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Budget, audit and accounts \r\n17. Power to cancel allotment \r\n18. Conversion of property to a different use \r\n19. Removal of building erected or used in contravention of the Act \r\n20. Power to frame regulations \r\n21. Act not to override other laws \r\n22. Transfer and savings \r\n23. Appeal \r\n24. Validation \r\n25. Removal of difficulty \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE DEFENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY RAWALPINDI ACT 2013 \r\n(XI of 2013) \r\n[14th January, 2013] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi. \r\nPreamble.– Whereas it is expedient to establish Defence Housing Authority \r\nRawalpindi for the purpose and object of carrying out Schemes and projects of land \r\ndevelopment inter alia for the welfare of the bereaved families of martyrs, war \r\ninjured, disabled and other persons of the defence f orces to boost their morale ; to \r\nprovide financial security in recognition of their selfless services for the defence of \r\nthe nation; and, to provide for ancillary matters; \r\nIt is enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the \r\nDefence Housing Authority Rawalpindi Act 2013. \r\n(2) It extends to the Specified Area in Rawalpindi \r\n2\r\n[Division]. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken \r\neffect on and from 15 August 2010. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act– \r\n(a) “Administrator” means the Administrator appointed under the Act; \r\n(b) “Authority” means Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi established under \r\nthe Act; \r\n(c) “Chairman” means Chairman of the Governing Body; \r\n(d) “Executive Board” means Executive Board constituted under the Act; \r\n(e) “Governing Body” means Governing Body constituted under the Act; \r\n(f) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(g) “member” means a member of the Authority and includes the \r\nChairman; \r\n(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations framed under th e \r\nAct; \r\n(i) “President” means President of the Executive Board; \r\n3\r\n[(j) “project” means any project of construction, repair, renovation, \r\nmaintenance, up -gradation and development of land or area \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 7th January 2013; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 12th January \r\n2013; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 14th January 2013, pages 2029-2034. \r\n2Substituted for the word “District” by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 2. \r\nundertaken or planned by the Authority to achieve a particular aim in \r\nthe Specified Area;] \r\n(k) “Scheme” means any Scheme, plan, facility \r\n4\r\n[,] project for development \r\nof land for residential or commercial \r\n5\r\n[or other mixed] use undertaken, \r\nplanned or made and approved by the Authority under the Act; \r\n(l) “Secretary” means Secretary of the Authority; \r\n(m) “Specified Area” means all land owned, purchased or procure d by, or \r\nvested in or leased to the Army Welfare Housing Scheme or the \r\nDefence Housing Authority Islamabad constituted under any law before \r\nthe commencement of the Act in Rawalpind i District and such other \r\nland as may, from time to time, be purchased or procured by, or leased \r\nto the Authority in Rawalpindi \r\n6\r\n[Division] and notified by the \r\nGovernment; and \r\n7\r\n[(n) “welfare and rehabilitation activities” mean activities done or \r\nundertaken by the Authority, for the welfare and rehabilitation of \r\nserving or retired personnel of defence forces, inter alia , officers, \r\nsoldiers, bereaved families of Shuhada, war wounded or disabled \r\npersonnel, or other people.] \r\n3. The Authority.– (1) There shall be established an A uthority to be known as \r\nDefence Housing Authority Rawalpindi for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate , having perpetual succession \r\nand a common seal with power to purchase, procure, hold and dispose of property \r\nand shall, by the said name, sue and be sued. \r\n(3) The head office of the Authority shall be at Rawalpindi. \r\n(4) The Authority shall comply with all laws, rules, regulations and bye -\r\nlaws for the time being in force in the Specified Area. \r\n(5) While designing, planning and executing a Scheme in the Specified \r\nArea, the Authority shall adhere to the master plan of \r\n8\r\n[concerned District in \r\nRawalpindi Division] and ensure that all public roads and revenue paths leading to \r\nand from the adjoining areas and access to graveyards shall, as far as possible, be \r\nmaintained and no change or alteration shall be made in such roads, paths or \r\naccess except with the prior approval of the Government. \r\n(6) Subject