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THE LAND REFORMS REGULATION (VALIDATION OF 
ORDERS) ORDINANCE, 1978 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement 
2.  Validation 
 
 
  
 
 

 
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THE LAND REFORMS REGULATION (VALIDATION OF ORDERS) 
ORDINANCE, 1978. 
1ORDINANCE NO. XXIX OF 1978 
[25th June, 1978] 
An Ordinance to validate certain orders passed by the Chairman or a Member of the Federal Land 
Commission 
WHEREAS it is expedient to validate certain orders passed by the Chairman or a Member of 
the Federal Land Commission;  
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render 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, extent and commencement.___ (1) This Ordinance may called the Land Reforms 
Regulation (Validation of Orders) Ordinance, 1978.  
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.  
(3) It shall come into force at once.  
2. Validation. Notwithstanding any order or decision of any  court, any order passed by the 
Chairman or by a Member of the Federal Land Commission at any time before the commencement of 
this Ordinance and purporting to be in exercise of the authority conferred on the Chairman and 
Members of the Commission by an order of the Federal Government under paragraph 29 of the Land 
Reforms Regulation 1972, shall be deemed to have been validly passed and shall have, and shall be 
deemed always to have had, effect accordingly.  
 
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Date: 13-09-2024 
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1It has been applied to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of Baluchistan, vide Notification No. 6207 BLR ___181, dated the 20th December, 
1978, see the Baluchistan Gazette, 1978, Ext., dated the 30th December, 1978 (No. 107).  
It has also been applied to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of N.W.F.P. by Notification No. 13/26 -HO (TA. III)/77, dated the 3rd February, 
1979, see the N.W.F.P, Gazette, Ext., 1979, dated the 6th March, 1979, p. 620.