How frequently must the Board meet as per Rule 3?
Correct answer is: B. Once every 3 months
The Board is required to meet at least once every 3 months.
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.
The key difference between movable and immovable encroachment procedures is that for immovable encroachments:
Correct answer is: B. The Hearing Officer decides and issues the Removal Order
For immovable encroachments, only the HO can issue final orders.
Who can call a special meeting of the Board?
Correct answer is: C. The Chairperson
Only the Chairperson has the authority to call a special meeting.
A representation must be filed by an aggrieved person within how many days of the cause of action?
Correct answer is: B. 30 days
Representation must be filed within 30 days.
A representation is NOT admissible if:
Correct answer is: B. A similar representation was already dismissed
Duplicate representations are not admissible.
In the case of a special meeting, who can reduce the notice period?
Correct answer is: C. The Chairperson
The Chairperson may reduce the notice period for special meetings.
A representation challenging an action taken by an EO on the direction of the Hearing Officer under Section 39 of the Act is:
Correct answer is: B. Not admissible
Such representations are barred under Section 39.
A Hearing Officer’s territorial jurisdiction is determined by the location of the:
Correct answer is: B. Enforcement Station
Jurisdiction is tied to the location of the Enforcement Station.
The Hearing Officer must decide a representation within how many days of its filing?
Correct answer is: B. 60 days
Representations must be decided within 60 days.
A complaint of public nuisance must include all of the following EXCEPT:
Correct answer is: C. The annual income of the offender
Income is irrelevant for a public nuisance complaint.
The Hearing Officer must take up a representation for hearing within how many working days of receipt?
Correct answer is: B. 3 working days
HO must schedule hearing within 3 working days.
For a general public member, a complaint of public nuisance must be accompanied by:
Correct answer is: B. An affidavit and evidence
To be valid, a complaint must include an affidavit and supporting evidence.
During hearings, the Hearing Officer can call records from departments under:
Correct answer is: B. The Scheduled laws
HO may call records under the Scheduled laws.
If an Enforcement Officer finds a public nuisance complaint to be false, it must be referred to the:
Correct answer is: B. SDEO
Evidence during a hearing must be recorded on:
Correct answer is: B. Oath or affirmation
Evidence must be recorded under oath.
Enforcement Officers must submit a daily report on nuisance complaints to the:
Correct answer is: B. SDEO
The SDEO receives daily reports from Enforcement Officers.
If a party fails to appear after service of notice, the Hearing Officer may:
Correct answer is: B. Proceed ex-parte
HO may proceed ex-parte.
For a complaint on movable encroachment, the show-cause or removal notice gives the occupier:
Correct answer is: B. 3 days
The occupier is given 3 days to respond.
If a party later shows good cause for absence in an ex-parte proceeding, the Hearing Officer may:
Correct answer is: B. Allow them to rejoin the proceedings
HO may restore proceedings on good cause.
The power for an EO to act upon failure to comply with a movable encroachment order is under:
Correct answer is: B. Section 38(2) of the Act
EO powers derive from Section 38(2).
If a complainant fails to appear, the Hearing Officer may dismiss the matter for default. This rule does NOT apply if the complainant is:
Correct answer is: C. An Officer/Employee on behalf of the Authority
Authority officials’ cases cannot be dismissed for default.
In cases of immovable encroachment, the Enforcement Officer submits the initial report to the Hearing Officer via the:
Correct answer is: B. SDEO
The EO reports through the SDEO.
Interim relief can be granted by the Hearing Officer upon an application accompanied by:
Correct answer is: B. A representation and an affidavit
Affidavit is mandatory for interim relief.