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The Punjab Housing Development Board Act, 1972

The Punjab Housing Development Board Act, 1972

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This Act establishes the Punjab Housing Development Board, empowering it to plan and execute housing schemes and infrastructure across the state. It covers acquiring land, developing materials, and constructing buildings to meet residential needs. The Board manages essential amenities like roads, parks, and public utilities, often under the guidance of the government. By organizing these urban development projects and construction activities, the legislation aims to create organized housing facilities and improve living conditions for the people of Punjab.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment of Board
  4. 4. Constitution of Board
  5. 5. Terms of office of Chairman and members
  6. 6. Temporary absence of members
  7. 7. Filling of vacancies
  8. 8. Disqualifications for appointment as member of the Board
  9. 9. Circumstances under which a member shall vacate office
  10. 10. Power to remove members
  11. 11. Resignation
  12. 12. Headquarters of the Board
  13. 13. Meetings of the Board
  14. 14. Duties of the officers of the Board
  15. 15. Appointment of officers and employees of the Board.
  16. 16. Provident Fund.
  17. 17. General disqualification of all officers and servants.
  18. 18. Appointment of Committees.
  19. 19. Power to make contracts.
  20. 20. Execution of contract.
  21. 21. Delegation of Board's power to sanction contracts.
  22. 22. Further provisions as to execution of contracts.
  23. 23. Declaration of area as development area.
  24. 24. Preparation and approval of development plans.
  25. 25. Operation of development plan.
  26. 26. Procedure for modifications of development plan.
  27. 27. Application for permission.
  28. 28. Use of land and buildings in contravention of development plans.
  29. 29. Transfer of Government Nazul land to the Board.
  30. 30. Power of the Board to undertake housing, development and improvement schemes and incur expenditure.
  31. 31. Types of housing development and improvement schemes.
  32. 32. Matters to be provided for in housing, development or improvement schemes.
  33. 33. House Accommodation Scheme.
  34. 34. Rebuilding Scheme.
  35. 35. Rehousing or rehabilitation scheme.
  36. 36. City or town or village expansive scheme.
  37. 37. Street Scheme.
  38. 38. Deferred Street Scheme.
  39. 39. Land Development Scheme.
  40. 40. General Improvement Scheme.
  41. 41. Application of other State Acts and permission obtained thereunder.
  42. 42. Preparation, publication and transmission of notice as to housing or development or improvement schemes.
  43. 43. Representation by the local authority.
  44. 44. Abandonment, modification, or sanction of a housing development or improvement scheme.
  45. 45. Publication of sanction of housing, development or improvement scheme.
  46. 46. The Board to execute housing, development or improvement scheme soon after sanction.
  47. 47. Variation of housing, development or improvement scheme.
  48. 48. Transfer to Board for the purposes or development scheme of building or land vested in local authority.
  49. 49. Transfer of private street or square to Board for purpose of housing, development or improvement scheme.
  50. 50. Bar to application of certain law of a local authority regarding closure.
  51. 51. Transferring streets laid out or altered and open spaces provided by Board under a housing development or improvement scheme.
  52. 52. Prevention or restriction of traffic in street vested in Board, during progress of work.
  53. 53. Provision of facilities when work is executed by Board in public streets vested in it.
  54. 54. Power of the Board to turn or close public street or square vested in it.
  55. 55. Other duties of Board.
  56. 56. Power of State Government to call for the records of Board and to modify housing, development or improvement scheme.
  57. 57. Power to exempt.
  58. 58. Power to dispose of land.
  59. 59. Power to purchase or lease by agreement.
  60. 60. Constitution of a Tribunal for certain purposes.
  61. 61. Officers and servants of the Tribunal.
  62. 62. Payments by Board on account of Tribunal.
  63. 63. Appeals from awards of Tribunal.
  64. 64. Awards and orders of Tribunal to be executed by civil courts.
  65. 65. Board's Fund
  66. 66. Application of the Fund.
  67. 67. Power of Board to borrow.
  68. 68. Accounts and Audit.
  69. 69. Concurrent and special audit of account.
  70. 70. Submission of Budget to Board.
  71. 71. Sanction of Board to Budget.
  72. 72. Approval of State Government to Budget.
  73. 73. Supplementary budget.
  74. 74. Improvement Trust to function as agent of the Board.
  75. 75. Transfer of assets and liabilities of Improvement Trust to the Board.
  76. 76. Transfer of Provident, superannuation and other like funds to the Board.
  77. 77. Effect of vesting of Assets and Liabilities, of improvement trust.
  78. 78. Transfer or service of existing employees of the Improvement Trust to the Board.
  79. 79. Reports.
  80. 80. Other Statements and Returns.
  81. 81. Power of entry.
  82. 82. Notice of suit against Board.
  83. 83. Valuation of assets and liabilities of the Board.
  84. 84. Recovery of rents by deductions from the salary or wages in certain cases.
  85. 85. Delegation.
  86. 86. Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants.
  87. 87. Protection of action taken under this Act.
  88. 88. Power of State Government to give directions to the Board.
  89. 89. Power to order inquiries.
  90. 90. Default in performance of duty.
  91. 91. Dissolution of the Board.
  92. 92. Penalty for obstruction etc.
  93. 93. Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act.
  94. 94. Authority for prosecution.
  95. 95. Applicability of East Punjab Rent Restriction Act, 1949.
  96. 96. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court.
  97. 97. Power to remove difficulties.
  98. 98. Power to make rules.
  99. 99. Power to make regulations.

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