Section 28: Penalties and procedure

28. Penalties and procedure.—(1) After such date as the Federal Government may, after consultation with the Council, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, whoever undertakes any professional architectural or town planning work shall, if his name is not for the time being borne on the Register or on either of the Lists, be punishable with fin e which may extend to five thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day after the first day during which the offence continues. (2) Whoever wilfully procures or attempts to procure himself to be registered under this Ordinance as an architect or town planner, or to have his name entered in either of the Lists, by making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, either orally or in writing, and any person who assists him therein, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees (3) Whoever falsely pretends to be registered under this Ordinance or to have his name borne on either of the Lists, or not being registered under this Ordinance or having his name borne on either of the Lists, uses with his name any words or letters representing that he is so registered or his name is so borne, irrespective of whether any person is actually deceived by such pretence or representation or not, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (4) No person undertaking any professional, architectural or town planning work shall, unless he is registered under this Ordinance or his name is borne on either of the Lists, be entitled to recover before any court or other authority any sum of money for service rendered in such work. 1 Subs. by the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (41 of 1984), s. 6, for “six months”. (5) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Ordinance save on a complaint made by, or under the authority of, the Council. (6) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Ordinance.

Effective date: 1983-01-01

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