman] Development Authority for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate, with perpetual succession and \r\na common seal, with powers to acquire and hold property, and may sue and be sued \r\nby the said name. \r\n(3) The Authority shall consist of the Chairperson who shall be the Chief \r\nMinister or any other person nominated by him, and the following members: \r\n(a) one local member of Provincial Assembly of the Punja b, to be \r\nnominated by the Government; \r\n(b) Chairman of District Council, Dera Gazi Khan or the Union Council \r\nconcerned nominated by the Government; \r\n(c) Chairman, Planning and Development Board of the Government; \r\n(d) Secretary to the Government, Finance Department; \r\n(e) Secretary to the Government, Housing, Urban Development and Public \r\nHealth Engineering Department; \r\n(f) Secretary to the Government, Local Government and Community \r\nDevelopment Department; \r\n(g) Commissioner of Dera Gazi Khan Division; \r\n(h) District Coordination Officer, Dera Gazi Khan; \r\n(i) Director General of the Authority; and \r\n(j) four technical experts to be nominated by the Government. \r\n \r\n7Substituted for the words “Fort Monroe” by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2019 (XXXIII of 2019), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.4. \r\n8Substituted for the words “Fort Monroe” by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2019 (XXXIII of 2019), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.4. \r\n \r\n(4) The ex-officio members mentioned from (c) to (f) may be represented \r\nby an officer of the concerned department not below the rank of an Additional \r\nSecretary. \r\n(5) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, increase \r\nthe membership of the Authority. \r\n(6) The members, other than the ex-officio members, shall hold office for a \r\nperiod of three years unl ess removed earlier by the Government at any time without \r\nassigning any reason. \r\n(7) A non -official member may, by notice in writing under his hand \r\naddressed to the Chairperson, resign from his office. \r\n(8) The Government may designate a member of the Author ity as Vice \r\nChairperson of the Authority. \r\n(9) The Vice Chairperson shall perform such functions as may be \r\nprescribed or assigned to him by the Authority. \r\n(10) No act or proceeding s of the Authority shall be invalid merely on the \r\nground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. \r\n(11) \r\n9\r\n[* * *], the headquarters of the Authority shall be at Dera Ghazi Khan. \r\n4. Disqualification of members.– No person shall be, or shall continue to be a \r\nmember who: \r\n(a) is or, at any time, has been convicted of an offence involving moral \r\nturpitude; \r\n(b) is or, at any time, has been adjudicated insolvent; \r\n(c) is found to be a lunatic or of unsound mind; \r\n(d) is a minor; or \r\n(e) has a financ ial interest in any scheme or a conflicting interest, directly \r\nor indirectly, between his interest as a member and his private interest, \r\nand has failed to disclose such interest in writing to the Government. \r\n5. Functions of the Authority.– (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the \r\nrules, the Authority may exercise such powers and take such measures as may be \r\nnecessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n(2) The Authority may: \r\n(a) develop and improve the area for purposes of tourism, taking f ull \r\nadvantage of regional and international trends and developments so \r\nthat it can significantly contribute to the improvement of quality of life \r\nwhilst promoting the cultural heritage of the country; \r\n(b) prepare, implement and enforce schemes for promotion of tourism and \r\ncultural heritage; \r\n \r\n9The words “Until the Authority establishes its headquarters at Fort Monroe” deleted by the Fort Monroe Development Authority \r\n(Amendment) Act 201 9 (XXXIII of 2019 ), pu blished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. \r\n2635-2636, s.4. \r\n \r\n(c) transform the area into a hill resort and improve infrastructure as well \r\nas socio-economic condition of the local people; \r\n(d) conduct promotional programs, activities and events for attracting \r\ntourists and promotion of tourism; \r\n(e) make arrangements for preservation of objects or places of historical, \r\narchaeological, cultural and recreational importance; \r\n(f) implement and execute master heritage conservation and re -\r\ndevelopment plans; \r\n(g) identify, assess and authenti cate heritage value, prepare and execute \r\nschemes, conserve heritage of the area, and preserve and promote \r\nculture; \r\n(h) coordinate with various agencies and other local and international \r\norganizations and institutes for the due discharge of its functions; \r\n(i) seek information or assistance from any person or agency pertaining to \r\nits functions; \r\n(j) acquire property, both movable and immovable; \r\n(k) sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property in the \r\nprescribed manner; \r\n(l) procure machinery, instruments or any other material required by it; \r\n(m) enter into contracts; \r\n(n) cause studies, surveys, experiments or technical researches to be \r\nmade or contribute towards the cost of any such studies, surveys, \r\nexperiments or technical researches; \r\n(o) cause removal of any works obstructing the