THE MEDICAL COLLEGES (GOVERNING BODIES) 
(PUNJAB REPEAL) ORDINANCE, 1970 
(VII of 1970) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. 
2. Repeal of Ordinance XIII of 1961. 
TEXT 
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THE MEDICAL COLLEGES (GOVERNING BODIES) (PUNJAB REPEAL) 
ORDINANCE, 1970 
(VII of 1970) 
[21st November, 1970] 
An 
Ordinance 
to repeal the Medical Colleges (Governing Bodies) Ordinance, 1961, in its 
application to the Province of the Punjab. 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to r epeal the Medical Colleges (Governing 
Bodies) Ordinance, 1961, in its application to the Province of the Punjab; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Martial Law Proclamation of 25th  
March, 1969, read with the Provisional Constitution Order, and in exercis e of all 
powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make 
and promulgate the following Ordinance, namely:– 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called 
the Medical Colleges (Governing Bodies) (Punjab Repeal) Ordinance, 1970. 
 (2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. 
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Repeal of Ordinance XIII of 1961 .– The Medical Colleges (Governing 
Bodies) Ordinance, 1961, in its application to the Province of the Punj ab, is hereby 
repealed. 
                                                           
1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 20th November, 1970; published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated 21 st November, 1970, pages 513 -514; saved by Article 281 of the Interim Constitution of the  Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan (1972); and, validated by the Validation of Laws Act, 1975 (LXIII of 1975).