Sindh Environmental Protection Tribunal Rules 2014

EXTRAORDINARY .Registered No .. M324 tnbb ernment KARA PART-i W>VlmNMENi OF SINDH s·JNl)H l•:NVll{ONMENT1~l. PH.(rn:CrH>N 'AdENC\' Karachi li:ltcd the. t,/• December, 2014. N« rnFH :1\T'ION N< >.EPA/Tl:CI 1/739/20 I •'I In exercise of l~hi: powers conforrcd hy section ](prcad wilh sec.Lion 26 of the Sirnlh- Envirn11111m1tal l'rnlcction Ar.I. 201'4,. the Siiulh Env.irmunental l'rotcctilH1Agc11cy, ,, 1l,i11 lhc apprnval ,of lhc < .. ovcrmncnt of Sinilh,: is pka~;cd ltunakc the {illlpwing r11lesrn1111d)'.:~· , I. ·Sl~ort Htfo :an«t ~0111~ncau:-cmc11I:- (I) These r11ks niay 1hc e:illt:d the Sindh Envirnnmcnlal P·rotcdiun Trihu11a1· l{ulcs, 2014. (2) They .shntl come into force at 011cc. 2~ Dcfia~itim~-..:- n} In these rules~ unless then.~. FS anything rcpug1rn11t ti\ the st1hjcc~ or context (h}. "Agency"' n-u.:ans ihc Sirnth 1~11,·ir~mmcntal l~mtcc~iun A~c11cy constitur~d • , under tlw Act; \ • (c) '"Bench" mcuns ~, hcndi ofTribmu,I cmnp1·ising tht~ Chairperson .u~ll at least one other Mcm bcr; • Liv-io7 (575) .PART-I THESINDH GOVT.GAZETTE EXT. UEC. 19, 2014 . (d) "Chairperson" mcansC:hairpcrson of the Tribunal; (c) "Director Cieneral" means the Director: Gc11cral .. of the Sindh Environm~ntal Prolectio11 A~chcy;, (t) 1'Mcmb~r" ,iwans 1nc111bL:r of the ·r;ribun;tl; • 0(g)· ~'Registrar" mans the Registrar of the Tribunal; (h) "section" means a section ofthe Ad; (i) "Tr;ihunal" 111cans tl.1e Sindli l:nviro11111cnt Prolcctiori. Trilrni1al csli1blished lllllkr scctiO;l ;,5 or the Acl and i111/lllllcs II Bench. • • (2) AU other words and expressions used i,ut 1101 .ddi11cd in these nilus ·slwli have 1hc same 111cani11gs as a~~signcd In llll:rn in Ilic Ari. 3. Term of oflicc of Chaii:pcrso11 and !Vkmhcrs. (I) The term of nnicc Ill' the Cii"airpcrson mid Members shall 1iot exceed .three years: , • Pn>vidcd that G(?Vcm111~111.r;iwy extend the term of office 111' thl~ Chairperson llr any Mcinber ns it may deem I.it. (2) The Chairperson or [\,icmhe1r may resign his of'ficc by writing 1111Ckr his hand addressed to Govcmmc11t.· (3) The Chairperson or a l'vfo111her shall IIOL hold any utl,cr ·public ulfo.:e. 4. Qualific;ition of!Vlcnabcr. (I)/\ Technical !'vi ember o( the Tribunal shall he (2): (a) an o(Hccr of the Age1icy havi.11g twelve years cxpericnct:. in IJPS,l 7 and live years experience in BPS-18 and. 'above or ci1nivalcnt, wurU11g in the Techuical Discipline; . • (h) if he. is 1ui prncccding wiih the eases \\Ill till'.· Trihtmal shall ,wiirk Ill tile . Agency. The other l\fo111hcr ·Of tlw l'rihunal shalr he a 1x:rson. ,vtw has liH' a perio~I nr not. • less than ll'II years hdd i1ppoi11t111c11l or post in the servicenl' a l'rnvim:~. or who for lhc said perlod has hcc11 an Advocate o[.thc I ligh Courl. I • • . 5. Salary, uUomrnc .. cs a.uul privileges. (I) If' a sci:ving or retired Judge of lite I ligh Court is appointed as Chair11crson, he shall ht! entitled 10 such salary, allowa11ccs a!td J,rivilcge:s as arc adm issihlc to the. Judge of the I righ Cm:rt: provided that i I' the Chaii'pcrson . is appointed otherwise than a sittin'g or retired Judge of the I ligh Court, he shall he entitled to ;mch ·salary, allowances and privi legcs as ,trt'. admissible to a GrwJ': ~2 I onicer nt; . Government. • (2) The Member (TC.!chnical) and other Member of the Tril>tin;d sh:1II he .. entitled· to sµclJ salary, allowances and privileges as admissible l<) an onicc,· of (iradc-20 of • Oovcrnmc11t. 6. . Bench. of (he T~'ihmml. Tht' i>llWcrsand ft.met itl)IS or the TrilHll!al shall he exercised ()I: performed by a Bc,1ch which· may consist or the Chairperson 1111d atlcast one other Member. • 576 577 -THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE :EXT. DEC. 19, 2014 PART-I 7. Staff of the TNhuiml. (I) The .stair.of the ~rrihu11aJ shat! be decided by the Chairperson as per rcquireme1it of functio11ing ol)hc Tribunal. • • (2)Thc staff of the Tribunal shall consist of the Registrar and other' minist~riiilstal I (3) 1'hc terms and conditioi1s of sc1'vicc of the stal(of the Tribunal shall he the sumc as of' civil servants ofcdrrcsponding grade under Govermn'cilt and they shall be govc1:ncd by the ~indh Civfrscrvants Act, 19.73 (Act No. LXXI of l 973) and.rules niade the,r!!unc.lcr. (4) Not~vitlista11di11g the pruvision or sub-rules .