execution of its schemes; \r\n(p) constitute such financial, technical and advisory committees as may be \r\ndeemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act and assign \r\nfunctions to the committees; and \r\n(q) perform such other functions as are incidental to the above functions or \r\nas may be prescribed or as the Government may assign. \r\n(3) The Authority may, with the consent of the local government: \r\n(a) conceive, prepare, approve and execute any scheme p ertaining to the \r\nfunctions of the local government, if the local government is unable to \r\nexecute it because: \r\n(i) of lack of capacity or expertise to undertake the scheme; \r\n(ii) the scheme spills over to more than one local government; or \r\n(iii) the scheme i s beyond the financia l capacity of the local \r\ngovernment; \r\n(b) exercise control over land -use, spatial planning, land -subdivision, land \r\ndevelopment and zoning by public and private sectors for purposes of \r\ncommerce, markets, shopping, residential, recreation , parks, \r\n \r\nentertainment, passenger and transport freight and transit stations, \r\ncommercialization and approval of private housing schemes; \r\n(c) provide, manage, operate, maintain and improve the municipal \r\ninfrastructure and services including: \r\n(i) water suppl y and control and dev elopment of water resources, \r\ndrainage, sewerage and sewerage treatment and disposal; and \r\n(ii) construction and maintenance of roads and streets; \r\n(d) provide, improve and maintain public open spaces and landscaping \r\nand beautification of the area; \r\n(e) establish and maintain parking stands and levy parking fee within the \r\narea; and \r\n(f) establish club houses, waterfalls, zoo, golf club, cinemas, water \r\namusement parks and other recreational facilities. \r\n(4) The Authority may, at any time, amend or modify any scheme prepared \r\nunder the Act. \r\n6. Meetings.– (1) The Authority shall meet at such time and place as the \r\nChairperson may determine, and shall observe such rules of procedure with regard \r\nto the transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The meetings of the Authority shall be presided over by: \r\n(a) the Chairperson; \r\n(b) the Vice Chairperson, in the absence of the Chairperson; and \r\n(c) by a member of the Authority elected for the purpose, by the members \r\npresent, from among st themselves in the absence of the Chairperson \r\nas well as the Vice Chairperson. \r\nCHAPTER III \r\nDIRECTOR GENERAL and EMPLOYEES \r\n7. Director General .– (1) The Director General shall be appointed by the \r\nGovernment on such terms and conditions as may be determine d by the \r\nGovernment. \r\n(2) The Director General shall be the chief executive of the Authority and \r\nshall: \r\n(a) be a whole time officer of the Authority; \r\n(b) perform such duties as may be prescribed or as may be assigned or \r\ndelegated to him by the Authority; and \r\n(c) hold office fo r a term of three years unless removed earlier by the \r\nGovernment without assigning any reason. \r\n(3) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Government from extending \r\nthe term of office of the Director General for such period as the G overnment may \r\ndetermine. \r\n \r\n8. Appointment of officers and employees .– (1) The Authority may, in the \r\nprescribed manner and on the prescribed terms and conditions, appoint such \r\nofficers, advisors, experts, consultants and employees as it considers necessary fo r \r\nthe efficient performance of its functions. \r\n(2) The Authority may acquire the services of such officers, advisors, \r\nexperts and employees on deputation from any agency as it deems necessary. \r\n9. Employees to be public servants.– All persons acting or purporting to act in \r\npursuance of any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be public servants \r\nwithin the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860). \r\n10. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nthe Authority, the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, any member, officer, servant, \r\nexpert and consultant of the Authority in respect of anything done or intended to be \r\ndone in good faith under this Act. \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nFUNDS, FINANCE ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT \r\n11. Authority Fund .– (1) There shall be a Fund to be known as the \r\n10\r\n[Koh-e-\r\nSuleman] Development Authority Fund which shall vest in the Authority and shall be \r\nutilized by the Authority in connection with its functions under this Act including the \r\npayment of salaries and other remu nerations to the members, officers, servants, \r\nexperts and consultants of the Authority. \r\n(2) The following shall be credited to \r\n11\r\n[Koh-e-Suleman] Development \r\nAuthority Fund: \r\n(a) all moneys received from the Government or the Federal Government; \r\n(b) all moneys re ceived from any national or international agency or \r\norganization by way of grant, loan, advance or otherwise; \r\n(c) all taxes, fees, rates and other charges received by the Authority under \r\nthe Act: \r\n(d) all moneys received by th e Authority from the disposal o f lands, \r\nbuildings and other properties, movable and immovable; \r\n(e) proceeds from the self -financing schemes of development and \r\nenvironmental sanitation; and \r\n(f) all other sums receivable by the Authority. \r\n12. Borrowing money .