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WEST PAKISTAN (ADAPTATION AND REPEAL OF LAWS) ACT, 1957

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THE WEST PAKISTAN (ADAPTATION AND REPEAL OF

LAWS) ACT, 1957 (XVI of 1957)

TEXT 1THE WEST PAKISTAN (ADAPTATION AND REPEAL OF LAWS) ACT, 1957 (XVI of 1957) [2nd July, 1957] An Act to adapt and repeal certain laws applicable to the Province of West Pakistan. Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to adapt and repeal certain laws applicable to the Province of West Pakistan;

It is hereby enacted as follows:–

Section 1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) Act, 1957.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 14th day of October, 1955.

2[(3) It extends to the whole of the Province of West Pakistan, except the Tribal Areas.]

Section 2. Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context–

(i) “Administration” means any authority, howsoever constituted immediately before the appointed day, to administer a territory or area and includes the Government of any Province, State or other area included in the Province of West Pakistan;

(ii) “Appointed day” means the fourteenth day of October, 1955;

(iii) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue established under the 3West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957 4;

(iv) “Existing law” means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Order or Bye-law made or issued by the appropriate Legislature or other competent authority including any public notification issued thereunder and in force in the territories and areas included in the Province of West Pakistan or any part thereof immediately before the appointed day, but shall not include any law with respect to any of the matters

1This Act was passed by the W.P. Assembly on 6th March, 1957; assented to by the Governor of W.P. on 18th July, 1957; and, published in the W.P. Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 25th July, 1957, pages 709-789.

2Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

3Now “Punjab”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O.1 of 1974); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973). 4West Pakistan Act XI of 1957.

enumerated in List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935; and

(v) “Instrument” means any instrument or document in force in the territories and areas included in the Province of West Pakistan or any part thereof immediately before the appointed day.

(2) Any expression not defined in this Act and defined in the Establishment of West Pakistan Act, 1955, or the Government of India Act, 1935, shall be deemed to have the meaning assigned to it by the said Acts.

Section 3. Adaptation of laws

(1) Wherever in any existing law, or in any instrument, a reference, in whatever form, not being a reference in the title, preamble, description or citation of such law or instrument, is made to any Province or area or State or to the States Union mentioned in column No.1 of Schedule I annexed to this Act, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in such law or instrument, but subject to the other provisions of this Act, with effect from the appointed day, it shall, unless there be anything repugnant in the subject or context, be construed as, and be deemed to be, a reference to the territories and areas included in the districts, or States, as the case may be, mentioned against it in column No.2 of the said Schedule.

(2) Wherever in any existing law or any instrument in force in the whole or any part of the territories or areas included in the Baluchistan States Union, or in any Province or State or other area included in the Province of West Pakistan and mentioned in column No. 1 of Schedule II annexed to this Act, any term mentioned in column No. 2 of the said Schedule appears, it shall, as from the appointed day, and subject to any reservation made in this behalf and to the other provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been replaced by the term mentioned against it in column No. 3 of the said Schedule.

(3) The laws mentioned in Schedule III annexed to this Act shall be deemed to have been adapted to the extent and in the manner mentioned in column

No. 5 of the said Schedule.

(4) As from the appointed day, unless there be a direction to the contrary in this Act, all references in any existing law or in any instrument–

(i) to the Governor-General, the Agent to the Governor-General, the Crown representative, the Central Government, the Chief Commissioner or Resident in relation to Baluchistan, or to the Lieutenant-Governor or Governor of any of the Governor‟s Provinces unless the context indicates otherwise, be deemed to be references to the Governor or the Provincial Government of the Province of West Pakistan, as the case may be, and references to the administration of any of the said Provinces, territories or areas howsoever worded, shall be deemed to be references to the Provincial Government of West Pakistan;

(ii) to any Board, Committee, authority, functionary, officer or office, howsoever worded, or to any tribunal other than a High Court, which Board, Committee, authority, functionary, officer, office or tribunal has ceased to function or exist and has been replaced by another as a result of the establishment of the Province of West Pakistan, shall be

deemed to be references to the Board, Committee, authority, functionary, officer, office or tribunal, howsoever named or designated, constituted, appointed or created to exercise all or any of the functions and duties of the afore-mentioned Board, Committee, authority, functionary, officer, office or tribunal, for the whole or a part of the territories in relation to which the said Board, Committee, authority, functionary, officer, office or tribunal, had been constituted, appointed or created;

(iii) to “Punjab Act”, “Sind Act”, “Bombay Act”, “North-West Frontier Province Act”, “Bahawalpur Act”, “Khairpur Act”, “Baluchistan Regulation”, “Baluchistan States Union Act”, “Baluchistan States Union Regulation”, howsoever worded, shall mean, respectively, references to the relevant Act or Regulation, in force immediately before the appointed day in the Provinces, States or the States Union, as the case may be, included in the Province of West Pakistan;

(iv) to the official Gazette of any of the territories and areas included in the Province of West Pakistan, howsoever worded, shall, subject to the provisions of section 10 of the Establishment of West Pakistan Act, 1955, be deemed to be references to the Official Gazette of the Province of West Pakistan;

(v) to a Subordinate Judge shall include references to the Civil Judge in localities and areas where the latter designation is used;

(vi) to “Punjab Legislative Assembly”, “Sind Legislative Assembly”, or “North-West Frontier Province Legislative Assembly”, shall be deemed to be reference to the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan.

Section 4. Grammatical changes

Where this Act requires that in any existing law a plural noun shall be substituted for a singular noun or vice versa or a masculine noun for a neuter noun or vice versa, there shall be made also in any verb or pronoun used therefor such consequential amendments as the rules of grammar may require.

Section 5. Exercise of powers

As from the appointed day–

(i) the powers exercised and duties performed before the appointed day by any officer of the administration of any Province, State or other territory or area included in the Province of West Pakistan except 5[the Karachi Area] in relation to the whole or any part of the territory under the charge of such administration, shall be exercised and performed by such officer or officers as may be specified in this behalf by the Governor of West Pakistan, for that territory or part thereof, and all references to the first named officer in any existing law or instrument shall be deemed to be references to the officer or officers so specified;

(ii) any reference in any existing law or instrument to any authority for which some other authority has been substituted by virtue of this Act or

5Substituted, for the words “the Capital of the Federation”, by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964; and published the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 3.6.1964, pages 1805-1849, s.2 and Schedule, Part VIII, at serial No. 4 (w.e.f. 8.6.1962).

of any action taken under this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the authority so substituted;

(iii) the Province of West Pakistan shall be deemed to be substituted as a party in all proceedings pending in any Court or before any authority for and on behalf of the administration of any territory or area included in the Province of West Pakistan, other than 6[the Karachi Area] except in proceedings with respect to any property used for any of the purposes specified in List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935, or with respect to any rights, liabilities or obligations arising out of any matter specified in List I of the said Schedule.

Section 6. Repeal

The laws mentioned in Schedule IV annexed to this Act shall be deemed to have been repealed from the appointed day.

Section 7. Savings and validation

(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of the West Pakistan (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1955, the expiry of the West Pakistan (Adaptation of Laws) Ordinance, 1956, and the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) Ordinance, 1956 or any judgment, decree or order of any Court, Tribunal or other Authority, everything done, action taken, obligation, liability, penalty or punishment incurred, inquiry or proceedings commenced, officer appointed or person authorised, jurisdiction or power conferred, rules made and order issued under any provision of any existing law, in pursuance of the amendments, omissions, modifications or repeals made by or under the said Order or the said Ordinances shall be deemed to have been validly done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued and be continued, and if not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued under any such existing law as adapted or repealed by this Act.

(2) Everything done, action taken, obligation, liability or penalty incurred or proceeding commenced, officer appointed or person authorised, jurisdiction or power conferred, rules made and order issued after the date of expiry of the West Pakistan (Adaptation of Laws) Ordinance, 1956, and before the 18th day of October, 1956, under any provision of an existing law which could have been done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued under any such law, in pursuance of the amendments, omissions, modifications or repeals made by or under the said Ordinance if it had been in force during the said period, shall be deemed to have been validly done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued and be continued and, if not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued under any such existing law as adapted or repealed by this Act.

6Substituted for the words “the Capital of the Federation and the Special Areas” by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order 1964, dated 3.6.1964, pages 1805-1849, see s.2 and Schedule, Part VIII, at serial No.4(w.e.f. 8.6.1962).

SCHEDULE 1

[See Section 3 (1)] Column 1 Column 2 Bahawalpur State, or the State of Bahawalpur. Districts of Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur and Rahimyar

Khan. Baluchistan or Baluchistan Province, or the Province of Baluchistan.

Paragraph 1. The Pishin District comprising the Tehsils of

(i) Pishin;

(ii) Chaman;

(iii) Shorarud.

Paragraph 2. The Sibi District comprising the Tehsils of

(i) Sibi;

(ii) Shahrig.

3. The Duki District comprising the Tehsil of Duki. Leased Areas being the areas defined in the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950).

1. The Quetta District;

2. The Nasirabad Sub-Division;

3. The Bolan District (including Kachhi Railway District and Nushki Railway District);

Paragraph 4. The Nushki Tehsil

The Areas within the borders of Baluchistan as defined in Ministry of States Frontier Regions‟ Notifications

No. F-9(170)-F/48-1 and F-9(170)-F-48-II, dated the 27th June,

1950.

1. The Kohlu and Marri Bugti District comprising the Tehsils of–

(i) Kohlu;

(ii) Kohlu Railway;

(iii) Marri Bugti.

2. The Loralai District comprising the Tehsils of–

(i) Musakhel;

(ii) Bori;

(iii) Barkhan;

(iv) Sinjawi.

Paragraph 3. The Zhob District comprising the Tehsils of

(i) Fort Sandeman;

(ii) Hindubagh;

(iii) Killa Saifullah.

4. The Dalbandin District, including Western Sinjrani country comprising the Tehsil of Dalbandin.

Baluchistan States Union Districts of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Mekran. Khairpur State or the State of Khairpur. North-West Frontier Province. District of Khairpur

Districts of Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Hazara, Mardan, Kohat and Peshawar. Amb, Chitral, Dir and Swat States. Amb, Chitral, Dir or Swat State, as the case may be. Punjab, Punjab Province, or the Province of the Punjab. Districts of Campbellpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Jhelum, Jhang, Lahore, Lyallpur, Mianwali, Montgomery, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rawalpindi, Shahpur, Sheikhupura and Sialkot. Sind, Sind Province, or the Province of Sind. Districts of Dadu, Hyderabad, Tharparkar, Upper Sind Frontier, Larkana, Nawab Shah, Sanghar, Sukkur and Thatta.

SCHEDULE II

[See Section 3 (2)] Territory Existing Term

Substituted Term 1 2 3 Punjab Financial Commissioner or Financial Commissioners Board of Revenue.

North-West Frontier Province Revenue Commissioner or Revenue and Divisional Commissioner. Commissioner.

(i) Baluchistan

(ii) Leased Areas being the areas defined in the Leased Areas

(Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950);

(iii) The Areas within the borders of Baluchistan as defined in Ministry of States and Frontier Regions‟ Notifications No.F.9 (170)- F/48-1, and F-9

(170) F/48-II, dated the 27th June, 1950. Revenue Commissioner or Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan. Commissioner. Bahawalpur State His Highness the Nawab Ruler Bahadur of Bahawalpur, his heirs and successors, or the Ruler of the Bahawalpur State, Provincial Government except when any of the expressions occurs in an oath or affirmation, where it shall mean the Constitution of Pakistan as by law established.

Territory Existing Term

Substituted Term 1 2 3 or Alahazrat, Sar- kar-i-Ali, or Alahazrat or Alahazret the Ameer of Bahawalpur State or His Highness, or His Highness the Nawab Ruler Bahadur.

The Bahawalpur Government or the Government of Bahawalpur, or the local Government of the Government of the Bahawalpur Darbar, or the State Government or the Government of Alahazrat the Ameer of Bahawalpur, or the Government of the Bahawalpur State, or His Highness‟s Government, or the Government of His Highness the Nawab Ruler Bahadur. Provincial Government

Indian Penal Code. Pakistan Penal Code.

The State Revenue or the Revenue of the

State. Provincial Revenue

A.M. the Wazir-i- Azam, or A.M. the Chief Minister, or A.M. the Prime Minister, or A.M. the Revenue Commissioner.

Territory Existing Term

Substituted Term 1 2 3 Minister, or the Minister Incharge.

Financial Commissioner. Board of Revenue.

His Highness the Nawab Ruler Bahadur‟s subjects, or the subjects of the State, or the State subjects. Inhabitants of the area comprising the Districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan.

British India. Provinces and Capital of the Federation.

Government of

India. Government of Pakistan.

The Ruler in the Judicial Committee or the Judicial Committee. Governor of West Pakistan in relation to all mercy petitions against convictions in murder cases and in respect of other matters it shall mean the appropriate

Court.

Forces of Sarkari-i- Ali, or the State Forces, or the Forces of the Bahawalpur State, or the State Troops. Forces of the Government of Pakistan. Khairpur State H.H. the Mir, his heirs and successors, or H.H. the Mir of Khairpur, his heirs and successors. Provincial Government, except when the expression occurs in an oath or affirmation, where it shall mean the Constitution of Pakistan as by law established.

Darbar, or Khairpur Darbar, or Government, or Khairpur Government, or Kachehry, or Council, or His Highness in Council, or State, or State Provincial Government

Territory Existing Term

Substituted Term 1 2 3 Government, or His Highness the Mir of Khairpur.

President, or Council of Administration, or Council, or President of Council. Commissioner.

Judicial Committee. Governor of West Pakistan in relation to all mercy petitions against convictions in murder cases and in respect of other matters it shall mean the appropriate

Court.

Chief Minister, or Minister, or Minister Law and Order, or Minister Finance and Industries or Wazir, or Revenue Minister, or Education Minister, or Health Minister, or Council of Ministers, or Finance and Revenue Minister, or Finance and Revenue Member, or Minister Incharge of Agriculture, or Public Works Minister, or Council Member Incharge, or President Council. Commissioner.

Council of Rulers. Provincial Government. Baluchistan States Union Wazir-i-Azam. 7[Provincial Government or any officer empowered by the Governor of West

7Substituted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (XXIV of 1959); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 27.4.1959, pages 357-358, s.2.

Territory Existing Term

Substituted Term 1 2 3 Pakistan to perform the functions of Wazir-i-Azam in relation to any matters except judicial matters where it shall mean the appropriate Court]

Wazir-i-Muarif District Judge.

8[******* ********]

8The entry in columns 2 and 3 “Qazi and Civil Judge” omitted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws)

(Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (V of 1962); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 12.2.1962, pages 519-520, s.2.

SCHEDULE III

[See Section 3 (3)] Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 CENTRAL ACTS AND REGULATIONS 1850 XII The Public Accountants Default Act. Section 5 For “Government” substitute “the Central or the Provincial Government.” 1870 VII The Court Fees Act. Schedule I In Article 13, delete “at Lahore” and for “Court of the Financial Commissioner of the Punjab” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Schedule II (i) In Article 10, clause (c), Omit “Chief Commissioner”.

(ii) In Article 11, clause (b), omit “or Chief Commissioner”. 1879 XVII The Sind Agriculturists‟ Relief Act. Section I

(i) Omit “ of Sind”.

(ii) For “Province” substitute “Province of Sind as it existed before the appointed day”. 1883 XIX The Land Improvements Loans Act. Section 4(2)(f) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

9[Section 3(c) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue or Commissioner”.] 1894 I The Land Acquisition Act. Section 4(1) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Commissioner or Board of Revenue”.

Section 4(2) For “such Government” substitute “the Commissioner or the Board of Revenue”.

Sections 5- A(2), 6(1), 6(3), 7, 17(1), For “Provincial Government” substitute “Commissioner”.

9Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 17(2), 17(4), 31(3), 35(1), proviso to 36(2), 38(1), 39, 40(1), 40(2), 10[48(1), 48(2)] 49(2) and 49(3)

Section 6(1)

(i) For “a Secretary to such Government” substitute “the Commissioner”.

(ii) For “its” occurring before “orders” substitute “such”.

Section 17(4) For “it” substitute “he”.

Section 41

(i) For “Provincial Government” where it occurs for the first time substitute “Commissioner”.

(ii) For “it” occurring before “shall” substitute “he”.

Section 49 (2) For “it” substitute “he”. 1896 XX The Sind Incumbered Estates Act. Sections 24 and 32 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1899 II The Stamp Act Section 57

(i) in sub-section (1),

(a) For clause(a), substitute the following:-

“(a) if the case arises in West Pakistan, to the High Court of West Pakistan;”

(b) Omit clause (b).

(ii) In sub-section (2), Omit “or Chief Court”.

Sections 58, 59 and 60 Omit “or Chief Court”.

10Inserted ibid.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 CENTRAL ACTS AS APPLICABLE TO PUNJAB 11[1870] VII The Court Fees Act Proviso to Section 30 For “the Punjab” substitute “Pakistan”. 1900 XIII The Punjab Alienation of Land Act. Sections 2(8), 4(1), 6(1)(d), 8(1)(c), 23 and 24. For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Board of Revenue.”

Section 3-A For “Provincial Government” where it occurs first substitute, “Board of Revenue”.

Section 13- B(b) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and thereafter insert “only on a point of law”.

Section 13-C For “Financial commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and for “he” substitute “it”.

Section 3-C Proviso For “he” substitute “it”.

Section 13-D

(b) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”. THE PUNJAB ACTS 1883 XX 12The Punjab District Boards

Act. Section 15 For the proviso to sub-section (1) substitute the following:-

“Provided that the by-election for filling the place shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a by-election be held within a period of six months of the

11Substituted for the figure “1878” by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

12Repealed by the Basic Democracies Order, 1959 (18 of 1959); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 27.10.1959, pages 1759-1809, see Article 4 and First Schedule.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 date on which the term of officer of members expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question arises whether the by- election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or when the term of office of members expires, it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final,”.

Sections 56 For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Commissioner”, and make necessary substitution for the pronouns used for it. 1887 XVI The Punjab Tenancy Act. Throughout the Act For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary substitutions for the pronouns used for it.

Section 4 After clause (1) insert the following as Clause (1-A):- “(1-A) „Government‟ shall, unless the context otherwise provides, mean the Provincial Government.”

Section 4(12) Explanation. For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 4(18) After “Provincial Government” insert “or Board of Revenue”.

Section 78(1) Omit “other”.

Section 80(c) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue only on a point of law”.

Section 82(1) In the Proviso, for clause (a) substitute the following:-

“(a) an order passed by his predecessor in office shall not be reviewed by the–

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

(i) Commissioner without first obtaining the sanction of the Board of Revenue.

(ii) Collector without first obtaining the sanction of the Commissioner,

and no order shall be reviewed by any other Revenue Officer without first obtaining the sanction of the Revenue Officer to whose control he is immediately subject.”

Section 84(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and for “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 84(4) For sub-section (4) of section 84 substitute the following:-

“(4) If after examining a record called for under sub-section (1), or sub-section (2), or submitted under sub-section

(3) the Board of Revenue or the Commissioner, as the case may be, is of the opinion that it is expedient to interfere with the proceedings or the order shall pass an order accordingly”. 1887 XVII 13The Punjab Land Revenue

Act. Sections 3(1)(c), 6(3), 10, 18(2), 28(1), 29(1), 32(1), 38(1), 50(2), 51(1), 53(1), 53- A(1), 53-A(2), proviso (i), 101-A(1), 107, 120(3), 136(1), For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Board of Revenue”.

13Repealed by the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967); published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 7.12.1967, pages 3603-3656, see s.184 and Schedule, Part Two, at entry No.5.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 136(2), 136(4), 145, 146(b) and 158(2)(xx).

Section 3 (10) Explanation. For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 3(15) After “Provincial Government” insert “or Board of Revenue”.

Section 3 Insert the following as new 14[clause] namely:- “(20) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue established under the West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957.”

Sections 3(19), 6(5), 11(1), (2), (3), 12(1), (2), 14(c), 16(1), 24(1), 27, 29(3), 30(2), 31(2), 33(1), (2), (3), 35(a), 46, 47(1), 53(2), (3), 55(3), 58, 59(2), (3), 60- C, 61(1) (b), 63(1), (2), 64(1), (2), 97, 100(1), 102, 110(1), 15[124], 141, 148 (1), 155(1), (3) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary changes of the pronouns used therefor.

14Substituted, for the words “sub-section”, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

15Substituted ibid., for the figure “11”.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 and 157

Section 6(1) Omit clause (a).

Section 7

Omit.

Section 13(c) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue only on a point of law”.

Section 15(1) In the proviso, for clause (a) substitute the following:- “(a) an order passed by his predecessor in office shall not be reviewed by the–

(i) Commissioner without first obtaining the sanction of the Board of Revenue.

(ii) Collector without first obtaining the sanction of the Commissioner, and no order shall be reviewed by any other Revenue Officer without first obtaining the sanction of the Revenue Officer to whose control he is immediately subject,”.

Section 16(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and substitute “Commissioner” for “Financial Commissioner”.

Section 16(4) For sub-section (4) of section 16 substitute the following:- “(4) The Board of Revenue may in any case called for under sub- section (1) and a Commissioner may in any case called for under sub-section (2) or reported under sub-section (3) pass such order as it or he thinks fit:

Provided that no order shall be passed under this section reversing or modifying any proceedings or order of a

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 subordinate Revenue Officer and affecting any question of right between private persons without giving those persons an opportunity of being heard.”.

Section 48-B After “Provincial Government” insert “or Board of Revenue, as the case may be,”.

Section 50(2) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 60-A Substitute the following:- “60-A Procedure to be followed in making rules– Before making any rule under the provisions of section 60, the Provincial Government shall, in addition to observing the procedure laid down in section 22 of the 16West Pakistan General Clauses Act, 1956, publish by notification a draft of the proposed rule for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby.”.

Sections 71(3), 73, 75, 76, 77(1), 79(1), 95(2), 101-A(4) and 147(3). For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 137(1) Omit “except the Financial Commissioner” and the commas preceding and following these

words.

Section 158(1) Insert “,Board of Revenue” after “Provincial Government”.

16Now “Punjab”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 1903 II The Punjab Court of Wards

Act. Section 4(1)

(i) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”, and

(ii) Omit “for the Punjab”.

Section 4(2) Omit “the Commissioner of the Division or”.

Sections 4(3), 4(4), 16(1), 17(2), 34 and 45(1) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 4(3) Omit “Commissioner or”.

Sections 5 and 7(1) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Court of Wards.”

Section 11(1) For the portion beginning with the word “For the purpose” and ending with the words “order under section 6” substitute the following– “For the purpose of satisfying himself as to whether, in respect of any land-holder the Court of Wards should be moved to make an order under section 5(2) or section 6”.

Section 44 Omit the first proviso and “further” from the second proviso. 1905 III The Punjab Minor Canals

Act. Section 55 For “Financial Commissioner, Revenue” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Sections 61(1) and 61(3) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1911 III 17The Punjab Municipal Act. Section 1 In sub-section (2) after “Punjab” insert “before the creation of the Province of West Pakistan”.

17Repealed by the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960 (Federal Ord. X of 1960); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 11.4.1960, pages 393-451, see S.4 and First Schedule, at entry No.3.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Section 17 For the provisos to sub-section (1) substitute the following:-

“Provided that the bye- election for filling the place shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a bye-election be held within a period of six months of the date on which the term of office of members expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question arises whether the bye- election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or, when the term of office of members expires it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final”. 18[1912 V The Colonization of Government Land (Punjab) Act Sections 3 and 33 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Sections 10(1) and 29 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue subject to the general approval of the Government”.

Section 36 Insert “Board of Revenue” in between “Provincial Government” and “or Collector”.”] 1913 I The Punjab Pre-emption Sections 3(3) and 8(2). For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Board

18Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Act. of Revenue”. 1916 II 19The Punjab Medical Registration

Act. Section 5 In sub-section (1) for clauses (b) and

(c) substitute the following:- “(b) six members nominated by the Provincial Government, four of whom shall be from the districts constituting the Punjab and two from the districts constituting the North-West Frontier Province before the creation of the Province of West Pakistan”. 1932 I The Punjab Nurses Registration

Act. Section 2 Delete “Punjab” from clause (a) and also from clause (d) where it occurs for the first time.

Section 3 Delete “Punjab” from sub-section (1) and clauses (a) and (b) of sub- section (2).

Section 8 Delete “Punjab”. 1934 VII The Punjab Relief of Indebtedness

Act. Sections 1(2), 8, 9, 13 (4) and 15-A(2). After “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs insert “or the Board of Revenue”. 1935 V The Punjab State Aid to Industries Act. Section 2 In clause (4) delete “Punjab”.

Section 3 In sub-section (1)–

(i) In clauses (a) and (b) delete “Punjab”,

(ii) For clause(d)substitute the following, namely– “(d) Five members to be appointed by the Provincial Government from among the

19Repealed by the West Pakistan Medical Practitioners Registration and Medical Council Ordinance, 1960 (XIX of 1960); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan(Extraordinary), dated 27.5.1960, pages 2177-2186, s.27.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 residents of the Punjab as it existed before the coming into being of the Province of West Pakistan”.

Section 4 Delete the section.

Section 9 Delete the first proviso and the word “further” from the second proviso. 1936 II The Punjab Debtors Protection Act. Sections 3(2),

(3) and 4(2). For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 6-A For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1936 III 20The Punjab Entertainment Duty Act. Section 3 In sub-section (1) for “the Punjab” substitute‟ “West Pakistan”. 1936 IV 21The Punjab Consolidation of Holdings

Act. Sections 1(2), 2(1)(c), 2(1)(f), 3(2A) and 4(3). For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 24 For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and for “himself” substitute “itself” and for “he” wherever it occurs substitute “it”. 1938 IV 22The Punjab Restitution of Mortgaged Lands Act. Section 3(2) and 3(2a). For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 10 (b) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and

20Repealed by the West Pakistan Entertainments Duty Ordinance, 1958 (W.P. Ordinance No.1 of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 20.1.1958, pages 41-49, see s.16. 21Repealed by the Punjab Consolidation of Holdings Ordinance, 1960 (VI of 1960); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 10.3.1960, pages 1431-1441, see s.30. 22Repealed by the Punjab Redemption and Restitution of Mortgaged Lands Act, 1964 (XIX of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 4.4.1964, pages 1100-C to 1100-J, see s.24.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 thereafter insert “only on a point of law”.

Section 10-A For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”. For “his” substitute “its” and for “he” wherever it occurs substitute “it”.

