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THE DISABLED PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT AND REHABILITATION)
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2012
(XIII OF 2012)
[11th February, 2012]
An
Act
further to amend the Disabled Persons (Employment & Rehabilitation) Ordinance,
1981.
Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Disabled Persons
(Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981 (XL of 1981) for purposes
hereinafter appearing;
It is enacted as follows:1.
Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be cited as the Disabled
Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Act 2012.
(2)
2.
Substitution of the words in Ordinance XL of 1981. In the Disabled
Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981 (XL of 1981), hereinafter
referred to as the said Ordinance
(a)
(b)
3.
Amendment in section 1 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said Ordinance,
in section 1, in sub-section (2), for the word the whole, the word whole and for the
word Pakistan, the words the Punjab shall be substituted.
4.
Amendment in section 2 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said Ordinance,
in section 2
(a)
for clause (a), the following shall be substituted:(a) Chairman means the Chairman of the Provincial Council;
(b)
after clause (g), the following clause (gg) shall be inserted:(gg) Government means Government of the Punjab;
(c)
Government Establishment includes any autonomous or semiautonomous body, university, college, professional school and
any other organization, controlled or managed by the
Government;
(d)
(e)
for clause (l), the following shall be substituted:(l) Secretary means the Secretary of the Provincial Council;.
5.
Omission of sections 3 and 4 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said
Ordinance, sections 3 and 4 shall be omitted.
6.
Substitution of section 5 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said Ordinance,
for section 5, the following shall be substituted:5.
Provincial Council. The Government shall, by notification in the
official Gazette, establish a Council to be called the Provincial Council for the
Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons consisting of the following members:(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)
7.
Substitution of section 6 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said Ordinance,
for section 6, the following shall be substituted:6.
Functions of the Provincial Council. Subject to any direction given
by the Government, the Provincial Council shall
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
take such other measures as are necessary for carrying out the
purposes of this Ordinance.
8.
Substitution of section 7 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said Ordinance,
for section 7, the following shall be substituted:7.
Meetings of the Provincial Council. (1) The meetings of the
Provincial Council shall be held at such time and at such places as the
Chairman may direct and shall be presided over by the Chairman.
(2)
The meetings of the Provincial Council shall be conducted in
accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed, and until such
procedure is prescribed, in such manner as the Chairman may direct.
(3)
The powers and functions of the Chairman shall, in his absence,
be exercised and performed by such member of the Provincial Council as the
Chairman may appoint.
(4)
Six members of the Provincial Council shall constitute quorum
for a meeting of the Council.
(5)
All orders and decisions of the Provincial Council shall be
authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or a member of the Provincial
Council authorized by the Chairman.
9.
Amendment in section 9 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said Ordinance,
in section 9, the words National Council or a shall be omitted.
10.
Amendment in section 10 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said
Ordinance, in section 10, sub-section (1), for the words one percent, the words two
percent shall be substituted.
11.
Amendment in section 14 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said
Ordinance, in section 14, for the words National Council, the word Government
shall be substituted.
12.
Amendment in section 16 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said
Ordinance, in section 16, for the words National Council, wherever occur, the word
Government shall be substituted.
13.
Amendments in section 17 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said
Ordinance, in section 17
(a)
(b)
(b)
for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted:(2) The funds shall be administered by the Provincial Council
in consultation with the Government.
14.
Amendments in section 19 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said
Ordinance, in section 19
(a)
(b)
for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted:(2) The Provincial Council may, subject to such conditions as it
may specify, delegate any of its powers or functions to any of its
members.
15.
Amendment in section 22 of Ordinance XL of 1981. In the said
Ordinance, in section 22, sub-section (2) shall be omitted.