– The Authority may, with the prior approval of the \r\nGovernment, raise loans or funds or issue bonds for the performance of any of its \r\nfunctions under this Act. \r\n \r\n10Substituted for the words “Fort Monroe” by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2019 (XXXIII of 2019), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.5. \r\n11Substituted for the words “Fort Monroe” by the Fort Monroe Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2019 (XXXIII of 2019), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13th December 2019, pp. 2635-2636, s.5. \r\n \r\n13. Accounts.– The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant \r\nrecords and prep are annual statement of account s in such form as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n14. Budget.– The Authority shall prepare every year, in such form and manner \r\nand at such time as may be prescribed, a budget in respect of the next financial year \r\nshowing the estimated receipt and expenditure of the Aut hority and shall submit it to \r\nthe Government for approval. \r\n15. Audit.– (1) The accounts of the Authority shall be audited annually by such \r\nduly qualified auditors or a government audit agency or both as may, with the \r\napproval of Government, be appointed by the Authority. \r\n(2) The Authority shall also make such arrangements for pre -audit or \r\nconcurrent audit of accounts as may be necessary. \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nPENALTIES AND PROCEDURE \r\n16. Penalty.– (1) A person who contravenes any provisio n of this Act, or any \r\nrules or regulations made under the Act, shall, if no other penalty is provided for such \r\ncontravention, be liable to punishment with imprisonment for a term which may \r\nextend to six months or with fine which may extend to one hundred t housand rupees \r\nor with both. \r\n(2) The Magistrate competent to try an offence under subsection (1) may \r\ntry the offence in a summary manner under sections 260 to 265 of the Code of \r\nCriminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). \r\n17. Damage to property and disobedience of orders.– (1) A person who \r\nwillfully causes damage, or allows damage to be caused to any property which vests \r\nin the Authority or unlawfully converts it to his own or to the use of any other person, \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with \r\nfine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both. \r\n(2) A person who refuses or neglects to provide any officer or servant of \r\nthe Authority with the means necessary for entering into any premises for purposes \r\nof collecting any information or m aking an examination or enquiry, shall be liable to \r\nimprisonment which may extend to one year or fine or with both. \r\n(3) A person who attempts to commit or abets the commission of an \r\noffence punishable under this Act, shall be deemed to have committed that offence. \r\n(4) A person who negligently does any act in the performance of his duties \r\nwhich causes loss of money or property to the Authority, shall be liable to \r\nimprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or fine or with both. \r\n(5) Any Magistrate empowered for the time being to try in a summary way \r\nthe offence specified in subsection (1) of section 260 of the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898 (V of 1898), may if such Magistrate thinks fit, on application being \r\nmade in t his behalf by the prosecution, try an offence punishable under this Act, in \r\naccordance with the provisions contained in sections 262 to 265 of the said Code. \r\n \r\n18. Offences mentioned in the Schedule .– (1) A person who commits an \r\noffence specified in: \r\n(a) Part-A of the Schedule appended to this Act, shall be liable to \r\nimprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or with fine \r\nwhich may extend to five hundred thousand rupees or with both and \r\nwhere an accused was directed by the Authority for immediate \r\ndiscontinuance of the offence, the Court may impose a further fine \r\nwhich may extend to fifty thousand rupees for every day during the \r\nperiod the accused has persisted with the offence from the date of its \r\nfirst commission; and \r\n(b) Part-B of the Schedule a ppended to this Act, shall be l iable to \r\nimprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine \r\nwhich may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both and \r\nwhere an accused was directed by the Authority for immediate \r\ndiscontinuance of the offence, the Court may impose a further fine \r\nwhich may extend to ten thousand rupees for every day during the \r\nperiod the accused has persisted in the offence from the date of its \r\ncommission. \r\n(2) An offence punishable under subsection (1) shall be cognizab le on a \r\ncomplaint in writing of an officer authorized by the Authority to the officer incharge of \r\nthe police station. \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n19. Taxes, rates, fees and other charges .– The Authority may levy and recover \r\ntaxes, rates, fees and other charge s in the area for purposes of t his Act as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n20. Recovery of dues .– Any sum due to the Authority from or any sum wrongly \r\npaid by the Authority to any person under this Act shall be recoverable as arrears of \r\nland revenue. \r\n21. Delegation.