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Punjab Land Utilization Authority Ordinance, 1981.

Country/Territory
Pakistan
Territorial subdivision
Punjab
Document type
Legislation
Date
1981
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of a Land Utilization Authority in the Province of the Punjab.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural development Land commission Policy/planning Right of use Soil conservation/soil improvement Subsidy/incentive Institution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Ordinance establishes a Land Utilization Authority for the purpose of controlling and managing cultivable land in the Province, and also to motivate land owners to develop their cultivable land by providing credit facilities to them. The Government shall establish the Punjab Land Utilization Authority. Powers and functions of the Authority are outlined in the Ordinance. If any land lying waste is not brought under cultivation by its owners within a fixed period of time, the Authority may declare that the land shall be taken over by the Authority for a specified period, for cultivation or development, according to the provisions of the Ordinance. The Authority may grant loans to any land owners who are willing to undertake the development of their cultivable waste land. The Government shall appoint a Director-General of the Authority who shall exercise such executive powers and perform such functions and duties as defined in the Ordinance. There shall also be a fund of the Authority to be known as the Punjab Land Utilization Authority Fund.

Full text
English
Website
punjablaws.gov.pk