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Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960

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THE GWADUR (APPLICATION OF CENTRAL LAWS) ORDINANCE, 1960

THE GWADUR (APPLICATION OF CENTRAL LAWS) ORDINANCE, 1960 ORDINANCE No. XXXVII OF 1960. [31st August, 1960] An Ordinance for applying to Gwadur all Central laws which are or may hereafter be in force in the Mekran District in the Kalat Division of the Province of West Pakistan.

WHEREAS Gwadur, being ceded to Pakistan on the eighth day of September, 1958, became on that day one of the territories included in Pakistan ;

AND WHEREAS Article 2 of the Gwadur (Government and Administration) Order, 1958 (P.

O. 8 of 1958), provides that until otherwise determined by competent authority, Gwadur shall, for purposes of government and administration, and all matters connected therewith, constitute part of the Mekran District in the Kalat Division of the Province of West Pakistan. ;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to apply to Gwadur all Central laws which are or may hereafter be in force in the aforesaid Mekran District ;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the seventh day of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:―

1. Short title.―This Ordinance may be called the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960.

2. Application of 2[Federal] Laws.―(1) All 2[Federal] Acts, including all Orders and other enactments, and all notifications, rules, bye-laws or directions made or issued thereunder, which were in force in the District of Mekran in the Kalat Division of the Province of West Pakistan immediately before the eighth day of September, 1958, shall be and shall be deemed to have been in force in Gwadur with effect from the said day, and shall continue in force, subject always to such amendments as may have been or may be made therein by or under proper authority. 1[* *

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―(1) Any law or legal instrument having the force of law in Gwadur (hereinafter called Gwadur law) in force immediately before the eighth day of September, 1958, and corresponding to the provisions of any 2[Federal] law applied by the preceding section, shall stand repealed on and from the said day, and shall be deemed to have been re-enacted by such 2[Federal] law, as if the Gwadur law were a 2[Federal] Act, and the provisions of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (X of 1897), shall apply accordingly.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), anything done, action taken, right accrued, or liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred, under any Gwadur law on or after the eighth day of September, 1958, and immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been validly done, taken, accrued or incurred, as the case may be, and the 2[Federal] law by which such Gwadur law is deemed to have been re-enacted shall, to that extent, be deemed not to have come into force during that period.

1Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (Ordinance No. XXVII of 1981), s.3 and second schedule.

2Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (President’s Order No. 4 of 1975), Article 2 and Table.

(3) Nothing in section 2 shall be deemed to have or ever to have had the effect of retrospectively creating any offence or of retrospectively enhancing the punishment for any offence

provided for in any law for the time being in force.

(4) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Ordinance, the repeal by this Ordinance of any Gwadur law shall not affect―

(a) the previous operation of any Gwadur law so repealed or the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered thereunder ; or

(b) any right, title, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder, or any release or discharge already granted of or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity, already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing ; or

(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any Gwadur law so repealed ; or

(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, title, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid ;

and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if this Ordinance had not been promulgated ;

nor shall this Ordinance revive or restore anything not in force or existing at the time of its commencement or affect any law in which any Gwadur law hereby repealed has been applied, incorporated or referred to, or affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form, or cause of pleading, practice, or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding, that they respectively may have been in any manner affirmed, recognized or derived by, in or from any Gwadur law hereby repealed. ___________

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CONTENTS 
 
1.  Short title 
2  Application of Federal Laws 
3.  Savings

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THE GWADUR (APPLICATION OF CENTRAL LAWS)  
ORDINANCE, 1960 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
 
