Act to override other laws.

(1) Notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other Punjab laws, for the time being in force, the provisions of this Act shall have an overriding effect. (2) The provisions of the following State enactments and the rules made by the State Government under any enactment shall be deemed to have been amended, if so required, to conform with the provisions of this Act in so far as these are necessary to implement the provisions of this Act, namely:- Serial no. Acts/Rules/Department Services 1. The Punjab Municipal Act,1911 and The Punjab Municipal Corporation Act,1976 1.Sanction of Building Plans 2.Issuance of Completion Certificate-cum-Occupation Certificate for Buildings. 3. Grant of trade license. 2. The Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (As per existing by-laws) 1. Change of land use (CLU) 2. Sanction of Building Plans. 3. Issuance of Completion Certificate for Buildings. 4. Issuance of Occupation Certificate for Buildings. 3. The Punjab Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 2024 Application for Fire No Objection Certificate 4. The Punjab Factory Rules, 1952 Approval of Factory Building plan(except for industries involving hazardous process as per First Schedule of the Factories Act,1948) 5. The Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958. Registration of Shop or Establishment 6. The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (BOCW Act,1996) 1. Registration of Principle Employer 2. Registration under BOCW Act,1996 7. The Factories Act, 1948 1. Stability Certificate 2. Factory License 8. The Water (Prevention and 1. Consent to Establish (Within Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Approved Industrial Park- White, Green and Orange category of industries) (Outside Approved Industrial Park- White and Green category of industries) 2. Consent to operate (White and Green category of industries) 9. Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab. No Objection Certificate (NOC) for no forest land 10. Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Ltd. (PSIEC) as per bye-laws 1. Sanction of Building Plans 2. Issuance of Completion Certificate-cum- Occupation Certificate for Buildings. (3) The categories of industries not covered under Serial Nos. 8and 9 of sub-section (2), may take separate approval from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Government of India(GoI) under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, respectively, as may be applicable, and the application under the Act shall be processed for the remaining services under sub-section (2). (4) For those enterprises where Environmental Clearance (EC) is required and the same is yet to be obtained, the Certificate of In-Principle Approval shall be granted subject to the condition that the applicant shall compulsorily get EC from the competent authority before the start of construction at the site. (5) For those enterprises where forest land is involved and for which approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 from Government of India (GoI) is needed, the Certificate of In-Principle Approval shall be granted subject to the condition that the applicant shall compulsorily get forest clearance approval from the competent authority before the start of construction at the site.