176D. Validation. Any power or function of the CommanderinChief, Pakistan Army, which has
been exercised or performed by the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army or the Chief of the Army
Staff or by an acting Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army or by an acting Chief of the Army Staff or
by an officer under the command or the authority of any of them at any time on or after the third day
of March, 1972, and before the commencement of the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 1976, shall
be deemed to have been validly exercised or performed as if the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army,
or the Chief of the Army Staff or the acting Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army or the acting Chief of
the Army Staff or such other officer as aforesaid, as the case may be, were duly authorised to
exercise such power or perform such function.].
177. [Repeals.] Omitted by the Federal Law (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27
of 1981), s. 3 and 2nd Sch.
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Chapter XVI. [Transitory Provisions] Omitted by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (51
of 1976), s. 33.
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[The Schedule]. ___ Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance,
1981 (27 of 1981) s. 3 and Sch. II.
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