The Punjab Urban Estates (Development and Regulation) Act, 1964

(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Urban Estates (Development and Regulation) Act, 1964. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Punjab.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "advertisement" means any word, letter, model, sign, placard, board, notice, device, or representation in any manner whatsoever, wholly or in part, intended for the purpose of advertisement, announcement or direction, and includes any structure used or adapted for the display of advertisements; (b) "amenity" includes roads, water-supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public building, horticulture, landscaping and any other public utility service provided in an urban estate ; (c) "building" means any construction or part of a construction which is sold, leased or transferred by the State Government under section 3 and which is intended to be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes, whether in actual use or not, and includes any out-house, stable, cattleshed and garage and also includes any building erected or any land sold, leased or transferred by the State Government under section 3; (d) "Chief Administrator" means an officer appointed, as such by the State Government by notification to perform the functions of the Chief Administrator under this Act in relation to one or more than one urban estate; (e) "erect a building" has the same meaning as is assigned to the expression "erect or re-erect any building" in the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Punjab Act 3 of 1911) ; (f) "Estate Officer" means a person appointed by the State Government by notification to perform the functions of an Estate Officer under this Act in one or more than one urban estate; (g) "occupier" means a person, including a firm or other body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, who occupies a site or building sold, leased or transferred in any manner whatsoever under this Act and includes his successors and assignees ;

to five hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional fine, which may extend to twenty rupees, for each day during which such contravention continues after the first conviction; and the Court, while passing any sentence on conviction of any person for the contravention of any rule, may direct that any property or part thereof, in respect of which the rule has been contravened, shall be forfeited to the State Government. Illustration.—Where an unauthorised structure has been constructed or any obnoxious material or substance is collected or heaped on a site in any unauthorised manner, or where an advertisement board has been set up in contravention of the Advertisements Control Order, such structure, material, substance or board shall be liable to forfeiture, and not the site or building on which the same may be located or fixed: Provided that if a building is begun, erected or re-erected in contravention of any of the building rules, the Chief Administrator shall be competent to require the building to be altered or demolished by a written notice delivered to the owner thereof within six months of its having begun or having been completed, as the case may be. Such notice shall also specify the period during which such alteration or demolition has to be completed and if the notice is not complied with, the Chief Administrator shall be competent to demolish the said building at the expense of the owner : Provided further, that the Chief Administrator may, instead of requiring the alteration or demolition of any such building, accept by way of composition, such sum as he may deem reasonable.