The rules are made official through a notification in the:
Correct answer is: B. Official Gazette
Publication in Official Gazette makes rules official.
PERA Operation & Procedure Rules 2025
PERA Operation & Procedure Rules 2025 – Description
The Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (Operations & Procedures) Rules 2025 provide the detailed framework for implementing the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority Act. These rules define the powers, duties, and procedures of Enforcement Officers, Hearing Officers, the SDEO, and the Board.
They cover important aspects such as:
Issuance of notices and orders (EPOs, Absolute Orders, Show-cause notices).
Hearing procedures including ex-parte decisions, dismissal for default, and representation filing.
Interim relief and appeals to protect against irreparable loss.
Encroachment removal process (movable and immovable).
Board meetings, requisitions, and decision timelines for representations.
Enforcement mechanisms under Sections 36–40 of the Act.
These rules ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability in handling public nuisance, encroachments, and regulatory enforcement across Punjab.
📘 In short, the PERA Rules 2025 act as the operational manual for smooth functioning of the Authority, safeguarding public rights while empowering officers with clear legal procedures.
An Absolute Order becomes necessary when an:
Correct answer is: A. EPO is converted to a final order
An EPO may be finalized into an Absolute Order.
Proceeding ex-parte is a power of the:
Correct answer is: C. Hearing Officer
The HO can proceed ex-parte in absence of one party.
Digital evidence can include:
Correct answer is: C. Emails and social media
Digital evidence includes emails & social media.
The penalty in an Absolute Order is for:
Correct answer is: B. Non-compliance with the order
Penalty applies when an offender fails to comply with the order.
Dismissal for default under Rule 11 applies to the non-appearance of the:
Correct answer is: A. Complainant
If the complainant defaults, the case may be dismissed.
In a Board meeting, a committee member required to attend has:
Correct answer is: A. No voting right
Required attendees have no voting rights.
A requisition under Section 20 of the Act is analyzed by the:
Correct answer is: B. Hearing Officer
Hearing Officer
The purpose of interim relief is to prevent:
Correct answer is: B. Irreparable loss
Interim relief protects against irreparable harm.
The example in Rule 4 illustrates that a Hearing Officer from Karachi cannot hear a matter from Lahore due to:
Correct answer is: B. Territorial jurisdiction
HO’s jurisdiction is territorial.
If a valid allotment letter is produced for sealed premises, the Hearing Officer may order to:
Correct answer is: B. De-seal it
A valid allotment letter justifies de-sealing.
Interim relief cannot restore the status quo ante, meaning it cannot:
Correct answer is: B. Return things to how they were before
Interim relief only suspends; it cannot undo the past.
In the public nuisance example, the Enforcement Officer issued an EPO against the factory for:
Correct answer is: A. Burning plastic
Factory was polluting environment.
The term “ex-parte” literally means:
Correct answer is: B. By one side
Ex-parte refers to proceedings done by one side only.
The written order of the HO must be given to the offender/aggrieved and the:
Correct answer is: B. SDEO
Copies of orders are sent to the SDEO as well.
For a movable encroachment complaint, the EO can act on his own motion or based on a complaint from all EXCEPT:
Correct answer is: C. An anonymous tip
Anonymous tips are not valid complaints.
Metadata is a type of evidence classified as:
Correct answer is: C. Digital
Metadata falls under digital evidence.
The direction in an Absolute Order must specify the ______ to remove the nuisance.
Correct answer is: A. Time and manner
Orders must specify time and manner of compliance.
Upon receiving a report on immovable encroachment, the Hearing Officer must issue notices to the:
Correct answer is: B. Alleged illegal occupier
Notices are sent to the occupier.
Under which section of the Punjab Enforcement & Regulation Act 2024 are the PERA Rules 2025 made?
Correct answer is: C. Section 78
An occupier’s reply to an immovable encroachment notice must include:
Correct answer is: B. An affidavit and evidence
Reply must be supported by affidavit and evidence.
The Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (Operations and Procedures) Rules 2025 came into force:
Correct answer is: C. At once
The rules became enforceable immediately upon notification.
The time given to vacate in a Removal Order for immovable encroachment is:
Correct answer is: C. 15 days
According to the definitions in Rule 2, which of the following is NOT considered evidence?
Correct answer is: C. A verbal promise
Verbal promises are not admissible as evidence under Rule 2.
If an immovable encroachment is not removed after the order expires, the HO directs the removal in writing to the:
Correct answer is: B. SDEO
The EO is instructed to enforce removal.