LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet Committee on Legislative Business on Monday agreed upon legal amendments to the draft amendments to the Punjab Factories Act 2019, Punjab Hotels and Restaurant Rules 2021, draft of Punjab Tourist Guide Rules 2021 and draft of the Punjab Travel Agencies Rules 2021.

The 60th meeting of the cabinet committee, held at the Punjab Civil Secretariat under the chairmanship of Law Minister Basharat Raja, directed the local government secretary to nominate a resident of Bahawalpur Division instead of Lahore for the vacant seat on the board of Bahawalpur Waste Management Company.

The deferred agenda items for further consideration included the Punjab Hotels and Restaurants Act, 1976 regarding delegation of power to seal a hotel or restaurant to the deputy commissioner (DC) and assistant commissioner (AC) concerned, the Payment of Wages Act, 2020, to pay wages to workers through bank, the recommendations for the prevention of kite flying, the draft of the Punjab Renewable Energy Portfolio after the approval of the Federal Renewable Energy Policy 2020 and the proposal to mortgage the lands of Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power.

The meeting was attended by administrative secretaries of law, regulation, local government, tourism and other officials.

Published in Dawn, May 25th, 2021