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Punjab Land Records Authority Ordinance 2016 (No. XVIII).

Country/Territory
Pakistan
Territorial subdivision
Punjab
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Land Records Authority for reform and modernization of the system of land records.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Institution Registration Land tenure Land-use planning Land reform
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Ordinance enters into force at once.
Abstract

This Ordinance, consisting of 32 sections, divided into seven Chapters, creates the Punjab Land Records Authority. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Authority, as body corporate. This Authority is entitled to have perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to enter into agreements, acquire and hold property, both movable and immovable, and may, by the said name, sue and be sued. The Ordinance is divided as follows: Preliminary (Chap. I); Punjab Land Records Authority (Chap. II); Administration of Authority (Chap. III); Land Records and Arazi Record Centers (Chap. IV); Appeal, Review and Revision (Chap. V); Financial Provisions (Chap. VI); Miscellaneous (Chap. VII).

Full text
English
Website
www.punjabcode.punjab.gov.pk

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Punjab Land Records Authority Act 2017 (Act VI of 2017).

Legislation | Pakistan | 2017

Keyword: Institution, Registration, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Land reform

Source: FAO, FAOLEX