Islamabad Club (Administration) Ordinance, 1978

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THE ISLAMABAD CLUB (ADMINISTRATION) ORDINANCE,  
1978 
 
 
 
 
                
 
 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement. 
2.  Definitions.  
3.  Ordinance to override other laws. 
4.  Dissolution of Company etc. 
5.  Patron.  
6.  Administrator.  
6 A.  Managing Committee.  
7.  Continuance in service employees.  
8.  Bar of jurisdiction.  
9.  Indemnity.  
10.  Power to make rules.  
11.  Removal of difficulties. 
 
 

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THE ISLAMABAD CLUB (ADMINISTRATION) ORDINANCE, 1978 
 
ORDINANCE No. XXXIII OF 1978 
[17th July, 1978] 
 
An Ordinance to provide for the proper administration of the affairs of the Islamabad Club. 
 
 1[WHEREAS the Islamabad Club was established as a social and residential Club for the use, 
relaxation, convenience and entertain ment of the officers of the Federal Gov ernment and the 
members of the diplomatic corps stationed at Islamabad. 
 
 AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the proper administration of the affairs of the 
Islamabad Club;] 
 
 AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which re nder it necessary 
to take immediate action; 
 
 Now, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July, 1977, read 
with the Laws (Continuance in Force) Order, 1977, (C.M.L.A. Order No. 1 of  1977), and in exercise 
of all powers enabling him  in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and pro mulgate the 
following Ordinance:— 
 
 1. Short title and commencement. —(1) This Ordinance may be called the Islamabad Club 
(Administration) Ordinance, 1978. 
 
 (2) It shall come into force on such 2day as the Federal Government may, by notification in 
the official Gazette, appoint. 
 
 2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or 
context,— 
 
(a) “Administrator” means the Administrator appointed under section 5; 
 
(b) “Company” means the company registered under the Companies Act, 1913 
(VII of 1913), under the name of the Islamabad Club; 
 
(c) “Islamabad Club” means the club set up by the company and generally known 
by that name; and 
 
(d) “Managing Committee” means the Managing Committee set up  under section 
5. 
 
 3. Ordinance to override other laws. This Ordinance shall have effect notwithstanding any-
thing contained in the Companies Act, 1913 (VII of 1913), or any other law for the time being in 
force. 
 
 
 
1Subs. by the Islamabad (Club (Administration) (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (16 of 1980), s. 2, for the original paragraph. 
2I.e. the 23rd July, 1978, see Notification No. F. 1-2/78 Admn., dated 23rd July, 1978, Gaz. of P., 1978, Ext., (Islamabad), Pt. Ill, p. 249. 
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 4. Dissolution of Company etc., On the commencement of this Ordinance,— 
 
(a) the Company shall stand dissolved; 
 
(b) any person exercising or having the right to exercise  
immediately before s uch commencement any power or function in relation to 
the Islamabad Cl ub shall cease to  exercise or to have the right to exercise 
such power or function;  
 
(c) the administration of the affairs of the Islamabad Club shall vest in the 
Administrator; 
 
(d) all assets, rights, powers, authorities and privileges, all  
 property, movable and immovable, cash and bank balances, reserve funds, 
investments and all other interests and rights in, or arising out of, such 
property, of the Company shall stand transferred to, and vest in, the 
Administrator; 
 
(e) all debts and liabilities inc urred, all obligations under taken, all contracts 
entered into, and all agreements made by or with the Company, shall stand 
transferred to, and be deemed to have been incurred, undertaken, entered into 
or made, by or with, the Administrator; 
 
(f) any sum p ayable to, or recoverable by, the Company shall be deemed to be 
payable to, or recoverable by, the Administrator; and 
 
(g) all suits and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the Company 
before such commencement shall be deemed to have been inst ituted by or 
against the Administrator and may be continued or proceeded with 
accordingly. 
 
 1[5. Patron. The President of Pakistan shall be the Patron of the Islamabad Club. 
 
 6. Administrator. —(1) The Federal Government shall appointment an officer of 
Government drawing pay in a grade not lower than grade 21 in the National Pay Scales to be the 
Administrator of the Islamabad Club in addition to his duties as such officer. 
 
 (2) Unless the Federal Government otherwise directs, the Administrator shall hold office for a 
period of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment. 
 
 (3) The Administrator may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Federal Government, 
resign his office. 
 
 (4) The Administrator shall, subject to any direction issued by the F ederal Government, be 
competent to exercise and perform all such powers and functions as may be necessary for the 
efficient administration of the affairs of the Islamabad Club. 
 
 
1 Subs, by the Islamabad Club (Administration) (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (16 of  1980), s. 3, for the original sections 5 and 6, Section 6 was previously 
amended by the Islamabad Club (Administration) (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1979 (15 of 1979), s. 2. 
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 6A. Managing Committee.—(1) To aid and advise the Administrator in the perfor mance of 
his functions, the Federal Government shall constitute a Managing Committee consisting of— 
 
(a) five members, being Service Members of the Islamabad Club, to be nominated 
by the Federal Government; 
 
(b) three members, being members of the Islamabad Club othe r than Service 
Members, to be nominated by the Federal Government; and 
 
(c) one member, being a member of the diplomatic corps in Islamabad, to be 
nominated by the doyen of that corps. 
 
 (2) Unless the Federal  Government otherwise directs in the case of a member referred to in 
clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1), a member of the Managing Committee shall hold office for 
a period of two years and shall be eligible for re-nomination. 
 
 (3) A member of the Managing Committee may, by writing under his h and addressed to the 
Federal Government, resign his office]. 
 
 7. Continuance in service employees.  Unless the Administrator otherwise directs in any 
particular case, all the employees of the Company in employment immediately before the 
commencement of the  Ordinance shall continue in their respective employments on the same terms 
and conditions as were applicable to them immediately before such commencement. 
 
 8. Bar of jurisdiction. No court shall grant any injunction or make any order or entertain any 
proceedings in relation to anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Ordinance. 
 
 9. Indemnity. No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Federal Government or 
the Administrator or any other person in respect of anything in g ood faith done or intended to be 
done under this Ordinance. 
 
 10. Power to make rules. The Federal Government may make rules for carrying out the 
purposes of this Ordinance. 
 
 11. Removal of difficulties. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any pr ovision of this 
Ordinance, the Federal Government may make such order, not inconsistent with the provisions of 
this Ordinance, as may appear to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.