Standard Time (Interpretation of References) Ordinance, 1943
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THE STANDARD TIME (INTERPRETATION OF REFERENCES) ORDINANCE, 1943
THE STANDARD TIME (INTERPRETATION OF REFERENCES) ORDINANCE, 1943 1ORDINANCE No. VI OF 1943 [20th January, 1943] An Ordinance to provide for the interpretation in enactments in force in 2[Pakistan] of references to 3* Standard Time. WHEREAS an emergency has arisen which makes it necessary to provide for the interpretation in enactments in force in 2[Pakistan] of references to 3* Standard Time; Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72 of the Government of India Act, as set out in the Ninth Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5,c.2.) , the Governor General is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance: ⎯
Section 1. Short title and commencement
⎯(1) This Ordinance may be called the 3* Standard Time (Interpretation of References) Ordinance, 1943.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
Section 2. Interpretation of references to Standard Time
⎯While any order of the 4[Federal Government] is in force fixing 3* Standard Time by reference to Greenwich Mean Time as being in advance of Greenwich Mean Time by an interval other than five and onehalf hours, any reference in any enactment in force in 2[Pakistan] to 3*Standard Time shall, notwithstanding that such reference may define 3*Standard Time as being five and onehalf hours in advance of Greenwich Mean Time, be interpreted as a reference to 3*Standard Time as fixed for the time being by the order of the 4[Federal Government].
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Dated.28.04.2025
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1The Ordinance has been applied to⎯
(i) Baluchistan, see Notification No. 18-W., dated the 8th February, 1943, Gazette of India, 1943, Pt. I. p. 192;
(ii) Such of the Baluch tribal areas beyond the western boarder of the Dera Ghazi Khan District of the Punjab as are not included in the Baluchistan tribal areas, in so far as the same may be applicable and subject to any amendments to which it is for the time being subject in the Provinces, etc.,
see Notification No. 27-W., dated the 3rd March, 1943, Gazette of India, 1943, Pt. I, p. 266.
It has been extended to the Leased Areas of Baluchsitan by the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G. G. O. 3 of 1950).
This Ordinance has been extended to the whole of Pakistan with effect from the 14th October, 1955, by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch.
2Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. XXI of 1960), s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955).
3Rep. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (Act No. XXVI of 1951), s .3 and 2nd Sch.
4Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (President’s Order No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table.
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CONTENTS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation of references to Standard Time
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THE STANDARD TIME (INTERPRETATION OF REFERENCES)
ORDINANCE, 1943
CONTENTS
1. Short title and commencement
2. Interpretation of references to Standard Time
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THE STANDARD TIME (INTERPRETATION OF REFERENCES)
ORDINANCE, 1943
1ORDINANCE No. VI OF 1943
[20th January, 1943]
An Ordinance to provide for the interpretation in enactments in force in 2[Pakistan] of
references to 3* Standard Time.
WHEREAS an emergency has arisen which makes it necessary to provide for the
interpretation in enactments in force in 2[Pakistan] of references to 3* Standard Time;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72 of the Government of
India Act, as set out in the Ninth Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5,c.2.) ,
the Governor General is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance: ⎯
1. Short title and commencement.⎯(1) This Ordinance may be called the 3* Standard Time
(Interpretation of References) Ordinance, 1943.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Interpretation of references to Standard Time.⎯While any order of the 4[Federal
Government] is in force fixing 3* Standard Time by reference to Greenwich Mean Time as being in
advance of Greenwich Mean Time by an interval other than five and onehalf hours, any reference in
any enactment in force in 2[Pakistan] to 3*Standard Time shall, notwithstanding that such reference
may define 3*Standard Time as being five and onehalf hours in advance of Greenwich Mean Time,
be interpreted as a reference to 3*Standard Time as fixed for the time being by the order of the
4[Federal Government].
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Dated.28.04.2025
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1The Ordinance has been applied to⎯
(i) Baluchistan, see Notification No. 18-W., dated the 8th February, 1943, Gazette of India, 1943, Pt. I. p. 192;
(ii) Such of the Baluch tribal areas beyond the western boarder of the Dera Ghazi Khan District of the Punjab as are not included in the Baluchistan
tribal areas, in so far as the same may be applicable and subject to any amendments to which it is for the time being subject in the Provinces, etc.,
see Notification No. 27-W., dated the 3rd March, 1943, Gazette of India, 1943, Pt. I, p. 266.
It has been extended to the Leased Areas of Baluchsitan by the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G. G. O. 3 of 1950).
This Ordinance has been extended to the whole of Pakistan with effect from the 14th October, 1955, by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance,
1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch.
2Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. XXI of 1960), s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October,
1955).
3Rep. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (Act No. XXVI of 1951), s .3 and 2nd Sch.
4Subs. by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (President’s Order No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table.This law in the library
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