1.  Short title 
2  Application of Federal Laws 
3.  Savings 

 
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THE GWADUR (APPLICATION OF CENTRAL LAWS) ORDINANCE, 1960 
ORDINANCE No. XXXVII OF 1960. 
[31st August, 1960] 
An Ordinance for applying to Gwadur all Central laws which are or may hereafter be in force in the   
Mekran District in the Kalat Division of the Province of West Pakistan. 
 WHEREAS Gwadur, being ceded to Pakistan on the eighth day of Septem ber, 1958, became 
on that day one of the territories included in Pakistan ; 
 AND WHEREAS Article 2 of the Gwadur (Government and Administration) Order, 1958 (P. 
O. 8 of 1958), provides that until otherwise determined by competent authority, Gwadur shall, for 
purposes of government and  administration, and all matters connected therewith, constitute part of 
the Mekran District in the Kalat Division of the Province of West Pakistan. ; 
 AND WHEREAS it is expedient to apply to Gwadur all Central laws which are or may 
hereafter be in force in the aforesaid Mekran District ; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the seventh day of October, 1958, 
and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and 
promulgate the following Ordinance:― 
 1. Short title. ―This Ordinance may be called the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) 
Ordinance, 1960. 
 2. Application of 2[Federal] Laws.―(1) All 2[Federal] Acts, including a ll Orders and other 
enactments, and all notifications, rules, bye -laws or directi ons made or issued thereunder, which 
were in force in the District of Mekran in the Kalat Division of the  Province of West Pakistan 
immediately before the eighth day of September, 1958, shall be and shall be deemed to have been in 
force in Gwadur with effe ct from the said day, and shall continue in force, subject always to such  
amendments as may have been or may be made therein by or under proper authority. 
1[* *  *  *  *  *  *]  
 3. Savings.―(1) Any law or legal instrument having the force of law in Gwadur (hereinafter 
called Gwadur law) in force immediately before the eighth day of September, 1958, and 
corresponding to the provisions of any 2[Federal] law applied by the preceding section, sh all stand 
repealed on and from the said day, and shall be deemed to have been re -enacted by such 2[Federal]  
law, as if the Gwadur law were a 2[Federal] Act, and the provisions of the General Clauses Act, 1897 
(X of 1897), shall apply accordingly. 
 (2) Not withstanding the provisions of sub -section (1), anything done, action taken, right 
accrued, or liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred, under any Gwadur law on or after 
the eighth day of September , 1958, and immediately before the commencemen t of this Ordinance, 
shall be deemed to have been validly done, taken, accrued or incurred, as the case may be, and the 
2[Federal] law by which such Gwadur law is deemed to have been re -enacted shall, to that extent, be 
deemed not to have come into force during that period. 
 
1Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (Ordinance No. XXVII of 1981), s.3 and second schedule. 
2Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (President’s Order No. 4 of 1975), Article 2 and Table. 
 
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 (3) Nothing in section 2 shall be deemed to have or ever to have had the effect of 
retrospectively creating any offence or of retrospectively enhancing the punishment for any offence 
provided for in any law for the time being in force. 
 (4) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Ordinance, the repeal by this Ordinance 
of any Gwadur law shall not affect― 
(a)  the previous operation of any Gwadur law so repealed or the validity, 
invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered 
thereunder ; or 
(b)  any right, title, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred 
thereunder, or any release or discharge already granted of or from any debt, 
penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity, already 
granted, or the proof of any past act or thing ; or 
(c)  any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence 
committed against any Gwadur law so repealed ; or 
(d)  any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, 
title, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as 
aforesaid ; 
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and 
any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if this Ordinance had not been 
promulgated ; 
  nor shall this Ordinance revive or restore any thing not in force or existing at the time of its 
commencement or affect any law in which any Gwadur law hereby repealed has been applied, 
incorporated or referred to, or affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdict ion, form, or 
cause of pleading, practice, or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, 
office or appointment, notwithstanding, that they respectively may have been in any manner 
affirmed, recognized or derived by, in or from any Gwadur law hereby repealed. 
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RGN Date: 13-06-2024

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roclamation) No. I of 1958, Art. 4 and Sch. The Act has been and shall be deemed to have been brought into force in Gwadur with effect from 8th September, 1958, by the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. XXXVII of 1960), S. 2, see also Martial Law Regulation No. 72. 2Omitted by the Adaptation (Security Laws) Order, 1956 (P.O. No. VIII of 1956), Art. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. the 23rd March, 1956). 3Omitted by the Repe

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