(c) the Federal Government may by Order1 assume to itself, or direct the Governor of a
Province to assume on behalf of the Federal Government, all or any of the functions of the
Government of the Province, and all or any of the powers vested in, or exercisable by, any
body or authority in the Province other than the Provincial Assembly, and make such
incidental and consequential provisions as appear to the Federal Government to be necessary
or desirable for giving effect to the objects of the Proclamation, including provisions for
suspending, in whole or in part, the operation of any provisions of the Constitution relating to
any body or authority in the province:
Provided that nothing in paragraph (c) shall authorize the Federal Government to assume
to itself, or direct the Governor of the Province to assume on its behalf, any of the powers
vested in or exercisable by a High Court, or to suspend either in whole or in part the
operation of any provisions of the Constitution relating to High Courts.
(3) The power of 2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] to make laws for a Province with
respect to any matter shall include power to make laws conferring powers and imposing
duties, or authorizing the conferring of powers and the imposition of duties upon the
Federation, or officers and authorities of the Federation, as respects that matter.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall restrict the power of a Provincial Assembly to make any
law which under the Constitution it has power to make, but if any provision of a Provincial
law is repugnant to any provision of an Act of 2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] which
2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] has under this Article power to make, the Act of 2[Majlise
Shoora (Parliament)], whether passed before or after the Provincial law, shall prevail and the
Provincial law shall, to the extent of the repugnancy, but so long only as the Act of 2[Majlis
eShoora (Parliament)] continues to have effect, be void.
(5) A law made by 2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] which 2[MajliseShoora
(Parliament)] would not but for the issue of a Proclamation of Emergency have been
competent to make, shall, to the extent of the incompetency, cease to have effect on the
expiration of a period of six months after the Proclamation of Emergency has ceased to be in
force, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before the expiration of the said
period.
(6) While a Proclamation of Emergency is in force, 2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] may
by law extend the term of the National Assembly for a period not exceeding one year and not
extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to be
in force.
(7) A Proclamation of Emergency shall be laid before a joint sitting which shall be
summoned by the President to meet within thirty days of the Proclamation being issued and
1 For such Order, in respect of N.W.F.P., see S.R.O. No. 202(I)/75, dated the 16th February, 1975, see Gaz. of Pak 1975, Ext.. Pt. II, p. 329. since rescinded by S R.O. No. 522(I)/75, dated the
3rd May, 1975, see Gaz. of Pak., 1975, Ext., Pt. II. p. 727; and
For such Order, in respect of the Province of Baluchistan, see S.R.O. No. 641(I)/76, dated the 30th June, 1976, see Gaz. of Pak., 1976, Ext., Pt. II. p. 1207 since rescinded by S. R. O. No.
1161 (I)/76, dated the 6th December, 1976, see Gaz. of Pak., 1976, Ext., Pt. II, p. 2279.
For such proclamation issued on 2851998, see Gaz. of Pak. 1998, Ext., Pt. I, p. 32.
2 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art.2 and Sch., for "Parliament".
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