These laws serve as a comprehensive legal framework governing land use, building design, structural safety, environmental sustainability, zoning and town planning to ensure organized and planned urban growth in the city, enforced by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and are applicable to all residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational developments. They lay down detailed provisions for plot sizes, setbacks, floor area ratios (FAR), building height, parking requirements, fire safety and approvals necessary before commencement of construction.
CONTAINING:
KARACHI BUILDING REGULATIONS:
1. Karachi Building & Town Planning Regulations, 2002
2. Karachi Building Control Licensing Regulations, 1982
SINDH BUILDING CONTROL LAWS:
1. Sindh Buildings Control Ordinance, 1979 (with case laws)
2. Sindh Regulation and Control (Use of Plots and Construction of Buildings) Ordinance, 2002
3. Sindh Regulation and Control (Use of Plots and Construction of Buildings) Rules, 2002
4. Sindh Disposal of Urban Land Ordinance, 2002
5. Sindh Urban State Land (Cancellation of Allotments, Conversions & Exchanges) Ordinance, 2000
6. Sindh Government Land (Cancellation of Allotments, Conversions and Exchanges) Rules, 2003
7. Cancellation of Bogus Entries (in the Record-of-Rights) of Government Land Act, 2009
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LAWS:
1. Karachi Development Authority Order, 1957
2. Karachi Development Authority (Disposal of Land) Rules 1971
3. Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Act, 2020
4. Sindh High Density Development Board Act, 2010
5. Sindh High Density Development Board (Rules & Procedure) 2011
6. Lyari Development Authority Act, 1993
7. Malir Development Authority Act, 1993
8. Hyderabad Development Authority Act, 1976
9. Sehwan Development Authority Act, 1993
SINDH EMERGENCY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT LAWS:
1. Sindh Emergency Rescue Service Act, 2023
2. Provincial Disaster Management Authority Sindh Service Rules, 2016
3. Provincial Disaster Management Authority Sindh (Conduct of Business) Rules, 2016
4. Sindh Tribunals of Inquiry Ordinance, 1969
5. Civil Defence Act, 1952
6. West Pakistan Civil Defence Service Rule, 1966
7. Civil Defence (Special Powers) Rules, 1951
8. Fatal Accidents Act, 1855