Section 11(1)

(b) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1939 XI 23The Punjab Village Panchayat Act. Section 6 (5) For “Government” where it occurs for the second time substitute “Deputy Commissioner”. 1940 VI 24The Punjab Thal Increase in Value Act. Sections 3(1), 3(2), 7(1), 8 and 9. For “Government” substitute “the Board of Revenue”. 1940 XVIII 25The Punjab Primary Education Act. Section 2

(i) In clause (b) omit “Punjab”.

(ii) After clause (h) insert the following new clause namely:- “(i) “Government” means the Provincial Government”. 1941 XII 26The Punjab Weights and Measures Act. Section 3

(i) In clause (3) for “His Majesty‟s Mint at Bombay” substitute “Pakistan Mint at Lahore”.

(ii) In clause

(4) for “Bombay” substitute “Lahore”.

First Schedule (i) Under the heading “Explanation of dry and wet measure” in paragraph 1 for “Bombay” substitute “Lahore”.

(ii) Under the heading “Standard

23Repealed by the Basic Democracies Order, 1959 ( P.O. 18 of 1959); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 27.10.1959, pages 1759-1809, see Article 4 and First Schedule. 24Repealed by the Punjab Thal (Increase in value) Ordinance, 1978 (X of 1978); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 29.4.1978, pages 389-392, s.12. 25Repealed by the Punjab Primary Education Ordinance, 1962 (XXIX of 1962);and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 5.6.1962, pages 2215-2226, see s.3 and Schedule, at entry No.3. 26Repealed by the Punjab Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1965 (XXXIII of 1965); and Published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 28.10.1965, pages 5573-5585, see s.39 and Schedule, at serial No.3.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 measures of length” for “Bombay” substitute “Lahore” and omit “Officer Incharge, Mathematical Instrument Office, Calcutta”. 1941 XV 27The City of Lahore Corporation

Act. Section 11

(i) For “two” substitute “six”.

(ii) For the full-stop at the end of the existing proviso substitute a colon and add the following provisos thereafter:-

“Provided that the bye- election for filling the vacancy of a councillor shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a bye-election be held within a period of six months of the date on which the term of office of Councillor expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question arises whether the bye- election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or when the term of office of Councillor expires it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final”.

Section 12(b) For “Corporation” where it occurs for the second time substitute “Provincial Government”.

Section 91 In sub-section (1) for “Punjab”

27Repealed by the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960 (Federal Ord. X of 1960); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 11.4.1960, pages 393-451, see S.4 and First Schedule, at entry No.10.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 substitute “West Pakistan”.

Section 94(2) For “Punjab” substitute “West Pakistan”. 1948 I 28The West Punjab Border Police Act. Section 2 Omit “Punjab”. 1948 VI The West Punjab Highways Act. Section 13 In clause (vi) omit “Lahore”. 1950 XVI The Punjab 29Crown Lands (Resumption of Grants and Extinguishment of Rights) Act. Section 2(iii) Omit “of the Punjab”. 1950 XXII 30The Punjab Orphanages, Widows‟ Homes and Marriage Bureaux Act. Section 2 In this Act for “Bureaux” wherever it occurs substitute “Bureau”. In sub-section (2) omit “of the Punjab”. 1951 X 31The Agriculturists‟ Loans (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1951. Section [2] 32 For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1951 XVI 33The Punjab Agricultural Income-tax Section 2 For “Punjab Legislative Assembly” substitute “Provincial Assembly of

28Repealed by the West Pakistan Border Police Force Act, 1958 (XLVIII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary) dated 24.9.1958, pages 1303-1314, see s.21. 29Now “Government”, see the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 3.6.1964, pages 1805-1849, see s.2(1) and Schedule, Part II, at serial No.21. 30Repealed by the West Pakistan Control of Orphanages Act, 1958 (XXVIII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 24.4.1958, pages 675-679, see s.16(ii). 31Repealed by the Punjab Agriculturists‟ Loans Act, 1958 (XVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 23.4.1958, pages 615-616, see s.5. 32Mis-printed in the original Gazette as “4(1)”. 33

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Act. West Pakistan”.

Section 2(3), proviso and 3(2). For “Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 3(1) For “the Punjab” substitute “West Pakistan”.

Section 3(3) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 11(4) For “Government of the Punjab” substitute “Provincial Government”. 1952 VI 34The Punjab Muslim Auqaf

Act. Section 17 After “appointed” insert “by the Government” and omit “in the manner provided in section 5”. 1952 XXI The Punjab Soil Reclamation

Act. Section 4 In sub-section (1) omit “Punjab”.

Section 48 In sub-section (1), in clause (vii) omit “Punjab”. 1953 XIV The Punjab Youthful Offenders Act. Section 14 In sub-section (1) for the words “Sessions Judge” where they occur for the second time, substitute the words “Court of Sessions”. 1954 IX 35The Punjab Education (Control of Unrecognized Private Institutions)

Act. Section 2 For “Education Department of the Punjab” substitute “Education Department of West Pakistan”.

34Repealed by the West Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1959 (XXI of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 17.4.1959, pages 319-325, s.20. 35Repealed by the Punjab Registration of Un-recognized Educational Institutions Ordinance, 1962 (XI of 1962); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 16.4.1962, pages 1607-1613, see s.11.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 1955 VIII 36The Punjab Secondary Education Act. Section 4

(i) For clause (iv) of sub-section (1) substitute the following:- “(iv) Two persons from the districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyarkhan to be nominated by Government”.

(ii) For clause (v) of sub-section (1), substitute the following:-

“(v) One person from the Quetta Division to be nominated by Government”.

Section 10 In clause (iii) of sub-section (2), for “Punjab Education Department” substitute “West Pakistan Education Department”.

Section 11 Omit “Punjab”. 1955 X The Co- operative Societies (Punjab Amendment)

Act. Section 3 In clause (b), insert “Provincial” before “Government”. 1955 XIII 37The Punjab Wild Birds and Wild Animals Protection Act. Section 7 After “Government” insert “or the Commissioner” and for “it may grant to any person” substitute “any person may be granted” and for “it may impose” substitute “may be imposed”.

Section 8(1) After “Government” where it occurs first insert “or the Commissioner”.

Section 8(2) After “Government” where it occurs first insert “or the Commissioner”.

36Repealed by the Punjab (Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore) Ordinance, 1961 (XVIII of 1961); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.8.1961, pages 1949-1968, s.32. 37Repealed by the West Pakistan Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1959 (LVI of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 16.11.1959, pages 1221-1235, s.27.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 1955 XIV 38The Punjab Land Utilization

Act. Section 2(i) For “Government of the Punjab” substitute “Provincial Government”.

Sections 4, 6, 7 and 12 For “Government” substitute “the Board of Revenue”.

Section 8 For “Government, or some officer authorised by the Government in this behalf” substitute “Commissioner”.

Sections 11 and 28 For “Government” where it occurs for the second time substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1955 XVI 39The Punjab University Act. Section 16(1) (a) Omit “Punjab” from clause (iv) of Head „A‟.

(b) (i) For clause (iii) of Part B substitute the following:-

“(iii) Two persons from the districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyarkhan to be nominated by the Government”.

(ii) For clause (v) of Part B substitute the following:- “(v) One person from the Quetta Division to be nominated by Government”. SIND ACTS 1874 II The Civil Jails Act Section 16-A Omit sub-section (5). 1879 V The Sind Land Revenue Code Section 3 Insert the following as new sub-

38Repealed by the West Pakistan Land Utilization Ordinance, 1959 (XLVIII of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 31.8.1959, pages 787-796, s.32 39Repealed by the West Pakistan (University of the Punjab) Ordinance, 1961 (XXII of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 18.9.1961, pages 2203-2234, s.45

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 40[and the Bombay Land Revenue Code, as in force in the District of Karachi.] section, namely:- “(30) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue established under the West Pakistan 41[Board of Revenue] Act, 1957”.

Section 4

(i) For “Revenue Commissioner” where it occurs for the first time substitute “Board of Revenue”.

(ii) Replace the semi-colon after “Division” in the last sentence by a full-stop.

Section 8

(i) Insert “Board of Revenue and the” before “Revenue Commissioner” where it occurs for the first time.

(ii) Insert “or the Board of Revenue” after the words “Provincial Government” where they occur for the last time.

Sections 10, 38, 41, 44, 53, 55, 95, 98, 108, 117- A (3), 118, 126, 146, 148, 152, 154, 183, 198, 204, 206, 209, 211, 212 and

213. For the words “Provincial Government” wherever they occur substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 12 For “Provincial Government” where it occurs for the first time substitute

40Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

41Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 “Commissioner” and where it occurs for the second time substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 17 After the words “Provincial Government” insert a comma and the words “Board of Revenue”.

Section 18 After the words “Provincial Government” occurring for the last time insert “or the Board of Revenue or the Commissioner”.

Section 37(1) After “Revenue Commissioner” insert “and Board of Revenue”.

Section 135-H In sub-section (3) omit “or the Chief Court of Sind”.

Section 158 For “Provincial Government” occurring for the first time substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Sections 216

(1A) and 216 (1B). For “Revenue Commissioner for Sind” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

1879 VII The Sind Irrigation Act 42[and the Bombay Irrigation Act, as in force in the District of Karachi.] Section 90 Omit the first proviso, and in the second proviso omit “further”. 1881 IV The Sind Village Officers

Act. Section 3 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1882 VII The Sind Landing and Wharfage Fees Act 43[and the Section 4 Omit “in relation to a major port means the Central Government, and save as aforesaid”.

42Inserted by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

43Ibid.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Bombay Landing and Wharfage Fees Act, as in force in the District of Karachi.] 1901 III The Sind District Municipal Act. Section 18 For the full-stop appearing at the end substitute a colon and add the following proviso thereafter:-

“Provided that if the vacancy be of an elected Councillor the bye- election for filling the vacancy shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a bye-election be held within a period of twelve months of the date on which the term of office of Councillors expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question arises whether the bye-election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or when the term of office of Councillors expires it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final”.

Section 37 For “in accordance with the rules to be made by the Municipality in this behalf” substitute “with the previous sanction of the Commissioner”.

Section 46, proviso (a) For proviso

(a) substitute the following:- “(a) No rule made, or alteration or rescission of a rule made under this section shall have effect

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 unless and until it has been approved by the Commissioner”. 1906 II The Mukhtiarkars‟ Courts Act 44[and the Mamlatdars Courts Act, as in force in the District of Karachi.] Section 3(a) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 4(1) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 4 (3) For “Provincial Government” substitute 45 [Board of Revenue] 1923 VI The Sind Local Boards Act Section 33 For the existing provisos substitute the following:- “Provided that if the vacancy be of an elected member the bye-election for filling the vacancy shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a bye-election be held within a period of twelve months of the date on which the term of office of members expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question arises whether the bye-election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or when the term of office of members

44Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

45Substituted for the word “Commissioner” by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 expires it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final”.

Section 125(1) Insert “Commissioner or” before “Collector”.

Section 127 (i) For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Commissioner”.

(ii) Add as sub-section (4) after sub-section (3):- “(4) When a Commissioner makes any order under this section he shall forthwith forward to the Provincial Government a copy of the order with a statement of the reasons for making it and with such explanation, if any, as the board or committee concerned may wish to offer. The Provincial Government may thereupon confirm, modify or rescind the order”. 1924 XIII The Sind Children Act, 46[and the Bombay Children Act, as in force in the District of Karachi] Section 52 In sub-section (4) omit all words after the words “further condition”. 1925 VII The Sind Co- operative Societies Act 47[and the Section 71 Omit sub-section (5).

46Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

47Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Bombay Co- operative Societies Act, as in force in the District of Karachi.] 1925 XVIII The Sind Municipal Boroughs Act. Section 29

(a) Omit the proviso to the first paragraph and insert the following as provisos at the end:-

“Provided that the bye-election for filling the vacancy of a Councillor shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a bye-election be held within a period of twelve months of the date on which the term of office of councillors expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question arises whether the bye-election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or when the term of office of councillors expires it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final”. 1929 VII 48The Sind Maternity Benefit Act. Section 14 Omit sub-section(4).

48Repealed by the West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958 (XXXII of 1958); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 22.12.1958, pages 1715-1721, s. 15.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 1929 XVIII The Sind Borstal Schools Act 49[and the Bombay Borstal Schools Act, as in force in the District of Karachi]. Section 19 Omit sub-section (3). 1930 XXV The Sind Local Funds Act. Section 15 Omit sub-section (3). 1932 II The Sind Finance Act 50[and the Bombay Finance Act as in force in the District of Karachi]. Section 4 After clause (b) insert the following new clause:- “(bb) “Government” means the Provincial Government”.

Section 11 Omit the last two sentences in sub- section (3). 1932 XV The Sind Weights and Measures Act 51[and the Bombay Weights and Measures Act, as in force in the District of Karachi]. Section 41 Omit clause (b) of sub-section (3).

49Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

50Ibid. 51Ibid.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 1933 VI 52[The Sind Village Panchayats Act.] Section 108 Omit sub-section (3). 1933 XXII The Sind Livestock Improvement Act, 53[and the Bombay Livestock Improvement Act, as in force in the District of Karachi]. Section 23 Omit sub-section (4). 1934 X The Sind Devadasis Protection Act 54[and the Bombay Devadasis Protection Act, as in force in the District of Karachi]. Section 7 Omit sub-section (3). 1935 XVIII The Mussalman Wakf (Sind Amendment)

Act. Section 14 Omit sub-section (2). 1935 XXV The Sind Public Trusts Registration Act, 55[and the Section 27 Omit sub-section (4).

52Repealed by the Punjab Village Panchayat (West Pakistan Extension and Amendment) Act, 1958 (XLVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 24.9.1958, pages 1315-1318.

53Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4.

54Ibid. 55Ibid.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Bombay Public Trusts Registration Act as in force in the District of Karachi]. 1937 IV The Sind Famine Relief Fund Act. Section 8 Omit the proviso. 1939 XIII The Sind Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Registration

Act. Section 3 Omit clause (b) of sub-section (2).

Section 29 Omit sub-section (3). 1939 XV 56The Sind Motor Vehicles Tax Act. Section 17 Omit the second sentence.

Section 19 Omit sub-section (4). 1939 XXI The Sind Deti Leti Act Section 23 Omit sub-section (4). 1940 II The Public Inquiries Act Section 11

(i) In sub-section (1) omit “of this Province”.

(ii) Omit sub-section (4). 1940 IV The Sind Consumption of Intoxicants Restriction Act. Section 33

Omit. 1940 VII The Sind Zamindars Children Education Act. Section 14 Omit sub-section (4). 1940 VIII The Sind Agriculturists Section 16 Omit sub-section (4).

56Repealed by the Punjab Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1958 (XXXII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 23.4.1958, pages 619-621, s.6.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Relief Act. 1940 XI The Sind Agricultural Produce Market Act. Section 28 In sub-section (4) omit clause (b). 1940 XVIII The Sind Shops and Establish- ments Act. Section 35 Omit sub-section (5). 1940 XX The Sind Opium Smoking Act. Section 31 Omit sub-section (4). 1941 IX The Sind Debt Conciliation

Act. Sections 3(1), 3(3) and 3(4). For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Sections 15(1) and 20(6). For “Revenue Commissioner for Sind” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 36(5) For “Sind” substitute “Provincial”. 1944 XIV The Sind Money Lenders Act. Sections 6 and 44 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1944 XV The Hakims and Vaidyas

Act. Section 36 Omit sub-section (3). 1947 VI The Sind Road Fund Act. Section 2 For sub-section (3) substitute the following:- “(3) „Provincial Roads‟ means roads which have been constructed, repaired, improved or maintained from the Provincial revenues in the territories included in the Province of Sind as it existed before the appointed day and shall hereinafter be constructed, repaired, improved or maintained from

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Provincial revenues”. 1947 XVII The Sind University Act Section 7 For “The Premier of the Province for the time being” substitute “A Minister of the Provincial Government, from the territories in the Province of Sind as it existed before the appointed day, nominated by the Governor”.

Section 10

(i) In sub-section (2) under the head “I -Ex-officio B” in clause

(i) Omit “Sind” and for clauses

(ia) to (x) substitute:-

“(ii) Nine persons nominated by the Governor from the residents of Hyderabad and Khairpur Divisions to give representation to Education, Judicial, Agriculture, Health, Engineering and Industries Departments”.

(ii) In clause (xiii) Omit “Sind”.

Section 18 In sub-section (1) under the heading “I-Ex-officio Members” in clause (ii) Omit “Sind”.

Section 39 Omit the proviso. 1947 XVIII 57The Sind Vagrancy Act. Section 30 Omit sub-section (3). 1947 XXVII The Primary Education Act. Section 4 In sub-sections(1) and (4) omit “in the Province”. 1947 XLII The Sind Foods Act. Section 36 Omit sub-section (3). 1947 XLIV The Sind Local Authorities Service Act. Section 5 For the existing section 5 substitute the following:- “5. All the officers of the Local Authorities Service shall be the servants of the Provincial Government. Out of these

57Repealed by the Punjab Vagrancy Ordinance, 1958 (XX of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 1.10.1958, pages 1343-1350, s.26.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 officers the Chief officers of the Local Authorities will be appointed by the Government. All the remaining Officers, of the Local Authorities Service will be appointed by the Commissioner. The jurisdiction in respect to matters specified in sub-section

(2) of section 7 shall, however, vest in and be exercised by the Provincial Government in respect of all the officers of the Local Authorities Service”.

Section 7(3) For “Sind” substitute “Provincial”. 1947 XLIX The Sind Rural Credit and Land Transfer

Act. Section 8(3)(c) and (d). For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 11(1)(c) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 26(1) and (2) For “Revenue Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 27(1) and (2) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 28 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue” and for “Revenue Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 29 Omit sub-section (3). 1948 I The Sind Provisional Collection of Taxes Act. Sections 3 and 4 For “Sind” substitute “Provincial”. 1948 VIII The Sind Cattle (Contagious Diseases) Act. Section 23 Omit sub-section (3).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 1948 IX 58The Sind Urban Immovable Property Tax

Act. Section 13 Omit sub-section (3). 1950 XX The Sind Tenancy Act. Section 35 Omit sub-section (3). 1951 II The Contempt of Courts (Sind Amendment)

Act. Section 2 Omit clause (b).

Section 3

Omit. N.W.F. PROVINCE ACTS 1883 XX The Punjab District Boards Act as applicable to N.W.F.P. Section 3 For clause

(10) substitute the following:- “(10) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of a Division or any person or persons appointed by the Provincial Government to perform the functions of a Commissioner”.

Section 15 For the proviso to sub-section (1) substitute the following:- “Provided that the bye-election for filling the place shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a bye-election be held within a period of six months of the date on which the term of office of members expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question

58Repealed by the Punjab Urban Immovable Property Tax Act, 1958 (V of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 10.4.1958, pages 519-530, s.24.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 arises whether the bye-election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or when the term of office of members expires it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final”. 1887 XVII The Punjab Land Revenue Act as applicable to the N.W.F.P. Sections 3(1)(c), 6(3), 10, 18(2), 29(1), 32, 38(1), 50(2), 51(1), 53(1), 53-A(1), 53- A(2)(i), 101- A(1), 107(1), 120(3), 136(1), 136(2), 136(4), 145, 146(b), and 158(2)(xx) For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 3(13) For “having authority from the Judicial Commissioner to appear and practise as such” substitute “within the meaning of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879, except a mukhtar”.

Section 3(15) Insert “or the Board of Revenue” after “Provincial Government”.

Section 3 Insert the following as a new sub- section, namely:- “(20) „Board of Revenue‟ means the Board of Revenue established under the West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957.”

Sections 3(19), 11(1), 11(2), 16(1), For “Revenue Commissioner” or “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Board of

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 16(4), 24(1), 28(1), 29(3), 30(2), 31(2)(d), 33(1), 33(2), 33(3), 35(a), 46, 47(1), 53(2), 55(3), 59(2), 59(3), 60-C, 61(1)(b), 63(1), 63(2), 64(1), 64(2), 97, 100, 102, 110(1), 124, 141, 148(1), 155(1), 155(3) and 157. Revenue” and make all necessary substitutions for the pronouns used for it.

Section 6 Omit clause (a).

(c) After sub-section(4) add the following as sub-section (5), namely:- “(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the jurisdiction of the Board of Revenue extends to all the Districts of Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Hazara, Mardan, Kohat and Peshawar and of the Commissioners, Collectors and Assistant Collectors to the Divisions and districts, respectively in which they are employed”.

Sections 6(1)(b), 13(b), 13 Proviso (ii), 14(b), 16(3), 50(2), 71(3), 73, 75, For “Revenue Commissioner” or “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 76(2)(c), 77, 79(1), 89, 90, 91, 92, 95(2), 101-A(4) and 147(3).

Section 8 Insert “Commissioners,” before “Deputy Commissioners”.

Section 11

(i) Insert the following as sub- section (3), namely:- “(3) Subject to the general superintendence and control of the Board of Revenue, a Commissioner shall control all other Revenue Officers in his Division”.

(ii) In sub-section (4) for the words “to the control of the Revenue” substitute the words “as aforesaid and to the control of the”.

Section 12 For “Revenue Commissioner,” substitute “Board of Revenue or Commissioner”.

Section 13 Insert the following as clause (c):- “(c) to the Board of Revenue only on a point of law when the order is made by a Commissioner”.

Section 14 Insert the following as clause (c):- “(c) When the appeal lies to the Board of Revenue-ninety days”.

Section 15 (1) In the proviso, for clause (a) substitute the following:- “(a) an order passed by his predecessor in office shall not be reviewed by the–

(i) Commissioner without first obtaining the sanction of the

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Board of Revenue,

Section 16(2) Insert “Commissioner or” before “Collector”.

Section 16(4) For “or” substitute “and the Commissioner may, in any case called for under sub-section (2) or” and after “as” insert “it or”.

Section 16(4) proviso For “he shall not under this section pass an order” substitute “no order shall be passed under this section”.

Section 27 For “a Revenue Commissioner” substitute “the Board of Revenue, Commissioner”.

Section 48-B After “Provincial Government” insert “or the Board of Revenue, as the case may be,”.

Section 58 Substitute the following:- “58. An appeal from an order under the last foregoing section or section 52 shall lie to the Commissioner, and from the appellate order of the Commissioner, to the Board of Revenue”.

Section 60-A Substitute the following:- “60-A. Procedure to be followed in making rules– Before making any rules under the provisions of section 60, the Provincial Government shall, in

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 addition to observing the procedure laid down in section 22 of the 59West Pakistan General Clauses Act, 1956, publish by notification a draft of the proposed rule for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby.”.

Section 117(2)(d) and

(e) For “Judicial Commissioner” substitute “High Court”.

Section 137(1) Omit “except the Revenue Commissioner” and the commas preceding and following these

words.

Section 141 For “Judicial Commissioner” substitute “High Court”.

Section 158(1) Insert “Board of Revenue” after “Provincial Government”. 1935 VII The North- West Frontier Province Village Council

Act. Section 2 In clause (6), for “Revenue Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner of a division”. 1938 XI The North- West Frontier Province Prohibition Act. Section 3

(i) In sub-section (6) in clause (a) omit “in the North-West Frontier Province”.

(ii) in sub-section (7) in clause (a) omit “in the North-West Frontier Province”. 1939 X The North- West Frontier Province Midwives Act. Section 10 Below section 10 add the following explanation, namely:– “Explanation– For the purpose of this section “Province” means the districts of Peshawar, Mardan, Hazara, Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu

59Now “The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 and Kohat”. 1939 XII The North– West Frontier Province Artificial Ghee Colourization

Act. Section 15 For “Local Government” substitute “Provincial Government”. 1947 XXIII The North– West Frontier Province Weights and Measures Act. Section 3

(i) In sub–section (3) for “His Majesty‟s Mint 60[,] Bombay” substitute “Pakistan Mint at Lahore”.

(ii) In sub–section (4) for “Bombay” substitute “Lahore”.

First Schedule (i) Under the heading “Explanation of dry and wet measures” in paragraph (1) for “Bombay” substitute “Lahore”.

(ii) Under the heading “Standard Measures of Length” for “Bombay” substitute “Lahore”, and Omit “Officer Incharge Mathematical Instruments Office, Calcutta”.

61[Section 3(1) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.] 1948 VI The Kabul River Project (Control and Prevention of Speculation in

Land) Act. Section 4 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 4 Proviso For “Provincial Government” where it occurs for the first and third time substitute “Commissioner”.

60Substituted, for “at”, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

61Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 1948 XVII The N.W.F.P. Agricultural Income-tax

Act. 62[Section 2(1) For “with the approval of the North- West Frontier Province Legislative Assembly accorded by a resolution” substitute “by the Provincial Government”.

Section 3

(i) In sub-section (1), for “the North-West Frontier Provincial” substitute “West Pakistan”.

(ii) In sub-section (2), for “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

(iii) In sub-section (3) for “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 10 In clauses

(1) and (5), for “Government of the North-West Frontier Province” substitute “Provincial Government”.]

Section 3(3) Omit “Revenue and Divisional”. 1950 XIV The N.W.F.P. Pre-emption

Act. Section 7(2) For “Provincial Government” Substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1950 XV The Peshawar University Act. Section 9 In sub-section (3) for “admitted” substitute “submitted”.

Section 11- A(1) For “Chief Minister of the Province” substitute “Chief Minister of West Pakistan”.

63[Section 3

(1) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.] 1950 XIX The N.W.F.P. New Irrigation Projects (Control and Prevention of Section 4 Proviso For “Provincial Government” where it occurs for the first and third time substitute “Commissioner”.

62Substituted ibid.

63Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Speculation in

Land) Act.

Section 12 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 1950 XXV The N.W.F.P. Tenancy Act. Section 2(ix)

Section 2

(xviii) After “Provincial Government” insert “or the Board of Revenue”.

Section 2(xxi) Omit.

Sections 4(1) (b), 4(1) (c), Proviso to 4(1), 47(3), 58(2) and 77(3). For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Sections 29,47(5), 48(2), 60(2) (b), 74(1) and

78. For “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary substitutions for the pronouns used for it.

Section 36

(i) For “Provincial Government” substitute “Board of Revenue or Commissioner”.

(ii) For “fixed” substitute “fix”.

Section 47 In sub-section (5)–

(i) Omit “the territories for the time being administered by the Governor of”.

(ii) For “Collectors and Assistant Collectors to the districts” substitute “Commissioners, Collectors and Assistant Collectors to the Divisions and districts, respectively,.”

Sections 47

(1) (a), 52(b), 53(b), 56(3) and 56(4). For “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Sections 49(4), 51(1), 51(2), 56(1), 56(5), 56(6) and 80. For “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue or the Commissioner” and make all necessary substitutions for the pronouns used for it.