to the financial viability of a Scheme, the Autho rity shall \r\nreserve in a Scheme in the Specified Area at least fifty percent quota for the \r\n \r\n3Substituted by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 3(a). \r\n4Substituted for the word “or” by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in \r\nthe Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 3(b). \r\n5Inserted by the Act Ibid. \r\n6Substituted for the word “ District” by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 3(c). \r\n7Substituted by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 3(d). \r\n8Substituted for the words “ Rawalpindi District” by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of \r\n2025), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 4(a). \r\nbereaved families of the martyrs, war injured, disabled and junior ranks from sepoys \r\nto junior commissioned officers of the defence forces. \r\n9\r\n[(7) In particular and wi thout prejudice to the generality of the provisions of \r\nthis Act, the Authority shall take all such measures and exercise all such powers as \r\nmay be necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act, as well as, to carry out \r\nany other work or activity connected therewith, or ancillary thereto.] \r\n4. Governing Body.– (1) The general administration, supervision and control of \r\nthe affairs of the Authority shall vest in the Governing Body, which shall consist of– \r\n(a) Secretary, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of \r\nDefence; \r\nChairman \r\n(b) Adjutant General Pakistan Army; Vice Chairman \r\n(c) Director General, Welfare and Rehabilitation, \r\nPakistan Army; \r\nMember \r\n(d) Commissioner, Rawalpindi Division; Member \r\n(e) Administrator; Member \r\n(f) Director General, Rawalpindi Development \r\nAuthority; and \r\nMember \r\n(g) Secretary. Member/Secretary \r\n(2) The Governing Body shall– \r\n(a) review the progress and activities of the Authority; \r\n(b) lay down policy for the guidance of the Executive Board; \r\n(c) consider and approve the budget and audit reports of the Authority; and \r\n(d) transact such other business of the Authority as the Executive Board \r\nmay place before it. \r\n5. Executive Board .– (1) There shall be an Executive Board which shall \r\nexercise such administrative, executive and financial powers of the Authority and do \r\nall such acts and things as the Governing Body may delegate or assign to it. \r\n(2) The Executive Board shall consist of– \r\n(a) Adjutant General, Pakistan Army; President \r\n(b) a serving or retired Major General of Pakistan Army to be \r\nnominated by the Chief of Army Staff; \r\n10\r\n[Member] \r\n(c) Administrator; Member \r\n(d) Secretary of the Authority to be appointed by the President; \r\nand \r\nSecretary \r\n(e) two residents of Schemes of the Authority. co-opted \r\nMembers \r\n \r\n9Added by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 4(b). \r\n10Substituted for the word “Vice President” by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 5. \r\n(3) The Government shall, for a perio d not exceeding five years at a time, \r\nappoint the co-opted members in accordance with the regulations but they shall \r\nserve during the pleasure of the Government. \r\n(4) In the performance of its functions, the Executive Board shall comply \r\nwith the directions of the Governing Body. \r\n6. Powers and functions of the Executive Board.– (1) Subject to all applicable \r\nlaws and provisions of this Act, the Executive Board may take such measures and \r\nexercise such powers as may be necessary for the proper planning and development \r\nof the Specified Area and for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the \r\nExecutive Board may, in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations– \r\n(a) purchase, procure, hold, manage, reclaim and take possession of any \r\nproperty in the Specified Area; \r\n(b) prepare, plan, develop, notify, execute, implement, maintain, manage \r\nand regulate any Scheme in the Specified Area; \r\n(c) enter into contracts, arrangements, joint ventures, and agreements with \r\nany person, for the preparation, planning, development, execution, \r\nimplementation and maintenance of Schemes in the Specified Area \r\nand for carrying out the purposes of this Act; \r\n(d) incur any expenditure and procure plant, machinery, equipm ent, \r\ninstruments and necessary materials; \r\n(e) carry out, maintain, arrange, manage and provide all facilities, services \r\nand utilities, including water, electricity, gas and sewerage in Schemes \r\nin the Specified Area so as to ensure that the property is maintained up \r\nto the required standards for the benefit of the residents; \r\n(f) plan, approve and execute mergers and amalgamations with