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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, 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);

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 the Tehsil of Dalbandin.

Baluchistan States Union

Districts of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Mekran.

Khairpur State or the State of Khairpur.District of Khairpur.

North-West Frontier Province.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.

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, 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.

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.

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 Minister, or the Minister Incharge.

Commissioner.

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 Government, or His Highness the Mir of Khairpur.

Provincial Government

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

Wazir-i-Azam.

^[7][Provincial Government or any Officers empowered by the Governor of West 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.

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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), 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)

For “Provincial Government” substitute “Commissioner”.

Section 6(1)

  (i)  For “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 subsection (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”.

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 date on which the term of officer or 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”.

Section 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—

            (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

^[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), 136(2), 136(4), 145, 146(b) and 158(2)(xx).

For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Board of Revenue”.

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) and 157

For “Financial Commissioner” substitute “Board of Revenue” and make all necessary changes of the pronouns used therefor.

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 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 ^[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 these words.

Section 158(1)

Insert “Board of Revenue” after “Provincial Government”.

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

^[17]The Punjab Municipal Act.

Section 1

In sub-section (2) after “Punjab” insert “before the creation of the Province of West Pakistan”.

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 Act.

Sections 3(3)

and 8(2).

For “Provincial Government” wherever it occurs substitute “Board 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 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 Indeb-tedness 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 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(2-A) 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 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 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” 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 subsection (II) Omit “of the Punjab”.

1951

X

^[31]The Agriculturists’ Loans (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1951.

Section 2

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

1951

XVI

^[32]The Punjab Agricultural Income-tax Act.

Section 2

For “Punjab Legislative Assembly” substitute “Provincial Assembly of 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

^[33]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

^[34]The Punjab Education (Control of Unrecognized Private Institutions) Act.

Section 2

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

1955

VIII

^[35]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 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

^[36]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”.

1955

XIV

^[37]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

^[38]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 ^[39][and the Bombay Land Revenue Code, as in force in the District of Karachi.]

Section 3

Insert the following as new sub-section, namely:-

“(30)   “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue established under the West Pakistan ^[40][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 “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 (IA)

and 216 (IB).

For “Revenue Commissioner for Sind” substitute “Board of Revenue”.

1879

VII

The Sind Irrigation Act ^[41][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, ^[42][and the Bombay Landing and Wharfage Fees Act, as in force in the District of Karachi.]

Section 4

Omit “in relation to a major port means the Central Government, and save as aforesaid”.

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 unless and until it has been approved by the Commissioner”.

1906

II

The Mukhtiarkars’ Courts Act, ^[43][and the Mamlatdars Court 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^[44] [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 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,