Pepsu Townships Development Board Act, 1954
No: 2 Dated: Jan, 03 1955
The Pepsu Townships Development Board Act, 1954
Pepsu Act No. 2 of 1955
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Development Board for the purposes of constructing and developing townships at suitable places in the Sate and settling therein displaced persons and for other matters connected therewith.
It is hereby enacted in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India, as follows :-
Chapter I
Preliminary
1. Short title. - This Act may be called the Pepsu Townships Development Board Act, 1954.
2. Definitions. - (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Board" means the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Townships Development Board established under Section 3;
(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
(c) "Displaced persons" means any person who, on account of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan or on account of civil disturbances or the fear of such disturbances in any area now forming part of Pakistan, including any State which has acceded to Pakistan, has been displaced from, or has left his place of residence in such area and who has subsequently been residing in any part of India;
(d) "member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman;
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) "township" means any town to be constructed and developed by the Board in any part of the State for the settlement of displaced persons therein.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in this Act, but defined in the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Punjab Act III of 1911) x x x x shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the said Act.
Chapter II
Establishment and Incorporation of the Board.
3. Establishment and Incorporation of the Board. - (1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Board to be called the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Townships Development Board, for the purposes of constructing and developing townships at such places in the State as it deems fit, settling therein displaced persons, exercising such other powers and discharging other functions as are conferred on, or may be assigned to, the Board by or under this Act.
(2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made hereunder, to acquire, own or transfer property, both movable and immovable, and may be the said name sue and be sued.
4. Constitution of the Board. - (1) The Board shall consist of the Chairman and six other members, to be appointed by the State Government, of whom at least two shall be displaced persons settled in a township.
(2) The names of members appointed under sub-section (1) shall be published in the official Gazette and every such appointment shall take effect from the date on which it is so published.