other \r\nhousing Schemes or cooperative housing societies subject to the \r\napproval of the competent authorities of those housing Schemes or \r\nhousing societies for merger or amalgamation; \r\n11\r\n[(g) impose, vary, and recover any fee or charges for rendering of any \r\nservice within any scheme in the specified area including fee for \r\nregistration with the Authority, transfer fee to be imposed on transfer of \r\na plot within the Authority, management fee, development or re -\r\ndevelopment charges or additional development charges, maintenance \r\nfee, dues and other charges through the committee formed through \r\nregulations;] \r\n(h) lease, purchase, procure, s ell, exchange, mortgage, rent out or \r\notherwise dispose of any property vested in the Authority; \r\n(i) cancel or re-plan any Scheme or part thereof in the Specified Area; \r\n \r\n11Substituted by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 6(a). \r\n(j) apply for acquisition of land to the Government for initiation and \r\ncompletion of the process of land acquisition in accordance with the \r\nlaw governing land acquisition; \r\n12\r\n[*] \r\n13\r\n[(ja) carryout welfare and rehabilitation activities in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of this Act; and] \r\n(k) do all such acts, deeds and things that may be necessary or expedient \r\nfor the purpose of proper preparation, planning, development, execution, \r\nimplementation, management and maintenance of residential and \r\ncommercial facilities \r\n14\r\n[including arrangement of security] in the Schemes \r\nin the Specified Area. \r\n(3) The Executive Board shall meet as and when required or considered \r\nnecessary by the Administrator in consultation with the President. \r\n(4) The Executive Board shall transact such business at a meeting as the \r\nAdministrator may place before it. \r\n7. Powers of the Exec utive Board to borrow .– Subject to the Government \r\nrules and guidelines, the Executive Board may obtain loans for purposes of \r\ngenerating capital for its Schemes. \r\n8. Administrator.– (1) The Chief of Army Staff shall nominate a person not \r\nbelow the rank of Br igadier (serving or retired) of Pakistan Army as Administrator of \r\nthe Authority. \r\n(2) The Administrator shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. \r\n9. Powers and functions of the Administrator.– (1) Subject to the provisions of \r\nthis Act and the r egulations, the Administrator shall exercise all executive powers of \r\nthe Authority delegated or otherwise, in accordance with the policy laid down by the \r\nGoverning Body and the directions or decisions of the Executive Board. \r\n(2) The Administrator may, either by himself or through any officer appointed \r\nby the Executive Board in this behalf, carry on the correspondence and shall sign, verify, \r\npursue and file all pleadings and such other documents on behalf of the Authority, in any \r\nsuit, appeal, petition and proceedings which may be instituted, prepared and filed by or \r\nagainst the Authority in or before any court, tribunal or authority. \r\n(3) The Administrator may, with the approval of the Executive Board, delegate \r\nany of his specified powers to any of his subord inate staff, including but not limited to \r\nsigning contracts, pleadings or any other legal instrument on behalf of the Authority. \r\n(4) Subject to the conditions of delegation of the authority , the authorized \r\nofficer shall exercise the power of signing the in strument after its approval by the \r\nExecutive Board or, as the case may be, the Administrator. \r\n \r\n12The word “and” omitted by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2 025 (VIII of 2025), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 6(b). \r\n13Inserted by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 6(c). \r\n14Inserted by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 6(d). \r\n10. Meetings.– (1) The Governing Body shall meet at least once every year, on \r\nsuch date, time and place as may be fixed by the Chairman. \r\n(2) The Chairman and, in his absence, the Vice Chairman of the \r\nGoverning Body shall preside over the meeting of the Governing Body. \r\n(3) The President and, in his absence, the \r\n15\r\n[most senior Member of the \r\nExecutive Board] shall preside over the meeting of the Executive Board. \r\n(4) The quorum of a meeting of the Governing Body or the Executive \r\nBoard shall be a majority of the total membership, the fraction being counted as one. \r\n(5) The Secretary shall record, maintain and keep the minutes of all the \r\nmeetings of the Governing Body or the Executive Board 16[.] \r\n11. Appointments.