Last Change:

04/24/2025

Punjab Information of Temporary Residents Act, 2015

Year: 2015

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Housing, land & property

Description

An Act to provide for sharing of information of tenants and other temporary residents. Whereas it is expedient to obtain information about tenants and other temporary residents; to develop a database of such persons; to effectively combat terrorism and other crimes; to use such information for investigation and prosecution of certain offences; and, to provide for ancillary matters. 

Selected provisions
Section 5 - Identification of tenants and guests.

(1) The landlord, manager or property dealer shall not allow any tenant or guest to stay at the rented premises, hostel or hotel unless he is satisfied about the identification of the tenant or the guest on the basis the computerized national identity card or passport of such tenant or guest.
(2) The landlord, manager or property dealer shall obtain a copy of the computerized national identity card or passport of the tenant or the guest and shall provide such copy to the police at the earliest.

Section 6 - Use of information.

(1) The police shall maintain a database of all the tenants and guests by categorizing them in the prescribed manner.
(2) The police shall conduct analysis of the data for prevention, detection and investigation of offences.
(3) The information received under this Act shall not be used for any purpose other than prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of offences of terrorism and other offences under the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860).

Section 7 - Inspection and interviews.

(1) A police officer, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector, may, subject to a reasonable notice and for purposes of this Act:
(a) inspect a rented premises, hostel or hotel; and
(b) obtain necessary information from the relevant documents and persons including landlord, tenant, manager, guest or property dealer.
(2) The police shall ensure compliance of this Act through spot inspections and local verifications.