Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947
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THE ARMED FORCES (EMERGENCY DUTIES) ACT, 1947
THE ARMED FORCES (EMERGENCY DUTIES) ACT, 1947 ACT No. XV OF 1947 [20th March, 1947] An Act to enable duties in connection with vital services to be imposed in an emergency on the Armed Forces of 1[Pakistan].
WHEREAS it is expedient to enable duties in connection with vital services to be imposed in an emergency on the Armed Forces of 1[Pakistan]; It is hereby enacted as follows:⎯
Section 1. Short title and extent
(1) This Act may be called the Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947.
2[(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.]
Section 2. Emergency duties of Armed Forces
(1) The 3[Federal Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any specified service to be a service of vital importance to the community:
Provided that such notification shall remain in force for one month in the first instance, but may be extended, from time to time, by a like notification.
(2) Upon a declaration being made under sub-section (1) and until it is rescinded, it shall be the duty of every person subject to 4[* * *] 2[the Pakistan Army Act, 1952], 4[* * *] 2[or the Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953,] or the 5[Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961], to obey any command given by any superior officer in relation to employment upon or in connection with the service specified in the declaration; and every such command shall be deemed to be a lawful command within the meaning and for the purposes of the said Acts 5[or Ordinance].
Section 3. 6[Repealed]
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Date: 24-07-2024
1Subs. by the Central Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1961 (P. O. 1 of 1961), Art. 2 and Sch., (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956).
2Subs. and ins. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960) s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955).
3Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P. O. 4 of 1975), Art.2 and Sch.
4Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration), Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II.
5Subs. and added by the Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1965 (X of 1965), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (shall be deemed to have substituted and added on the first day of March, 1962).
6Rep. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (XXVI of 1951), s. 3 and Second Schedule.
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CONTENTS 1. Short title and extent 2. Emergency duties of Armed Forces 3. Validation of certain past commands
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Page 1 of 2 THE ARMED FORCES (EMERGENCY DUTIES) ACT, 1947 CONTENTS 1. Short title and extent 2. Emergency duties of Armed Forces 3. Validation of certain past commands Page 2 of 2 THE ARMED FORCES (EMERGENCY DUTIES) ACT, 1947 ACT No. XV OF 1947 [20th March, 1947] An Act to enable duties in connection with vital services to be imposed in an emergency on the Armed Forces of 1[Pakistan]. WHEREAS it is expedient to enable duties in connection with vital services to be imposed in an emergency on the Armed Forces of 1[Pakistan]; It is hereby enacted as follows:⎯ 1. Short title and extent.___(1) This Act may be called the Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act, 1947. 2[(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.] 2. Emergency duties of Armed Forces.___(1) The 3[Federal Government] may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any specified service to be a service of vital importance to the community: Provided that such notification shall remain in force for one month in the first ins tance, but may be extended, from time to time, by a like notification. (2) Upon a declaration being made under sub-section (1) and until it is rescinded, it shall be the duty of every person subject to 4[* * *] 2[the Pakistan Army Act, 1952], 4[* * *] 2[or the Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953,] or the 5[Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961], to obey any command given by any superior officer in relation to employment upon or in connection with the service specified in the declaration; and every such command shall be deemed to be a lawful command within the meaning and for the purposes of the said Acts 5[or Ordinance]. 3. 6[Repealed] _________________ Date: 24-07-2024 1Subs. by the Central Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1961 (P. O. 1 of 1961), Art. 2 and Sch., (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956). 2Subs. and ins. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960) s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955). 3Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P. O. 4 of 1975), Art.2 and Sch. 4Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration), Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II. 5Subs. and added by the Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1965 (X of 1965), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (shall be deemed to have substituted and added on the first day of March, 1962). 6Rep. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (XXVI of 1951), s. 3 and Second Schedule.
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