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Papers kept by Village Officers to be deemed public documents.– (1) Any record or paper which a Village Officer is required by law, or by any rule made under this Act, to prepare or keep shall be deemed to be the property of Government. [(2) A Village Officer shall, with respect to any record or paper in his custody be deemed, for the purposes of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. No. X of 1984), to be 156 The Punjab Laws public officer having the custody of a public document which any person has a right to inspect.]

Effective date: 1967-12-07

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