– \r\n17\r\n[(1)] The Executive Board may in such manner and on \r\nsuch terms and conditions as may be prescribed, appoint such officers, \r\nfunctionaries, employees, staff, experts, consultants and advisors as may be \r\nnecessary for purposes of this Act. \r\n18\r\n[(2) The persons appointed or hired under sub -section (1) shall not, \r\ndirectly or indirectly, during employment or engagement with the Authority, and for \r\na period not exceeding two years thereafter enter into employment, consultat ion, or \r\notherwise engage in any manner whatsoever with any entity that competes or \r\nconflicts with the activities of the Authority, as may be prescribed: \r\nProvided that nothing contained in this sub -section shall apply to any such \r\nemployment, consultation or engagement, made after seeking prior approval of the \r\nExecutive Board.] \r\n12. Annual report and accounts. – As soon as may be after the conclusion of a \r\nfinancial year but before 31 st day of December, the Executive Board shall, submit to \r\nthe Governing Body a g eneral report on its affairs including accounts, balance sheet \r\nand audit for the financial year. \r\n13. Delegation of powers.– Subject to this Act and the specified conditions , the \r\nGoverning Body, the Executive Board and the Administrator may authorize any person \r\nto perform such functions and duties as may be assigned to him in writing. \r\n14. Committees.– The Governing Body or the Executive Board may constitute \r\nsuch committees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of their \r\nrespective functions and as sign to such committees such functions as may be \r\ndeemed necessary. \r\n15. Authority Fund.– (1) There shall be a fund to be known as the Defence \r\nHousing Authority Rawalpindi Fund which shall vest in the Authority and to which \r\nshall be credited all moneys received by the Authority. \r\n \r\n15Substituted for the word “Vice President” by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 7. \r\n16Misprinted in the Gazette. \r\n17Numbered as “(1)” by the Def ence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 8. \r\n18Added by the Act ibid. \r\n(2) The fund shall be kept in a scheduled bank or financial i nstitution and \r\nshall be utilized and regulated in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(3) The funds may , with the approval of the Executive Board, be invested \r\nin any banking, financial or non-banking financial institution. \r\n16. Budget, audit and accounts.– The budget of the Authority shall be approved \r\nby the Governing Body and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such \r\nmanner as may be prescribed. \r\n17. Power to cancel a llotment.– The Governing Body or the Executive Board \r\nmay cancel, revoke or rescind any allotment, transfer, license, lease or agree ment in \r\nrespect of any plot or housing unit in a Scheme in the Specified Area if the allottee, \r\ntransferee, licensee or l essee fails to pay the dues or installments , including \r\ndevelopment charges , in respect of such plot, or housing unit within three months \r\nfrom the date of receipt of the demand notice in writing or within such extended time \r\nas the Governing Body or the Executive Board may, in special cases, fix and \r\nthereupon the plot or the housing unit, with or without construction thereon, shall be \r\nresumed and shall vest in the Authority. \r\n18. Conversion of property to a different use .– (1) If a person converts any \r\nproperty in a Scheme in the Specified Area to a use or purpose other than the one \r\nprovided under the Scheme, without the previous written approval of the Authority, \r\nsuch person shall be liable to fine which may extend to two thousand rupees per day \r\nfrom the date of the conversion of the property till the default continues. \r\n(2) The Authority shall not impose the fine under sub-section (1) unless the \r\nperson concerned is afforded an opportunity of hearing. \r\n19. Removal of building erected or used in contravention of the Act .– (1) If \r\nany land is used or building, structure, work on land is erected, constructed or used \r\nin contravention of the provisions of this Act or any regulations or orders made \r\nthereunder, or in contravention of the Scheme or without the permission of the \r\nAuthority, the Authority or any person authorized by it in this behalf, may, by order in \r\nwriting, require the owner, occupier, user or person in control of such land, building, \r\nstructure, work on land to remove, demolish or alter the building, structure or work or \r\nto use it in such manner as may bring such erection, construction or use in \r\naccordance with the provisions of this Act. \r\n(2) If an order under sub -section (1), in respect of any building, structure , \r\nwork or land is not complied with in such time, a s may be specified therein, the \r\nAuthority or any person authorized by it in this behalf, may, after giving the person \r\nconcerned an opportunity of being heard, remove, demolish or alter the building, \r\nstructure or work, or stop the use of the land, or seal the building, premises and in so \r\ndoing, may use such force as may be necessary and may also recover the cost \r\nthereof from the person responsible for the erection, construction, or use of the \r\nbuilding, structure, work or land. \r\n19\r\n[20. Power to frame regulatio ns and bye -laws.