275. Continuance in office of persons in service of Pakistan, etc.___ (1) Subject to the
Constitution and until law is made under Article 240 any person who, immediately before the
commencing day, was in the service of Pakistan shall, as from that day, continue in the service of
Pakistan on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to him under the Interim Constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan immediately before that day.
(2) Clause (1) shall also apply in relation to a person holding office immediately before the
commencing day as —
(a) Chief Justice of Pakistan or other Judge of the Supreme Court, or Chief Justice or other
Judge of a High Court;
(b) Governor of a Province;
(c) Chief Minister of a Province;
(d) Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly or a Provincial Assembly;
(e) Chief Election Commissioner;
(f) AttorneyGeneral for Pakistan or AdvocateGeneral for a Province; and
(g) AuditorGeneral of Pakistan.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution, for a period of six months from the
commencing day, a Federal Minister or a Minister of State or the Chief Minister of a Province or a
Provincial Minister may be a person who is not a member of 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] or, as
the case may be, the Provincial Assembly of that Province; and such Chief Minister and Provincial
Minister shall have the right to speak and otherwise take part in the proceedings of the Provincial
Assembly or any committee thereof of which he may be named a member, but shall not by virtue of
this clause be entitled to vote.
(4) Any person who, under this Article, is continued in an office in respect of which a form
of oath is set out in the third Schedule shall, as soon as is practicable after the commencing day make
before the appropriate person oath in that form.
(5) Subject to the Constitution and law—
(a) all civil, criminal and revenue courts exercising jurisdiction and functions immediately
before the commencing day shall, as from that day, continue to exercise their respective
jurisdictions and functions; and
(b) all authorities and all offices (whether judicial, executive, revenue or ministerial)
throughout Pakistan exercising functions immediately before the commencing day shall,
as from that day, continue to exercise their respective functions.
1 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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