erritories. — Ph. Act TV.) | GRAM PANCHAYAT

24. erritories. (1) The Pepsu Panchayat Raj Act, 2008-Bk., is hereby repealed ; Provided that the repeal shall not effect— (a) the previous operation of the Act so repealed or anything duly done oF suffered thereunder, or the previous operation suffered thereunder, or Substituted by the Punjab Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis and Gram (Reconstitution and Re-organisation) Order, 1969. Substituted by the Punjab Zila Parishads, Panchay Sabhas (Reconstitution and Re-organisation) Order, 1969. Fail { concilia- ce not to affect the ceedings of pro- am to affect the pro- ceedings of Gram Panchayat ceedin Panchayat ancha of anchayat, references. Repeal and Saving, Provided that the Panches in an oxisting panchayat e provisions of section 5 of this Provided that the Panches in a shall not be affected by the provisions of section 5 of this Act. Inthis Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Definitions. (a) 'adult'? means a person, male or female, who has attained the age of 21 years ; 'adult'? means a person, male o has attained the age of 21 years ; (b) 'building'? means any shop, house, hut, out-house, shed, or stable, whether used for the 'building'? means any shop, house, hut, ou house, shed, or stable, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise and house, shed, or stable, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise and whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, purpose of human habitation or otherwise whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, any other material whatever ; and whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal or any other material whatever ; and includes a wall and a well ; metal or includes a wall and a well ; (c) ''by-laws" means by-laws made by the Panch-x "ayat under this Act ; c) ''by-law x "ayat under this Act ; (d) "common land" means land which is not in the exclusive use of any individual and has "common land" means land which is not in the exclusive use of any individual and has custom or prescription been reserved the exclusive use of any individual and has by usage, custom or prescription been reserved for the common purposes of village community by usage, custom or prescription been reserve for the common purposes of village community quired for such purposes ; for the common purposes of village or has been acquired for such purposes ; (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired) accrued or incurred under the Act so repealed, or any righ under the Act so repealed, or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the Act so repealed, or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incu committed against the Act so repealed, or (d) any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of any such right privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy i privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or said of any punishment as rivi aforesaid : and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed. or enforced, and any this Act had not been passed. Subject to the provisions of the proviso to sub-section (1) anything done or Provided that Panchayati Adalats, Class I and Panchayati Adalats, Class IJ, shall to function on the date of commencement of this Act. Provided that Panchayati Adalats, Class I and Panchayat cease to function on the date of commencement of this Act. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the principal 4 Act as amended by this Act, the State Government may, by order notify in the Official Gazette. make such provisions or give such directions as appear to it to be necessary gr expedient for the removal of the difficulty. Gazette. make such provisions or give such di gr expedient for the removal of the difficulty. ema "Director" means the Director of Pane x T(t) wok Ok O% *] ; (g) "Gram Panchayat" means the Panchayat consti tuted under *[Section 5 of] this Act ; _ a "Gram Panchayat" means the Pancha tuted under *[Section 5 of] this Act ; ti _ "Government" means the State Governments f Punjab and Haryana and the Administrators "Government" means the State Gov of Punjab and Haryana and the Administrators of the Union territories of Himachal Pradesh of Punjab and Haryana and the Administrat of the Union territories of Himachal Pradesh Chandigarh in relation to the areas falling of the Union territories of Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh in relation to the areas falling in their territorial limits as specified in and Chandigarh in relation to the areas falling with in their territorial limits as specified in Part II of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. with in their territorial limits as specified Part II of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. (Act 31 of 1966).] Part II of the Punj (Act 31 of 1966).] [(h) , (i) ""Panch" means a member of Gram Panchayat, se 6*) O® 6 © J or an Adallti Panchayat and in"Panch" se 6*) elected eans a O® 6 © appoi mber of Gram Panchayat, J or an Adallti Panchayat d under this Act and in"P se 6*) O® 6 © J or an Adallti Panchayat elected or appointed under this Act and in-cludes a Sarpanch ; elected or appointe cludes a Sarpanch ; _ / _ Gi) A Panchayat means a Gram Panchayat includes an Adalti Panchayat J. and A Panchayat means a Gram includes an Adalti Panchayat J. 7 s a @ unja Panchayat Pancieyt 7[(iii) "Panchayat Samiti'? means Samiti constituted under the Pu a @ ja s a "Panchayat Samiti'? means @ Samiti constituted under the Punjab amitis and Zila Parisha S a Panchayat Pancieyt Samiti Samitis and havi stituted and Zila jurisdicti er the Parisha S over the S Samiti c Samitis and Zila Parisha S and having jurisdiction over the Sabha area.] rules mad building a DU" sts ic bas buildi (k) "public place" means any place, DU" . ° ° g ti structure situated within the jurists i . i ° it ° n g ju " tion ic O b (k / building "public place" means any place, DU" . ° ° g tion O structure situated within the jurists ic bas Gram Panchayat aroa to W structure situated within the Gram Panchayat aroa to W free access ; e Gram Pancha free access ; oa to W ee (j) "prescribed" means prescribed under this Act ; by rules made "prescribed" me under this Act ;

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