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Transfer and attachment. \r\n \r\nCHAPTER III \r\n \r\nCONSTITUTION AND CONTROL OF THE JANBAZ FORCE \r\n10. Constitution of Janbaz Force. \r\n11. Constitution and disbandment of Unit. \r\n12. Personnel of Janbaz Force. \r\n13. Enrolment. \r\n14. Transfer and attachment. \r\n \r\n \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\n \r\nPROVISIONS APPLICABLE GENERALLY TO THE MUJAHID FORCE \r\nAND THE JANBAZ FORCE \r\n15. Liability for military training. \r\nUpdated till 23.12.2022\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 12 \r\n \r\n16. Liability to serve and perform embodied service. \r\n17. Discharge. \r\n18. Application of the Pakistan Army Act, 1952. \r\n19. Presumption as to certain documents. \r\n20. Persons subject to the Act to be deemed part of the Pakistan Army. \r\n21. Exemption from local taxation. \r\n22. Treatment of period spent in training service, etc. \r\n23. Extention of age limit. \r\n24. Reinstatement of persons called up for embodied service or training. \r\nCHAPTER V [Omitted] \r\n \r\nCONSTITUTION AND CONTROL OF THE NATIONAL CADET CORPS[Omitted] \r\n25. Constitution of National Cadet Corps. [Omitted] \r\n26. Constitution and disbandment of units. [Omitted] \r\n27. Eligibility. [Omitted] \r\n28. Training. [Omitted] \r\n29. Concessions. [Omitted] \r\n \r\nCHAPTER VI [Omitted] \r\n \r\nCONSTITUTION AND CONTROL OF WOMEN GUARDS [Omitted] \r\n30. Constitution of Women Guards. [Omitted] \r\n31. Constitution and disbandment of units. [Omitted] \r\n32. Eligibility. [Omitted] \r\n33. Training. [Omitted] \r\n34. Honorarium. [Omitted] \r\n35. Concessions. [Omitted] \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\n \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n36. Regrant of Commissions. \r\n36A. Re-employment of officers having reserve liability. \r\n37. Provision of storage accommodation. \r\n38. Employer not to prevent employee from getting enrolled. \r\n39. Power to make rules. \r\n40. Power to make regulations. \r\n40A. Rules and regulations to have retrospective effect. \r\n41. Repeal. \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 12 \r\n \r\nTHE NATIONAL GUARDS ACT, 1973 \r\n1ACT NO. LXI OF 1973 \r\n[12th August, 1973] \r\nAn Act to provide for the constitution and discipline of the National Guards. \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the constitution and discipline of the National Guards \r\nand matters ancillary thereto; \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows :― \r\n \r\nCHAPTER I \r\n \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n \r\n1. Short title, application and commencement. ―(1) This Act may be called the \r\nNational Guards Act, 1973. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan and applies to all persons subject to this Act, \r\nwherever they may be. \r\n2[(3) It shall come into force at once: \r\n \r\nProvided that nothing in this Act shall be deemed to authorize the punishment of any \r\nperson for any act or omission which was not punishable before the 24th day of December, 1973.] \r\n2. Persons subject to this Act.⎯ (1) Every person enrolled in the Mujahid Force or the \r\nJanbaz Force and every person who was subject to the Mujahid Force Ordinance, 1965 (XXII of \r\n1965), immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be subject to this Act wherever he \r\nmay be and shall remain so subject until his discharge in accordance with this Act. \r\n3[(2) * * * * * * *] \r\n3. Constituents of National Guards. The following four types of forces shall constitute the \r\nNational Guards, namely:⎯ \r\n \r\n(a) the Mujahid Force; 3[and] \r\n(b) the Janbaz Force 3[.] \r\n3[(c) * * * * * \r\n(d) * * *] \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gaz. of P., 1973, Ext., Pt. III, p. 1388. \r\n2Subs. and shall be deemed always to have been so subs. with effect from the 12th day of August, 1973 by the National Guards (Amdt.) Act, 1975 \r\n(57 of 1975), s. 2, for the original sub-section (3). \r\n3Omitted, Added and Subs. by the National Guards (Amdt.) Ordinance, 2002 (XLII of 2002), ss. 2-3. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 12 \r\n \r\n4. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext,— \r\n(1) “Board” means a Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education; \r\n(2) “college” means an institution affiliated to a Board or University; \r\n(3) “commanding officer” means, ― \r\n(a) when used in relation to a person subject to this Act, the officer for the \r\ntime being in command of the portion of the Force to which such \r\nperson belongs or is attached; and \r\n(b) when used with reference to any separate portion of the Force, the \r\nofficer whose duty it is under the regulations of the Force, or, in the \r\nabsence of such regulations, by its custom, to discharge with respect to \r\nthat portion the functions of the commanding officer; \r\n(4) “directorate of education” means any Provincial or regional directorate of education and \r\nincludes a directorate of education in the Capital of the Federation; \r\n(5) “Director-General” means the Director-General, National Guards, appointed by the \r\nFederal Government; \r\n(6) “district” means