Punjab Industrial Housing Act, 1956

No: 16 Dated: Jun, 28 1956

The Punjab Industrial Housing Act, 1956

Punjab Act No. 16 of 1956

    An Act to provide for allotment, recovery of rent, eviction and other ancillary matters in respect of houses constructed under the subsidised Industrial Housing Scheme industrial workers in the State of Punjab/Haryana.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: -

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Industial Housing Act, 1956.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of Punjab.

(3) Is shall come into force in such areas as may be specified by the State Government from time to time by notification in the official Gazette.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or contex:

(a) "allotment" means the grant by or on behalf of the State Government of a right of use and occupation of any house to any person and the expression allottee shall be construed accordingly;

(b) "house" means a house referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 or any part thereof, and includes -

(i) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such house; and

(ii) any fittings affixed to such house for more beneficial enjoyment thereof;

(c) "Competent authoriy" means any person authorised by the State Government, by notification in the official Gazette to perform the functions of the competent auhtority under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification;

(d) "Labour Commissioner" means the officer for the time being appointed as such by the State Government;

(e) "Industrial Worker" means a worker as defined in the Factories Act, 1948;

(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(g) "rent" means the amount payable by an allottee or any person for use and occupation of a house ; and

(h) "State Government" means the Government of State of Punjab.

      In suppression of Punjab Government, Housing Department, Notification No. 5228-2HG-68/36771, dated the 29th November, 1968, and in pursuance of the provisions of clause (c) of section 2 of the Punjab Industrial Housing Act, 1956 (Punjab Act No. 16 of 1956), the President of India is pleased to authorise all the Labour-cum-Conciliation Officers [and the Assistant Labour Commissioner] in the State of Punjab to perform the functions of the competent authority under the said Act within the areas of their respective jurisdiction]

3. Application of Act. - (1) This Act shall apply to houses constructed by the State Government for the occupation of industrial workers under the Industrial Housing Scheme subsidized by the Central Government (hereinafter called the Subsidized Industrial Housing Scheme).

(2) The State Government may by a declaration published in the Official Gazette specify from time to time such houses with the names of the towns where situate and the declaration shall be conclusive evidence that the houses were constructed by the State Government for occupation by industrial workers under the Subsidized Industrial Housing Scheme.

4. Duties of the Labour Commissioner. - Subject to the control of the State Government, the Labour Commissioner shall be responsible for allotment of houses and for such other functions under this Act as may be prescribed.

5. Duties of the Competent Authority. - Subject to the Control of the State Government, the competent authority shall be responsible for realisation of rent of the houses, eviction of persons occupying such houses, and such other matters relating to the administration of this Act as may be prescribed.