– The Authority may, by general or special order, delegate to the \r\nChairperson, Vice Chairperson, a member, committee, Director General or an officer \r\nof the Authority any of its powers, duties or functions under this Act subject to such \r\nconditions as it may thi nk fit to impose but the follow ing powers shall not be so \r\ndelegated: \r\n(a) framing of regulations; \r\n(b) approval of budget and accounts; \r\n(c) approval of the Annual Report; and \r\n(d) major policy decisions. \r\n22. Directions by Government.– The Authority shall, in discharging its functions, \r\nact and be guided by such directions as the Government may give to it. \r\n \r\n23. Transfer of functions .– Where the Authority ceases to perform a function \r\nand another organization controlled by the Government assumes that function, the \r\nGovernment may direct: \r\n(a) that the servants of the Authority connected with that function shall \r\nbecome servants of the said organization on such terms and conditions \r\nas the said organization may determine, subject to the condition that \r\nthe said terms and conditions are not less favorable than those \r\nadmissible to them as servants of the Authority; and \r\n(b) that such part of the Fund of the Authority as the Government may \r\ndetermine shall stand transferred to the said organization. \r\n24. Power to make rules .– Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying into effect the purposes of this Act. \r\n25. Power to make regulations .– Subject to this Act and the rules, the Authority \r\nmay make regulations to carry out the purposes of the Act. \r\n26. Overriding effect.– (1) In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between \r\nthe provisions of this Act and the provisions of any other law except the laws relating \r\nto local governments, the provisions of the Act, to the extent of such conflict or \r\ninconsistency, shall prevail. \r\n(2) If any conflict or inconsistency arises between the provisions of this Act \r\nand the Punjab Local Government Act 2013 or any other law relating to local \r\ngovernments, the provisions of law pertaining to local governments shall prevail to \r\nthe extent of such conflict or inconsistency. \r\n27. Annual report.– (1) The Authority shall prepare for every year a report of its \r\nactivities during that year and submit the report to the Government in such form and \r\non or before such date, as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall be laid before the \r\nProvincial Assembly of the Punjab within six months of its receipt by the \r\nGovernment. \r\n28. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any \r\nprovision of this Act, the Governmen t may, within one year from the commencement \r\nof the Act, give such directions, consistent with the Act, as it may consider necessary \r\nfor the removal of such difficulty. \r\n29. Validation.– Notwithstanding the repeal of the Fort Monroe Development \r\nAuthority Ordinance 2015 (XXXIV of 2015), any action of the Government or of the \r\nAuthority taken from the date of repeal of the said Ordinance and till the date of \r\ncommencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been taken under this Act. \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n(see section 18) \r\nPart-A \r\n1. Discharging any dangerous chemical, inflammable, hazardous or \r\noffensive article in any drain, or sewer, public water course or public \r\nland vested in, managed, maintained or controlled by the Authority or \r\nan agency in su ch manner as it causes or is li kely to cause danger to \r\npersons passing by or living or working in the neighborhood, or causing \r\nrisk or injury to property or causing harm to the environment. \r\n2. Failure of industrial or commercial concerns or such property holders to \r\nprovide adequate and saf e disposal of affluent or prevention of their \r\nmixing up with the water supply or sewerage system. \r\nPart-B \r\n1. Willfully obstructing any officer or servant of Authority or any person \r\nauthorized to exercise power conferred under this Act. \r\n2. Failure to deliver back possession of a property to the Authority on \r\nexpiration or cancellation of a lease or allotment. \r\n3. Doing an act without license, approval or permission when the doing of \r\nsuch act requires a license or permission under any of the provisions of \r\nthe Act, the rules or regulations. \r\n4. Establishing any parking stand on any property or on any open space \r\nand public park or land vested in or managed, maintained or controlled \r\nby the Authority or any agency. \r\n5. Establishing temporary shops or r unning any restaurant or vendin g \r\nstalls for eatables, wooden khokas or any sort of commercial activity on \r\nany road, street, footpath, public place, over a drain, or any other \r\nproperty vesting in the Authority. \r\n6. Willfully causing damage, or allowing damage t o be caused to any \r\nproperty whi ch vests in the Authority, or which is intended to be \r\nacquired by the Authority, or unlawfully converting it to his own or any \r\nother person’s use. \r\n7. Without lawful excuse, failing or refusing to comply with any direction or \r\norder issued by the Authority under the Act. \r\n8. Unauthorized occupation of the property of the Authority. \r\n9. 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