a revenue district of a Province; \r\n(7) “division” means a revenue division of a Province; \r\n(8) “employer” means any person who employs another person for hire or reward, either \r\ndirectly or through a contractor, whether the terms of employment be expressed or implied, and \r\nincludes, in the case of an establishment, the person responsible for the management, supervision \r\nand control of the establishment; \r\n(9) “enrolled” means enrolled or re-enrolled in either of the Forces referred to in clauses (a) \r\nand (b) of section 3; \r\n(10) “Force” means any of the 1[two] constituents of the National Guards referred to in \r\nsection 3; \r\n(11) “independent company” means every company which does not form part of a battalion; \r\n(12) “junior commissioned officer” means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as \r\njunior commissioned officer in the Force; \r\n(13) “non-commissioned officer” means a person enrolled and holding a non-commissioned \r\nrank in the Force; \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by the National Guards (Amdt.) Ordinance, 2002 (XLII of 2002), s. 4. \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 12 \r\n \r\n(14) “officer” means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as an officer of the Force, \r\nbut does not include a junior commissioned officer; \r\n(15) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules; \r\n(16) “regulations” means regulations made under this Act; \r\n(17) “rules” means rules made under this Act; and \r\n(18) “unit” means a unit of the Force. \r\n__________ \r\n \r\nCHAPTER II \r\n \r\nCONSTITUTION AND CONTROL OF THE MUJAHID FORCE \r\n5. Constitution of Mujahid Force. There shall be raised and maintained, in accordance with \r\nthe provisions of this Act, a force to be designated the Mujahid Force. \r\n6. Constitution and disbandment of units. The Federal Government, or any officer or \r\nauthority empowered by it in this behalf, may constitute one or more units of the Mujahid Force to \r\nbe recruited from persons residing in Pakistan and may disband or reconstitute any unit so \r\nconstituted. \r\n7. Personnel of the Mujahid Force. — (1) There shall be the following classes of personnel \r\nin the Mujahid Force, namely: — \r\n(a) officers holding commissions in the Force granted by the President; \r\n(b) junior commissioned officers holding commissions in the Force granted by \r\nthe Chief of the Army Staff; \r\n(c) non-commissioned officers appointed as such by the respective commanding \r\nofficers; and \r\n(d) Mujahids. \r\n(2) An officer or a junior commissioned officer shall be deemed to be enrolled in the Force \r\nfor so long as he holds commission therein. \r\n8. Enrolment. — (1) Every male citizen of Pakistan who is of such age as may be \r\nprescribed may offer himself for enrolment in the Mujahid Force for service in any unit and any \r\nsuch person who satisfies the conditions laid down in the regulations may be enrolled for such \r\nperiod and in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) Every person enrolled shall, without unnecessary delay, be appointed to a unit in which \r\nhe has applied for service. \r\n9. Transfer and attachment. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 8, any person \r\nappointed to a unit may— \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 12 \r\n \r\n(a) with his consent, be transferred, whether on disbandment of the unit or \r\notherwise, to another unit in such manner as may be prescribed; and \r\n(b) at his request, be attached to another unit. \r\n_________ \r\nCHAPTER III \r\n \r\nCONSTITUTION AND CONTROL OF THE JANBAZ FORCE \r\n10. Constitution of Janbaz Force. There shall be raised and maintained, in accordance with \r\nthe provisions of this Act, a force to be designated the Janbaz Force. \r\n11. Constitution and disbandment of Unit . The Federal Government, or any officer or \r\nauthority empowered by it in this behalf, may constitute for any division or district one or more \r\nunits to be recruited from persons residing in such division or district and may disband or \r\nreconstitute any unit so constituted. \r\n12. Personnel of Janbaz Force. — (1) There shall be the following classes of personnel in \r\nthe Janbaz Force, namely: — \r\n(a) officers holding commissions in the Force granted by the President; \r\n(b) junior commissioned officers holding commissions in the Force granted by \r\nthe Chief of the Army Staff. \r\n(c) non-commissioned officers appointed as such by the respective commanding \r\nofficers; and \r\n(d) Janbazes. \r\n(2) An officer or a junior commissioned officer shall be deemed to be enrolled in the Force \r\nfor so long as he holds commission therein. \r\n13. Enrolment. — (1) Any male citizen of Pakistan who is of such age as may be prescribed \r\nmay offer himself for enrolment in the Janbaz Force for service in the unit constituted for the \r\ndivision or district in which he resides and any such person who satisfies the conditions laid down in \r\nthe regulations may be enrolled for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) Every person enrolled shall, without unnecessary delay, be appointed to a unit in which \r\nhe has applied for service. \r\n14. Transfer and attachment. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 13, any \r\nperson appointed to a unit may — \r\n(a) with his consent, be transferred, whether on disbandment of the unit or \r\notherwise, to another unit in such manner as may be prescribed; \r\n(b) at his request, be attached to another unit; and \r\n(c) at his request, be employed for duties outside the division or district from \r\nwhich he is recruited. \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 12 \r\n \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\n \r\nPROVISIONS APPLICABLE GENERALLY TO THE MUJAHID FORCE AND \r\nTHE JANBAZ FORCE \r\n15. Liability for military training. — (1) The persons referred to in sub-section (1) of \r\nsection 2 shall be liable to be called up for training and, for the purpose of such training, their \r\ncommand and control shall be regulated according to the orders of the Director General or any \r\nauthority empowered by him in this behalf. \r\n(2) For calling up a person under sub-section (1) it shall be sufficient to broadcast or telecast \r\nover the Radio or Television or to publish in the newspapers a notice requiring such person, or the \r\nclass of persons to which he belongs, to report to such authority and all such time and place as may \r\nbe specified in the notices. \r\n16. Liability to serve and perform embodied service. — (1) Every person referred to in \r\nsub-section (1) of section 2 shall be liable to serve in any unit to which he has been appointed or \r\ntransferred or is for the time being attached and shall be subject to all rules and regulations. \r\n(2) Every such person shall be liable to perform — \r\n(a) service when called out with any portion of the Force by an order of the \r\nDirector-General or any officer or authority empowered by him in this behalf, \r\neither to act in support of the civil power or departments or agencies of \r\nGovernment engaged in nation building activities or development programmes \r\nor to provide guards which, in the opinion of such officer or authority, are \r\nessential, or \r\n(b) military service when the unit to which he belongs has been embodied to \r\nsupport or supplement the Pakistan Army by an order, directing such \r\nembodiment, of the Federal Government, or an authority empowered by it in \r\nthis behalf. \r\n(3) For calling out a person under sub-section (2), it shall be sufficient to broadcast or \r\ntelecast over the Radio or Television and to publish in the newspapers a notice requiring such \r\nperson, or the class of persons to which he belongs, to report to such authority and at such time and \r\nplace as may be specified in the notice. \r\n17. Discharge. — (1) Every person enrolled shall be entitled to receive his discharge from \r\nthe Force on the expiration of the period for which he was enrolled and may, before the expiration of \r\nthe period, be discharged from the Force by such authority and subject to such conditions if any, as \r\nmay be prescribed: \r\nProvided that a person enrolled who is for the time being engaged in military service \r\nshall not be entitled to receive his discharge before the termination of such service. \r\n(2) Every person enrolled who becomes entitled to discharge under sub-section (1) shall be \r\ndischarged with all convenient speed. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 12 \r\n \r\n18. Application of the Pakistan Army Act, 1952. — (1) Subject to the terms and conditions \r\nof his commission and any order of the prescribed authority made in this behalf, every officer and \r\njunior commissioned officer, when doing duty as such officer or junior commissioned officer, shall \r\nbe subject to the provisions of the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 (XXXIX of 1952), and the rules and \r\nregulations made thereunder as if such officer or junior commissioned officer held the same rank in \r\nthe Pakistan Army as he, for the time being, holds in the Force: \r\nProvided that the said Act, rules and regulations shall, in their application to such \r\npersons when called out or embodied for service or military service under section 16 or during \r\ntraining in the Mujahid Force or the Janbaz Force be modified to such extent and in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\n(2) Subject to any order of the prescribed authority made in this behalf, every non- \r\ncommissioned officer, Mujahid and Janbaz of the Force — \r\n(a) when undergoing training, or \r\n(b) when called out or embodied for service or military service under section 16, \r\n \r\nshall be subject to the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 (XXXIX of 1952), and the rules and \r\nregulations made there under, as if he held the same rank in the Pakistan Army as he, for the time \r\nbeing, holds in the Force: \r\nProvided that the said Act, rules and regulations shall, in their application to such non-\r\ncommissioned officer, Mujahid or Janbaz when embodied for or otherwise undergoing Training, be \r\nmodified to such extent and in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n(3) Where any person while he is subject to the provisions of the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 \r\n(XXXIX of 1952), commits any offence punishable thereunder, he may, notwithstanding that he \r\nmay have ceased to be so subject, be taken into and kept in custody and tried and punished for such \r\noffence in the same manner as he would have been liable to be tried and punished had he not ceased \r\nto be so subject. \r\n19. Presumption as to certain documents. When any person enrolled, other than an officer, \r\nis required by or in pursuance of any rule, regulation or order made under this Act to attend at any \r\nplace, a certificate purporting to be signed by the prescribed officer stating that the person so \r\nrequired to attend has failed to attend in accordance with such requirement shall without proof of \r\nthe signature or appointment of such officer, be evidence of the matter stated therein. \r\n20. Persons subject to the Act to be deemed part of the Pakistan Army. For the purposes \r\nof sections 128, 130 and 131 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), all \r\nofficers, junior commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Force when \r\nembodied for military service shall be deemed to be officers, junior commissioned officers, non-\r\ncommissioned officers and soldiers respectively of the Pakistan Army. \r\n21. Exemption from local taxation. On embodiment for military service, notwithstanding \r\nanything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person shall be liable to pay \r\nany municipal or other tax in respect of any horse, bicycle, motor cycle, scooter, motor car or \r\nother conveyance which he is required or authorised by a general or special order of the Chief of \r\nthe Army Staff to maintain in his capacity as a person enrolled in, or as a person otherwise \r\nconnected with, the Force. \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 12 \r\n \r\n22. Treatment of period spent in training service, etc. — (1) The period spent in embodied \r\nservice or training by any person enrolled shall count towards increment of pay, seniority, pension \r\nand gratuity or bonus, and shall be treated by his employer as period spent on duty. \r\n(2) A person enrolled shall on embodiment be entitled to draw his pay and allowances from \r\nthe Federal Government and to opt to draw these at the rates to which he was entitled immediately \r\nbefore his enrolment. \r\n(3) The pay and allowances admissible to a person enrolled while he is on embodied service \r\nshall in no case be less favourable to him than those to which he was entitled during his training. \r\n23. Extention of age limit. Where any maximum qualifying age has been fixed for \r\nregulating the eligibility of persons for admission to a competitive examination held for appointment \r\nto any service or post or any academic or professional institution or for appointment to any service \r\nor post, a person who has served in the Mujahid Force or the Janbaz Force shall, for the purpose of \r\nsuch eligibility, be entitled, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being \r\nin force or any rule, order or instrument, to the period actually spent by him in training or service in \r\nsuch force, or both in such training and in such service, being deducted from his age. \r\n24. Reinstatement of persons called up for embodied service or training. — (1) \r\nNotwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any contract \r\nor agreement, a person enrolled who has been called up for service or training shall, upon the \r\ntermination of such service or training, be entitled to re-instatement in the employment from which \r\nhe was released at the time he was called up and the employer shall re-instate such person in such \r\nemployment or, if such re-instatement is less favourable to him than that to which he would, in the \r\nordinary course, have been entitled, give him such employment as is not so less favourable: \r\nProvided that the employer shall not be required to re-instate or employ any person \r\nenrolled if he does not apply or report to the employer for the purpose within one month of his \r\nrelease from such service or training. \r\n(2) If any employer contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be punishable \r\nwith imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, and with fine which may extend to \r\nten thousand rupees, and the court convicting him shall direct that the employer shall also pay as \r\ncompensation to the person enrolled concerned an amount equal to six months’ remuneration of \r\nsuch person at the rate to which he was entitled when he was released. \r\n(3) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class invested with powers under \r\nsection 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) shall try an offence under this \r\nsection. \r\n(4) No order made or proceedings taken under this section shall be called in question in any \r\ncourt. \r\n \r\n________ \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 12 \r\n \r\n 1[CHAPTER V * * \r\n \r\nCONSTITUTION AND CONTROL OF THE NATIONAL CADET CORPS * * * \r\n \r\n25. * * * * * * * \r\n26. * * * * * * * \r\n27. * * * * * * * \r\n28. * * * * * * * \r\n29. * * * * * * * \r\n_______ \r\n CHAPTER VI * * \r\n \r\nCONSTITUTION AND CONTROL OF WOMEN GUARDS * * * \r\n \r\n 30. * * * * * * * \r\n 31. * * * * * * * \r\n 32. * * * * * * * \r\n33. * * * * * * * \r\n34. * * * * * * * \r\n35. * * * * * * *]\r\n \r\n__________ \r\n \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\n \r\nMISCELLANEOUS \r\n36. Regrant of Commissions. The Federal Government or any p rescribed authority m ay \r\nregrant commissions to suitable retired officers of the Pakistan Army having no reserve liability, for \r\nappointment in any of the Forces. \r\n2[36A. The Federal Government or any prescribed authority may re-employ suitable retired \r\nofficers of the Pakistan Army having reserve liability for service with any of the Forces: \r\nProvided that such re-employment shall not relieve the retired officers of their reserve \r\nliability.] \r\n \r\n1Omitted by the National Guards (Amdt.) Ordinance, 2002 (XLII of 2002), s. 5. \r\n2New section 36A ins. by the National Guards (Amdt.) Act 1976 (35 of 1976). s. 2. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 11 of 12 \r\n \r\n37. Provision of storage accommodation. The Provincial Government shall, on such \r\nterms as may be agreed upon between that Government and the Federal Government, provide \r\nstorage accommodation for weapons and ammunition required for the training of the Janbaz Force1[* \r\n* *]. \r\n38. Employer not to prevent employee from getting enrolled. — (1) No employer shall \r\nprevent or stop any person employed by him from getting himself enrolled under this Act. \r\n(2) Any employer who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with \r\nimprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five \r\nthousand rupees, or with both. \r\n(3) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class invested with powers under \r\nsection 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), shall try an offence under this \r\nsection. \r\n39. Power to make rules. — (1) The Federal Government may make rules for carrying out \r\nthe purposes of this Act. \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules \r\nmay — \r\n(a) prescribe the period for which and the manner in which persons may be \r\nenrolled; \r\n(b) prescribe the manner in which a person enrolled may be transferred; \r\n(c) provide for and regulate the remuneration, allowances, gratuities or \r\ncompensation to be paid to persons subject to this Act or to their dependants; \r\n(d) prescribe the extent to which and the manner in which, if any, the provisions \r\nof the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 (XXXIX of 1952), and the rules and \r\nregulations made thereunder shall be modified in their application to the \r\nenrolled persons of the Force; \r\n(e) prescribe the officers by whom a certificate referred to in section 19 may be \r\nsigned; \r\n \r\n(f) prescribe the authorities by whom, and the conditions subject to which persons \r\nenrolled may be discharged; \r\n \r\n(g) prescribe the authorities by whom a unit may be constituted or disbanded; \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Omitted by the National Guards (Amdt.) Ordinance, 2002 (XLII of 2002), s. 6. \r\n \r\nPage 12 of 12 \r\n \r\n(h) prescribe the training, compulsory or voluntary, for any person or class of \r\npersons enrolled and provide for the embodiment of any unit for that purpose; \r\n \r\n(i) provide for the medical examination of persons offering themselves for \r\nenrolment under this Act; and \r\n \r\n(j) provide for any other matter which may be necessary for effectively carrying \r\nthe provisions of this Act into effect. \r\n \r\n(3) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the official Gazette and on such \r\npublication shall have effect as if enacted in this Act. \r\n \r\n40. Power to make regulations. The Chief of the Army Staff may make regulations, not \r\ninconsistent with this Act and the Rules, providing generally for all details connected with the \r\norganisation and personnel of the Force and for duties, 1[*] clothing, courses of instruction, \r\nequipment, pay and allowances, medical treatment, pensionary benefits, honours and awards, leave, \r\nconveyance and age limits for persons offering themselves for enrolment or training under this Act \r\n2[and for the training of persons enrolled]. \r\n \r\n3[40A. Rules and regulations to have retrospective effect. Any rule or regulation made \r\nbefore the enactment of the National Guards (Amendment) Act, 1975 (LVII of 1975), shall be \r\ndeemed to have been validly made and taken effect on the twelfth day of August, 1973; and any \r\nrule or regulation made within thirty days of such enactment may be made so as to have \r\nretrospective effect from any day not earlier than that day.] \r\n \r\n41. [Repeal] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 \r\n(XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and Sch., II. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n________ \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1The word “training” omitted and shall be deemed always to have been so omitted with effect from 12th day of August, 1973 by the National \r\nGuards (Amdt.) 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