Section 50 Substitute the following:– “50. (1) The general superintendence and control over all Revenue Officers and Revenue Courts shall be vested in, and all such officers and Courts shall be subordinate to the Board of Revenue.

(2) Subject to the general superintendence and control of the Board of Revenue, a Commissioner shall control all other Revenue Officers and Revenue Courts in his division.

(3) Subject as aforesaid and to the control of the Commissioner, a Collector shall control all other Revenue Officers and Revenue Courts in his district”.

Section 56(5) For “Judicial Commissioner, North- West Frontier Province” substitute “High Court”.

Sections 71(1), 71(2), 71(3), 72(1), 72(2), 72(3), 72(4) and 72(5). For “Judicial Commissioner” substitute “High Court”, and make all necessary substitutions for the pronouns used for it.

Section 74(1) Omit “local”.

Section 76 After insert “or the Board of Revenue”.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Sections 77(1) (a) and 77(2). For “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue, Commissioner”. 1950 XXXII The N.W.F.P. Restitution of Mortgaged Lands Act. Section 10 For “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner, North-West Frontier Province” substitute “Commissioner”. 1950 XXXIII The North- West Frontier Province Municipal Act. Section 17

(i) Insert the following proviso before the existing proviso:– “Provided that the bye-election for filling the place shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy and if the bye- election is not held within the said period, the vacancy shall be filled by the Provincial Government by nomination”.

(ii) In the existing proviso insert “further” after “provided”.

Sections 22,24(2), 38, 39, 40, 49(2) (l), 182, 189, 193(1) and (2), 232, 233, 235 and 236. For “Provincial Government”, except where it occurs for the first time in sections 39 and 40, substitute “Commissioner” and make all necessary substitutions for the pronouns used for it.

Section 3(7) For “Secretary to Government, North- West Frontier Province, Local-Self Government” substitute “Commissioner of a division”.

Section 24(1) Omit “in the case of a municipality of the first class, by the Provincial Government and, in the case of a municipality of the second class”.

Section 24(3) proviso For the proviso substitute the following:–

“Provided that the Commissioner may refuse to notify

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 the election as member of any person who could be removed from office under section 16 or of any person whom the Commissioner, for any reason which he may deem to affect the public interest, may consider to be unfit to be a member of the Committee and upon such refusal the election of such person shall be void.”

Section 33(1) Omit “Provincial Government in the case of committees of the first class, and of the” and “in the case of those of the second-class”.

Section 37 After “Secretary”, insert “and the Commissioner may appoint any person to be the”.

Section 229 In sub-section (1) between the word “Government” and the word “may” insert “in the case of a Committee of the first class, and the Commissioner in other cases”. 1952 VII The N.W.F.P. Abolition of Jagirs Act. Section 4 For “Provincial Government” substitute “Commissioner or Board of Revenue”. 1952 XI The N.W.F.P. Tenancy (Rural Housing) Protection Act. Section 7 For “Revenue and Divisional Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner”. BALUCHISTAN ACTS 1887 XVII The Punjab Land Revenue Act as applicable to Baluchistan. Sections 3(1)(c), 6(3), 10, 18(2), 28(1), 29(1), 32, 38(1), 48(2), 50(2), 51(1), 53(1), 53-A(1), 53- A(2)(i) For “Chief Commissioner” or “Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 59(1)(b), 101- A(1), 107(1), 120(3), 136(1), 136(2), 136(4), 145, 146(b) and 158(2)(xx).

Section 3(15) For “Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial Government or the Board of Revenue”.

Section 3 Insert the following as clauses (19) and (20):–

(19) “Assessment circle” means a group of estates which, in the opinion of the Board of Revenue to be recorded in an order in writing, are sufficiently homogeneous to admit of a common set of rates being used as a general guide in calculating the land revenue to be assessed upon them”.

(20) “Board of Revenue” means “the Board of Revenue” established under the 64West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957”.

Sections 3(14), 5, 8, 9, 11(1), 17, 24(1), 25, 26, 27(1), 27(2), 27(3) 28(2), For “Chief Commissioner” or “Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial Government” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

64Now “the Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, s.2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.3

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 31(2)(d), 65[*] 39(3), 41, 43(1), 47-A, 49(2), 66[60], 61(1)(a), 101- F, 102 Proviso, 141, 147(1), 147(2), 154(1)(b), 155(3), 67[158(1)] and 158(2)(vii).

Section 6(1) Omit clause (a).

Sections 6(1) (b), 11(4), 13, 14 (d), 68[*] 16(3), 50(2), 58, 59(1)(b), 71(3), 73, 75, 76 (2)(c), 77(1), 79(1), 89, 90, 91, 92(1), 95(2), 101-A(4) and 147(3). For “Revenue Commissioner” or “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 6 Insert the following as sub- section(5):- “(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the jurisdiction of the Board of Revenue extends to Baluchistan as it existed before the establishment of the

65The figure “33(2)” deleted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of

1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

66Inserted ibid.

67Ibid. 68The figure “15(1)(a)” omitted ibid.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Province of West Pakistan and of Commissioners and of Collectors and Assistant Collectors to the Divisions and districts, respectively, in which they are employed”.

Section 8 Before “Extra Assistant Commissioner” insert “Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and”.

Sections 11(1), 11(2), 16(1), 16(4), 24(1), 29(3), 30(2), 31(2)(d), 33, 35(a), 46, 47(1), 47-A, 48-A(2), 55(3), 59(2), 59(3), 61(1)(b), 63(1), 63(2), 64(1), 64(2), 97, 100(1), 102, 110(1), 124, 141, 148(1), 155(1), 155(3) and 157. For “Revenue Commissioner” or “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

Section 11 Insert the following as sub-section (3):- “(3) Subject to the general superin-tendence and control of the Board of Revenue, a Commissioner shall control all other Revenue Officers in his division”.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Sections 12(1) and 12(2). For “Revenue Commissioner” or “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Board of Revenue or Commissioner”.

Section 13 Insert the following as clause (c):_ “(c) to the Board of Revenue only on a point of law when the order is made by a Commissioner”.

Section 14 Insert the following as clause (c): _ “(c) When the appeal lies to the Board of Revenue, ninety days.”

Section 15(1) In the proviso, for clause (a) substitute the following:- “(a) an order passed by his predecessor in office shall not be reviewed by the–

(i) Commissioner without first obtaining the sanction of the Board of Revenue,

Section 16(2) Before “Collector” insert “Commissioner or”.

Section 16(4) (i) For “himself” substitute “itself”;

(ii) For “or” substitute “and the Commissioner may, in any case called for under sub-section (2)

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 or”;

(iii) After “as” insert “it or” ;

(iv) For “he” in the proviso substitute “the Board of Revenue or the Commissioner”.

Section 27(1)(a) Before “a Collector” insert “the Board of Revenue, Commissioner or”.

Section 27(2) Before “a Collector” insert “the Board of Revenue, Commissioner”.

Section 51 Insert the following as sub-section (3):-

“(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4) the average rate of incidence on the cultivated area of the land revenue imposed under the provisions of sub-section (1) on any assessment circle forming part of any area in respect of which a notification has been issued under sub-section (2) of section 49 shall not exceed the rate of incidence of the land revenue imposed at the last previous assessment by more than one-fourth,

provided that the rate of incidence of the assessment imposed on any estate shall not exceed the rate of incidence of the last previous assessment on the estate by more than two- thirds”.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

69[For sub-section(4) substitute the following sub-section]:-

“(4) The provisions of sub- section (3) shall not be applicable in the case of land which has not been previously assessed to land revenue or in which canal irrigation has been introduced after the date of the orders passed under the provisions of sub-section (1) at the last previous assessment, or in the case of land of which the last previous assessment was made under the provisions of clause (b) of subsection

(1) of section 59 or in the case of an area which has been declared by notification to be an urban assessment circle and for the purpose of calculating the increase in the incidence of the land revenue for the purpose of sub-section (3), all such land shall be excluded from calculation.”

Sections 53(2) and 53(3). For “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Commissioner or the Board of Revenue”.

Section 58 After “Commissioner” insert “and from the appellate order of the Commissioner to the Board of

69Substituted, for the words “Insert the following as sub-section. (4)”, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws)

(Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. .

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Revenue”.

Section 60 Insert the following as clauses (a) and (e):-

“(a) the method by which the estimate of the money value of the net assets of an estate or group of estates shall be made;

(e) the manner in which the rate of incidence of the land revenue is to be calculated for the purpose of sub- section (3) of section 51.”

70[For section 60-C, substitute the following]:-

“60-A Procedure to be followed in making rules.– Before making any rules under the provisions of section 60, the Provincial Government shall, in addition to observing the procedure, laid down in section 22 of the 71West Pakistan General Clauses Act, 1956, publish by notification a draft of the proposed rule for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby.

60-B. Rules and instructions already in force.– Notwithstanding anything contained in section 60-A, the

70Substituted, for the words „After Section 60, insert the following as new sub-section (4)‟, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 71Now “the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1. 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 rules and executive instructions relating to the matters mentioned in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of section 60 which were in force immediately before the 14th October 1955, shall remain in

force.

[6] Paragraph 0C. Power to issue instruction

The Provincial Government or the Board of Revenue with the approval of the Provincial Government may, from time to time, issue executive instructions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder for the guidance of Revenue Officers relating to all matters to which the provisions of this Chapter apply.”.

Section 70 For sub-section (2) substitute the following:– “(2) The distress and sale shall be conducted, as nearly as may be, in accordance with the law for the time being in force for the attachment and sale of movable property under the decree of a Revenue Court constituted under the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887:

Provided that, in addition to the particulars exempted by that law from liability to sale, so much of the produce of the land of the defaulter as the Collector thinks necessary for seed-grain and for the subsistence, until the harvest next following, of the defaulter and his family, and of

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 any cattle exempted by that law, shall be exempted from sale under this section.”.

Section 137 Insert the following as sub-section (1):– “(1) The Provincial Government may by notification direct that the Provisions of this Act with respect to the superintendence and control over Revenue Officers shall subject to any modification of those provisions which the Provincial Government thinks fit, apply to any Revenue Officer who has been invested with the powers of a Civil Court of any of the clauses specified in section 18 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, and that appeals shall lie from his decrees and orders to, and his decrees and orders be subject to revision, by a Revenue Officer invested under the last foregoing section with the powers of a Court which would be competent under the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, to hear appeals from, or revise, such decrees and orders if they had been made by a Court with the powers of which the Revenue Officer who made them has been invested”.

Section 158

(1) Insert “Board of Revenue” after “Provincial Government”. 1887 XVII The Punjab Sections For “Resident in Baluchistan” or

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Land Revenue Act as modified and applied to the Nasirabad Sub-Division in Baluchistan. 3(1)(c), 6(3), 10, 18(2), 28(1), 29(1), 32, 38(1), 48(2), 50(2), 51(1), 53(1), 53-A(1), 53- A(2)(i), 101- A(1), 102, 107(1), 120(3), 136(1) 136(2), 136(4), 145, 146(b) and 158(2)(xx). “Resident” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

Section 3(15) For “Resident in Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial Government or the Board of Revenue”.

Section 3 Insert the following as clauses (19) and (20):– “(19) „Assessment Circle‟ means a group of estates which, in the opinion of the Board of Revenue, to be recorded in an order in writing, are sufficiently homogenous to admit of a common set of rates being used as a general guide in calculating the land revenue to be assessed upon them.

(20) „Board of Revenue‟ means the Board of Revenue established under the 72West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957.”.

72Now „The Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957‟, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Sections 3(14), 5, 8, 9, 11(1), 17, 24(1), 25, 26, 27(1), 27(2), 27(3), 28(2), 31(2)(d), 73[*], 41, 43(1), 49(2), 49(3), 60, 61(1)(a), 101-F, 102 proviso, 141, 147 (1), 147(2), 154(1)(b), 155(3) 74[158(1)] and 158(2)(vii). For “Resident in Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial Government” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

Sections 6(1)(b), 11(4), 13(b), 13, second proviso, 14(b), 16(3), 50(2), 71(3), 73, 75, 76(2)(c), 77(1), 79(1), 89, 90, 91,92(1), 95(2), 101-A(4) and 147(3). For “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 8 Insert “Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, and” before “Extra”.

73The figure “33(2)” deleted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of

1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

74Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Sections 11(1), 11(2), 16(1), 24(1), 29(3), 30(2), 31(2)(d), 33, 35(a), 46, 47(1), 48- A(2), 55(3), 59(2), 59(3), 61(1)(b), 63(1), 63(2), 64(1), 64(2), 97, 100(1), 102, 110(1), 124, 141, 148(1), 155(1), 155(3) and 157. For “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

Section 11 Add the following as clause (3):– “(3) Subject to the general superintendence and control of the Board of Revenue, the Commissioner shall control all other Revenue Officers.”.

Sections 12(1), 12(2), 53(2) and 53(3). For “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Board of Revenue or Commissioner”.

Section 13 Add the following as clause (c):– “(c) to the Board of Revenue only on point of law when the order is made by a Commissioner”.

Section 14 Add the following as clause (c):– “(c) When the appeal lies to the Board of Revenue – ninety days”.

Section 15(1), proviso (a). Substitute the following:– “(a) an order passed by his

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 predecessor in office shall not be reviewed by the:–

(i) Commissioner without first obtaining the sanction of the Board of Revenue,

Section 16(2) Insert “Commissioner or” before “Collector”.

Section 16(4) (excluding the proviso). For sub-section (4) substitute:– “(4) The Board of Revenue may, in any case, called for under sub-section

(1) and the Commissioner may, in any case called for under sub- section (2) or reported to him under sub-section (3), pass such order as it or he may think fit:”.

Section 16(4), proviso. For “he shall not under this section pass an order” substitute “no order shall be passed under this section”.

Section 27(1)(a) Insert “the Board of Revenue, Commissioner or” before “a Collector”.

Section 27(2) Insert “the Board of Revenue, Commissioner” before “a Collector”.

Section 47 After section 47, the following new section shall be added, namely:– “47-A.(1) Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to preclude the

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Provincial Government from ordering the preparation for any specified estate or for estates in any specified area, quadrennially or at such other intervals as the Board of Revenue may prescribe, of an edition of the record-of-rights to be prepared in such manner as the Board of Revenue may, with the previous sanction of the Provincial Government, prescribe.

(2) This edition of the record-of- rights shall be called the quadrennial record of the estate, and shall comprise the statements mentioned in clause(a) of sub-section (2) of section 31.”.

Section 48-B For “Resident in Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial Government or Board of Revenue as the case may be”.

Section 51 Insert the following as clauses (3) and (4):– “(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), the average rate of incidence on the cultivated area of the land revenue imposed under the provisions of sub-section (1) on any assessment circle forming part of any area in respect of which a notification has been issued under sub-section (2) of section 49, shall not exceed the rate of incidence of the land revenue imposed at the last previous assessment by more than one-fourth; provided that the rate of incidence of the assessment imposed on any estate shall not exceed the rate of incidence of the last previous assessment on the

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 estate by more than two-thirds.

(4) The provisions of sub-section

(3) shall not be applicable in the case of land which has not been previously assessed to land revenue in which canal irrigation has been introduced after the date of the orders passed under the provisions of sub-section(1) at the last previous assessment or in the case of land of which the last previous assessment was made under the provisions of clause(b) of sub-section (1) of section 59 or in the case of an area which has been declared by notification to be an urban assessment circle and for the purpose of calculating the increase in the incidence of the land revenue for the purpose of sub-section(3), all such land shall be excluded from calculation.”.

Section 58 For “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Commissioner and from the appellate order of the Commissioner to the Board of Revenue”.

Section 60 Add the following as clauses(a) and (e):– “(a) the method by which the estimate of the money value of the net assets of an estate or group of estates shall be made;” “(e) the manner in which the rate of incidence of the land revenue is to be calculated for the purpose of sub-

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 section (3) of section 51.”.

75[For section 60-C, substitute the following] sections namely;

“60-A. Procedure to be followed in making Rules– Before making any rules under the provisions of section 60, the Provincial Government shall, in addition to observing the procedure, laid down in section 22 of the 76West Pakistan General Clauses Act, 1956, publish by notification a draft of the proposed rules for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby.

[6] Paragraph 0B. Rules and instructions already in force

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 60-A the rules and executive instructions relating to the matters mentioned in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of section 60 which were in force immediately before the 14th October, 1955, shall remain in force. 60-C. Power to issue instructions- The Provincial Government or the Board of Revenue with the approval of the Provincial Government may, from time to time, issue executive instructions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder for the guidance of Revenue Officers relating to all matters to which the provisions of this Chapter apply”.

75Substituted, for the words “After Section 60, insert the following new,” by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws)

(Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 76Now “The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Provided that in addition to the particulars exempted by that law from liability to sale, so much of the produce of the land of the defaulter as the Collector thinks necessary for seed-grain and for the subsistence, until the harvest next following, of the defaulter and his family, and of any cattle exempted by that law, shall be exempted from sale under this section.”.

Section 73(2) Insert as clause (b):– “(b) While under the charge of the Court of Wards.”.

Section 75 Insert the following as clause (a):– “(a) any arrear which has accrued while the land was under the charge of the Court of Wards, or was so circumstanced that the Court of Wards might have exercised jurisdiction over it under the provisions of Chapter II of the Punjab Court of Wards Act, 1903.”.

Section 137 Insert the following as sub-section (1):– “(1) The Provincial Government may by notification direct that the

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 provisions of this Act with respect to the superintendence and control over the Revenue Officers shall subject to any modification of those provisions which the Provincial Government thinks fit, apply to any Revenue Officer who has been invested with the powers of a Civil Court of any of the classes specified in section 18 of the 77Punjab Courts Act, 1918, and that appeals shall lie from his decree and orders to, and his decrees and orders be subject to revision, by a Revenue Officer invested under the last foregoing section with the powers of a Court which would be competent under the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, to hear appeals from or revise, such decrees and orders if they had been made by a Court with the powers of which the Revenue Officer who made them has been invested.”.

Section 158(1) For “Resident in Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial Government, Board of Revenue.”. 1903 II The Punjab Court of Wards Act as applicable to Baluchistan. Section 4(1) (i) For “Revenue Commissioner in Baluchistan” substitute “Commissioner”.

(ii) Omit “for British Baluchistan”.

Sections 4(3), 4(4), 16(1), 17(2), 34 and 45(1). For “Chief Commissioner of British Baluchistan” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Sections 5 and 7(1) For “Chief Commissioner of British Baluchistan” substitute “Court of

77Repealed by the Punjab Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962 (II of 1962); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 8.1.1962, pages 87-96, see s.28 and Schedule.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Wards”.

Section 5(1) For “he” occurring before “considers” substitute “it” and omit “it” occurring before “expedient”.

Section 11(1) (i) Omit clauses (a) and (b).

(ii) After “land-holder” insert “the Court of Wards should be moved to make an order under section 5(2) or section 6”.

Section 44 Omit the first proviso and “further” from the second proviso.

Section 54 For “Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial Government”. 1946

The Quetta Municipal Law. Section 2

(i) insert the following as clauses

(1A) and (17A), respectively:– “(1A) „Baluchistan Leased Area‟ in sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of section 168 and in proviso to sub-section (2) of section 189, shall mean the leased areas as defined in the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950);”. “(17A) „Municipal Officer‟ means an employee of the Municipal Committee, Quetta;”.

(ii) For clause (5) substitute the following:– “(5) „Commissioner‟ means the Commissioner of Quetta Division;”.

(iii) in clause (18) for “Resident” substitute “Provincial Government or Commissioner”.

(iv) Omit clause (26).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

(v) In clause (29)–

(a) For “British India” substitute “Pakistan”.

(b) Omit “British” from “British Baluchistan”.

Section 4(2)(a) For “British subject” and “Indian State” substitute “Citizen of Pakistan” and “Acceding State”, respectively.

Sections 4(2)(e), 22(1), 26, 55, 114(2), 131, 155 and 158 (3). For “Indian Penal Code” substitute “Pakistan Penal Code”.

Section 4(2)(e), proviso (i). For “be” substitute “by”.

Sections 2(12), 2(16), 2(21), 2(22), 2(23), 3(2), 4, 5(3) and proviso, 7, 25(7), 27, 31(2)(a), 44, 46 (2), 47(1), 47(2), 58, 59(1)(a), 59(2)(i), 69(2)(b), 69(4)(c)(ii), 69(5)(a), 102(2), 155, 158, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 169, 172, 175, 188 and For “Resident” substitute “Provincial Government” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

191.

Section 7 For the proviso to sub-section (7) substitute the following:–

“Provided that the bye-election for filling the place shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided further that in no case shall a bye-election be held within a period of six months of the date on which the term of office of members expires and such vacancy shall be left unfilled:

Provided also that if a question arises whether the bye-election was held within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy or when the term of office of members expires, it shall be referred to the Provincial Government whose decision in the matter shall be final.”.

Sections 9, 13, 42, 43, 61(1), 114, 127, 165, and

168. For “Resident” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 14(d) For “Commissioner” substitute “Provincial Government”.

Section 20 Omit “the Secretary to the Resident in the Public Works Department” and “by the Resident”.

Section 21(2) For “Commissioner” substitute “Deputy Commissioner”.

Sections 25(1) and (4). For “the Resident” substitute “him”.

Section 29 Omit “and shall if so required by the Resident” and “or, where the

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Resident required delegation, as the Resident may direct”.

Sections 31(1) and 61(1). For “Crown Representative” substitute “Provincial Government”.

Section 31(1) Omit “with the previous sanction of the Resident”.

Sections 40 and 59(1)(a). For “Crown Representative” substitute “Central Government”.

Section 40 For “be” occurring before “bye-laws” substitute “by”.

Section 51(1) For “Commissioner” substitute “Deputy Commissioner or to such other officer as may be empowered by the Provincial Government in this behalf”.

Section 51(2) For sub-section (2) substitute “(2) subject to revision by the Commissioner the order passed under sub-section(1) shall be final”.

Section 62 Omit “with the Resident‟s permission”.

Section 68(1) For “The Resident may make rules” substitute “The Committee may and if so required by the Commissioner shall make bye-laws”.

Section 69(2)(c)

(i) Omit “the Resident” occurring for the first time, “shall forward with his opinion any such objection or suggestion to the Resident who” and “as he may think fit”.

(ii) After “Commissioner” occurring for the first time insert “,the Commissioner”.

(iii) For “Resident” occurring for the last time substitute

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 “Commissioner”.

Section 69(2)(d) Replace the existing clause (d) by the following:– “(d) When sanctioning a scheme the Commissioner may impose conditions for submission of periodical reports on the progress of the scheme to him and for his inspection and supervision of the scheme.”.

Section 163 For sub-section (2) substitute the following:– “(2) The Provincial Government or the Commissioner may exercise all powers necessary for the performance of this duty and may among other things by order in writing, annul or modify any proceeding which it or he may consider not to be in conformity with such law and rules as aforesaid, or for reasons which in its or his opinion justify an order by the Commissioner or as the case may be, by the Political Agent under section 159.”.

Section 170 For “Resident” substitute “Provincial Government, in the case of rules and the Commissioner in the case of bye-laws”. For “directs” substitute “direct”. ACTS APPLICABLE TO BAHAWALPUR 1860 XLV The Indian Penal Code Section 55 (a) For “the Ruler” substitute “President”.

Section 121

(a) For the Ruler of the sovereignty of the Bahawalpur State” substitute “State”.

Section For “Ruler” substitute “State”.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 124(a)

Sections 141,161, 162 and 163. For “the Bahawalpur Government” substitute “the Central Government or the Provincial Government”. 1861 V The Police Act Section 15- A(4) For “Deputy Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner of the Division”. 1872 IV The Punjab Laws Act Section 48 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “the Government for whose purposes the land is vested in the State”. 1873 VIII The Canal and Drainage Act Section 3(7) For “Superintending Engineer” substitute “the officer exercising control over a division of a canal”.

Section 35 For “Superintending Engineer” substitute “Divisional Canal Officer” and for the words “Revenue Minister” substitute “the Head Revenue Officer of the District”.

Section 65 For “A.M. Chief Minister” substitute “the Superintending Canal Officer”. For “the officer” substitute “a Divisional Canal Officer”. 1877 I The Specific Relief Act. Sections 5, 9 and 56 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government or Provincial Government”. 1880 XIII 78The Vaccination

Act. Section 18 In the last paragraph for “State subjects” substitute “the Citizens of Pakistan” and for “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Pakistan”.

Section 19 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Commissioner”. 1882 II The Trusts Act. Section 20 In clause

(a) for “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “any Provincial Government or of the

78Repealed by the Punjab Vaccination Ordinance, 1958 (XXVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 29.11.1958 , pages 1643-1648, s.16.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Central Government or of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”.

In the proviso to clause (a) for “Bahawalpur Government” where they occur for the first time substitute “by any such Government” and where they appear for the second time substitute “such Government”.

Section 29 For “to Bahawalpur Government” appearing after “adjudication” substitute “to the State”. 1886 VI The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration

Act. Section 1 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”. 1887 XVI The Punjab Tenancy Act as applicable to the Bahawalpur

State. Throughout the Act For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Provincial Government”.

Section 4(18) For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Provincial Government or Board of Revenue”.

Sections 46, 75(2), 76(2), 77(4), 78, 79, 81(c), 84(1), 88(2)(b), 102, 105, 106 and

108. For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 78(1) Omit “other”.

Section 80(c) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue only on a point of law”.

Section 82(1) In the proviso, for clause (a) substitute the following:–

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 “(a) an order passed by his predecessor in office shall not be reviewed by the–

(i) Commissioner without first obtaining the sanction of the Board of Revenue,

Section 84(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and for “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Commissioner who will take such action which could be taken by the Board of Revenue under sub- sections (4) and (5) after observing the procedure prescribed in sub- sections (5) and (6)”.

Section 84(4) Omit “by himself” and “or submitted to him under sub-section(3)” and for “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and for “he” substitute “it”.

Section 84(5) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and for “him” and “he” substitute “it”.

Section 84(6) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and for “his” substitute “its”. 1887 XVII 79The Punjab Land Revenue Act as Sections 1(3), 5, 8, 9, 17, 25, 26, 27(1), For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Provincial Government”.

79Repealed by the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967) ; published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 7.12.1967, pages 3603-3656, see s.184 and Schedule, Part Two, at entry No.5.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 applicable to the Bahawalpur

State. 27(2), 27 (3), 28(2), 31(2)(d), 33(2), 38(1), 41, 43(1), 48- B, 49, 60, 60- C, 61(1)(a), 137(1), 147(1), 147(2), 158(1), and 158(2)(vii).