(2).a11d (3) where a .Judge nJ the I ligll Court or the Prl.!siding' Officer of a11 existing C\iurt nr Tribunal is apriointcd as Chairpcrscrn in addilion ti) his own duties, the duric:, and functions of the staff ofthe Tribunal may be assigned lo cxistir~g staff t)r the High Court rn: si1ch other Court or Tribunal. 8. Seal of the Tribunal,. (I) There shall be a seal ofthc Tribunal which shall indicate the. n.amc of the.Tribunal .npd its insignia. • (2). The seal shall remain in lhc'custody or the Registrar or such other officer as the Chltirpcrs611 may direct, and shall he affixed tm cVery on.lcr passed by the Tribunal. (3) Every notice issued 011 hclrnll~ oClhc Tribunal shall be signed by the Rcgist,:aror other officer duly authorized iii this behalf by the Chairperson and shall bear the seal of'the ~, ' . ' Tribunal. 9; Di·ess, office hours an<I hoiiday~. (,I) The Chairperson and 2Mcmbcts shall wear· the s,ime dress as prescribed for: Judges of the lligh Court·. (2) The Tribunal shall, subject to .,ny special order tif the Chairpcrsm1,' nbscrvc the same office hburs, l,wlidays and periods of recess as ol'the Government. I 0. Lau~u:a~e. The language of the Tribunal shall h7 English, hut Urd11 ~1r Sindhi languages maybe used, s11bjcct to pern1issio11 of the Triht11rnL 11. • Applic,Hion of Code ot; Criminal t•roccdurc, 1898. The C6dc of Criminal· Procedure, 1898 (Act V or 1898) ~hall ,{pply lo proceedings before the Tribunal relating lo. trial of offences under section 22. 12. Ca.use List. (I) A daily Cause List shall he pn:parcd under the orders nr the Register which shall be anixcd on tlH.'. IH>tice hoanl'nfthc court room of the Tribunal. ( '.~) Except as otherwise <l}r,lid~d hY'"lhc Tril1tinal, cases shall be s(~l down in the. Cause Li~a i11 Ilic nrdcr ol'thc date of ad111is~;i1111. 13. Copil~S of orders :rnd rccon!, (I) The Tribunal shall, alter passing:and .signing, any fi,nal order i;1 any case, semJ ccrti'licd copies th~r'eof ·to be sent under registered post acknowledgement due, to the partfos co1~ccrncd and lo the Dir(!ctor-Cienernl. (2) Any party in appeal may obtain ·addition.al copies cithe order Oil paym~nt of"such foes as the Tribunal may lix from lime lo ti'mc. 14. Expeditious llisposal. The Tribunal sh,iU nwkc every effort lC> dispose of a complaint or an appeal nr other proceedings within ninety Jays of its filing. PART-I· THE SINDUGOVT.G.AZETTE EXT. DEC.19. 2014 15. Appl~:11~. (I) An appeal lo the Tribuni,t undl"r section 271 in a ii,n;, of :t 111cnH)ranJu1n, shall . he . prepared in triplicat~. .~nd sent. h~ the Registrar hy rcgistcn:<l post acknowledgement due or presented tn him during office hours either hy the appellant· JYcrsonally l}r by his cou11seL - • • (2) The appcnl shall be accompanied by (i) a copy.of the impugnl~d order·; (ii) copies of all docl1ments Oil which thcappdlant relics; and (iii) fees. as may he lix~d hy the ·(rihunal f7ro111 1in1e to time. 16. Prnccc«Lin~s open to puhlk. All proceedings before the Tribunal sli.all he open lt1 lhl' puh~ic: Provided tl1at the Tribunal may restrict entry of public dming hearing of cases as the Tribunal mny deem appropriate. 17. Scrvic~ of process. (I) Any process issued hy the Tribunal against u person residing within its ,tcrritorifll jurisdiction shaH be served through bailiJf or: registered post • acknowledgment due. or by publication in newspaper or through Slnlimr I iouse Ofliccr uf concerned Police S,tation, within whose jLirisdiction the pcrson resides, carry on husincss or \vorks for gain, sluill be htiund to effect service on the person in whose 11ame the process is issued by the Trib1innl. (2)Thc Station I louse Orticer of ~oncernccJpolicc station shall also he responsible for executing any warrant of arrest aguinst p\:!rson within his jtirisdiction. ,\. ' ,' • ' . 18. RcpciaLniul S:,vini!s: (I) The provisim1s of lhtd-'.nvimnmcn,al Tril;unal Rules, 1999 to ,: :. ,: • ·, ' ' '.' ' ' lhc cxtclll of the Provincc·ol'Si~1dh nrc hereby rcpcabJ. • (2} All orders made, notitication iss11t:d, art•ons t:1k'4!~ umlcr the rcpciill~d rules shall· remain in· fon.:c 1111ti+amcndcd, ,~itercd or n~pt·all·d hy tl11~ )mivisiom;ol\thcse Rules. • , \ 0 ,JiREC'fO.h GE~RAL • SINDti"'€NVIRONP".1E~l PRQTECTION AGENCY 578