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An Act to provide for powers to secure the civil defence of 2[Pakistan].
1. Short title, extent and commencement.___(1) This Act may be called the Civil Defence Act, 1952.
(2) ‘Civil Defence Services’ means the services formed wholly or mainly to meet the needs of civil defence].
It has also been extended to (i) the Baluchistan States Union, by the Baluchistan States Union (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 4 of 1953) ; and (ii) Khairpur State, by the Khairpur (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 5 of 1953). The Act has been and shall be deemed to have been brought into force in Gwadur with effect from the 8th September, 1958, by the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960 (37 of 1960), S. 2. 2 Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “the Federation”. 3 Section 1A, ins. by the Civil Defence (Amdt.) Act, 1966 (10 of 1966), s. 2. 4 Subs. by the Civil Defence (Amdt.) Act, 1994 (22 of 1994) , s. 2. for cl. (1).
2. Power to make rules.___(1) The 1[Federal Government] may by notification in the official Gazette make such rules2 as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for securing the civil defence of 3[Pakistan].
1 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. 2 For the Civil Denfence (Special Powers) Rules, 1951, see Gaz. of P., 1951, Ext., pp. 571­582 ; for the Railway Air Raid Precautions Services Rules, 1951, see ibid., pp. 667­672. 3 Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “the Federation”. 4 Subs. by the Civil Defence (Amdt.) Act, 1966 (10 of 1966), s. 3, for the original clauses (a), (b),(c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h).
(q) the requisition of property and acquisition thereof.
1 Subs. by the Civil Defence (Amdt.) Act, 1966 (10 of 1966), s. 3. for full­stop. 2 New clauses (c) to (f) added ibid.
3. Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible. An authority or a person acting in pursuance of this Act shall interfere with the ordinary avocations of life and the enjoyment of pro​perty as title as may be consonant with the purpose of ensuring the public safety and interest and the defence of Pakistan.
4. Savings as to orders.___(1) No order made in exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act shall be called in question in any Court.
(2) Where an order purports to have been made and signed by an authority in exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act, the Court shall, within the meaning of the Evidence Act, 1872 presume that such order was so made by that authority.
5. Protection of action taken under the Act.___(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall tie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder or any order issued under any such rule.
(2) Save as otherwise expressly provided under this Act, no suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the 1[Government[ for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder or any order issued under any such rule.
1 Subs. by A.O., 1961, Art. 2., for “Crown” (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956). 2 The original words, bracket and figures “sub­section (2) of section 299 of the Government of India Act, 1935” were first subs. by A.O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch., amended by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch. And Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and 2nd Sch., to read as above.
(a) Where the amount of compensation can be fixed by agreement, it shall be paid in accordance with such agreement.
(b) Where no such agreement can be reached, the 1[Federal Govern​ment] shall appoint as arbitrator a person qualified 2* * * for appoint​ment as a Judge of a High Court.
(c) The 1[Federal Government] may, in any particular case, nominate a person having expert knowledge of the kind of property which has been acquired, to be an assessor to assist the arbitrator, and where such nomination is made, the person to be compensated may also nominate an assessor for the said purpose.
(d) At the commencement of the proceedings before the arbitrator, the Federal Government and the person to be compensated shall state what in their respective opinions is a fair amount of compensation.
1 Subs. by F.A.O. 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. 2 The original words, brackets, figures and commas “under sub­section (3) of section 220 of the Government of India Act, 1935,” omitted by A.O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch. (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956).
the property at the date of its requisi​tion as aforesaid and not at the date of its subsequent acquisition.
(f) An appeal shall lie to the High Court against any award of an arbitrator except in cases where the amount awarded does not exceed an amount prescribed in this behalf by rule made by the 1[Federal Government].
(g) Save as provided in this section and in any rules made there­under, nothing in any law for the time being in force shall apply to arbitrations under this section.
(2) The 1[Federal Government] may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this section.
(c) the maximum amount of an award against which no appeal shall lie.
1Subs. by F.A.O. 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”.
and at the beginning of the day on which notice of such acquisition is served or published under the aforesaid rules, the immovable property shall vest in the acquiring Government free from any mortgage, pledge, lien or similar encumbrance, and the period of the requisition thereof shall end.
(2) Any decision or determination of a Government under sub­sec​tion (1) shall be final, and shall not be called in question in any Court.
(3) For the purposes of this section, “works” includes buildings, constructions and improvements of the property, of every description.
8. Release from requisition.___(1) Where any property requisition​ed under any rule made under this Act is to be released from such requisition, the Government by which or under whose authority the property was requisitioned or any person generally or specially authorised by it in this behalf may, after such enquiry, if any, as it or he may in any case consider it necessary to make or cause to be made, specify by order in writing the person to whom possession of the property shall be given.
process of law to enforce against the person to whom possession of the property is given.
9. Delegation of powers under the Acts.___ The 1[Federal Govern​ment] may, by 2notification in the official Gazette, direct that all or any of the powers or duties which under the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder are conferred or imposed upon the 1[Federal Government] shall be exercised or discharged by any officer or authority subordinate to it or by the Provincial Government ; and the Provincial Government may, by a like notification, direct that all or any of the powers or duties as aforesaid, to be exercised or discharged by it, shall be exercised and discharged by any officer or authority subordinate to it.
10. Repeal of Ordinance, VIII of 1951.___ (1) The Civil Defence Ordinance, 1951, is hereby repealed.
(2) Every appointment, order or rule made under the Civil Defence (Special Powers) Ordinance, 1951 and maintain​ed in force under the Civil Defence Ordinance, 1951 or made under the Civil Defence Ordinance, 1951, shall if in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, and so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this Act, and have effect accordingly subject to the provisions of this Act.
1 Subs. by F.A.O. 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. 2 For such notification, see Gaz. of P., Ext., 1951, p. 582.

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