- (1) The Governing Body \r\nmay, on the recommendation of Executive Board, for carrying out the purposes of \r\n \r\n19Substituted by the Defence Housing Authority Rawalpindi (Amendment ) Act 2025 (VIII of 2025), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2709-2710, s. 9. \r\nthis Act, \r\n frame regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any \r\nother law, regulations or bye-laws for the time being in force in the Specified Area. \r\n(2) For carrying into effect the purposes of sub -section (1), the Executive \r\nBoard may make bye -laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and \r\nregulations made thereunder and any other law, rules, regulations and bye-laws, for \r\nthe time being in force.] \r\n21. Act not to override other laws .– The provisions of this Act shall be in \r\naddition to and not in derrogation of any other law for the time being in force. \r\n22. Transfer and savings.– (1) After the repeal of the Defence Housing Authority \r\nIslamabad Ordinance 2010 (XV of 2010 ) and on commencement of this Act, to the \r\nextent of the Specified Area in District Rawalpindi– \r\n(a) all assets, rights, powers, authorities and privileges and all property, \r\nmovable and immovable, cash and bank balance s, reserve funds, \r\ninvestments and all other interests and rights in or arising out of such \r\nproperty and all liabilities and obligations of whatever kind of the \r\nDefence Ho using Authority Islamabad , shall be t ransferred to and \r\nvested in the Authority; \r\n(b) all contracts and agreements entered into, all rights acquired and all \r\nmatters and things agreed to be done by, with or for the Defence \r\nHousing Authority Islamabad shall be deemed to have been entered \r\ninto, acquired or agreed to be done by, with or for the Authority; \r\n(c) all leases executed, all grants made and all lands vested in the name of \r\nthe Defence Housing Authority Islamabad shall be deemed to be leases \r\nexecuted, grants made and, property vested in the name of the Authority; \r\n(d) all contracts, projects, Schemes, work (whether in progress or not) and all \r\nguarantees, undertakings, obligations, liabilities and mortgages, executed \r\nor subsisting in the name of the Defence Housing Authority Islamabad \r\nshall be deemed to be contracts, projects, Schemes, works, guarantees, \r\nundertakings, obligations, liabilities and mortgages of the Authority; \r\n(e) all pending disputes in respect of the Defence Housing Authority \r\nIslamabad, shall stand transferred to and be decided by the \r\nAdministrator and any party aggrieved by his decision shall have the \r\nright of appeal to the Executive Board whose decision thereon shall be \r\nfinal; \r\n(f) all suits, petitions and other legal proceedings instituted by or against \r\nthe Defence Housing Authority Islamabad, shall be deemed to be suits, \r\npetitions, and proceedings by or against the Authority; \r\n(g) all allotments and transfers of plots, whether residential, commercial or \r\notherwise, made by the Defence Housing Authority Islamabad shall be \r\ndeemed to be allotments and transfers made by the Authority; and \r\n(h) all bye -laws and regulations in force immediately before the \r\ncommencement of this Act made by the Defence Housing Authority \r\nIslamabad, shall continue to remain in force until , altered or repealed \r\nby the regulations framed under the Act. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), the Executive Board \r\nmay– \r\n(a) alter the area of any plot involving duplicate allotments and re -allot the \r\nsame in such manner as it may consider appropriate; and \r\n(b) pass such orders i n respect of transfer of plots involving duplicate \r\nallotments as it may deem fit. \r\n23. Appeal.– Any person aggrieved by an order of cancellation under section 1 7, \r\nor imposition of fine under section 1 8, or an order under section 1 9, or an order of \r\nthe Executive Board under section 2 2 may, within fifteen days of the communication \r\nof the order, file an appeal before the Governing Body, whose decision shall be final. \r\n24. Validation.– All actions taken by the Authority from 15 August 2010 till the \r\ncommencement of this Act shall , to the extent they are consistent with this Act, be \r\nvalid. \r\n25. 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