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ACT IV OF 2017 ACT IV OF 2017 BALOCHISTAN SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 2017 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board to be known as the Balochistan Special Development Board [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 8th June, 2017] No. PAB/Legis:v(05)/2017, dated 8.6.2017.---The Balochistan Special Development Board (For Low Cost Housing Schemes) Bill (Bill No.05 of 2017) having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 20th May, 2017 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 07 June, 2017 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for establishment of a Board to be known as the Balochistan Special Development Board, for considering, designing and launching low-cost housing and shelter homes schemes for the needy and homeless people in the province of Balochistan; and to provide for the matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- 6. Powers and Functions of the Board.---(1) The Board shall be the Authority for the purposes of this Act and may exercise the powers and do all acts and things that may be exercised or done under the provisions of Act, to run the affairs of the Authority. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the powers and functions of the Board shall be,-- (a) to issue instruction to the concerned utility agencies for provision of utility connections as one window solution and provision of utility to provide infrastructure in accordance with international standards; (b) to consider the proposals submitted by the Association through the full-fledge Balochistan Building Control Authority on its constitution/ formation, but presently under QDA or MCQ, as the case may be; (c) to accept or reject the proposals for consideration within forty five days from the date of its receipt; (d) to issue instructions to the full fledge Balochistan Building Control Authority on its constitution/formation, but presently under QDA or MCQ, as the case may be, to waive off fifty percent of all fees for low cost housing in the public interest; (e) to encourage the trust and welfare organizations for construction of the units; (f) to provide units through open ballot system which shall be not less than 120 square-yards for Low Cost Housing and 80 square-yards for Shelter Homes, and the units allocated shall not be rented and transferred for a period of fifteen years from the date of allocation of such unit and no sale deed or power of attorney shall be registered for transfer of units; to ensure that the target group may benefit from this facility as end-user; (g) to provide the units for shelter homes to shelter less persons having earning minimum daily wages notified by the Government from time to time; (h) to provide the units to Government employee and private person who is drawing salary less than thirty thousand rupees per month; (i) to fix quota for Government employees at twenty five percent of the total number of allocated units, quota for person with disabilities and media persons at three percent of the total allocated units; (j) to fix quota for the shelter homes at 15%; (k) to give priority to women or people moving from katchi abadis; (l) to encourage the private sector to bring its land for development on low cost housing scheme; (m) to approve low cost housing projects for the under privileged of the Society; (n) to plan and recommend the issues related to the town planning and building control, to the full-fledged Balochistan Building Control Authority on its constitution/formation, but presently under QDA and MCQ, as the case may be, which shall deal with such issues in accordance with the rules made thereunder; (o) to encourage the participation of a developer who is interested in low housing scheme either on public or private land who shall submit complete proposals to the Board for approval; (p) to recommend the utility agency and concerned department for utility connections and infrastructure in a low cost housing scheme as one window solution/operation; (q) to provide low cost housing scheme consisting of units built vertically and horizontally and the price thereof shall be approved by the Board; (r) to reserve for parking at fifteen percent out of which twenty five percent shall be for vehicles and seventy five percent for motor cycles in a low cost housing scheme; (s) to fix ratio for building to be constructed for low cost housing scheme at 1:6 or more; (t) to propose lay out plans of the projects which are in conformity and according to the requirement of low cost and affordable housing scheme as well as inexpensive/social housing schemes; (u) to issue instructions to builders/contractors to take over the project for completion in case the builder or contractors fails to complete the project within specified time; (v) to utilize the non-notified public land for low cost housing scheme in the interest of general public and encourage the participation of private sector for construction of housing schemes thereon; (w) to establish Management Information System based on monitoring and evaluation as a primary source, and to develop and maintain a robust web portal for exchange of information and skill training activities in the Province; (x) to plan, design and develop curricula for its range of employment based training courses including soft skills package of communication and discipline for trainees of various trades to facilitate them to gain employment; (y) to acquire land, buildings and other assets through donation or transfer of rights to the Board and to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property vested in the Board; (z) to hold and manage endowment fund non-lapsable consisting of its own budgeted resources, Government grants and other donations; (aa) to create and abolish the posts, appoint the staff and define their duties and conditions of services; (bb) to enter into contracts and agreements or other instruments as the Board may consider necessary; and (cc) to do all other acts and things which are incidental or are required to further the objectives of the Board.