(6) Notwithstanding omission of the Concurrent Legislative List by the Constitution (Eighteenth
Amendment) Act, 2010, all laws with respect, to any of the matters enumerated in the said List (including
Ordinances, Orders, rules, byelaws, regulations and notifications and other legal instruments having the
force of law) in force in Pakistan or any part thereof, or having extraterritorial operation, immediately before
the commencement of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act 2010, shall continue to remain in force
until altered, repealed or amended by the competent authority.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution, all taxes and fees levied under any law in
force immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, shall
continue to be levied until they are varied or abolished by an Act of the appropriate legislature.
(8) On the omission of the Concurrent Legislative List, the process of devolution of the matters mentioned
in the said List to the Provinces shall be completed by the thirtieth day of June, two thousand and eleven.
(9) For purposes of the devolution process under clause (8), the Federal Government shall constitute an
Implementation Commission as it may deem fit within fifteen days of the commencement of the Constitution
(Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010.]
1[270AAA. Validation and affirmation of Laws etc.]
270B. Elections to be deemed to be held under Constitution. Notwithstanding anything contained in
the Constitution, the elections held under the Houses of (Parliament) and Provincial Assemblies (Elections)
Order, 1977, 2[and the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 7 of 2002),] to
the Houses and the Provincial Assemblies shall be deemed to have been held under the Constitution and
shall have effect accordingly].
3[270BB. General Elections 2008.__ Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution or any other
law for the time being in force, the General Elections 2008, to the National Assembly and the Provincial
Assemblies held on the eighteenth day of February, two thousand and eight shall be deemed to have been held
under the Constitution and shall have effect accordingly.].
4* * * * * * *
5[271. First National Assembly. __ (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution but subject
to 6[Article 63,] Article 64 and Article 223,—
7[(a) the first National Assembly shall consist of—
(i) persons who have taken oath in the National Assembly of Pakistan existing immediately before
the commencing day ; and
1 Article 270AAA has been inserted with effect from the 20th November, 2007, vide Article 6 of the Constitution (Amendement) Order, 2007, (President's Order No. 5 of 2007), which was
declared unlawful, without authority and void ab initio by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
2 Ins. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 97, and shall be deemed always to have been so, ins. with affect from the 21st day of August 2002.
3 New Article 270BB Ins., ibid., s. 98.
4 Article 270C stands omitted as a consequence of the (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), see section 2 and Article 270AA.
5 Art. 271 shall, during the period of five years from the 27th October, 1973, have effect as if,—
(a) after clause (2) thereof, the following new clause was ins., namely:—"(2A) A person referred to in clause (2) shall resign one of his seats at any time on or before the 10th day of
November, 1973, and, if he does not so resign, the seat to which he was elected first shall become vacant."; and
(b) in clause (3) thereof, after the words "election petition", the words "or otherwise" were inserted, see the Removal of Difficulties (Bar against Double Membership) Order, 1973 (P. O.
No. 22 of 1973).
6 Ins., by the Constitution (Fourth Amdt.) Act, 1975 (71 of 1975), s. 9, (w.e.f. the 21st November, 1975).
7 Subs. ibid.,
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