Defence Services (Inquiry) (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 1969

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THE DEFENCE SERVICES (INQUIRY) (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) 
ORDINANCE, 1969 
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
        CONTENTS 
1.  Short title and commencement 
2.  Definitions 
3.  Inquiry into the conduct of certain persons subject to service law 
4.  Convening of board of inquiry 
5.  Composition of a board of inquiry, etc. 
6.  Power to make rules 
 
 
 

 
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THE DEFENCE SERVICES (INQUIRY) (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) 
ORDINANCE, 1969 
 
1ORDINANCE NO. XIX OF 1969 
          [18th July, 1969] 
AN 
 
 ORDINANCE  
to make provision for a uniform procedure for inquiring into the conduct of a member of a Defence 
Service serving otherwise than in an organization or unit of his service. 
            WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for a uniform procedure for inquiring into the 
conduct of a member of a Defen ce Service serving otherwise than in an organization or unit of his 
service and for matters ancillary thereto; 
             
 NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the 25 th day of March, 1969, read 
with the Provisional Constitution Order, 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 and commencement. ___(1) This Ordinance may be called the Defence 
Services (Inquiry) (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 1969. 
             (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in 
the official Gazette, appoint. 
            2. Definitions. —In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subjec t or 
context,___ 
(a)     “board of inquiry” means a board of inquiry convened under this Ordinance; 
 
(b)    “2[Chief of Staff]”, in relation to a person whose conduct in inquired into 
under this Ordinance, means the 2[Chief of Staff] of the service to whic h such 
person belongs; 
 
(c)      “commanding officer”, in relation to a person subject to this Ordinance, means 
the head of the organization or the commanding officer for the purpose of the 
service law of the unit in or to which such person is for the time  being serving 
or attached; 
 
(d)    “serving law”, in relation to a person whose conduct is inquired into under this 
Ordinance, means the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 (XXXIX of 1952), the 
Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953 (VI of 1953), or the Pakistan Navy Ordinance , 
1961 (XXXV of 1961), to which such person is subject; 
 
(e)     “unit” includes a naval ship, vessel or establishment of which there is a 
commanding officer for the purposes of the Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961 
(XXXV of 1961). 
 
1 The Ordinance has been declared to be validly made by the competent authority, through the Validation of Laws Act No. LXIII of 1975, s.2. 
2 Subs. by Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Sch.  
 
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 3. Inquiry into the conduct of certain persons subjec t to service law. —The conduct of a 
person subject to a service law shall, notwithstanding anything contained in such law, be inquired 
into by a board of inquiry in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made 
thereunder where the conduct to be inquired into___ 
 (a)     relates to a period when he was serving or attached, except on secondment, in 
or to an organization or unit other than that of the service to which he belongs, 
or 
(b)    is that of such person together with that of another person who was not, during 
the period to which the conduct relates, subject to the same service law. 
  4. Convening of board of inquiry. —Where the conduct to be inquired into under section 3 
is that of the commanding officer or that of the commanding o fficer together with the conduct of 
another person, a board of inquiry shall be convened by the 1[Chief of Staff] of the service to which 
the commanding officer belongs and, in any other case, by the commanding officer. 
  5. Composit ion of a board of inqui ry, etc. ___(1) A board of inquiry shall consist of a 
president and such other persons and be convened in such manner, and the inquiry shall be 
conducted in accordance with such procedure, as may be prescribed by rules. 
  (2) The president of a board of inquiry shall, after the conclusion of the inquiry, submit to the 
authority convening the board the proceedings of the board alongwith its findings and 
recommendations. 
 (3) Upon the receipt of the proceedings of a board of inquiry submitted to him under sub -
section (2), the commanding officer shall___ 
 (a)  if the inquiry relates to any matter which he is himself competent to dispose 
of, take the necessary action and forward a copy of the proceedings to the 
1[Chief of Staff], informing him of the action taken by him; 
 (b)  if the inquiry relates to a matter which is not of the nature mentioned in clause 
(a), forward the proceedings together with his recommendations, to the 1[Chief 
of Staff]. 
  (4) Upon the receipt of the proceedings of a board of inquiry submi tted to him under sub -
section (2), or forwarded to him under clause (b) of sub -section (3), the 1[Chief of Staff] shall direct 
that the person to whom the proceedings relate be dealt with in the manner authorised by the service 
law. 
 (5) For the purpose of  taking any action under the service law, the proceedings of a board of 
inquiry convened under this Ordinance may be acted upon as if they were proceedings of a board of 
inquiry or court of inquiry assembled under such law. 
 
1 Subs. by Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Sch.  
 
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   6. Power to make rules. ___(1) The 1[Federal Government] may make rules for 
carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. 
  (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoi ng power, such rules 
may provide for all or any of the following matter, namely:___ 
(a)  the composition of a board of inquiry; 
(b)  the manner of convening a board of inquiry; 
(c)  the procedure for the conduct of inquiry; and 
(d)  such other matters as m ay be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this 
Ordinance. 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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1 Subs. by Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Sch.