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Agrahayana 29, 1935, at 08:40:41 PM
[1][1]The
(W.P. Act XXIX of 1964)
[
An
Act to raise funds for the Pakistan [4][4][Day]
Memorial
WHEREAS it is expedient to raise funds for
the
1. Short title, extent and duration.— (1) This Act may be called the
(2) It shall extend to whole of the province
of [9][9][the
(3) It shall come into force at once.
[10][10][1-A. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively
assigned to them, that is to say—
(a) “cess” means the Pakistan
Day Memorial Cess to be levied under section 2;
(b) “Committee” means the
Pakistan Day Memorial Committee constituted under section 4-A;
(c) “Fund” means the Pakistan
Day Memorial Fund established under section 4-B;
(d) “Government” means the [11][11][Provincial Government of the
2. Levy of cesses.— (1) A cess shall be levied and collected, as
hereinafter provided, upon all tickets issued for admission to cinema houses
and race-courses.
(2) Such cess shall be levied—
(a) in the case of tickets for admission to cinema
houses, at the rate of five paisa per ticket; and
(b) in the case of tickets for admission to
race-courses, at the rate of fifty paisa per ticket.
3. Manner of
levying and collecting the cess.— The cess described in section 2 shall be levied
and collected, so far as may be, and subject to the rules made under this Act
in the same manner as the entertainment duty payable under the [12][12][Punjab] Entertainments Duty Act, 1958.
[13][13][4. Period for which cess may be levied.— (1) The cess shall be levied upto the
thirtieth day of June, 1969.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in
sub-section (2) of section 4-B of the Pakistan Day Memorial Cess [14][14][(Punjab)] Act, 1964, the proceeds of the
cess imposed under the said Act, as modified by this Ordinance, payable on or
after the 1st day of July, 1968, shall be credited into the Provincial
Consolidated Fund of [15][15][Punjab].]
[16][16][4-A. Constitution and composition of the
Committee and its functions.—
(1) Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a committee, to be known as
the Pakistan Day Memorial [17][17][(Punjab)] Committee, which shall consist of
the Commissioner, Lahore Division, as its Chairman, and such other official and
non-official members, as may be appointed by Government.
(2) The Committee shall be a body corporate,
having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to enter into
contracts and to acquire property, both movable and immovable, and may sue and
be sued in its corporate name.
(3) Subject to the general control and
superintendence of Government, the Committee shall—
(a) be responsible for the construction of the
Pakistan Day Memorial at Lahore to Commemorate the passing of the Pakistan
Resolution on the 23rd of March, 1940, and for this purpose to raise loans,
enter contracts, execute works and take such other action as may be necessary
or may be required by Government;
(b) perform such other functions and duties as may
be specified in the rules framed under section 5.
4-B.
(a) the proceeds of the cess;
(b) loans and grants made by Government for
construction of the Pakistan Day Memorial at
(c) such proceeds from other sources of income as
Government may direct to be credited to the Fund; and
(d) all other sums received by the Committee.
(2) The Fund
shall be applied for the purposes of the construction of the Pakistan Day
Memorial at
4-C. Dissolution of the Committee.— (1) When the Pakistan Day Memorial at Lahore
has been completed to the satisfaction of Government, Government may, by an
order to be notified in the official Gazette, dissolve the Committee and
entrust the maintenance of the Memorial to such authority as may be specified
in such order.
(2) An order
made under sub-section (1) may, among other matters, specify the consequences
which shall ensue upon the dissolution of the Committee, including the disposal
of its assets and liabilities].
5. Rules.— [18][18][(1)] Government may make rules for carrying
into effect the provisions of this Act.
[19][19][(2) In
particular and without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred under
sub-section (1), such rules may provide for all or any of the following
matters, namely:-
(a) the functions to be
performed by the Committee in addition to those specified in section 4-A (3),
(b) the conduct of business by
the Committee,
(c) the maintenance of
accounts of proceeds of the Fund and their audit,
(d) the
execution of works from out of the proceeds of the Fund, including their
administrative approval and technical sanction.]
[1][1]For statement of objects and
reasons, see Gazette of West Pakistan
(Extraordinary), dated
This Act was passed by the West Pakistan Assembly on 8th April, 1964; assented to by the
Governor of West Pakistan on 15th April, 1964; and, published in the West
Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20th April, 1964; pages 1289-1290.
[2][2]Inserted
by the
[3][3]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[4][4]Inserted
by the
[5][5]Ibid.
[6][6]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[7][7]Inserted
by the
[8][8]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[9][9]Ibid.
[10][10]Added by the
[11][11]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “Government of
[12][12]Substituted ibid., for “
[13][13]Substituted
by the Punjab Finance Ordinance, 1969 (VII of 1969), effective from
[14][14]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[15][15]Ibid.
[16][16]Added by the
[17][17]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[18][18]Section 5 re-numbered as
sub-section (1) of that section and sub-section (2) added by the Pakistan
Memorial Cess (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1966 (V of 1966).
[19][19]Ibid.
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