Sections 3(1)(c) 80[,3(10) explanation], 6(3), 10, 18(2), 28(1), 29(1), 32(1), 38(1), 50(2), 51(1), 53(1), 53-A(1), 53- A(2), proviso (i), 101-A(1), 107(1), 120(3), 136(1), 136(2), 136(4), 145, 146(b) and 158(2)(xx). For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 3(15) For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Provincial Government or Board of Revenue”.

Section 3 Insert the following as new sub- section, namely:–

80Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 “20. „Board of Revenue‟ means the Board of Revenue established under the 81West Pakistan (Board of Revenue) Act, 1957”.

Sections 3(19), 6(5), 11(1), 11(2), 11(3), 12(1), 12(2), 14(c), 24(1), 27, 29(3), 30(2), 31(2)(d), 33(1), 33(2), 33(3), 35(a), 46, 47(1), 53(2), 53(3), 55(3), 58, 59(2), 59(3), 61(1)(b), 63(1), 63(2), 64(1), 64(2), 97, 100(1), 102, 110(1), 124, 141, 148(1), 155(1), 155(3) and 157. For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 6(1) Omit clause (a).

Section 7

Omit.

Section 13(c) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue only on point of law”.

Section 15(1) In the proviso, for clause (a) substitute the following:– “(a) an order passed by his predecessor in office shall

81Now “The Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 not be reviewed by the–

(i) Commissioner without first obtaining the sanction of the Board of Revenue,

Section 16(1) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and for “him” substitute “it”.

Section 16(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and substitute “Commissioner” for “Financial Commissioner”.

Section 16(4) For the existing sub-section (4) excluding the proviso substitute the following:– “(4) The Board of Revenue may in any case called for under sub-section

(1) and the Commissioner may in any case called for under sub-section (2) or reported to him under sub-section (3), pass such order as it or he thinks fit.”.

Section 16 proviso For “he shall not under this section pass an order” substitute “no order shall be passed under this section”.

Section 27(1)(a) For “a Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 48-B After “Provincial Government” insert “or Board of Revenue”.

Sections For “Financial Commissioner”

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 50(2), 71(3), 73, 75, 76(2)(c),77(1), 79(1), 95(2), 101-A(4) and 147(3). substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 60-A Substitute the following:– “60-A. Procedure to be followed in making rules-Before making any rules under the provision of section 60, the Provincial Government shall, in addition to observing the procedure, laid down in section 22 of the 82West Pakistan General Clauses Act, 1956, publish by notification a draft of the proposed rule for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby.”.

Section 137(1) Omit “Except Financial Commissioner” and the commas preceding and following these

words. 1894 I The Land Acquisition Act. Section 16 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “State”.

Section 17 In sub-sections (1) and (2) for “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “State”. 1894 IX The Prisons

Act. Section 3(7) For “Director of Prisons” substitute “Inspector-General of Prisons”. 1898 V The Code of Criminal Procedure Section 4 In Clause (t) for “the Crown” substitute “the State”.

Sections 45(1) and 329 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “the State”.

82Now The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956,‟ see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973).

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5

Section 45(2) For “the Ruler” substitute “the Central Government”.

Section 132(d) proviso. For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”.

Section 197(1) For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government or a Provincial Government”.

Section 197(2) For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “the President or the Governor as the case may be”.

Section 333 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “the State”.

Section 401(5) For “of the Ruler” substitute “of the President or of the Central Government”.

Section 401(5-A) For “the Ruler” substitute “the President or in virtue of any powers delegated to it by the Central Government”. 83[1900 XIII The Punjab Alienation of Land Act as applicable to the Bahawalpur

State. Sections 2(8), 4(1), 6(1)(d), 8(1)(c), 23 and 24. For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 3-A For “Bahawalpur Government” where it first occurs, substitute “Board of Revenue”.

Section 13-B

(d) For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue only on a point of law”.] 1908 V The Civil Sections For “Bahawalpur Government”

83Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Procedure Code 2(17)(f) and (g), 54, 60, 73(3), 82(1), and orders 21, 26 and

27. substitute “Government”.

Section 2(17)(b) For “State Civil Service” substitute “Provincial Civil Services.”

Section 83, and order 12 Rule 48. For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government.”

Sections 10, 109 and 111, and Order 21, Rule 48 and Order XLV. For “Ruler” substitute “President”. 1908 IX The Limitation

Act. Section 26(2). For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “State”. 1908 XVI The Registration

Act. Sections 3(2) and 17(2)(vii). For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “State”.

Section 33(1)(c) Omit “of the Ruler or” and for “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”. 1912 IV The Lunacy

Act. Sections 11-B and 12. For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”. 1918 II The Cinemato- graphy Act. Section 6(2) For “Ruler” substitute “State”. 1923 XLII 84The Mussalman Wakf Act. Sections 6(a), 11(1) and 13. For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”. 1925 IV The Soldiers

(Litigation) Act. Section 3(b)(iv), proviso to section 11 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”.

84Repealed by the West Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1959 (XXI of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 17.4.1959, pages 319-325, see s.20.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 and sections 13, 14(2) and 14-A.

Section 14(1) “For Bahawalpur Public Services” substitute “Provincial Public Services”.

Sections 14(1) and 85[14(2)]. For “Ruler” substitute “Pakistan”. 1925 XXXIX The Succession

Act. Section 14 For “Ruler” substitute “Pakistan”.

Sections 34 and 370. For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”. 1927 XVI The Forest Act. Sections 5, 39(1)(a), 41(2)(a), 43, 44, 49 and 79(1). For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “State”.

Section 39(1) and (2). For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government”.

Section 83(3) For “Ruler” substitute “State”. 1942

86The Bahawalpur State District Board Act. Sections 4 and 57(2)(e) For “Government” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 18 Omit “On recommendation of, or after consultation with, the Revenue Minister”.

Section 22(1) For the existing proviso substitute the following:–

“Provided that if the vacancy be of an elected member, the bye-

85Substituted for the figure 7(2) by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of

1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 86Repealed by the Punjab District Boards (West Pakistan Amendment) Act, 1957 (W.P. IX of 1957); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 28.2.1957, pages 359-361, see s.4..

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 election for filling the vacancy shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy and if the bye-election is not held within the said period, the vacancy shall be filled by the Government by appointment:

Provided further that the Government may direct that any such vacancy shall be left unfilled”.

Section 104(3) For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Commissioner”. 1942

The Bahawalpur State Court of Wards Act. Section 4(1) For “Revenue Minister or in special areas such officer as may be appointed by Government” substitute “Commissioner”.

Sections 5, 44 and 48 For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Commissioner”. 1943

87The Bahawalpur Municipal Act. Sections 27 [except where “Government” occurs for the second time in sub-section (2)], 31, 32, 200, 213, 216, 257, 258, 260 and

261. For “Government” substitute “Commissioner” and make all necessary substitutions of pronouns used therefor.

Section 10(1) For the proviso substitute the following:–

“Provided that if the vacancy be of an elected member, the bye-election for filling the vacancy shall be held within a period of six months from the date of occurrence of the

87Repealed by the Punjab Municipal (West Pakistan Amendment) Act, 1957 (VIII of 1957); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 28.2.1957, pages 355-357, see s.4.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 vacancy and if the bye-election is not held within the said period, the vacancy may either be filled by the Government by nomination or the Government may direct that the vacancy shall remain unfilled”.

Throughout the Act For “Minister-in-Charge” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 36 Replace the full-stop at the end by a comma and add the following thereafter:–

“subject to the modification that a reference, in whatever form, to the Government of Bahawalpur in the said Regulation or the relevant rules shall be deemed to be reference to the Commissioner.”

For “appeal to the Government who shall appoint a Judge of the High Court to hear the appeal” substitute “appeal to the highest authority having control over local bodies in the area comprising the districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan, or to such other officer as the Provincial Government may appoint in this behalf”.

Section 254 In sub-section (1) between the word “Government” and the word “may” insert “in the case of a Committee of the Ist Class and the Commissioner in other cases”. 1943

88The Bahawalpur State Section 69 For “Government” substitute “Deputy Commissioner”.

88Repealed by the Punjab Village Panchayat (West Pakistan Extension and Amendment) Act, 1958 (XLVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 24.9.1958, pages 1315-1318, s.13.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Panchayat Act. 1944

The Bahawalpur State Arms

Act. Section 12(1) For “the Malkhana to urban office” substitute “the District Malkhana”. 1944 XXI The Public Health (Emergency Provisions) Ordinance. Section 2(a) For “Bahawalpur Government” substitute “Central Government or Provincial Government”. 1951 V [89]The Bahawalpur State Municipal Executive Officers Act. Section 3(1) For “Government on recommendation of the Minister-in- Charge” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 3(3) For “Minister-in-Charge” and “Government on recommendation of Minister-in-Charge” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 10 For “Government and Minister-in- Charge” substitute “Commissioner”. ACTS APPLICABLE TO KHAIRPUR STATE 1878 VI The Indian Treasure Trove

Act. Sections 3, 5, 19, 20 and

21. Omit amendment made by notification No.4 of 1938. 1892

[90]The Bombay District Vaccination Act (Adapted on 21st July 1943). Clauses (a),

(e) and (i).

Omit.

89Repealed by the Punjab Municipal (Executive Officers) (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1958 (VII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary) dated 10.2.1958, pages 99-100, dated 9.5.1958, s.3. 90Repealed by the Punjab Vaccination Ordinance, 1958 (XXVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 28.11.1958, pages 1643-1648, s.16

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 91[1906 II The Mamlatdars Courts Act. Throughout the Act Delete „Bombay‟.

Sections 3 and 4 For „Governor-in-Council‟ substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 24 For the existing section 24 substitute the following:– “24.A Mamlatdar or a Collector functioning as a Court under this Act shall be a Court subordinate to the High Court of West Pakistan for the purposes of section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908”.] 1924 I The Cocaine

Act. Section 4 For “Wazir” substitute “Chief Excise Authority”. 1939 II 92The Irrigation Act Section 10 For, “Finance and Revenue Member” substitute “Collector”.

Section 11 For “Finance and Revenue Member” substitute “Collector”.

Section 25 For “P. W. Member” substitute “Chief Engineer, P.W.D. Irrigation”. For “Finance and Revenue Member” substitute “Collector”.

Section 26 For “Finance and Revenue Member” substitute “Collector”.

Section 29 For “P.W. Member” substitute “Executive Engineer”.

Section 32 For “His Highness in Council” substitute “Chief Engineer, P.W.D., Irrigation”.

Section 34 For “His Highness in Council” substitute “Chief Engineer, P.W.D.

91Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2.

92Repealed by the Sind Act (Extension to Khairpur District) Ordinance, 1959 (IV of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.1959, pages 109-111, s.

Years of the Act, Regu- lation or Order

No. of the Act, Regu- lation or Order Short title of the Act, Regulation or Order Provision adapted Adaptation made 1 2 3 4 5 Irrigation”.

Sections 35 and 36 For “Indian Penal Code” substitute “Pakistan Penal Code”.

Section 37 For “Finance and Revenue Member” substitute “Collector”. 1934 I The Protection of Muhammadan Agriculturists

Act. .. In this Act for “Minister” wherever it occurs substitute “Collector”. 1945 I The Primary Education Act. Section 3(a) For “Director of Public Instructions” substitute “Divisional Inspector of Education”. 1953 V The Co- operative Societies Act. Section 2(2) Omit clauses (i), (iii) and (iv).

SCHEDULE IV

(See Section 6) Serial

No. Year of Act

No. of Act Short title 1 2 3 4 PUNJAB ACTS 1 1937 I The Punjab Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1937. 2 1937 III The Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1937. 3 1939 VII The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Offices) Act, 1939. 4 1942 IV The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members) Act, 1942. 5 1942 VIII The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members)(Amendment) Act, 1942. 6 1944 IX The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members) (Amendment) Act, 1942. 7 1948 X The West Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1948. N.W.F.P. ACTS 1 1937 VII The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1937. 2 1937 IX The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1937. 3 1938 IX The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ Allowances) Act, 1938. 4 1939 VII The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1939. 5 1943 I The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1943. 6 1943 II The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries) (Amendment) Act, 1943. 7 1943 VII The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1943. 8 1944 I The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1944. 9 1946 V The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟

Serial

No. Year of Act

No. of Act Short title 1 2 3 4 Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1946. 10 1946 VI The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1946. 11 1946 IX The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1946. 12 1950 VIII The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1950. 13 1950 XXVII The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1950. SIND ACTS 1 1937 II The Sind Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1937. 2 1938 V The Sind Legislative Assembly Members‟ Salaries and Allowances Act, 1938. 3 1941 III The Sind Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1941. 4 1946 VIII The Sind Legislative Assembly (Power and Privilege) Act,

1945. 5 1955 III The Sind Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1955. BAHAWALPUR ACTS 1 1953 I The Bahawalpur Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1953. 2 1953 II The Bahawalpur Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1953. 3 1953 III The Bahawalpur Legislative Assembly Members‟ Allowances Act, 1953. 4 1953 V The Bahawalpur Legislative Assembly (Maintenance of

Order) Act, 1953. KHAIRPUR ACTS 1 1951 II The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly (Speaker‟s Salary) Act, 1951. 2 1953 III The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members) Act, 1953. 3 1954 II The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1954. 4 1954 III The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s Salary and Allowances Act, 1954.

Serial

No. Year of Act

No. of Act Short title 1 2 3 4 5 1954 IV The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker‟s Salary Act, 1954. 6 1955 II The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Act, 1955. 7 1955 VI The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s Salary and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1955. 8 1955 VII The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker‟s Salary (Amendment) Act, 1955. 9 1955 VIII The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly (Allowances of Members) (Amendment) Act, 1955.

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CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Adaptation of laws 
4. Grammatical changes 
5. Exercise of powers 
6. Repeal 
7. Savings and validation 
SCHEDULES 
I. Territories and areas to which a reference in any existing law, 
instruments, etc., to any Province or area or S tate, etc., should be 
construed 
II. Adaptations of certain terms used in various existing laws, instruments, 
etc 
III. General adaptations 
IV. Repeal of certain enactments

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THE WEST PAKISTAN (ADAPTATION AND REPEAL OF 
LAWS) ACT, 1957 
(XVI of 1957) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Adaptation of laws 
4. Grammatical changes 
5. Exercise of powers 
6. Repeal 
7. Savings and validation 
SCHEDULES 
I. Territories and areas to which a reference in any existing law, 
instruments, etc., to any Province or area or S tate, etc., should be 
construed 
II. Adaptations of certain terms used in various existing laws, instruments, 
etc 
III. General adaptations 
IV. Repeal of certain enactments 
 
TEXT 
1
THE WEST PAKISTAN (ADAPTATION AND REPEAL OF LAWS) ACT, 
1957 
(XVI of 1957) 
[2nd July, 1957] 
An 
Act 
to adapt and repeal certain laws applicable to the Province of West Pakistan. 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to adapt and repeal certain laws applicable to 
the Province of West Pakistan; 
 It is hereby enacted as follows:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the West 
Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) Act, 1957. 
 (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 14th day of 
October, 1955. 
 2
[(3) It extends to the whole of the Province of West Pakistan, except the 
Tribal Areas.] 
2. Definitions.– (1) In this Act, unless  there is anything repugnant in the subject 
or context– 
(i) “Administration” means any authority, howsoever constituted 
immediately before the appointed day, to administer a territory or area 
and includes the Government of any Province, State or other area  
included in the Province of West Pakistan; 
(ii) “Appointed day” means the fourteenth day of October, 1955; 
(iii) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue established under 
the 
3
West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957
4
; 
(iv) “Existing law” means any Act, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Order or 
Bye-law made or issued by the appropriate Legislature or other 
competent authority including any public notification issued thereunder 
and in force in the territories and areas included in the Province of 
West Pak istan or any part thereof immediately before the appointed 
day, but shall not include any law with respect to any of the matters 
                                                           
1This Act was passed by the W.P. Assembly on 6th March, 1957; assented to by the Governor of W.P. on 18th July, 1957; and, 
published in the W.P. Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 25th July, 1957, pages 709-789. 
2Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
3Now “Punjab”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O.1 of 1974); and published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974,  pages 1425 -A to 1425 -PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 
14.8.1973). 
4West Pakistan Act XI of 1957. 
enumerated in List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Government of 
India Act, 1935; and 
(v) “Instrument” means any instrument or  document in force in the 
territories and areas included in the Province of West Pakistan or any 
part thereof immediately before the appointed day. 
 (2) Any expression not defined in this Act and defined in the Establishment 
of West Pakistan Act, 1955, or the Government of India Act, 1935, shall be deemed 
to have the meaning assigned to it by the said Acts. 
3. Adaptation of laws .– (1) Wherever in any existing law, or in any instrument, 
a reference, in whatever form, not being a reference in the title, pream ble, 
description or citation of such law or instrument, is made to any Province or area or 
State or to the States Union mentioned in column No.1 of Schedule I annexed to this 
Act, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in such law or 
instrument, but subject to the other provisions of this Act, with effect from the 
appointed day, it shall, unless there be anything repugnant in the subject or context, 
be construed as, and be deemed to be, a reference to the territories and areas 
included in t he districts, or States, as the case may be, mentioned against it in 
column No.2 of the said Schedule. 
 (2) Wherever in any existing law or any instrument in force in the whole or 
any part of the territories or areas included in the Baluchistan States Union, or in any 
Province or State or other area included in the Province of West Pakistan and 
mentioned in column No. 1 of Schedule II annexed to this Act, any term mentioned in 
column No. 2 of the said Schedule appears, it shall, as from the appointed day, a nd 
subject to any reservation made in this behalf and to the other provisions of this Act, 
be deemed to have been replaced by the term mentioned against it in column No. 3 
of the said Schedule. 
 (3) The laws mentioned in Schedule III annexed to this Act sh all be 
deemed to have been adapted to the extent and in the manner mentioned in column 
No. 5 of the said Schedule.  
 (4) As from the appointed day, unless there be a direction to the contrary 
in this Act, all references in any existing law or in any instrument– 
(i) to the Governor -General, the Agent to the Governor -General, the 
Crown representative, the Central Government, the Chief 
Commissioner or Resident in relation to Baluchistan, or to the 
Lieutenant-Governor or Governor of any of the Governor‟s Provin ces 
unless the context indicates otherwise, be deemed to be references to 
the Governor or the Provincial Government of the Province of West 
Pakistan, as the case may be, and references to the administration of 
any of the said Provinces, territories or area s howsoever worded, shall 
be deemed to be references to the Provincial Government of West 
Pakistan; 
(ii) to any Board, Committee, authority, functionary, officer or office, 
howsoever worded, or to any tribunal other than a High Court, which 
Board, Committee, authority, functionary, officer, office or tribunal has 
ceased to function or exist and has been replaced by another as a 
result of the establishment of the Province of West Pakistan, shall be 
deemed to be references to the Board, Committee, authority, 
functionary, officer, office or tribunal, howsoever named or designated, 
constituted, appointed or created to exercise all or any of the functions 
and duties of the afore -mentioned Board, Committee, authority, 
functionary, officer, office or tribunal, for the whole or a part of the 
territories in relation to which the said Board, Committee, authority, 
functionary, officer, office or tribunal, had been constituted, appointed 
or created; 
(iii) to “Punjab Act”, “Sind Act”, “Bombay Act”, “North -West Frontier 
Province Act”, “Bahawalpur Act”, “Khairpur Act”, “Baluchistan 
Regulation”, “Baluchistan States Union Act”, “Baluchistan States Union 
Regulation”, howsoever worded, shall mean, respectively, references 
to the relevant Act or Regulation, in force immediately b efore the 
appointed day in the Provinces, States or the States Union, as the case 
may be, included in the Province of West Pakistan; 
(iv) to the official Gazette of any of the territories and areas included in the 
Province of West Pakistan, howsoever worde d, shall, subject to the 
provisions of section 10 of the Establishment of West Pakistan Act, 
1955, be deemed to be references to the Official Gazette of the 
Province of West Pakistan; 
(v) to a Subordinate Judge shall include references to the Civil Judge i n 
localities and areas where the latter designation is used; 
(vi) to “Punjab Legislative Assembly”, “Sind Legislative Assembly”, or 
“North-West Frontier Province Legislative Assembly”, shall be deemed 
to be reference to the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan. 
4. Grammatical changes .– Where this Act requires that in any existing law a 
plural noun shall be substituted for a singular noun or vice versa or a masculine noun 
for a neuter noun or vice versa , there shall be made also in any verb or pronoun 
used therefor such consequential amendments as the rules of grammar may require. 
5. Exercise of powers.– As from the appointed day– 
(i) the powers exercised and duties performed before the appointed day by 
any officer of the administration of any Province, State  or other territory 
or area included in the Province of West Pakistan except 
5
[the Karachi 
Area] in relation to the whole or any part of the territory under the 
charge of such administration, shall be exercised and performed by 
such officer or officers as may be specified in this behalf by the 
Governor of West Pakistan, for that territory or part thereof, and all 
references to the first named officer in any existing law or instrument 
shall be deemed to be references to the officer or officers so specified; 
(ii) any reference in any existing law or instrument to any authority for 
which some other authority has been substituted by virtue of this Act or 
                                                           
5Substituted, for the words “the Capital of the Federation”, by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964; and published   
the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 3.6.1964, pages 1805 -1849, s.2 and Schedule, Part  VIII, at serial No. 4 
(w.e.f. 8.6.1962). 
of any action taken under this Act  shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the authority so substituted; 
(iii) the Province of West Pakistan shall be deemed to be substituted as a 
party in all proceedings pending in any Court or before any authority for 
and on behalf of the administration of any territory or area included in 
the Province of West Pakistan, other tha n 
6
[the Karachi Area] except in 
proceedings with respect to any property used for any of the purposes 
specified in List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Government of India 
Act, 1935, or with respect to any rights, liabilities or obligations arising 
out of any matter specified in List I of the said Schedule. 
6. Repeal.– The laws mentioned in Schedule IV annexed to this Act shall be 
deemed to have been repealed from the appointed day. 
7. Savings and validation .– (1) Notwithstanding the repeal of the West 
Pakistan (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1955, the expiry of the West Pakistan 
(Adaptation of Laws) Ordinance, 1956, and the West Pakistan (Adaptation and 
Repeal of Laws) Ordinance, 1956 or any judgment, decree or order of any Court, 
Tribunal or other Authority, everything done, action taken, obligation, liability, penalty 
or punishment incurred, inquiry or proceedings commenced, officer appointed or 
person authorised, jurisdiction or power conferred, rules made and order issued 
under any provision of any existing law, in pursuance of the amendments, omissions, 
modifications or repeals made by or under the said Order or the said Ordinances 
shall be deemed to have been validly done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, 
authorised, conferred, made or issued and be continued, and if not inconsistent with 
the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, 
incurred, commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued under any 
such existing law as adapted or repealed by this Act. 
 (2) Everything done, action taken, obligation, liability or penalty incurred or 
proceeding commenced, officer appointed or person authorised, jurisdiction or power 
conferred, rules made and order issued after the date of expiry of the West Pakistan 
(Adaptation of Laws) Ordinance, 1956, and before the 18th day of October, 1956, 
under any provision of an existing law which could have been done, taken, incurred, 
commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued under any such law, 
in pursuance of the ame ndments, omissions, modifications or repeals made by or 
under the said Ordinance if it had been in force during the said period, shall be 
deemed to have been validly done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, 
authorised, conferred, made or issued and be continued and, if not inconsistent with 
the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, 
incurred, commenced, appointed, authorised, conferred, made or issued under any 
such existing law as adapted or repealed by this Act. 
                                                           
6Substituted for the words “the Capital of the Federation and the Special Areas” by the West Pakistan Laws (Ada ptation) Order 
1964, dated 3.6.1964, pages 1805-1849, see s.2 and Schedule, Part VIII, at serial No.4(w.e.f. 8.6.1962). 
SCHEDULE 1 
[See Section 3 (1)] 
Column 1 Column 2 
Bahawalpur State, or 
the State of 
Bahawalpur. 
Districts of Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur and Rahimyar 
Khan. 
Baluchistan or 
Baluchistan Province, 
or the Province of 
Baluchistan. 
1. The Pishin District comprising the Tehsils of– 
 (i) Pishin; 
 (ii) Chaman; 
 (iii) Shorarud. 
2. The Sibi District comprising the Tehsils of– 
 (i) Sibi; 
 (ii) Shahrig. 
3. The Duki District comprising the Tehsil of Duki. 
Leased Areas being the 
areas defined in the 
Leased Areas (Laws) 
Order, 1 950 (G.G.O. 3 
of 1950). 
1. The Quetta District; 
2. The Nasirabad Sub-Division; 
3. The Bolan District (including Kachhi Railway 
District and Nushki Railway District); 
4. The Nushki Tehsil. 
The Areas within the 
borders of Baluchistan 
as defined in Ministry of 
States Frontier 
Regions‟ Notifications 
No. F -9(170)-F/48-1 
and F -9(170)-F-48-II, 
dated the 27th June , 
1950. 
1. The Kohlu and Marri Bugti District comprising 
the Tehsils of– 
(i) Kohlu; 
(ii) Kohlu Railway; 
(iii) Marri Bugti. 
2. The Loralai District comprising the Tehsils of– 
(i) Musakhel; 
(ii) Bori; 
(iii) Barkhan; 
(iv) Sinjawi. 
3. The Zhob District comprising the Tehsils of– 
(i) Fort Sandeman; 
(ii) Hindubagh; 
(iii) Killa Saifullah. 
4. The Dalbandin District, including Western 
Sinjrani country comprising th e Tehsil of 
Dalbandin. 
Baluchistan States 
Union 
Districts of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Mekran. 
Khairpur State or the 
State of Khairpur. 
North-West Frontier 
Province. 
District of Khairpur 
                                                                                                     
Districts of Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Hazara, Mardan, 
Kohat and Peshawar. 
Amb, Chitral, Dir and 
Swat States. 
Amb, Chitral, Dir or Swat State, as the case may be. 
Punjab, Punjab 
Province, or the 
Province of the Punjab. 
Districts of Campbellpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujranwala, 
Gujrat, Jhelum, Jhang, Lahore, Lyallpur, Mianwali, 
Montgomery, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rawalpindi, Shahpur, 
Sheikhupura and Sialkot. 
Sind, Sind Province, or 
the Province of Sind. 
Districts of Dadu, Hyde rabad, Tharparkar, Upper Sind 
Frontier, Larkana, Nawab Shah, Sanghar, Sukkur and 
Thatta. 
 
