178. Power to make regulations.__(1) The 1[Federal Government] may make regulations for the
governance, command, discipline, recruitment, conditions of service and regulation of the naval
forces and generally for all or any of the purposes of this Ordinance, other than those specified in
section 177.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by sub section (1), such
regulations may provide for :__
(a) the rank, precedence, powers of command and authority of officers 2[, chief petty officers
and sailors] ;
(b) the terms and conditions of service, the pay, pensions, allowances and other benefits of
officers and ratings ;
(c) the ceremonials to be observed and the marks of respect to be paid in the service ; and
(d) any other matter which is directed by this Ordinance or the rules, to be specified by
regulations.
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(2) Officers and ratings of the Pakistan Navy, including the Pakistan Naval Reserve Forces, at the
commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been appointed or enrolled respectively as
such under this Ordinance.
[Chapter XVII.__Transitory Provisions.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration)
Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II.
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4[CHAPTER XVIII__ SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
182. Crews of ships lost or destroyed. When any one of the naval ships or naval vessels is
wrecked, lost or destroyed, or taken by the enemy, such ship or vessel shall, for the purposes of this
Ordinance, be deemed to remain in commission until her crew is regularly removed into some other
naval ships or naval vessels, or until a general courtmartial has been held, pursuant to the cause of
the wreck, loss, destruction or capture of the said ship or vessel.
183. All the officers and crew of lost ship may be tried by one court. When no specific charges
are made against any officer or chief petty officer or sailor or other person in the fleet for or in
respect or in consequence of any wreck, loss, destruction or capture by the enemy of any naval ship
or naval vessel, it shall be lawful to try all the officers and crew, or all the surviving officers and crew
of any such ship or vessel together before one and the same court, and to call upon all or any of them
to give evidence on oath or affirmation before the
1 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”.
2 Subs. by the Pakistan Navy (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (55 of 1980), s. 25, for “and ratings”.
3 Subssection (1) rep. by the the Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1965 (10 of 1965), s. 2 and 1st Sch.
4 Chapter XVIII added by Ord. 55 of 1980, s. 26.
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