(1) This Act may be called the Punjab One-time Voluntary Disclosure and Settlement of Building constructed in Violations of the Building Bye-laws Act, 2019.
(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
(3) This Act shall be applicable in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Improvement Trusts in the State of Punjab.
(4) It shall cease to operate on the expiry of one year from the date of its commencement, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such cesser, and upon such cesser section 4 of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898 shall apply.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “applicant” means any person who applies under this Act for compounding of the non-compoundable violations;
(b) “competent authority” means authority appointed under section 3 of this Act;
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Definitions.
(c) “non-compoundable violation” means construction made in violation of the sanctioned plan or without getting the plan sanctioned from the competent authority, whole or part of which is non-compoundable under the provisions of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 or the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922;
(d) “one-time settlement” means one-time voluntary disclosure and settlement of non-compoundable building violations subject to provisions of this Act;
(e) “public land” means land owned by the Central or the State Government, Boards, Corporations and Trusts owned by the Central or the State Government, Public Sector Undertakings constituted under any law and the local authorities;
(f) “scheme area” means area under the Town Planning or Building Schemes, Improvement Trust Schemes, Urban Estates, Industrial Focal Points or Scheme formulated under any other law; and
(g) all other expressions used in this Act but not defined shall have their respective meanings as assigned to them in the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 or the Municipal Building bye-laws framed thereunder or in the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 or Schedule of Clauses appended to any Scheme framed under the Punjab Town Improvement Act,
1922.
3. The competent authority shall be-
(a) in case of a Municipal Corporation, the Commissioner concerned of Municipal Corporation, for all categories of buildings;
(b) in case of a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat or an Improvement Trust, Executive Officer concerned;
(i) for residential buildings;
(ii) for non-residential buildings up to plot area of 500 square yards;
and
(iii) for non-residential buildings of plot area of more than 500 square yards in case of a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat or an Improvement Trust, Regional Deputy Director concerned, Urban Local Bodies.
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