SCHEDULE II 
[See Section 3 (2)] 
Territory Existing Term Substituted Term 
1 2 3 
Punjab Financial 
Commissioner or 
Financial 
Commissioners 
Board of Revenue. 
North-West 
Frontier Province 
Revenue 
Commissioner or 
Revenue and 
Divisional 
Commissioner. 
Commissioner. 
(i) Baluchistan  
(ii) Leased Areas 
being the areas 
defined in the 
Leased Areas 
(Laws) Order, 
1950 (G.G.O. 3 
of 1950); 
(iii) The Areas 
within the 
borders of 
Baluchistan as 
defined in 
Ministry of 
States and 
Frontier 
Regions‟ 
Notifications 
No.F.9 (170) -
F/48-1, and F -9 
(170) F/48 -II, 
dated the 27th 
June, 1950. 
Revenue 
Commissioner or 
Revenue 
Commissioner in 
Baluchistan. 
Commissioner. 
Bahawalpur State His Highness the 
Nawab Ruler 
Bahadur of 
Bahawalpur, his 
heirs and 
successors, or the 
Ruler of the 
Bahawalpur Sta te, 
Provincial Gov ernment except when any 
of the expressions occurs in an oath or 
affirmation, where it shall mean the 
Constitution of Pakistan as by law 
established. 
Territory Existing Term Substituted Term 
1 2 3 
or Alahazrat, Sar -
kar-i-Ali, or 
Alahazrat or 
Alahazret the 
Ameer of 
Bahawalpur State 
or His Highness, or 
His Highness the 
Nawab Ruler 
Bahadur. 
 The Bahawalpur 
Government or the 
Government of 
Bahawalpur, or the 
local Government 
of the Government 
of t he Bahawalpur 
Darbar, or the 
State Government 
or the Government 
of Alahazrat the 
Ameer of 
Bahawalpur, or the 
Government of the 
Bahawalpur State, 
or His Highness‟s 
Government, or 
the Government of 
His Highness the 
Nawab Ruler 
Bahadur. 
Provincial Government 
 Indian Penal Code. Pakistan Penal Code. 
 
 The State 
Revenue or the 
Revenue of the 
State. 
Provincial Revenue 
 A.M. the Wazir -i-
Azam, or A.M. the 
Chief Minister, or 
A.M. the Prime 
Minister, or A.M. 
the Revenue 
Commissioner. 
Territory Existing Term Substituted Term 
1 2 3 
Minister, or the 
Minister Incharge. 
 Financial 
Commissioner. 
Board of Revenue. 
 His Highness the 
Nawab Ruler 
Bahadur‟s 
subjects, or the 
subjects of the 
State, or the State 
subjects. 
Inhabitants of the area comprising the 
Districts of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar 
and Rahimyar Khan. 
 British India. Provinces and Capital of the Federation. 
 Government of 
India. 
Government of Pakistan. 
 The Ruler in the 
Judicial Committee 
or the Judicial 
Committee. 
Governor of West Pakistan in relation to 
all mercy petitions against convictions in 
murder c ases and in respect of other 
matters it shall mean the appropriate 
Court. 
 Forces of Sarkari-i-
Ali, or the State 
Forces, or the 
Forces of the 
Bahawalpur State, 
or the State 
Troops. 
Forces of the Government of Pakistan. 
Khairpur State H.H. the Mir, his 
heirs and 
successors, or 
H.H. the Mir of 
Khairpur, his heirs 
and successors. 
Provincial Government , except when the 
expression occurs in an oath or 
affirmation, where it shall mean the 
Constitution of Pakistan as by law 
established. 
 Darbar, or 
Khairpur Dar bar, 
or Government, or 
Khairpur 
Government, or 
Kachehry, or 
Council, or His 
Highness in 
Council, or State , 
or State 
Provincial Government 
Territory Existing Term Substituted Term 
1 2 3 
Government, or 
His Highness the 
Mir of Khairpur. 
 President, or 
Council of 
Administration, or 
Council, or 
President o f 
Council. 
Commissioner. 
 Judicial 
Committee. 
Governor of West Pakistan in relation to 
all mercy petitions against convictions in 
murder cases and in respect of other 
matters it shall mean the appropriate 
Court. 
 Chief Minister, or 
Minister, or 
Minister Law and 
Order, or Minister 
Finance and 
Industries or 
Wazir, or Revenue 
Minister, or 
Education Minister, 
or Health Minister, 
or Council of 
Ministers, or 
Finance and 
Revenue Minister, 
or Finance and 
Revenue Member, 
or Minister 
Incharge of 
Agriculture, or 
Public Works 
Minister, or 
Council Member 
Incharge, or 
President Council. 
Commissioner. 
 Council of Rulers. Provincial Government. 
Baluchistan States  
Union 
Wazir-i-Azam. 
7
[Provincial Government or any officer 
empowered by the Governor of West 
                                                           
7Substituted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959 (XXIV of 1959); and 
published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 27.4.1959, pages 357-358, s.2. 
Territory Existing Term Substituted Term 
1 2 3 
Pakistan to per form the functions of 
Wazir-i-Azam in relation to any matters 
except judicial matters where it shall 
mean the appropriate Court] 
 Wazir-i-Muarif District Judge. 
 8
[******* ********] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                           
8The entry in columns 2 and 3 “Qazi and Civil Judge” omitted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) 
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (V of 1962); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 12.2.1962, 
pages 519-520, s.2. 
SCHEDULE III 
[See Section 3 (3)] 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
CENTRAL ACTS AND REGULATIONS 
1850 XII The Public 
Accountants 
Default Act. 
Section 5 For “Government” substitute “the 
Central or the Provincial 
Government.” 
1870 VII The Court 
Fees Act. 
Schedule I In Article 13, delete “at Lahore” and 
for “Court of the Financial 
Commissioner of the Punjab” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Schedule II  (i) In Article 10, claus e (c), Omit 
“Chief Commissioner”. 
(ii) In Article 11, clause (b), omit “or 
Chief Commissioner”. 
1879 XVII The Sind 
Agriculturists‟ 
Relief Act. 
Section I  (i) Omit “ of Sind”. 
(ii) For “Province” substitute 
“Province of Sind as it existed 
before the appointed day”. 
1883 XIX The Land 
Improvements 
Loans Act. 
Section 4(2)(f) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   
9
[Section 3(c) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue or 
Commissioner”.] 
1894 I The Land 
Acquisition Act. 
Section 4(1) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Commissioner or Board 
of Revenue”. 
   Section 4(2) For “such Government” substitute 
“the Commissioner or the Board of 
Revenue”. 
   Sections 5-
A(2), 6(1), 
6(3), 7, 17(1), 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
                                                           
9Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published 
in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
17(2), 17(4), 
31(3), 35(1), 
proviso to 
36(2), 38(1), 
39, 40(1), 
40(2), 
10
[48(1), 
48(2)] 49(2) 
and 49(3) 
 
   Section 6(1)  (i) For “a Secretary to such 
Government” substitute “the 
Commissioner”. 
(ii) For “its” occurring before “orde rs” 
substitute “such”. 
   Section 17(4) For “it” substitute “he”. 
   Section 41  (i) For “Provincial Government” 
where it occurs for the first time 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
(ii) For “it” occurring before “shall” 
substitute “he”. 
   Section 49 (2) For “it” substitute “he”. 
1896 XX The Sind 
Incumbered 
Estates Act. 
Sections 
24 and 32 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1899 II The Stamp Act Section 57 (i) in sub-section (1), 
(a) For clause(a), substitute the 
following:- 
 “(a) if t he case arises in 
West Pakistan, to the High 
Court of West Pakistan;” 
(b) Omit clause (b). 
(ii) In sub-section (2), Omit “or Chief 
Court”. 
   Sections 58, 
59 and 60 
Omit “or Chief Court”. 
                                                           
10Inserted ibid. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
CENTRAL ACTS AS APPLICABLE TO PUNJAB 
   11
[1870] VII The Court 
Fees Act 
Proviso to 
Section 30 
For “the Punjab” substitute 
“Pakistan”. 
1900 XIII The Punjab 
Alienation of 
Land Act. 
Sections 2(8), 
4(1), 6(1)(d), 
8(1)(c), 23 
and 24. 
For “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs substitute “Board 
of Revenue.” 
   Section 3-A For “Provincial Government” where it 
occurs first substitute, “Board of 
Revenue”. 
   Section 13-
B(b) 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
thereafter insert “only on a point of 
law”. 
   Section 13-C For “Financial commissioner”  
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
for “he” substitute “it”. 
   Section 3-C 
Proviso 
For “he” substitute “it”. 
   Section 13-D 
(b) 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
THE PUNJAB ACTS 
1883 XX  12
The Punjab    
District Boards 
Act. 
Section 15 For the proviso to sub -section (1) 
substitute the following:- 
 “Provided that the by -election 
for filling the place shall be held 
within a period of six months from 
the date of occurrence of the 
vacancy: 
 Provided further that in no 
case shall a by-election be held 
within a period of six months of the 
                                                           
11Substituted for the figure “1878” by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI 
of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
12Repealed by the Basic Democracies Order, 1959 (18 of 1959); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), 
dated 27.10.1959, pages 1759-1809, see Article 4 and First Schedule. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
date on which the term of officer o f 
members expires and such vacancy 
shall be left unfilled: 
 Provided also that if a 
question arises whether the by -
election was held within six months 
from the date  of occurrence of the 
vacancy or when the term of office of 
members expires, it shall be referred 
to the Provincial Government whose 
decision in the matter shall be final,”. 
   Sections 56 For “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs substitute 
“Commissioner”, and make 
necessary substitution for  the 
pronouns used for it. 
1887 XVI The Punjab 
Tenancy Act. 
Throughout 
the Act 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
make all necessary substitutions for 
the pronouns used for it. 
   Section 4 After clause (1) insert the following 
as Clause (1 -A):- “(1-A) 
„Government‟ shall, unless the 
context otherwise provides,  mean 
the Provincial Government.” 
   Section 4(12) 
Explanation. 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 4(18) After “Provincial Government” insert 
“or Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 78(1) Omit “other”. 
   Section 80(c) For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue only 
on a point of law”. 
   Section 82(1) In the Proviso, for clause (a) 
substitute the following:- 
    “(a) an order passed by his 
predecessor in office shall not 
be reviewed by the– 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
    (i) Commissioner without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Board of Revenue. 
    (ii) Collector without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Commissioner, 
    and no order shall be reviewed by 
any other Revenue Officer without 
first obtaining the sanction of the 
Revenue Officer to whose control he 
is immediately subject.” 
   Section 84(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and for 
“Financial Commissi oner” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 84(4) For sub-section (4) of section 84 
substitute the following:- 
    “(4) If after examining a record 
called for under sub -section (1), or 
sub-section (2), or submitted under 
sub-section (3) the Board of 
Revenue or the Commissioner, as 
the case may be, is of the opinion 
that it is expedient to interfere with 
the proceedings or the order shall 
pass an order accordingly”. 
1887 XVII 
13
The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
Act. 
Sections 
3(1)(c), 6(3), 
10, 18(2), 
28(1), 29(1), 
32(1), 38(1), 
50(2), 51(1), 
53(1), 53-
A(1), 53-A(2), 
proviso (i), 
101-A(1), 
107, 120(3), 
136(1), 
For “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs substitute “Board 
of Revenue”. 
                                                           
13Repealed by the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XV II of 1967); published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), 
dated 7.12.1967, pages 3603-3656, see s.184 and Schedule, Part Two, at entry No.5.  
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
136(2), 
136(4), 145, 
146(b) and 
158(2)(xx). 
   Section 3 (10) 
Explanation. 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 3(15) After “Provincial Government” insert 
“or Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 3 Insert the following as new 
14
[clause] 
namely:- 
“(20) “Board of Revenue” means 
the Board of Revenue 
established under the West 
Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 
1957.” 
   Sections 
3(19), 6(5), 
11(1), (2), (3), 
12(1), (2), 
14(c), 16(1), 
24(1), 27, 
29(3), 30(2), 
31(2), 33(1), 
(2), (3), 35(a), 
46, 47(1), 
53(2), (3), 
55(3), 58, 
59(2), (3), 60-
C, 61(1) (b), 
63(1), (2), 
64(1), (2), 97, 
100(1), 102, 
110(1), 
15
[124], 141, 
148 (1), 
155(1), (3) 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
make all necessary changes of the 
pronouns used therefor. 
                                                           
14Substituted, for the words “sub -section”, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Ame ndment) Ordinance, 
1961 (XXXI of 1961); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
15Substituted ibid., for the figure “11”. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
and 157 
   Section 6(1) Omit clause (a). 
   Section 7 Omit. 
   Section 13(c) For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue only 
on a point of law”. 
   Section 15(1) In the proviso, for clause (a) 
substitute the following:- 
“(a) an order passed by his 
predecessor in office shall not 
be reviewed by the– 
(i) Commissioner without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Board of Revenue. 
(ii) Collector without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Commissioner, 
and no order shall be reviewed by 
any other Revenue Officer without 
first obtaining the sanction of the 
Revenue Officer to whose control he 
is immediately subject,”. 
   Section 16(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and 
substitute “Commissioner” for 
“Financial Commissioner”. 
   Section 16(4) For sub-section (4) of section 16 
substitute the following:- 
“(4) The Board of Revenue may in 
any case called for under sub -
section (1) and a Commissioner 
may in any case called for under 
sub-section (2) or reported under 
sub-section (3) pass such order 
as it or he thinks fit: 
  Provided that no order shall 
be passed under this secti on 
reversing or modifying any 
proceedings or order of a 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
subordinate Revenue Officer 
and affecting any question of 
right between private persons 
without giving those persons an 
opportunity of being heard.”. 
   Section 48-B After “Provincial Government” insert 
“or Board of Revenue, as the case 
may be,”. 
   Section 50(2) For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Section 60-A Substitute the following:- 
“60-A Procedure to be followed in 
making rules –  Before making 
any rule under the provisio ns of 
section 60, the Provincial 
Government shall, in addition to 
observing the procedure laid 
down in section 22 of the 
16
West 
Pakistan General Clauses Act, 
1956, publish by notification a 
draft of the proposed rule for 
the information of persons likely 
to be affected thereby.”. 
   Sections 
71(3), 73, 75, 
76, 77(1), 
79(1), 95(2), 
101-A(4) and 
147(3). 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Section 
137(1) 
Omit “except the Financial 
Commissioner” and the commas 
preceding and following the se 
words. 
   Section 
158(1) 
Insert “,Board of Revenue” after 
“Provincial Government”. 
                                                           
16Now “Punjab”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1 o f 1974) ; and published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425 -A to 1425 -PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 
14.8.1973). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
1903 II The Punjab 
Court of Wards 
Act. 
Section 4(1) (i) For “Financial 
Commissioner” substitute 
“Commissioner”, and 
(ii) Omit “for the Punjab”.  
   Section 4(2) Omit “the Commissioner of the 
Division or”. 
   Sections 4(3), 
4(4), 16(1), 
17(2), 34 and 
45(1) 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 4(3) Omit “Commissioner or”. 
   Sections 5 
and 7(1) 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Court of Wards.” 
   Section 11(1) For the portion beginning with the 
word “ For the purpose” and ending 
with the words “ order under section 
6” substitute the following– 
“For the purpose of satisfying 
himself as to whether , in respect of 
any land -holder the C ourt of Wards 
should be moved to make an order 
under section 5(2) or section 6”.  
   Section 44 Omit the first proviso and “further” 
from the second proviso. 
1905 III The Punjab 
Minor Canals 
Act. 
Section 55 For “Financial Commissioner, 
Revenue” substitute “Board of 
Revenue”. 
   Sections 
61(1) and 
61(3) 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1911 III 
17
The Punjab 
Municipal Act. 
Section 1 In sub -section (2) after “Punjab” 
insert “before the creation of the 
Province of West Pakistan”. 
                                                           
17Repealed by the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960 (Federal Ord. X of 1960); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 11.4.1960, pages 393-451, see S.4 and First Schedule, at entry No.3.  
 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Section 17 For the provisos to sub -section (1) 
substitute the following:- 
 “Provided that the bye -
election for filling the place shall be 
held within a period of six months 
from the date of occurrence of the 
vacancy: 
 Provided further that in no 
case sh all a bye -election be held 
within a period of six months of the 
date on which the term of office of 
members expires and such vacancy 
shall be left unfilled: 
 Provided also that if a 
question arises whether the bye -
election was held within six months 
from t he date of occurrence of the 
vacancy or, when the term of office 
of members expires it shall be 
referred to the Provincial 
Government whose decision in the 
matter shall be final”. 
18
[1912 V The 
Colonization of 
Government 
Land (Punjab) 
Act 
Sections 3 
and 33 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Sections 
10(1) and 29 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue 
subject to the general approval of 
the Government”. 
   Section 36 Insert “Board of Revenue” in 
between “Provinci al Government” 
and “or Collector”.”] 
1913 I The Punjab 
Pre-emption 
Sections 3(3) 
and 8(2). 
For “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs substitute “Board 
                                                           
18Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI o f 1961) ; and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Act. of Revenue”. 
1916 II 
19
The Punjab 
Medical 
Registration 
Act. 
Section 5 In sub-section (1) for clauses (b) and 
(c) substitute the following:- 
“(b) six members nominated by the 
Provincial Government, four of 
whom shall be from the districts 
constituting the Punjab and two 
from the districts constituting the 
North-West Frontier Province 
before the crea tion of the 
Province of West Pakistan”. 
1932 I The Punjab 
Nurses 
Registration 
Act. 
Section 2 Delete “Punjab” from clause (a) and 
also from clause (d) where it occurs 
for the first time. 
   Section 3 Delete “Punjab” from sub-section (1) 
and clauses (a) an d (b) of sub -
section (2). 
   Section 8 Delete “Punjab”. 
1934 VII The Punjab 
Relief of 
Indebtedness 
Act. 
Sections 1(2), 
8, 9, 13 (4) 
and 
15-A(2). 
After “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs insert “or the 
Board of Revenue”. 
1935 V The Punjab 
State Aid to 
Industries Act. 
Section 2 In clause (4) delete “Punjab”. 
   Section 3 In sub-section (1)– 
(i) In clauses (a) and (b) delete 
“Punjab”, 
(ii) For clause(d)substitute the 
following, namely– 
“(d) Five members to be 
appointed by the 
Provincial Government 
from among the 
                                                           
19Repealed by the West Pakistan Medical Practitioners Registration and Medical Council Ordinance, 1960 (XIX of 1960); and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan(Extraordinary), dated 27.5.1960, pages 2177-2186, s.27. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
residents of the Punjab 
as it existed before the 
coming into being of the 
Province of West 
Pakistan”. 
   Section 4 Delete the section. 
   Section 9 Delete the first proviso and the word 
“further” from the second proviso. 
1936 II The Punjab 
Debtors 
Protection Act. 
Sections 3(2), 
(3) and 4(2). 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 6-A For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1936 III 
20
The Punjab 
Entertainment 
Duty Act. 
Section 3 In sub -section (1) for “the Punjab” 
substitute‟ “West Pakistan”. 
1936 IV 
21
The Punjab 
Consolidation 
of Holdings 
Act. 
Sections 1(2), 
2(1)(c), 
2(1)(f), 
3(2A) and 
4(3). 
For “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs substitute “Board 
of Revenue”. 
   Section 24 For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
for “himself” substitute “itself” and for 
“he” wherever it occurs substitute 
“it”. 
1938 IV 
22
The Punjab 
Restitution of 
Mortgaged 
Lands Act. 
Section 3(2) 
and 3(2a). 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 10 (b) For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
                                                           
20Repealed by the West Pakistan Entertainments Duty Ordinance, 1958 (W.P. Ordinance No.1 of 1958); and published in the 
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 20.1.1958, pages 41-49, see s.16. 
21Repealed by the Punjab Consolidation of Holdings Ordinance, 1960 (VI of 1960); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 10.3.1960, pages 1431-1441, see s.30. 
22Repealed by the Punjab Redemption and Restitution of Mortgaged L ands Act, 1964 (XIX of 1964); and published in the 
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 4.4.1964, pages 1100-C to 1100-J, see s.24. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
thereafter insert “only on a point of 
law”. 
   Section 10-A For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” . For 
“his” substitute “its” and  for “he” 
wherever it occurs substitute “it”. 
   Section 11(1) 
(b) 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1939 XI 
23
The Punjab 
Village 
Panchayat Act. 
Section 6 (5) For “Government” where it occurs 
for the second time substitute 
“Deputy Commissioner”. 
1940 VI 
24
The Punjab 
Thal Increase 
in Value Act. 
Sections 3(1), 
3(2), 7(1), 8 
and 9. 
For “Government” substitute “the 
Board of Revenue”. 
1940 XVIII 
25
The Punjab 
Primary 
Education Act. 
Section 2 (i) In clause (b) omit “Punjab”. 
(ii) After clause (h) insert the 
following new clause 
namely:- 
“(i) “Government” means the 
Provincial Government”. 
1941 XII 
26
The Punjab 
Weights and 
Measures Act. 
Section 3 (i) In clause (3) for “His Majesty‟s 
Mint at Bombay” substitute 
“Pakistan Mint at Lahore”. 
(ii) In clause (4) for “Bombay” 
substitute “Lahore”. 
   First Schedule (i) Under the heading “Explanation 
of dry and wet measure” in 
paragraph 1 for “Bombay” 
substitute “Lahore”. 
    (ii) Under the heading “Standard 
                                                           
23Repealed by  the Basic Democracies Order, 1959 ( P.O. 18 of 1959); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 27.10.1959, pages 1759-1809, see Article 4 and First Schedule. 
24Repealed by the Punjab Thal (Increase in value) Ordinance, 1978 (X of 1978); and published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated 29.4.1978, pages 389-392, s.12. 
25Repealed by the Punjab Primary Education Ordinance, 1962 (XXIX of 1962);and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 5.6.1962, pages 2215-2226, see s.3 and Schedule, at entry No.3. 
26Repealed by the Punjab Weights and Measures Ordinance,  1965 (XXXIII of 1965); and Published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 28.10.1965, pages 5573-5585, see s.39 and Schedule, at serial No.3. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
measures of length” for “Bombay” 
substitute “Lahore” and omit 
“Officer Incharge, Mathematical 
Instrument Office, Calcutta”. 
1941 XV 
27
The City of 
Lahore 
Corporation 
Act. 
Section 11 (i) For “two” substitute “six”. 
(ii) For the full-stop at the end of the 
existing proviso substitute a colon 
and add the following provisos 
thereafter:- 
  “Provided that the bye -
election for filling the vacancy of 
a councillor shall be held within a 
period of six months from the 
date of occurrence of the 
vacancy: 
  Provided further that in no 
case shall a bye -election be held 
within a period of six months of 
the date on which the term of 
office of Councillor expires and 
such vacancy shall be left 
unfilled: 
  Provided also that if a 
question arises whether the bye -
election was held within six 
months from the date of 
occurrence of the vacancy or 
when the term of office of 
Councillor expires it shall be 
referred to the Provincial 
Government whose decision in 
the matter shall be final”. 
   Section 12(b) For “Corporation” where it occurs for 
the second time substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
   Section 91 In sub -section (1) for “Punjab” 
                                                           
27Repealed by the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960 (Federal Ord. X of 1960); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 11.4.1960, pages 393-451, see S.4 and First Schedule, at entry No.10.  
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
substitute “West Pakistan”. 
   Section 94(2) For “Punjab” substitute “West 
Pakistan”. 
1948 I 
28
The West 
Punjab Border 
Police Act. 
Section 2 Omit “Punjab”. 
1948 VI The West 
Punjab 
Highways Act. 
Section 13 In clause (vi) omit “Lahore”. 
1950 XVI The Punjab 
29
Crown Lands 
(Resumption of 
Grants and 
Extinguishment 
of Rights) Act. 
Section 2(iii) Omit “of the Punjab”. 
1950 XXII 
30
The Punjab 
Orphanages, 
Widows‟ 
Homes and 
Marriage 
Bureaux Act. 
Section 2 In this Act for “Bureaux” wherever it 
occurs substitute “Bureau”.  
In sub -section ( 2) omit “of the 
Punjab”. 
1951 X 
31
The 
Agriculturists‟ 
Loans (Punjab 
Amendment) 
Act, 1951. 
Section [2]
32
 For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1951 XVI 
33
The Punjab 
Agricultural 
Income-tax 
Section 2 For “Punjab Legislative Assembly” 
substitute “Provincial Assembly of 
                                                           
28Repealed by the West Pakistan Border Police Force Act, 1958 (XLVIII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary) dated 24.9.1958, pages 1303-1314, see s.21. 
29Now “Government”, see the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 3.6.1964, pages 1805-1849, see s.2(1) and Schedule, Part II, at serial No.21. 
30Repealed by the West Pakistan Control of Orphanages Act, 1958 (XXVIII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 24.4.1958, pages 675-679, see s.16(ii). 
31Repealed by the Punjab Agriculturists‟ Loans Act,  1958 (XVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 23.4.1958, pages 615-616, see s.5. 
32Mis-printed in the original Gazette as “4(1)”. 
33 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Act. West Pakistan”. 
   Section 2(3), 
proviso and 
3(2). 
For “Government” substitute “Board 
of Revenue”. 
   Section 3(1) For “the Punjab” substitute “West 
Pakistan”. 
   Section 3(3) For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 11(4) For “Government of the Punjab” 
substitute “Provincial Government”. 
1952 VI 
34
The Punjab 
Muslim Auqaf 
Act. 
Section 17 After “appointed” insert “by the 
Government” and omit “in the 
manner provided in section 5”. 
1952 XXI The Punjab 
Soil 
Reclamation 
Act. 
Section 4 In sub-section (1) omit “Punjab”. 
   Section 48 In sub-section (1), in clause (vii) omit 
“Punjab”. 
1953 XIV The Punjab 
Youthful 
Offenders Act. 
Section 14 In sub -section (1) for the words 
“Sessions Judge” where they occur 
for the second time, substitute the 
words “Court of Sessions”. 
1954 IX 
35
The Punjab 
Education 
(Control of 
Unrecognized 
Private 
Institutions) 
Act. 
Section 2 For “Education Department of the 
Punjab” substitute “Education 
Department of West Pakistan”. 
                                                           
