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Azad Jammu and Kashmir Land Reforms Rules, 1960 (Government Order No. 352/60).

Country/Territory
Pakistan
Territorial subdivision
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Document type
Regulation
Date
1960
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Expropriation Land commission Land valuation Offences/penalties Ownership Land-use planning
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
These Rules enter into force immediately.
Abstract

These Rules, consist of 14 sections divided into four Chapters. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Land Reforms Act, 1960, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Land Commission makes the following rules to implement the Act. The Land Commissioner may at any stage transfer any case pending before a Deputy, an Assistant or Sub Assistant Land Commissioner to himself or any Officer subordinate to him, and the Officer to whom the case is transferred may, subject to any special directions contained in the transfer order, proceed with it from the stage at which it was transferred to him. Every Officer appointed under the Act shall, for the purpose of making an enquiry or hearing an appeal under the Rules, have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, as adopted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir Territory, when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters,

Full text
English
Website
law.ajk.gov.pk

References - Legislation

Implements

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Land Reforms Act, 1960 (Act No. V of 1960).

Legislation | Pakistan | 1960

Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Expropriation, Land commission, Land valuation, Offences/penalties, Ownership, Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX