Thursday 31 May 2012

SPECIFIC RELIEF (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012

ACT VI OF 2012

SPECIFIC RELIEF (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012

An Act, further to amend the Specific Relief Act, 1877.

[Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary, 11th February 2012]

No. PAP/Legis-2(75)/2011/519.--The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2011, originally passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on the 22nd day of December 2011, was sent to the Governor of the Punjab for assent. The Governor returned the Bill for reconsideration by the Assembly. The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, after reconsideration, again passed the Bill on the 25th day of January 2012. The Bill was again sent to the Governor for assent on the 27th day of January 2012. Since the Governor has not assented to the Bill within the stipulated period of ten days, the same is deemed to have been assented to in terms of clause (3) of Article 116 of the Constitution, and is published as an Act, of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Specific Relief Act, 1877 (I of 1877) for purpose hereinafter appearing;

It is enacted as follows:--

1. Short title and commencement.--(1) This Act, may be cited as the Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2012.

(2)  It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment in Section 1 of Act, I of 1877.--In the Specific Relief Act, 1877 (I of 1877), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, in Section 1, for the word "Pakistan", the words "the Punjab" shall be substituted.

3. Amendment in Section 4 of Act, I of 1877.--In the said Act, in Section 4, in clause (c), the word "Indian" shall be omitted.

4. Amendments in Section 21 of Act, I of 1877.--In the said Act, in Section 21:

(a)        in Illustration (a), the word "Federal" shall be omitted; and

(b)        in Illustration (b):

            (i)         for the word "ship", wherever occurs, the word "aeroplane" shall be substituted.

            (ii)        for the word "Karachi", wherever occurs, the word "Lahore" shall be substituted.

5. Amendment in Section 39 of Act, I of 1877.--In the said Act, in Section 39, in Illustration (c), the word "Indian", wherever occurs, shall be omitted.

6. Amendment in Section 57 of Act, I of 1877.--In the said Act, in Section 57, in Illustration (a), for the word "Karachi", wherever occurs, the word "Lahore" shall be substituted.

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