34Repealed by the West Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1959 (XXI of 1959); an d published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 17.4.1959, pages 319-325, s.20. 
35Repealed by the Punjab Registration of Un -recognized Educational Institutions Ordinance, 1962 (XI of 1962); and published 
in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 16.4.1962, pages 1607-1613, see s.11. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
1955 VIII 
36
The Punjab 
Secondary 
Education Act. 
Section 4 (i) For clause (iv) of sub-section (1) 
substitute the following:- 
“(iv) Two persons from the 
districts of Bah awalpur, 
Bahawalnagar and 
Rahimyarkhan to be 
nominated by Government”. 
(ii) For clause (v) of sub -section 
(1), substitute the following:- 
 “(v) One person from the 
Quetta Division to be 
nominated by Government”. 
   Section 10 In clause (iii) of sub -section (2), for 
“Punjab Education Department” 
substitute “West Pakistan Education 
Department”. 
   Section 11 Omit “Punjab”. 
1955 X The Co-
operative 
Societies 
(Punjab 
Amendment) 
Act. 
Section 3 In clause (b), insert “Provincial” 
before “Government”. 
1955 XIII 
37
The Punjab 
Wild Birds and 
Wild Animals 
Protection Act. 
Section 7 After “Government” insert “or the 
Commissioner” and for “it may grant 
to any person” substitute “any 
person may be granted” and for “it 
may impose” substitute “may be 
imposed”. 
   Section 8(1) After “Government” where it occurs 
first insert “or the Commissioner”. 
   Section 8(2) After “Government” where it occurs 
first insert “or the Commissioner”. 
                                                           
36Repealed by the Punjab (Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore) Ordinance, 1961 (XVIII of 1961); and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.8.1961, pages 1949-1968, s.32. 
37Repealed by the West Pakistan Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1959 (LVI of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 16.11.1959, pages 1221-1235, s.27. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
1955 XIV 
38
The Punjab 
Land Utilization 
Act. 
Section 2(i) For “Government of the Punjab” 
substitute “Provincial Government”. 
   Sections 4, 6, 
7 and 12 
For “Government” substitute “the 
Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 8 For “Government, or some officer 
authorised by the Government in this 
behalf” substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Sections 11 
and 28 
For “Government” where it occurs 
for the second time substitute “Board 
of Revenue”. 
1955 XVI 
39
The Punjab 
University Act. 
Section 16(1) (a) Omit “Punjab” from clause (iv) of 
Head „A‟. 
(b) (i) For clause (iii) of Part B 
substitute the following:- 
    “(iii) Two persons from the 
districts of Bahawalpur, 
Bahawalnagar and 
Rahimyarkhan to be 
nominated by the 
Government”. 
(ii) For clause (v) of Part B 
substitute the following:- 
“(v) One person from the 
Quetta Division to be 
nominated by 
Government”. 
SIND ACTS 
1874 II The Civil Jails  
Act 
Section 16-A Omit sub-section (5). 
1879 V The Sind Land 
Revenue Code 
Section 3 Insert the following as new sub -
                                                           
38Repealed by the West Pakistan Land Utilization Ordinance, 1 959 (XLVIII of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 31.8.1959, pages 787-796, s.32 
39Repealed by the West Pakistan (University of the Punjab) Ordinance, 1961 (XXII of 1961); and published in the Gazette of 
West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 18.9.1961, pages 2203-2234, s.45 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
40
[and the 
Bombay Land 
Revenue 
Code, as in 
force in the 
District of 
Karachi.] 
section, namely:- 
“(30) “Board of Revenue ” means 
the Board of Revenue 
established under the West 
Pakistan 
41
[Board of Revenue] 
Act, 1957”. 
   Section 4 (i) For “Revenue Commissioner” 
where it occurs for the first time 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
(ii) Replace the semi -colon after 
“Division” in the last sentence by 
a full-stop. 
   Section 8 (i) Insert “Board of Revenue and 
the” before “Revenue 
Commissioner” where it occurs 
for the first time. 
    (ii) Insert “or the Board of Revenue” 
after the words “Provincial 
Government” where they occur 
for the last time. 
   Sections 10, 
38, 41, 44, 
53, 55, 95, 
98, 108, 117-
A (3), 118, 
126, 146, 
148, 152, 
154, 183, 
198, 204, 
206, 209, 
211, 212 and 
213. 
For the words “Provincial 
Government” wherever they occur 
substitute “Board of Revenue”.  
   Section 12 For “Provincial Government” where it 
occurs for the first time substitute 
                                                           
40Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
41Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
“Commissioner” and where it occurs 
for the second time substitute “Board 
of Revenue”. 
   Section 17 After the words “Provincial 
Government” insert a comma and 
the words “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 18 After the words “Provincial 
Government” occurring for the last 
time insert “or the Board of Revenue 
or the Commissioner”. 
   Section 37(1) After “Revenue Commissioner” 
insert “and Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 135-H In sub-section (3) omit “or the Chief 
Court of Sind”. 
   Section 158 For “Provincial Government” 
occurring for the first time substitute 
“Board of Revenue”. 
   Sections 216 
(1A) 
and 216 (1B). 
For “Revenue Commissioner for 
Sind” substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
 
1879 VII The Sind 
Irrigation Act 
42
[and the 
Bombay 
Irrigation Act, 
as in force in 
the District of 
Karachi.] 
Section 90 Omit the first proviso, and in the 
second proviso omit “further”. 
1881 IV The Sind 
Village Officers 
Act. 
Section 3 For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1882 VII The Sind 
Landing and 
Wharfage Fees 
Act 
43
[and the 
Section 4 Omit “in relation to a major port 
means the Central Government, and 
save as aforesaid”. 
                                                           
42Inserted by the West Pakistan Laws (Ex tension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of 
West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
43Ibid. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Bombay 
Landing and 
Wharfage Fees 
Act, as in force 
in the District 
of Karachi.] 
1901 III The Sind 
District 
Municipal Act. 
Section 18 For the full -stop appearing at the 
end substitute a colon and add the 
following proviso thereafter:- 
 “Provided that if the vacancy 
be of an elected Councillor the bye -
election for filling the va cancy shall 
be held within a period of six months 
from the date of occurrence of the 
vacancy: 
Provided further that in no case shall 
a bye -election be held within a 
period of twelve months of the date 
on which the term of office of 
Councillors expires and such 
vacancy shall be left unfilled: 
Provided also that if a question 
arises whether the bye -election was 
held within six months from the date 
of occurrence of the vacancy or 
when the term of office of 
Councillors expires it shall be 
referred to the Provin cial 
Government whose decision in the 
matter shall be final”. 
   Section 37 For “in accordance with the rules to 
be made by the Municipality in this 
behalf” substitute “with the previous 
sanction of the Commissioner”. 
   Section 46, 
proviso (a) 
For proviso (a) substitute the 
following:- 
“(a) No rule made, or alteration or 
rescission of a rule made under 
this section shall have effect 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
unless and until it has been 
approved by the 
Commissioner”. 
1906 II The 
Mukhtiarkars‟ 
Courts Act 
44
[and the 
Mamlatdars 
Courts Act, as 
in force in the 
District of 
Karachi.] 
Section 3(a) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 4(1) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 4 (3) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute 
45
 [Board of Revenue] 
1923 VI The Sind Local 
Boards Act 
Section 33 For the existing provisos substitute 
the following:- 
“Provided that if the vacancy be of 
an elected member the bye -election 
for filling the vacancy shall be held 
within a period of six months  from 
the date of occurrence of the 
vacancy: 
Provided further that in no case shall 
a bye -election be held within a 
period of twelve months of the date 
on which the term of office of 
members expires and such vacancy 
shall be left unfilled: 
Provided also th at if a question 
arises whether the bye -election was 
held within six months from the date 
of occurrence of the vacancy or 
when the term of office of members 
                                                           
44Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
45Substituted for the word “Commissioner” by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 
1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
expires it shall be referred to the 
Provincial Government whose 
decision in the matter shall be final”. 
   Section 
125(1) 
Insert “Commissioner or” before 
“Collector”. 
   Section 127 (i) For “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
(ii) Add as sub -section (4) after 
sub-section (3):- 
“(4) When a Commissioner 
makes any order under this 
section he shall forthwith 
forward to the Provincial 
Government a copy of the 
order with a statement of the 
reasons for making it and 
with such explanation, if any, 
as the board or committee 
concerned may wish to offer. 
The Provincial Government  
may thereupon confirm, 
modify or rescind the order”. 
1924 XIII The Sind 
Children Act, 
46
[and the 
Bombay 
Children Act, 
as in force in 
the District of 
Karachi] 
Section 52 In sub -section (4) omit all words 
after the words “further condition”. 
1925 VII The Sind Co-
operative 
Societies Act 
47
[and the 
Section 71 Omit sub-section (5). 
                                                           
46Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
47Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Bombay Co-
operative 
Societies Act, 
as in force in 
the District of 
Karachi.] 
1925 XVIII The Sind 
Municipal 
Boroughs Act. 
Section 29 (a) Omit the proviso to the first 
paragraph and insert the 
following as provisos at the end:- 
 “Provided that the bye -election 
for filling the vacancy of a 
Councillor shall be held within a 
period of six months from the 
date of occurrence of the 
vacancy: 
 Provided further that in no case 
shall a bye-election be held within 
a period of twelve months of the 
date on which the term of office 
of councillors expires and such 
vacancy shall be left unfilled: 
 Provided also that if a question 
arises whether the bye -election 
was held within six months from 
the date of occurrence of the 
vacancy or when the term of 
office of councillors expires it 
shall be referred to the Provincial 
Government whose decision in 
the matter shall be final”. 
1929 VII 
48
The Sind 
Maternity 
Benefit Act. 
Section 14 Omit sub-section(4). 
                                                           
48Repealed by the West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958 (XXXII of 1958); and published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated 22.12.1958, pages 1715-1721, s. 15. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
1929 XVIII The Sind 
Borstal 
Schools Act 
49
[and the 
Bombay 
Borstal 
Schools Act, 
as in force in 
the District of 
Karachi]. 
Section 19 Omit sub-section (3). 
1930 XXV The Sind Local 
Funds Act. 
Section 15 Omit sub-section (3). 
1932 II The Sind 
Finance Act 
50
[and the 
Bombay 
Finance Act as 
in force in the 
District of 
Karachi]. 
Section 4 After clause (b) insert the following 
new clause:- 
“(bb) “Government” means the 
Provincial Government”. 
   Section 11 Omit the last two sentences in sub -
section (3). 
1932 XV The Sind 
Weights and 
Measures Act 
51
[and the 
Bombay 
Weights and 
Measures Act, 
as in force in 
the District of 
Karachi]. 
Section 41 Omit clause (b) of sub-section (3).  
                                                           
49Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
50Ibid. 
51Ibid. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
1933 VI 
52
[The Sind 
Village 
Panchayats 
Act.] 
Section 108 Omit sub-section (3). 
1933 XXII The Sind 
Livestock 
Improvement 
Act, 
53
[and the 
Bombay 
Livestock 
Improvement 
Act, as in force 
in the District 
of Karachi]. 
Section 23 Omit sub-section (4). 
1934 X The Sind 
Devadasis 
Protection Act 
54
[and the 
Bombay 
Devadasis 
Protection Act, 
as in force in 
the District of 
Karachi]. 
Section 7 Omit sub-section (3). 
1935 XVIII The 
Mussalman 
Wakf (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
Section 14 Omit sub-section (2). 
1935 XXV The Sind 
Public Trusts 
Registration 
Act, 
55
[and the 
Section 27 Omit sub-section (4). 
                                                           
52Repealed by the Punjab Village Panchayat (West Pakistan Extension and Amendment) Act, 1958 (XLVII of 1958) ; and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 24.9.1958, pages 1315-1318. 
53Added by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 25.5.1964, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.4. 
54Ibid. 
55Ibid. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Bombay Public 
Trusts 
Registration 
Act as in force 
in the District 
of Karachi]. 
1937 IV The Sind 
Famine Relief 
Fund Act. 
Section 8 Omit the proviso. 
1939 XIII The Sind 
Nurses, 
Midwives and 
Health Visitors 
Registration 
Act. 
Section 3 Omit clause (b) of sub-section (2). 
   Section 29 Omit sub-section (3). 
1939 XV 
56
The Sind 
Motor Vehicles 
Tax Act. 
Section 17 Omit the second sentence. 
   Section 19 Omit sub-section (4).  
1939 XXI The Sind Deti 
Leti Act 
Section 23 Omit sub-section (4). 
1940 II The Public 
Inquiries Act 
Section 11 (i) In sub -section (1) omit “of this 
Province”. 
(ii) Omit sub-section (4). 
1940 IV The Sind 
Consumption 
of Intoxicants 
Restriction Act. 
Section 33 Omit. 
1940 VII The Sind 
Zamindars 
Children 
Education Act. 
Section 14 Omit sub-section (4). 
1940 VIII The Sind 
Agriculturists 
Section 16 Omit sub-section (4). 
                                                           
56Repealed by the Punjab Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1958 (XXXII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 23.4.1958, pages 619-621, s.6. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Relief Act. 
1940 XI The Sind 
Agricultural 
Produce 
Market Act. 
Section 28 In sub-section (4) omit clause (b). 
1940 XVIII The Sind 
Shops and 
Establish-
ments Act. 
Section 35 Omit sub-section (5). 
1940 XX The Sind 
Opium 
Smoking Act. 
Section 31 Omit sub-section (4). 
1941 IX The Sind Debt 
Conciliation 
Act. 
Sections 3(1), 
3(3) and 3(4). 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Sections 
15(1) and 
20(6). 
For “Revenue Commissioner for 
Sind” substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Section 36(5) For “Sind” substitute “Provincial”. 
1944 XIV The Sind 
Money 
Lenders Act. 
Sections 6 
and 44 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1944 XV The Hakims 
and Vaidyas 
Act. 
Section 36 Omit sub-section (3). 
1947 VI The Sind Road 
Fund Act. 
Section 2 For sub-section (3) substitute the 
following:- 
“(3) „Provincial Roads‟ means 
roads which have been 
constructed, repaired, 
improved or maintained from 
the Provincial revenues in 
the territories included in the 
Province of Sind as it existed 
before the appointed day 
and shall hereinafter be 
constructed, repaired, 
improved or maintained from 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Provincial revenues”. 
1947 XVII The Sind 
University Act 
Section 7 For “The Premier of the Province for  
the time being” substitute “A Minister 
of the Provincial Government, from 
the territories in the Province of Sind 
as it existed before the appointed 
day, nominated by the Governor”. 
   Section 10 (i) In sub -section (2) under the 
head “I -Ex-officio B” in clause 
(i) Omit “Sind” and for clauses 
(ia) to (x) substitute:- 
    “(ii) Nine persons nominated by the 
Governor from the residents of 
Hyderabad and Khairpur 
Divisions to give representation 
to Education, Judicial, 
Agriculture, Health, Engineering 
and Industries Departments”. 
(ii) In clause (xiii) Omit “Sind”. 
   Section 18 In sub-section (1) under the heading 
“I-Ex-officio Members” in clause (ii) 
Omit “Sind”. 
   Section 39 Omit the proviso. 
1947 XVIII 
57
The Sind 
Vagrancy Act. 
Section 30 Omit sub-section (3). 
1947 XXVII The Primary 
Education Act. 
Section 4 In sub -sections(1) and (4) omit “in 
the Province”. 
1947 XLII The Sind 
Foods Act. 
Section 36 Omit sub-section (3). 
1947 XLIV The Sind Local 
Authorities 
Service Act. 
Section 5 For the existing section 5 substitute 
the following:- 
“5. All the officers of the Local 
Authorities Service shall be the 
servants of t he Provincial 
Government. Out of these 
                                                           
57Repealed by the Pu njab Vagrancy Ordinance, 1958 (XX of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 1.10.1958, pages 1343-1350, s.26. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
officers the Chief officers of the 
Local Authorities will be 
appointed by the Government. All 
the remaining Officers, of the 
Local Authorities Service will be 
appointed by the Commissioner. 
The jurisdiction in respect  to 
matters specified in sub -section 
(2) of section 7 shall, however, 
vest in and be exercised by the 
Provincial Government in respect 
of all the officers of the Local 
Authorities Service”. 
   Section 7(3) For “Sind” substitute “Provincial”. 
1947 XLIX The Sind Rural 
Credit and 
Land Transfer 
Act. 
Section 
8(3)(c) 
and (d). 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 
11(1)(c) 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 26(1) 
and (2) 
For “Revenue Commission er” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Section 27(1) 
and (2) 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 28 For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
for “Revenue Commissioner” 
substitute  “Commissioner”. 
   Section 29 Omit sub-section (3). 
1948 I The Sind 
Provisional 
Collection of 
Taxes Act. 
Sections 3 
and 4 
For “Sind” substitute “Provincial”. 
1948 VIII The Sind 
Cattle 
(Contagious 
Diseases) Act. 
Section 23 Omit sub-section (3). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
1948 IX 
58
The Sind 
Urban 
Immovable 
Property Tax 
Act. 
Section 13 Omit sub-section (3). 
1950 XX The Sind 
Tenancy Act. 
Section 35 Omit sub-section (3). 
1951 II The Contempt 
of Courts (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
Section 2 Omit clause (b). 
   Section 3 Omit.  
N.W.F. PROVINCE ACTS 
1883 XX The Punjab 
District Boards 
Act as 
applicable to 
N.W.F.P. 
Section 3 For clause (10) substitute the 
following:- 
“(10) “Commissioner” means the 
Commissioner of a Division 
or any person or persons 
appointed by the Provincial 
Government to perform the 
functions of a 
Commissioner”. 
   Section 15 For the proviso to sub -section (1) 
substitute the following:- 
“Provided that the bye -election for 
filling the place shall be held within a 
period of six months from the date of 
occurrence of the vacancy: 
Provided further that in no case shall 
a bye -election be held within a 
period of six months of the date on 
which the term of office of members 
expires and such vacancy shall be 
left unfilled: 
Provided also that if a question 
                                                           
58Repealed by the Punjab Urban Immovable Property Tax Act, 1958 (V of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 10.4.1958,  pages 519-530, s.24. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
arises whether the bye -election was 
held within six m onths from the date 
of occurrence of the vacancy or 
when the term of office of members 
expires it shall be referred to the 
Provincial Government whose 
decision in the matter shall be final”. 
1887 XVII The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
Act as 
applicable to 
the N.W.F.P. 
Sections 
3(1)(c), 6(3), 
10, 18(2), 
29(1), 32, 
38(1), 50(2), 
51(1), 53(1), 
53-A(1), 53-
A(2)(i), 101-
A(1), 107(1), 
120(3), 
136(1), 
136(2), 
136(4), 145, 
146(b), and 
158(2)(xx) 
For “Provincial Government” 
wherever it occurs substitute “Board 
of Revenue”. 
   Section 3(13) For “having authority from the 
Judicial Commissioner to appear 
and practise as such” substitute 
“within the meaning of the Legal 
Practitioners Act, 1879, except a 
mukhtar”. 
   Section 3(15) Insert “or the Board of Revenue” 
after “Provincial Government”. 
   Section 3 Insert the following as a new sub -
section, namely:- 
“(20) „Board of Revenue‟ means 
the Board of Revenue 
established under the West 
Pakistan Board of Revenue 
Act, 1957.” 
   Sections 
3(19), 11(1), 
11(2), 16(1), 
For “Revenue Commissioner” or 
“Revenue and Divisiona l 
Commissioner” substitute “Board of 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
16(4), 24(1), 
28(1), 29(3), 
30(2), 
31(2)(d), 
33(1), 33(2), 
33(3), 35(a), 
46, 47(1), 
53(2), 55(3), 
59(2), 59(3), 
60-C, 
61(1)(b), 
63(1), 63(2), 
64(1), 64(2), 
97, 100, 102, 
110(1), 124, 
141, 148(1), 
155(1), 155(3) 
and 157. 
Revenue” and make all necessary 
substitutions for the pronouns used 
for it. 
   Section 6 Omit clause (a). 
(c) After sub-section(4) add the 
following as sub -section (5), 
namely:- 
“(5) Subject to the provisions of 
this A ct, the jurisdiction of 
the Board of Revenue 
extends to all the Districts of 
Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, 
Hazara, Mardan, Kohat and 
Peshawar and of the 
Commissioners, Collectors 
and Assistant Collectors to 
the Divisions and districts, 
respectively in which the y 
are employed”. 
   Sections 
6(1)(b), 13(b), 
13 Proviso (ii), 
14(b), 16(3), 
50(2), 71(3), 
73, 75, 
For “Revenue Commissioner” or 
“Revenue and Divisional 
Commissioner” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
76(2)(c), 77, 
79(1), 89, 90, 
91, 92, 95(2), 
101-A(4) and 
147(3). 
   Section 8 Insert “Commissioners,” before 
“Deputy Commissioners”. 
   Section 11 (i) Insert the following as sub -
section (3), namely:- 
“(3) Subject to the general 
superintendence and control 
of the Board of Revenue, a 
Commissioner shall control 
all other Revenue Officers in 
his Division”. 
(ii) In sub-section (4) for the words 
“to the control of the Revenue” 
substitute the words “as 
aforesaid and to the control of 
the”. 
   Section 12 For “Revenue Commissioner, ” 
substitute “Board of Revenue or 
Commissioner”. 
   Section 13 Insert the following as clause (c):- 
“(c) to the Board of Revenue only 
on a point of  law when the 
order is made by a 
Commissioner”. 
   Section 14 Insert the following as clause (c):- 
“(c) When the appeal lies to the 
Board of Revenue-ninety days”. 
   Section 15 (1) In the proviso, for clause (a) 
substitute the following:- 
“(a) an order passed by his 
predecessor in office shall not 
be reviewed by the– 
(i) Commissioner without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Board of Revenue, 
(ii) Collector without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Commissioner, 
and no order shall be reviewed by 
any other Revenue Officer without 
first obtaining the sanction of the 
Revenue Officer to whose control he 
is immediately subject,”. 
   Section 16(2) Insert “Commissioner or” before 
“Collector”. 
   Section 16(4) For “or” substitute “and the 
Commissioner may, in any case 
called for under sub -section (2) or” 
and after “as” insert “it or”. 
   Section 16(4) 
proviso 
For “he shall not under this section 
pass an  order” substitute “no order 
shall be passed under this section”. 
   Section 27 For “a Revenue Commissioner” 
substitute “the Board of Revenue, 
Commissioner”. 
   Section 48-B After “Provincial Government” insert 
“or the Board of Revenue, as the 
case may be,”. 
   Section 58 Substitute the following:- 
“58. An appeal from an order 
under the last foregoing section or 
section 52 shall lie to the 
Commissioner, and from the 
appellate order of the 
Commissioner, to the Board of 
Revenue”. 
   Section 60-A Substitute the following:- 
“60-A. Procedure to be followed in 
making rules– 
Before making any rules under 
the provisions of section 60, the 
Provincial Government shall, in 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
addition to observing the procedure 
laid down in section 22 of the 
59
West 
Pakistan General Clauses Act, 1956, 
publish by notification a draft of the 
proposed rule for the information of 
persons likely to be affected 
thereby.”. 
   Section 
117(2)(d) and 
(e) 
For “Judicial Commissioner” 
substitute “High Court”. 
   Section 
137(1) 
Omit “except the Reve nue 
Commissioner” and the commas 
preceding and following these 
words. 
   Section 141 For “Judicial Commissioner” 
substitute “High Court”. 
   Section 
158(1) 
Insert “Board of Revenue” after 
“Provincial Government”.  
1935 VII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Village Council 
Act. 
Section 2 In clause (6), for “Revenue 
Commissioner” substitute 
“Commissioner of a division”. 
1938 XI The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Prohibition Act. 
Section 3 (i) In sub -section (6) in clause (a) 
omit “in the North -West Frontier 
Province”. 
(ii) in sub -section (7) in clause (a) 
omit “in the North -West Frontier 
Province”. 
1939 X The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Midwives Act. 
Section 10 Below section 10 add the following 
explanation, namely:– 
“Explanation– For the purpose of 
this se ction “Province” means the 
districts of Peshawar, Mardan, 
Hazara, Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu 
                                                           
59Now “The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part 
III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
and Kohat”. 
1939 XII The North–
West Frontier 
Province 
Artificial Ghee 
Colourization 
Act. 
Section 15 For “Local Government” substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
1947 XXIII The North–
West Frontier 
Province 
Weights and 
Measures Act. 
Section 3 (i) In sub –section (3) for “His 
Majesty‟s Mint 
60
[,] Bombay” 
substitute “Pakistan Mint at 
Lahore”. 
(ii) In sub–section (4) for “Bombay” 
substitute “Lahore”. 
   First Schedule (i) Under the heading “Explanation 
of dry and wet measures” in 
paragraph (1) for “Bombay” 
substitute “Lahore”. 
(ii) Under the heading “Standard 
Measures of Length” for 
“Bombay” substitute “Lahore”, 
and Omit “Officer Incharge 
Mathematical Instruments 
Office, Calcutta”. 
   
61
[Section 3(1) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”.] 
1948 VI The Kabul 
River Project 
(Control and 
Prevention of 
Speculation in 
Land) Act. 
Section 4 For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Section 4 
Proviso 
For “Provincial Government” where it 
occurs for the first and third time 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
                                                           
60Substituted, for “at”, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); 
and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
61Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
1948 XVII The N.W.F.P. 
Agricultural 
Income-tax 
Act. 
62
[Section 2(1) For “with the approval of the North -
West Frontier Province Legislative 
Assembly accorded by a resolution” 
substitute “by the Provincial 
Government”. 
   Section 3 (i) In sub -section (1), for “the 
North-West Frontier Provincial” 
substitute “West Pakistan”. 
(ii) In sub -section (2), for 
“Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
(iii) In sub -section (3) for “Revenue 
and Divisional Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 10 In clauses (1) and (5), for 
“Government of the North -West 
Frontier Province” substitute 
“Provincial Government”.] 
   Section 3(3) Omit “Revenue and Divisional”. 
1950 XIV The N.W.F.P. 
Pre-emption 
Act. 
Section 7(2) For “Provincial Government” 
Substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1950 XV The Peshawar 
University Act. 
Section 9 In sub -section (3) for “admitted” 
substitute “submitted”. 
   Section 11-
A(1) 
For “Chief Minister of the Province” 
substitute “Chief Minister of West 
Pakistan”.  
   
