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Agrahayana 21, 1935, at 06:41:02 PM
[1][1]The
(Pb. Act II of 1998)
[
An
Act to abolish land revenue in the Province of the
Preamble.— Whereas it is expedient to abolish land
revenue in the Province of the
It
is hereby enacted as follows:---
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called Punjab Land
Revenue (Abolition) Act, 1998.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Province
of the
(3) It shall come into force at once and
shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from the date the Punjab Land
Revenue (Abolition) Ordinance, 1997 (XXXI of 1997) stands repealed under
Article 128 of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
2. Abolition of land revenue.— Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967) or any other law
for the time being in force, no land revenue, as defined in the Punjab Land
Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967), shall be charged as from Rabi 1996-97 and where the same has already been assessed for the
said harvest, it shall not be recovered.
3. Saving.—
Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to affect the liability of any
person to pay the land revenue which had become due before Rabi 1996-97 or the assessment, charge and collection of the land
revenue for the period before Rabi 1996-97
which shall continue to be done under the provisions of the Punjab Land Revenue
Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967).
[1][1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 6th February, 1998; assented to by the Governor of the
Punjab on 19th February, 1998; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette
(Extraordinary), dated 24th February, 1998, page 197.
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