63
[Section 3 
(1) 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”.] 
1950 XIX The N.W.F.P. 
New Irrigation 
Projects 
(Control and 
Prevention of 
Section 4 
Proviso 
For “Provincial Government” where it 
occurs for the first and third time 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
                                                           
62Substituted ibid. 
63Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961); and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Speculation in 
Land) Act. 
   Section 12 For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
1950 XXV The N.W.F.P. 
Tenancy Act. 
Section 2(ix) 
(c) 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 2 
(xviii) 
After “Provincial Government” insert 
“or the Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 2(xxi) Omit. 
   Sections 4(1) 
(b), 4(1) (c), 
Proviso to 
4(1), 47(3), 
58(2) and 
77(3). 
For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Sections 
29,47(5), 
48(2), 60(2) 
(b), 74(1) and 
78. 
For “Revenue and  Divisional 
Commissioner” substitute “Board of 
Revenue” and make all necessary 
substitutions for the pronouns used 
for it. 
   Section 36 (i) For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue or 
Commissioner”. 
(ii) For “fixed” substitute “fix”. 
   Section 47 In sub-section (5)– 
(i) Omit “the territories for the time 
being administered by the 
Governor of”. 
(ii) For “Collectors and Assis tant 
Collectors to the districts” 
substitute “Commissioners, 
Collectors and Assistant 
Collectors to the Divisions and 
districts, respectively,.” 
   Sections 47 
(1) (a), 52(b), 
53(b), 56(3) 
and 56(4). 
For “Revenue and Divisional 
Commissioner” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Sections 
49(4), 51(1), 
51(2), 56(1), 
56(5), 56(6) 
and 80. 
For “Revenue and Divisional 
Commissioner” substitute “Board of 
Revenue or the Commissioner” and 
make all necessary substitutions for 
the pronouns used for it. 
   Section 50 Substitute the following:– 
“50. (1) The general 
superintendence and control 
over all Revenue Officers and 
Revenue Courts shall be vested 
in, and all such officers and 
Courts shall be subordinate to 
the Board of Revenue. 
(2) Subject to the general 
superintendence and control 
of  the Board of Revenue , a 
Commissioner shall control 
all other Revenue Officers 
and Revenue Courts in his 
division. 
(3) Subject as aforesaid and to 
the control of the 
Commissioner, a Collector 
shall control all other 
Revenue Officers and 
Revenue Courts in his 
district”. 
   Section 56(5) For “Judicial Commissioner, North -
West Frontier Province” substitute 
“High Court”. 
   Sections 
71(1), 71(2), 
71(3), 72(1), 
72(2), 72(3), 
72(4) and 
72(5). 
For “Judicial Commissioner” 
substitute “High Court”, and make all 
necessary substitutions for the 
pronouns used for it. 
   Section 74(1) Omit “local”. 
   Section 76 After insert “or the Board of 
Revenue”. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Sections 
77(1) (a) and 
77(2). 
For “Revenue and Divisional 
Commissioner” substitute “Board of 
Revenue, Commissioner”. 
1950 XXXII The N.W.F.P. 
Restitution of 
Mortgaged 
Lands Act. 
Section 10 For “Revenue and Divisional 
Commissioner, North -West Frontier 
Province” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
1950 XXXIII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Municipal Act. 
Section 17 (i) Insert the following proviso 
before the existing proviso:– 
“Provided that the bye -election 
for filling the place shall be held 
within a period of six months 
from the date of occurrence of 
the vacancy and if the bye -
election is not held within the  
said period, the vacancy shall 
be filled by the Provincial 
Government by nomination”. 
(ii) In the existing proviso insert 
“further” after “provided”. 
   Sections 
22,24(2), 38, 
39, 40, 49(2) 
(l), 182, 189, 
193(1) and 
(2), 232, 233, 
235 and 236. 
For “Provincial Government”, except 
where it occurs for the first time in 
sections 39 and 40, substitute 
“Commissioner” and make all 
necessary substitutions for the 
pronouns used for it. 
   Section 3(7) For “Secretary to Government, 
North- West Frontier Province, 
Local-Self Government” substitute 
“Commissioner of a division”. 
   Section 24(1) Omit “in the case of a municipality of 
the first class, by the Provincial 
Government and, in the case of a 
municipality of the second class”. 
   Section 24(3) 
proviso 
For the proviso substitute the 
following:– 
 “Provided that the 
Commissioner may refuse to notify 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
the election as member of any 
person who could be removed from 
office under section 16 or of any 
person whom the Commissioner, for 
any reason which he may deem to 
affect the public interest, may 
consider to be unfit to be a member 
of the Committee and upon such 
refusal the election of such person 
shall be void.” 
   Section 33(1) Omit “Provincial Government in the 
case of committees of the first class, 
and of the” and “in the case of those 
of the second-class”. 
   Section 37 After “Secretary”, insert “and the 
Commissioner may appoint any 
person to be the”. 
   Section 229 In sub-section (1) between the word 
“Government” and the word “may” 
insert “in the case of a Commi ttee of 
the first class, and the 
Commissioner in other cases”. 
1952 VII The N.W.F.P. 
Abolition of 
Jagirs Act. 
Section 4 For “Provincial Government” 
substitute “Commissioner or Board 
of Revenue”. 
1952 XI The N.W.F.P. 
Tenancy (Rural 
Housing) 
Protection Act. 
Section 7 For “Revenue and Divisional 
Commissioner” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
BALUCHISTAN ACTS 
1887 XVII The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
Act as 
applicable to 
Baluchistan. 
Sections 
3(1)(c), 6(3), 
10, 18(2), 
28(1), 29(1), 
32, 38(1), 
48(2), 50(2), 
51(1), 53(1), 
53-A(1), 53-
A(2)(i) 
For “Chief Commissioner” or “Chief 
Commissioner in Baluchistan” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
make all necessary substitutions of 
pronouns used therefor. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
59(1)(b), 101-
A(1), 107(1), 
120(3), 
136(1), 
136(2), 
136(4), 145, 
146(b) and 
158(2)(xx). 
   Section 3(15) For “Chief Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial 
Government or the Board of 
Revenue”. 
   Section 3 Insert the following as clauses (19) 
and (20):– 
(19) “Assessment circle” means a 
group of estates which, in 
the op inion of the Board of 
Revenue to be recorded in 
an order in writing, are 
sufficiently homogeneous to 
admit of a common set of 
rates being used as a 
general guide in calculating 
the land revenue to be 
assessed upon them”. 
(20) “Board of Revenue” means 
“the Board of Revenue” 
established under the  
64
West 
Pakistan Board of Revenue 
Act, 1957”.  
   Sections 
3(14), 5, 8, 9, 
11(1), 17, 
24(1), 25, 26, 
27(1), 27(2), 
27(3) 28(2), 
For “Chief Commissioner” or “Chief 
Commissioner in Baluchistan” 
substitute “Provincial Government” 
and make all necessary substitutions 
of pronouns used therefor. 
                                                           
64Now “the Pu njab Board of Revenue Act, 1957”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974); and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425 -A to 1425 -PP, s.2 and Sc hedule, Part III, at 
entry No.3 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
31(2)(d),
65
[*] 
39(3), 41, 
43(1), 47-A, 
49(2), 
66
[60], 
61(1)(a), 101-
F, 102 
Proviso, 141, 
147(1), 
147(2), 
154(1)(b), 
155(3), 
67
[158(1)] and 
158(2)(vii). 
   Section 6(1) Omit clause (a). 
   Sections 6(1) 
(b), 11(4), 13, 
14 (d), 
68
[*] 
16(3), 50(2), 
58, 59(1)(b), 
71(3), 73, 75, 
76 (2)(c), 
77(1), 79(1), 
89, 90, 91, 
92(1), 95(2), 
101-A(4) and 
147(3). 
For “Revenue Commissioner” or 
“Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 6 Insert the following as sub -
section(5):- 
“(5) Subject to the provisions of 
this Act, the jurisdiction of 
the Board of Revenue 
extends to Baluchistan as it 
existed before the 
establishment of the 
                                                           
65The figure “33(2 )” deleted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 
1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
66Inserted ibid. 
67Ibid. 
68The figure “15(1)(a)” omitted ibid. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Province of West Pakistan 
and of Commissioner s and 
of Collectors and Assistant 
Collectors to the Divisions 
and districts, respectively, in 
which they are employed”. 
   Section 8 Before “Extra Assistant 
Commissioner” insert 
“Commissioners, Deputy 
Commissioners, Assistant 
Commissioners and”. 
   Sections 
11(1), 11(2), 
16(1), 16(4), 
24(1), 29(3), 
30(2), 
31(2)(d), 33, 
35(a), 46, 
47(1), 47-A, 
48-A(2), 
55(3), 59(2), 
59(3), 
61(1)(b), 
63(1), 63(2), 
64(1), 64(2), 
97, 100(1), 
102, 110(1), 
124, 141, 
148(1), 
155(1), 155(3) 
and 157. 
For “Revenue Commissioner” or 
“Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute “Board of 
Revenue” and make all necessary 
substitutions of pronouns used 
therefor. 
   Section 11 Insert the following as sub -section 
(3):- 
“(3) Subject to the general 
superin-tendence and 
control of the Boa rd of 
Revenue, a Commissioner 
shall control all other 
Revenue Officers in his 
division”. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Sections 
12(1) and 
12(2). 
For “Revenue Commissioner” or 
“Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute “Board of 
Revenue or Commissioner”. 
 
   Section 13 Insert the following as clause (c):_ 
“(c) to the Board of Revenue 
only on a point of law when 
the order is made by a 
Commissioner”. 
   Section 14 Insert the following as clause (c): _ 
“(c) When the appeal lies to the 
Board of Revenue, ninety 
days.” 
   Section 15(1) In the proviso, for clause ( a) 
substitute the following:- 
“(a) an order passed by his 
predecessor in office shall 
not be reviewed by the– 
(i) Commissioner without 
first obtaining the 
sanction of the Board of 
Revenue, 
(ii) Collector without first 
obtaining the sanction 
of the Commissioner, 
and no order shall be reviewed by 
any other Revenue Officer without 
first obtaining the sanction of the 
Revenue Officer to whose control he 
is immediately subject,”. 
   Section 16(2) Before “Collector” insert 
“Commissioner or”. 
   Section 16(4) (i) For “himself” substitute “itself”; 
(ii) For “or” substitute “and the 
Commissioner may, in any case 
called for under sub-section (2) 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
or”; 
(iii) After “as” insert “it or” ; 
(iv) For “he” in the proviso 
substitute “the Board  of 
Revenue or the Commissioner”. 
   Section 
27(1)(a) 
Before “a Collector” insert “the Board 
of Revenue, Commissioner or”. 
   Section 27(2) Before “a Collector” insert “the Board 
of Revenue, Commissioner”. 
   Section 51 Insert the following as sub -section 
(3):- 
    “(3) Subject to the provisions of 
sub-section (4) the average 
rate of incidence on the 
cultivated area of the land 
revenue imposed under the 
provisions of sub -section (1) 
on any assessment circle 
forming part of any area in 
respect of which a  
notification has been issued 
under sub -section (2) of 
section 49 shall not exceed 
the rate of incidence of the 
land revenue imposed at the 
last previous assessment by 
more than one -fourth, 
provided that the rate of 
incidence of the assessment 
imposed on a ny estate shall 
not exceed the rate of 
incidence of the last 
previous assessment on the 
estate by more than two -
thirds”. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
    
69
[For sub-section(4) substitute the 
following sub-section]:- 
    “(4) The provisions of sub -
section (3) shall not be 
applicable i n the case of 
land which has not been 
previously assessed to land 
revenue or in which canal 
irrigation has been 
introduced after the date of 
the orders passed under the 
provisions of sub -section (1) 
at the last previous 
assessment, or in the case 
of land o f which the last 
previous assessment was 
made under the provisions 
of clause ( b) of subsection 
(1) of section 59 or in the 
case of an area which has 
been declared by notification 
to be an urban assessment 
circle and for the purpose of 
calculating the incre ase in 
the incidence of the land 
revenue for the purpose of 
sub-section (3), all such land 
shall be excluded from 
calculation.” 
   Sections 
53(2) 
and 53(3). 
For “Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute 
“Commissioner or the Board of 
Revenue”. 
   Section 58 After “Commissioner” insert “and 
from the appellate order of the 
Commissioner to the Board of 
                                                           
69Substituted, for the words “Insert the following as sub -section. (4)”, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) 
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 
14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Revenue”. 
   Section 60 Insert the following as clauses (a) 
and (e):- 
    “(a) the method by which the 
estimate of the money value 
of the net assets of an estate 
or group of estates shall be 
made; 
    (e) the manner in which the rate 
of incidence of the land 
revenue is to be calculated 
for the purpose of sub -
section (3) of section 51.” 
     
70
[For section 60 -C, substitute 
the following]:- 
    “60-A Procedure to be followed in 
making rules.– Before making 
any rules under the 
provisions of section 60, the 
Provincial Government shall, 
in addition to observing the 
procedure, laid down in 
section 22 of the 
71
West 
Pakistan General Clauses 
Act, 1956, publish b y 
notification a draft of the 
proposed rule for the 
information of persons likely 
to be affected thereby. 
    60-B. Rules and instructions 
already in force .– 
Notwithstanding anything 
contained in section 60-A, the 
                                                           
70Substituted, for the words „After Section 60, insert the following as new sub-section (4)‟, by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal 
of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette o f West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 
14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
71Now “the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1. 1974) ; and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part 
III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
rules and executive 
instructions relating  to the 
matters mentioned in clauses 
(a), (b), (c) and (d) of section 
60 which were in force 
immediately before the 14th 
October 1955, shall remain in 
force. 
60-C. Power to issue instruction .– 
The Provincial Government 
or the Board of Revenue with 
the approval of the Provincial 
Government may, from time 
to time, issue executive 
instructions not inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act 
and the rules made 
thereunder for the guidance 
of Revenue Officers relating 
to all matters to which the 
provisions of th is Chapter 
apply.”. 
   Section 70 For sub-section (2) substitute the 
following:– 
“(2) The distress and sale shall be 
conducted, as nearly as may be, in 
accordance with the law for the time 
being in force for the attachment and 
sale of movable property und er the 
decree of a Revenue Court 
constituted under the Punjab 
Tenancy Act, 1887: 
Provided that, in addition to the 
particulars exempted by that law 
from liability to sale, so much of the 
produce of the land of the defaulter 
as the Collector thinks necessar y for 
seed-grain and for the subsistence, 
until the harvest next following, of 
the defaulter and his family, and of 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
any cattle exempted by that law, 
shall be exempted from sale under 
this section.”. 
   Section 137 Insert the following as sub -section 
(1):– 
“(1) The Provincial Government 
may by notification direct 
that the Provisions of this 
Act with respect to the 
superintendence and control 
over Revenue Officers shall 
subject to any modification 
of those provisions which the 
Provincial Government 
thinks fi t, apply to any 
Revenue Officer who has 
been invested with the 
powers of a Civil Court of 
any of the clauses specified 
in section 18 of the Punjab 
Courts Act, 1918, and that 
appeals shall lie from his 
decrees and orders to, and 
his decrees and orders be 
subject to revision, by a 
Revenue Officer invested 
under the last foregoing 
section with the powers of a 
Court which would be 
competent under the Punjab 
Courts Act, 1918, to hear 
appeals from, or revise, such 
decrees and orders if they 
had been made by a Cou rt 
with the powers of which the 
Revenue Officer who made 
them has been invested”. 
   Section 158 
(1) 
Insert “Board of Revenue” after 
“Provincial Government”. 
1887 XVII The Punjab Sections For “Resident in Baluchistan” or 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Land Revenue 
Act as modified 
and applied to 
the Nasirabad 
Sub-Division in 
Baluchistan. 
3(1)(c), 6(3), 
10, 18(2), 
28(1), 29(1), 
32, 38(1), 
48(2), 50(2), 
51(1), 53(1), 
53-A(1), 53-
A(2)(i), 101-
A(1), 102, 
107(1), 
120(3), 136(1) 
136(2), 
136(4), 145, 
146(b) and 
158(2)(xx). 
“Resident” substitute “Board of 
Revenue” and make all necessary 
substitutions of pronouns used 
therefor. 
   Section 3(15) For “Resident in Baluchistan” 
substitute “Provincial Government or 
the Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 3 Insert the following as clauses (19) 
and (20):– 
“(19) „Assessment Circle‟ means a 
group of estates which, in 
the opinion of the Board of 
Revenue, to be recorded in 
an order in writing, are 
sufficiently homogenous to 
admit of a common set of 
rates being used as a 
general guide in calculating 
the land reve nue to be 
assessed upon them. 
(20) „Board of Revenue‟ means 
the Board of Revenue 
established under the  
72
West 
Pakistan Board of Revenue 
Act, 1957.”. 
                                                           
72Now „The Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957‟, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part 
III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Sections 
3(14), 5, 8, 9, 
11(1), 17, 
24(1), 25, 26, 
27(1), 27(2), 
27(3), 28(2), 
31(2)(d),
73
[*], 
41, 43(1), 
49(2), 49(3), 
60, 61(1)(a), 
101-F, 102 
proviso, 141, 
147 (1), 
147(2), 
154(1)(b), 
155(3) 
74
[158(1)] and 
158(2)(vii). 
For “Resident in Baluchistan” 
substitute “Provincial Government” 
and make all necessary substitutions 
of pronouns used therefor. 
   Sections 
6(1)(b), 11(4), 
13(b), 13, 
second 
proviso, 14(b), 
16(3), 50(2), 
71(3), 73, 75, 
76(2)(c), 
77(1), 79(1), 
89, 90, 
91,92(1), 
95(2), 
101-A(4) and 
147(3). 
For “Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 8 Insert “Commissioners, Deputy 
Commissioners, Assistant 
Commissioners, and” before “Extra”. 
                                                           
73The figure “33(2)” deleted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 
1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
74Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (X XXI of 1961) ; and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Sections 
11(1), 11(2), 
16(1), 24(1), 
29(3), 30(2), 
31(2)(d), 33, 
35(a), 46, 
47(1), 48-
A(2), 55(3), 
59(2), 59(3), 
61(1)(b), 
63(1), 63(2), 
64(1), 64(2), 
97, 100(1), 
102, 110(1), 
124, 141, 
148(1), 
155(1), 155(3) 
and 157. 
For “ Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute “Board of 
Revenue” and make all necessary 
substitutions of pronouns used 
therefor. 
   Section 11 Add the following as clause (3):– 
“(3) Subject to the general 
superintendence and control 
of the Board of Revenue, the 
Commissioner shall control 
all other Revenue Officers.”.  
   Sections 
12(1), 12(2), 
53(2) and 
53(3). 
For “Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute “Board of 
Revenue or Commissioner”. 
   Section 13 Add the following as clause (c):– 
“(c) to the Board of Revenue 
only on point of law when 
the order is made by a 
Commissioner”. 
   Section 14 Add the following as clause (c):– 
“(c) When the appeal lies to the 
Board of Revenue – ninety 
days”. 
   Section 15(1), 
proviso (a). 
Substitute the following:– 
“(a) an order passed by his 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
predecessor in office shall 
not be reviewed by the:– 
(i) Commissioner without 
first obtaining the 
sanction of the Board of 
Revenue, 
(ii) Collector without first 
obtaining the sanction 
of the Commissioner, 
and no order shall be reviewed by 
any other Revenue Officer without 
first obtaining the sanction of the 
Revenue Officer to whose control he 
is immediately subject”. 
   Section 16(2) Insert “Commissioner or” before 
“Collector”. 
   Section 16(4) 
(excluding the 
proviso). 
For sub-section (4) substitute:– 
“(4) The Board of Revenue may, 
in any case, called for under 
sub-section (1) and the 
Commissioner may, in any 
case called for under sub -
section (2) or reported to him 
under sub -section (3 ), pass 
such order as it or he may 
think fit:”.  
   Section 16(4), 
proviso. 
For “he shall not under this section 
pass an order” substitute “no order 
shall be passed under this section”. 
   Section 
27(1)(a) 
Insert “the Board of Revenue, 
Commissioner or” before “a 
Collector”. 
   Section 27(2) Insert “the Board of Revenue, 
Commissioner” before “a Collector”. 
   Section 47 After section 47, the following new 
section shall be added, namely:– 
“47-A.(1) Nothing in this Chapter 
shall be deemed to preclude the 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Provincial Government from 
ordering the preparation for any 
specified estate or for estates in any 
specified area, quadrennially or at 
such other intervals as the Board of 
Revenue may prescribe, of an 
edition of the record -of-rights to be 
prepared in such m anner as the 
Board of Revenue may, with the 
previous sanction of the Provincial 
Government, prescribe. 
(2) This edition of the record -of-
rights shall be called the quadrennial 
record of the estate, and shall 
comprise the statements mentioned 
in clause(a) o f sub -section (2) of 
section 31.”. 
   Section 48-B For “Resident in Baluchistan” 
substitute “Provincial Government or 
Board of Revenue as the case may 
be”. 
   Section 51 Insert the following as clauses (3) 
and (4):– 
“(3) Subject to the provisions of 
sub-section (4), the average rate of 
incidence on the cultivated area of 
the land revenue imposed under the 
provisions of sub -section (1) on any 
assessment circle forming part of 
any area in respect of which a 
notification has been issued under 
sub-section (2)  of section 49, shall 
not exceed the rate of incidence of 
the land revenue imposed at the last 
previous ass essment by more than 
one-fourth; p rovided that the rate of 
incidence of the assessment 
imposed on any estate shall not 
exceed the rate of incidence o f the 
last previous assessment on the 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
estate by more than two-thirds. 
(4) The provisions of sub -section 
(3) shall not be applicable in the 
case of land which has not been 
previously assessed to land revenue 
in which canal irrigation has been 
introduced aft er the date of the 
orders passed under the provisions 
of sub-section(1) at the last previous 
assessment or in the case of land of 
which the last previous assessment 
was made under the provisions of 
clause(b) of sub -section (1) of 
section 59 or in  the case  of an area 
which has been declared by 
notification to be an urban 
assessment circle and for the 
purpose of calculating the increase 
in the  incidence of the land revenue 
for the purpose of sub -section(3), all 
such land shall be excluded from 
calculation.”. 
   Section 58 For “Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute 
“Commissioner and from the 
appellate order of the Commissioner 
to the Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 60 Add the following as clauses( a) and 
(e):– 
“(a) the method by which the 
estimate of the money value 
of the net assets of an estate 
or group of estates shall be 
made;” 
“(e) the manner in which the rate 
of incidence of the land 
revenue is to be calculated 
for the purpose of sub -
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
section (3) of section 51.”. 
 
75
[For section 60 -C, substitute 
the following] sections namely; 
“60-A. Procedure to be followed in 
making Rules – Before making any 
rules under the provisions of section 
60, the Provincial Government shall, 
in addition to observing the 
procedure, laid down in section 22 of 
the 
76
West Pakistan General Clauses 
Act, 1956, publish by notification a 
draft of the proposed rules for the 
information of persons likely to be 
affected thereby. 
    60-B. Rules and instructions 
already in force – Notwithstanding 
anything contained in section 60 -A 
the rul es and executive instructions 
relating to the matters mentioned in 
clauses (a), (b), (c)  and (d) of 
section 60 which were in force 
immediately before the 14th 
October, 1955, shall remain in force. 
60-C. Power to issue instructions -
The Provincial Government  or the 
Board of Revenue with the approval 
of the Provincial Government may, 
from time to time, issue executive 
instructions not inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act and the rules 
made thereunder for the guidance of 
Revenue Officers relating to all  
matters to which the provisions of 
this Chapter apply”.  
                                                           
75Substituted, for the words “After Section 60, insert the following new,” by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) 
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and published in the Gazette of Wes t Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 
14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
76Now “The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part 
III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Section 70 For sub-section (2) substitute the 
following:– 
“(2) The distress and sale 
shall be conducted, as nearly as 
may be, in accordance with the law 
for the time being in force for the 
attachment and sale of movable 
property under the decree of a 
Revenue Court constituted under the 
Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887: 
 Provided that in addition to the 
particulars exempted by that law 
from liability to sale, so much of the 
produce of the land of the defa ulter 
as the Collector thinks necessary for 
seed-grain and for the subsistence, 
until the harvest next following, of 
the defaulter and his family, and of 
any cattle exempted by that law, 
shall be exempted from sale under 
this section.”. 
   Section 73(2) Insert as clause (b):– 
“(b) While under the charge of 
the Court of Wards.”. 
   Section 75 Insert the following as clause (a):– 
“(a) any arrear which has 
accrued while the land was 
under the charge of the 
Court of Wards, or was so 
circumstanced that the Court 
of Wards might have 
exercised jurisdiction over it 
under the provisions of 
Chapter II of the Punjab 
Court of Wards Act, 1903.”. 
   Section 137 Insert the following as sub -section 
(1):– 
“(1) The Provincial Government 
may by notification direct that the 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
provisions of this Act with respect to 
the superintendence and control 
over the Revenue Officers shall 
subject to any modification of those 
provisions which the Provincial 
Government thinks fit, apply to any 
Revenue Officer who has been 
invested with the p owers of a Civil 
Court of any of the classes specified 
in section 18 of the  77
Punjab Courts 
Act, 1918, and that appeals shall lie 
from his decree and orders to, and 
his decrees and orders be subject to 
revision, by a Revenue Officer 
invested under the last foregoing 
section with the powers of a Court 
which would be competent under the 
Punjab Courts Act, 1918, to hear 
appeals from or revise, such 
decrees and orders if they had been 
made by a Court with the powers of 
which the Revenue Officer who 
made them has been invested.”. 
   Section 
158(1) 
For “Resident in Baluchistan” 
substitute “Provincial Government, 
Board of Revenue.”. 
1903 II The Punjab 
Court of Wards 
Act as 
applicable to 
Baluchistan. 
Section 4(1) (i) For “Revenue Commissioner in 
Baluchistan” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
(ii) Omit “for British Baluchistan”. 
   Sections 4(3), 
4(4), 16(1), 
17(2), 34 and 
45(1). 
For “Chief Commissioner of British 
Baluchistan” substitute “Board of 
Revenue”.  
   Sections 5 
and 7(1) 
For “Chief Commissioner of British 
Baluchistan” substitute “Court of 
                                                           
77Repealed by the Punjab Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962 (II of 1962); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 8.1.1962, pages 87-96, see s.28 and Schedule. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Wards”. 
   Section 5(1) For “he” occurring before “considers” 
substitute “it” and omit “it” occurring 
before “expedient”. 
   Section 11(1) (i) Omit clauses (a) and (b). 
(ii) After “land-holder” insert “ the 
Court of Wards shoul d be moved 
to make an order under section 
5(2) or section 6”. 
   Section 44 Omit the first proviso and “further” 
from the second proviso. 
   Section 54 For “Chief Commissioner of 
Baluchistan” substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
1946  The Quetta 
Municipal Law. 
Section 2 (i) insert the following as clauses  
(1A) and (17A), respectively:– 
“(1A) „Baluchistan Leased Area‟ in 
sub-clause ( i) of clause ( b) 
of section 168 and in proviso 
to sub -section (2) of section 
189, shall mean the leased 
areas as defined in t he 
Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 
1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950);”. 
“(17A) „Municipal Officer‟ means 
an employee  
of the Municipal Committee, 
Quetta;”. 
(ii) For clause (5) substitute the 
following:– 
“(5) „Commissioner‟ means the 
Commissioner of Quetta 
Division;”. 
(iii) in clause (18) for “Resident” 
substitute “Provincial Government or 
Commissioner”. 
(iv) Omit clause (26). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
(v) In clause (29)– 
(a) For “British India” substitute 
“Pakistan”. 
(b) Omit “British” from “British 
Baluchistan”. 
   Section 
4(2)(a) 
For “British su bject” and “Indian 
State” substitute “ Citizen of 
Pakistan” and “Acceding State”, 
respectively. 
   Sections 
4(2)(e), 22(1), 
26, 55, 
114(2), 131, 
155 and 158 
(3). 
For “Indian Penal Code” substitute 
“Pakistan Penal Code”. 
   Section 
4(2)(e), 
proviso (i). 
For “be” substitute “by”. 
   Sections 
2(12), 2(16), 
2(21), 2(22), 
2(23), 3(2), 4, 
5(3) and 
proviso, 7, 
25(7), 27, 
31(2)(a), 44, 
46 (2), 47(1), 
47(2), 58, 
59(1)(a), 
59(2)(i), 
69(2)(b), 
69(4)(c)(ii), 
69(5)(a), 
102(2), 155, 
158, 162, 
163, 164, 
166, 167, 
169, 172, 
175, 188 and 
For “Resident” substitute “Provincial 
Government” and make all 
necessary substitutions of pronouns 
used therefor.  
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
191. 
   Section 7 For the proviso to sub -section (7) 
substitute the following:– 
 “Provided that the bye-election for 
filling the place shall be held within a 
period of six months from the date of 
occurrence of the vacancy: 
 Provided further that in no case 
shall a bye -election be held within a 
period of six months of the date on 
which the term of office of members 
expires and such vacancy shall be 
left unfilled: 
 Provided also that if a question 
arises whether the bye -election was 
held within six months from the date 
of occurrence of the vacancy or 
when the term of office of members 
expires, it shall be referred to the 
Provincial Government whose 
decision in the matter shall be final.”. 
   Sections 9, 
13, 42, 43, 
61(1), 114, 
127, 165, and 
168. 
For “Resident” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 14(d) For “Commissioner” substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
   Section 20 Omit “the Secretary to the Resident 
in the Public Works Department” and 
“by the Resident”. 
   Section 21(2) For “Commissioner” substitute 
“Deputy Commissioner”. 
   Sections 
25(1) 
and (4). 
For “the Resident” substitute “him”. 
   Section 29 Omit “and shall if s o required by the 
Resident” and “or, where the 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Resident required delegation, as the 
Resident may direct”. 
   Sections 
31(1) and 
61(1). 
For “Crown Representative” 
substitute “Provincial Government”. 
   Section 31(1) Omit “with the previous sanction of 
the Resident”. 
   Sections 40 
and 59(1)(a). 
For “Crown Representative” 
substitute “Central Government”. 
   Section 40 For “be” occurring before “bye -laws” 
substitute “by”. 
   Section 51(1) For “Commissioner” substitute 
“Deputy Commissioner or to such 
other officer as may be empowered 
by the Provincial Government in this 
behalf”. 
   Section 51(2) For sub-section (2) substitute “(2) 
subject to revision by the 
Commissioner the order passed 
under sub-section(1) shall be final”. 
   Section 62 Omit “with the Re sident‟s 
permission”. 
   Section 68(1) For “The Resident may make rules” 
substitute “The Committee may and 
if so required by the Commissioner 
shall make bye-laws”. 
   Section 
69(2)(c) 
(i) Omit “the Resident” 
occurring for the first time, 
“shall forward w ith his 
opinion any such objection 
or suggestion to the 
Resident who” and “as he 
may think fit”. 
(ii) After “Commissioner” 
occurring for the first time 
insert “,the Commissioner”. 
(iii) For “Resident” occurring for 
the last time substitute 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 
69(2)(d) 
Replace the existing clause (d) by 
the following:– 
“(d) When sanctioning a scheme the 
Commissioner may impose 
conditions for submission of 
periodical reports on the 
progress of the scheme to him 
and for his inspection and 
supervision of the scheme.”. 
   Section 163 For sub-section (2) substitute the 
following:– 
“(2) The Provincial Government or 
the Commissioner may exercise all 
powers necessary for the 
performance of this duty and may 
among other things by order in 
writing, annul or mo dify any 
proceeding which it or he may 
consider not to be in conformity with 
such law and rules as aforesaid, or 
for reasons which in its or his 
opinion justify an order by the 
Commissioner or as the case may 
be, by the Political Agent under 
section 159.”.  
   Section 170 For “Resident” substitute “Provincial 
Government, in the case of rules 
and the Commissioner in the case of 
bye-laws”.  
For “directs” substitute “direct”. 
ACTS APPLICABLE TO BAHAWALPUR 
1860 XLV The Indian 
Penal Code 
Section 55 (a) For “the Ruler” substitute 
“President”. 
   Section 121 
(a) 
For the Ruler of the sovereignty of 
the Bahawalpur State” substitute 
“State”. 
   Section For “Ruler” substitute “State”. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
124(a) 
   Sections 
141,161, 162 
and 163. 
For “the Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “the Central Government 
or the Provincial Government”. 
1861 V The Police Act Section 15-
A(4) 
For “ Deputy Commissioner” 
substitute “Commissioner of the 
Division”. 
1872 IV The Punjab 
Laws Act 
Section 48 For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “the Gove rnment for 
whose purposes the land is vested 
in the State”. 
1873 VIII The Canal and 
Drainage Act 
Section 3(7) For “Superintending Engineer” 
substitute “the officer exercising 
control over a division of a canal”. 
   Section 35 For “ Superintending Engineer ” 
substitute “Divisional Canal Officer” 
and for the words “Revenue 
Minister” substitute “the Head 
Revenue Officer of the District”. 
   Section 65 For “A.M. Chief Minister” substitute 
“the Superintending Canal Officer”. 
For “ the officer” substitute “a 
Divisional Canal Officer”. 
1877 I The Specific 
Relief Act. 
Sections 5, 9 
and 56 
For “ Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government or 
Provincial Government”. 
1880 XIII 
78
The 
Vaccination 
Act. 
Section 18 In the last paragraph for “State 
subjects” substitute “the Citizens of 
Pakistan” and  for “Bahawalpur 
Government” substitute “Pakistan”. 
   Section 19 For “ Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
1882 II The Trusts Act. Section 20 In clause (a) for “Bahawalpur 
Government” substitute “any 
Provincial Government or of the 
                                                           
78Repealed by the Punjab Vaccination Ordinance, 1958 (XXVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 29.11.1958 , pages 1643-1648, s.16. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Central Government or of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland”. 
 In the proviso to clause ( a) for 
“Bahawalpur Government” where 
they occur for the first time substitute 
“by any such Government” and 
where they appear fo r the second 
time substitute “such Government”.  
   Section 29 For “to Bahawalpur Government” 
appearing after “adjudication” 
substitute “to the State”. 
1886 VI The Births, 
Deaths and 
Marriages 
Registration 
Act. 
Section 1 For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government”.  
1887 XVI The Punjab 
Tenancy Act 
as applicable 
to the 
Bahawalpur 
State. 
Throughout 
the Act 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Provincial Government”. 
   Section 4(18) For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Provincial Government or 
Board of Revenue”. 
   Sections 46, 
75(2), 76(2), 
77(4), 78, 79, 
81(c), 84(1), 
88(2)(b), 102, 
105, 106 and 
108. 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 78(1) Omit “other”. 
   Section 80(c) For “Financial Commissi oner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue only 
on a point of law”. 
   Section 82(1) In the proviso, for clause ( a) 
substitute the following:– 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
“(a) an order passed by his 
predecessor in office shall not 
be reviewed by the– 
(i) Commissioner without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Board of Revenue, 
(ii) Collector without first 
obtaining the sanction of the 
Commissioner, 
and no order shall be reviewed by 
any other Revenue Officer without 
first obtaining the sanction of the 
Revenue Officer to whose control he 
is immediately subject,”. 
   Section 84(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and  for 
“Financial Commissioner” substitute 
“Commissioner who will take such 
action which could be taken by the 
Board of Revenue under sub -
sections (4) and (5) after observing 
the procedure pr escribed in sub -
sections (5) and (6)”.  
   Section 84(4) Omit “by himself” and “or submitted 
to him under sub-section(3)” and  for 
“Financial Commissioner” substitute 
“Board of Revenue” and  for “he” 
substitute “it”.  
   Section 84(5) For “Financial Comm issioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
for “him” and “he” substitute “it”. 
   Section 84(6) For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
for “his” substitute “its”. 
1887 XVII 
79
The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
Act as 
Sections 1(3), 
5, 8, 9, 17, 
25, 26, 27(1), 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Provincial Government”. 
                                                           
79Repealed by the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967) ;  published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), 
dated 7.12.1967, pages 3603-3656, see s.184 and Schedule, Part Two, at entry No.5. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
applicable to 
the 
Bahawalpur 
State. 
27(2), 27 (3), 
28(2), 
31(2)(d), 
33(2), 38(1), 
41, 43(1), 48-
B, 49, 60, 60-
C, 61(1)(a), 
137(1), 
147(1), 
147(2), 
158(1), and 
158(2)(vii). 
   Sections 
3(1)(c) 
80
[,3(10) 
explanation], 
6(3), 10, 
18(2), 28(1), 
29(1), 32(1), 
38(1), 50(2), 
51(1), 53(1), 
53-A(1), 53-
A(2), proviso 
(i), 101-A(1), 
107(1), 
120(3), 
136(1), 
136(2), 
136(4), 145, 
146(b) and 
158(2)(xx). 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 3(15) For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Provincial Government or 
Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 3 Insert the following as new sub -
section, namely:– 
                                                           
80Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 1961) ; and 
published in the  
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
“20. „Board of Revenue‟ means 
the Board of Revenue established 
under the 
81
West Pakistan (Board of 
Revenue) Act, 1957”. 
   Sections 
3(19), 6(5), 
11(1), 11(2), 
11(3), 12(1), 
12(2), 14(c), 
24(1), 27, 
29(3), 30(2), 
31(2)(d), 
33(1), 33(2), 
33(3), 35(a), 
46, 47(1), 
53(2), 53(3), 
55(3), 58, 
59(2), 59(3), 
61(1)(b), 
63(1), 63(2), 
64(1), 64(2), 
97, 100(1), 
102, 110(1), 
124, 141, 
148(1), 
155(1), 155(3) 
and 157. 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 6(1) Omit clause (a). 
   Section 7 Omit. 
   Section 13(c) For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue only 
on point of law”. 
   Section 15(1) In the proviso, for clause (a) 
substitute the following:– 
“(a) an order passed by his 
predecessor in office shall 
                                                           
81Now “The Punjab Board of Revenue Act, 1957”, see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part 
III, at entry No.3 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
not be reviewed by the– 
    (i) Commissioner without 
first obtaining the 
sanction of the Board of 
Revenue, 
(ii) Collector without first 
obtaining the sanction 
of the Commissioner, 
and no order shall be reviewed by 
any other Revenue Officer without 
first obtaining the sanction of the 
Revenue Officer to whose control he 
is immediately subject”. 
   Section 16(1) For “ Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue” and 
for “him” substitute “it”. 
   Section 16(3) Omit “Commissioner or” and 
substitute “Commissioner” for 
“Financial Commissioner”. 
   Section 16(4) For the existing sub -section (4) 
excluding the proviso substitute the 
following:– 
“(4) The Board of Revenue may in 
any case called for under  
sub-section (1) and the 
Commissioner may in any case 
called for under sub -section (2) or 
reported to him under sub -section 
(3), pass such ord er as it or he 
thinks fit.”.  
   Section 16 
proviso 
For “he shall not under this section 
pass an order” substitute “no order 
shall be passed under this section”. 
   Section 
27(1)(a) 
For “a Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 48-B After “Provincial Government” insert 
“or Board of Revenue”. 
   Sections For “ Financial Commissioner” 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
50(2), 71(3), 
73, 75, 
76(2)(c),77(1), 
79(1), 95(2), 
101-A(4) and 
147(3). 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Section 60-A Substitute the following:– 
“60-A. Procedure to be followed in 
making rules -Before making any 
rules under the provision of section 
60, the Provincial  Government 
shall, in addition to observing the 
procedure, laid down in section 22 
of the  
82
West Pakistan General 
Clauses Act, 1956, publi sh by 
notification a draft of the proposed 
rule for the information of persons 
likely to be affected thereby.”. 
   Section 
137(1) 
Omit “Except Financial 
Commissioner” and the commas 
preceding and following these 
words. 
1894 I The Land 
Acquisition Act. 
Section 16 For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “State”. 
   Section 17 In sub -sections (1) and (2) for 
“Bahawalpur Government” substitute 
“State”. 
1894 IX The Prisons 
Act. 
Section 3(7) For “Director of Prisons” substitute 
“Inspector-General of Prisons”. 
1898 V The Code of 
Criminal 
Procedure 
Section 4 In Clause ( t) for “the Crown” 
substitute “the State”. 
   Sections 
45(1) 
and 329 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “the State”. 
                                                           
82Now The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956,‟ see the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb A.O. 1 of 1974) ; and 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20.11.1974, pages 1425-A to 1425-PP, see Article 2 and Schedule, Part 
III, at entry No.1 (w.e.f. 14.8.1973). 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
   Section 45(2) For “the Ruler” substitute “the 
Central Government”. 
   Section 
132(d) 
proviso. 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government”. 
   Section 
197(1) 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government or a 
Provincial Government”. 
   Section 
197(2) 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “the President or the 
Governor as the case may be”. 
   Section 333 For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “the State”. 
   Section 
401(5) 
For “of the Ruler” substitute “of the 
President or of the Central 
Government”. 
   Section 
401(5-A) 
For “the Ruler” substitute “the 
President or in virtue of any powers 
delegated to it by the Central 
Government”. 
 83
[1900 XIII The Punjab 
Alienation of 
Land Act as 
applicable to 
the 
Bahawalpur 
State. 
Sections 2(8), 
4(1), 6(1)(d), 
8(1)(c), 
23 and 24. 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 3-A For “ Bahawalpur Government” 
where it first occurs, substitute 
“Board of Revenue”. 
   Section 13-B 
(d) 
For “Financial Commissioner” 
substitute “Board of Revenue only 
on a point of law”.] 
1908 V The Civil Sections For “ Bahawalpur Government” 
                                                           
83Inserted by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (X XXI of 1961) ; and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Procedure 
Code 
2(17)(f) and 
(g), 54, 60, 
73(3), 82(1), 
and orders 
21, 26 and 
27. 
substitute “Government”. 
   Section 
2(17)(b) 
For “State Civil Service” substitute 
“Provincial Civil Services.” 
   Section 83, 
and order 12 
Rule 48. 
For “ Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government.” 
   Sections 10, 
109 and 111, 
and Order 21, 
Rule 48 and 
Order XLV. 
For “Ruler” substitute “President”. 
1908 IX The Limitation 
Act. 
Section 26(2). For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “State”. 
1908 XVI The 
Registration 
Act. 
Sections 3(2) 
and 17(2)(vii). 
For “ Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “State”. 
   Section 
33(1)(c) 
Omit “of the Ruler or” and for 
“Bahawalpur Government” substitute 
“Central Government”. 
1912 IV The Lunacy 
Act. 
Sections 11-B 
and 12. 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government”. 
1918 II The Cinemato-
graphy Act. 
Section 6(2) For “Ruler” substitute “State”. 
1923 XLII 
84
The 
Mussalman 
Wakf Act. 
Sections 6(a), 
11(1) and 13. 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government”. 
1925 IV The Soldiers 
(Litigation) Act. 
Section 
3(b)(iv), 
proviso to 
section 11 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government”. 
                                                           
84Repealed by the West Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1959 (XXI of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 17.4.1959, pages 319-325, see s.20. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
and sections 
13, 14(2) and 
14-A. 
   Section 14(1) “For Bahawalpur Public Services” 
substitute “Provincial Public 
Services”. 
   Sections 
14(1) and 
85
[14(2)]. 
For “Ruler” substitute “Pakistan”. 
1925 XXXIX The 
Succession 
Act. 
Section 14 For “Ruler” substitute “Pakistan”. 
   Sections 34 
and 370. 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government”. 
1927 XVI The Forest Act. Sections 5, 
39(1)(a), 
41(2)(a), 43, 
44, 49 and 
79(1). 
For “ Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “State”. 
   Section 39(1) 
and (2). 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Central Government”. 
   Section 83(3) For “Ruler” substitute “State”. 
1942   86
The 
Bahawalpur 
State District 
Board Act. 
Sections 4 
and 57(2)(e) 
For “ Government” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 18 Omit “On recommendation of, or 
after consultation with, the Revenue 
Minister”. 
   Section 22(1) For the existing proviso substitute 
the following:– 
 “Provided that if the vacancy be 
of an elected member, the bye -
                                                           
85Substituted for the figure 7(2) by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI of 
1961) ; and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
86Repealed by the Punjab District Boards (West Pakistan Amendment) Act, 1957 (W.P. IX of 1957); and published in the 
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 28.2.1957, pages 359-361, see s.4.. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
election for filling the vacancy shall 
be held within a period of six months 
from the date of occurrence of the 
vacancy and if the bye -election is 
not held within the said period, the 
vacancy shall be filled by the 
Government by appointment: 
 Provided further that the 
Government may direct that any 
such vacancy shall be left unfilled”. 
   Section 
104(3) 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
1942  The 
Bahawalpur 
State Court of 
Wards Act. 
Section 4(1) For “Revenue Minister or in special 
areas such officer as may be 
appointed by Government” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Sections 5, 44 
and 48 
For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “Commissioner”. 
1943  
87
The 
Bahawalpur 
Municipal Act. 
Sections 27 
[except where 
“Government” 
occurs for the 
second time 
in sub-section 
(2)], 31, 32, 
200, 213, 
216, 257, 
258, 260 and 
261. 
For “Government” substitute 
“Commissioner” and make all 
necessary substitutions of pronouns 
used therefor. 
   Section 10(1) For the proviso substitute the 
following:– 
 “Provided that if the vacancy be of 
an elected member, the bye -election 
for filling the vacancy shall be held 
within a period of six months from 
the date o f occurrence of the 
                                                           
87Repealed by the Punjab Municipal (West Pakistan Amendment) Act, 1957 (VIII of 1957); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 28.2.1957, pages 355-357, see s.4. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
vacancy and if the bye -election is 
not held within the said period, the 
vacancy may either be filled by the 
Government by nomination or the 
Government may direct that the 
vacancy shall remain unfilled”. 
   Throughout 
the Act 
For “Minister-in-Charge” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 36 Replace the full-stop at the end by a 
comma and add the following 
thereafter:– 
 “subject to the modification that a 
reference, in whatever form, to the 
Government of Bahawalpur in the 
said Regulation or the relevant rules 
shall be deemed to be reference to 
the Commissioner.” 
 For “appeal to the Government 
who shall appoint a Judge of the 
High Court to hear the appeal” 
substitute “ appeal to the highest 
authority having control over local 
bodies in the area comprising the 
districts of Bahawalpur, 
Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan, 
or to such other officer as the 
Provincial Government may appoint 
in this behalf”. 
   Section 254 In sub-section (1) between the word 
“Government” and the word “may” 
insert “in the case of a Committee of 
the Ist Class and the Commissioner 
in other cases”. 
1943   88
The 
Bahawalpur 
State 
Section 69 For “Government” substitute “Deputy 
Commissioner”. 
                                                           
88Repealed by the Punjab Village Panchayat (West Pakistan Extension and Amendment) Act, 1958 (XLVII of 1958); and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 24.9.1958, pages 1315-1318, s.13. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Panchayat Act. 
1944  The 
Bahawalpur 
State Arms 
Act. 
Section 12(1) For “ the Malkhana t o urban office” 
substitute “the District Malkhana”. 
1944 XXI The Public 
Health 
(Emergency 
Provisions) 
Ordinance. 
Section 2(a) For “Bahawalpur Government” 
substitute “ Central Government or 
Provincial Government”. 
1951 V  [89]The 
Bahawalpur 
State Municipal 
Executive 
Officers Act. 
Section 3(1) For “Government on 
recommendation of the Minister -in-
Charge” substitute “Commissioner”. 
   Section 3(3) For “Minister-in-Charge” and 
“Government on recommendation of 
Minister-in-Charge” substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 10 For “ Government and Minister -in-
Charge” substitute “Commissioner”. 
ACTS APPLICABLE TO KHAIRPUR STATE 
1878 VI The Indian 
Treasure Trove 
Act. 
Sections 3, 5, 
19, 20 and 
21. 
Omit amendment made by 
notification No.4 of 1938.  
1892   [90]The Bombay 
District 
Vaccination 
Act (Adapted 
on 21st July 
1943). 
Clauses (a), 
(e) and (i). 
Omit. 
                                                           
89Repealed by the Punjab Municipal (Executive Officers) (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1958 (VII of 1958); and  
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary) dated 10.2.1958, pages 99-100, dated 9.5.1958, s.3. 
90Repealed by the Punjab Vaccination Ordinance, 1958 (XXVII of 1958); and published in the Gazette of West Pakistan 
(Extraordinary), dated 28.11.1958, pages 1643-1648, s.16 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
91
[1906 II The 
Mamlatdars 
Courts Act. 
Throughout 
the Act 
Delete „Bombay‟. 
   Sections 3 
and 4 
For „Governor-in-Council‟ substitute 
“Commissioner”. 
   Section 24 For the existing section 24 substitute 
the following:– 
“24.A Mamlatdar or a 
Collector functioning as a Court 
under this Act shall be a Court 
subordinate to the High Court of 
West Pakistan for the purposes of 
section 115 of the Code of Civil 
Procedure, 1908”.] 
1924 I The Cocaine 
Act. 
Section 4 For “Wazir” substitute “Chief Excise 
Authority”. 
1939 II 
92
The Irrigation 
Act 
Section 10 For, “Finance and Revenue 
Member” substitute “Collector”. 
   Section 11 For “Finance and Revenue Member” 
substitute “Collector”. 
   Section 25 For “P. W. Member” substitute “Chief 
Engineer, P.W.D. Irrigation”. 
For “Finance and Revenue Member” 
substitute “Collector”. 
   Section 26 For “Finance and Revenue Member” 
substitute “Collector”. 
   Section 29 For “P.W. Member” substitute 
“Executive Engineer”. 
   Section 32 For “His Highness in Council” 
substitute “Chief Engineer, P.W.D. , 
Irrigation”. 
   Section 34 For “ His Highness in Council” 
substitute “Chief Engineer, P.W.D. 
                                                           
91Inserted by t he West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Laws) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (XXXI o f 1961) ; and 
published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 14.12.1961, pages 2971-2977, s.2. 
92Repealed by the Sind Act (Extension to Khairpur District) Ordinance, 1959 (IV of 1959); and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 17.2.1959, pages 109-111, s. 
Years 
of the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
No. of 
the 
Act, 
Regu-
lation 
or 
Order 
Short title of 
the Act, 
Regulation or 
Order 
Provision 
adapted 
Adaptation made 
1 2 3 4 5 
Irrigation”. 
   Sections 35 
and 36 
For “Indian Penal Code” substitute 
“Pakistan Penal Code”. 
   Section 37 For “Finance and Revenue Member” 
substitute “Collector”. 
1934 I The Protection 
of 
Muhammadan 
Agriculturists 
Act. 
.. In this Act for “Minister” wherever it 
occurs substitute “Collector”. 
1945 I The Primary 
Education Act. 
Section 3(a) For “Director of Public Instructions” 
substitute “Divisional Inspector of 
Education”. 
1953 V The Co-
operative 
Societies Act. 
Section 2(2) Omit clauses (i), (iii) and (iv). 
 
SCHEDULE IV 
(See Section 6) 
Serial 
No. 
Year 
of 
Act 
No. of 
Act 
Short title 
1 2 3 4 
PUNJAB ACTS 
1 1937 I The Punjab Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1937. 
2 1937 III The Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy 
Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1937. 
3 1939 VII The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Offices) Act, 1939. 
4 1942 IV The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of 
Members) Act, 1942. 
5 1942 VIII The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of 
Members)(Amendment) Act, 1942. 
6 1944 IX The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Allowances of 
Members) (Amendment) Act, 1942. 
7 1948 X The West Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and 
Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1948. 
N.W.F.P. ACTS 
1 1937 VII The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1937. 
2 1937 IX The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and 
Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1937. 
3 1938 IX The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ 
Allowances) Act, 1938. 
4 1939 VII The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and 
Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1939. 
5 1943 I The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1943. 
6 1943 II The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Speaker‟s and 
Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries) (Amendment) Act, 1943. 
7 1943 VII The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ 
Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1943. 
8 1944 I The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assemb ly (Members‟ 
Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1944. 
9 1946 V The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ 
Serial 
No. 
Year 
of 
Act 
No. of 
Act 
Short title 
1 2 3 4 
Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1946. 
10 1946 VI The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and 
Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1946. 
11 1946 IX The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1946. 
12 1950 VIII The N.W.F.P. Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1950.  
13 1950 XXVII The N.W.F.P. Legislative Assembly (Members‟ 
Allowances) (Amendment) Act, 1950. 
SIND ACTS 
1 1937 II The Sind Le gislative Assembly Speaker‟s and Deputy 
Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1937. 
2 1938 V The Sind Legislative Assembly Members‟ Salaries and 
Allowances Act, 1938. 
3 1941 III The Sind Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1941. 
4 1946 VIII The Sind Legislative Assembly (Power and Privilege) Act, 
1945. 
5 1955 III The Sind Ministers‟ Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1955. 
BAHAWALPUR ACTS 
1 1953 I The Bahawalpur Ministers‟ Salaries Act, 1953. 
2 1953 II The Bahawalpur Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s and 
Deputy Speaker‟s Salaries Act, 1953. 
3 1953 III The Bahawalpur Legislative Assembly Members‟ 
Allowances Act, 1953. 
4 1953 V The Bahawalpur Legislative Assembly (Maintenance of 
Order) Act, 1953. 
KHAIRPUR ACTS 
1 1951 II The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly (Speaker‟s 
Salary) Act, 1951. 
2 1953 III The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly (Allowances of 
Members) Act, 1953. 
3 1954 II The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1954. 
4 1954 III The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s 
Salary and Allowances Act, 1954. 
Serial 
No. 
Year 
of 
Act 
No. of 
Act 
Short title 
1 2 3 4 
5 1954 IV The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Deputy 
Speaker‟s Salary Act, 1954. 
6 1955 II The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) 
Act, 1955. 
7 1955 VI The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Speaker‟s 
Salary and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1955. 
8 1955 VII The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly Deputy 
Speaker‟s Salary (Amendment) Act, 1955. 
9 1955 VIII The Khairpur State Legislative Assembly (Allowances of 
Members) (Amendment) Act, 1955.

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