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WEST PAKISTAN LAWS (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1964

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THE WEST PAKISTAN LAWS (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1964 (I of 1964)

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TEXT 1THE WEST PAKISTAN LAWS (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1964 (I of 1964) [3rd June, 1964]

WHEREAS, clause (1) of Article 225 of the Constitution provides that, except as provided by the said Article, all existing laws shall, subject to the Constitution, continue in force, so far as applicable and with the necessary adaptations, until altered, repealed or amended by the appropriate legislature;

AND WHEREAS clause (4) of the said Article provides that, for the purpose of bringing the provisions of any existing law into accord with the provisions of the Constitution (other than Part II of the Constitution), the President may make, by Order, such adaptations, whether by way of modification, addition or omission, as he may deem to be necessary or expedient;

AND WHEREAS clause (5) of the said Article provides that the President may authorise the Governor of a Province to exercise, in relation to the Province, the powers conferred on the President by clause (4) of the said Article in respect of laws relating to matters with respect to which the legislature of the Province has power to make laws;

AND WHEREAS the President has been pleased to authorise the Governor of West Pakistan to exercise in relation to his Province the powers conferred upon the President by clause (4) of the said Article in respect of all laws made by any legislative authority in the Province, other than laws relating to any matter enumerated in the Third Schedule to the Constitution;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred as aforesaid, the Governor is pleased to make the following Order:–

Paragraph 1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Order may be called the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964.

(2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the 8th day of June, 1962.

Paragraph 2. Adaptation of Provincial Laws

(1) The laws specified in the Schedule, shall, until repealed or amended by the competent authority, have effect and be deemed to have at all material times had effect subject to the adaptations directed by the Schedule.

(2) References to any law in this Article and the Schedule shall be construed as references to that law as amended or modified by any subsequent law previous to this Order and as in force immediately before the commencement of this

Order.

1This Order by the Governor of West Pakistan was published in the West Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 3rd June, 1964, pages 1805-1849.

(3) Where this Order requires that, in any specified law or in any section or portion thereof, certain words shall be substituted for certain other words or that certain words shall be omitted, that substitution or omission, as the case may be, shall, except where it is otherwise expressly provided, be made wherever the words referred to occur in that law, or, as the case may be, in that section or portion.

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PART I

ACTS OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL APPLICABLE TO LOCAL AREAS 1 1887 XVI The Punjab Tenancy Act

(a) In section 4–

(i) in sub-clause (d) of clause (5) and sub-clause (b) of clause (10), for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”; and

(ii) in clause (15), for “an officer of the Crown”, substitute “a servant of the State”, and for “by the Crown”, substitute “by Government”.

(b) In sub-section (3) of section 32 and sub- section (11) of section 53, for “the Crown, or against any officer of the Crown”, substitute “Government, or against any servant of the State”.

(c) In explanation (5) under sub-section (9) of section 115, for “Crown land”, substitute “Government land”. 2 1887 XVII The Punjab Land Revenue

Act.

(a) In clause (6) of section 3, sub-section (3) of section 32, sub-sections (1), (2) and (4)of section 42; section 59; sub-section

(1) of section 96 and section 139 (including the marginal note), for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(b) In section 41 for “the Crown for the purposes of the Province, and the Provincial Government”, substitute “Government, and Government”; and

(ii) for “the Crown‟s rights thereto”, substitute “its rights thereto”.

(c) In section 43 (including the marginal note), for “the Crown” as also for “the Provincial Government”, substitute “Government”.

(d) In sub-section (2) of section 140, for “the Crown, or against any officer of the Crown”, substitute “Government, or

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 against any servant of the State”. 3 1900 XIII The West Punjab Alienation of Land Act. In sub-section (3) of section 1, omit “Central”.

PART II

PUNJAB ACTS 1 1900 II The Punjab Land Preservation

Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 8, for “His Majesty for the purposes of the Province” ,substitute “the Provincial Government”.

(b) In sub-section (4) of section 8, clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 10 and in the marginal notes to sections 8 and 10, for “His Majesty”, substitute “the Provincial Government”.

Act. In section 29, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”. 3 1905 III The Punjab Minor Canals

Act.

(a) In the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 2–

(i) in clause (a), for “His Majesty for the purpose of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Government”; and

(ii) in clause (b), for “servants of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”.

(b) In clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 48, for “Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “Provincial Government”; and in the marginal note of that section, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(d) In section 72, for “servants of the Crown”,

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 substitute “servants of the State”.

(e) In sub-section (1) of section 74, for “officer of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”. 4 1912 V The Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab)

Act.

(a) In section 3, sub-section (2) of section 6, sections 14, 15, 28 (including the marginal

note) and 32 clause (a) of section 33 and in conditions 1 and 5 of Schedule II, for “Crown” or “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(b) In section 4, for “Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “Provincial Government”.

(d) In condition 2 of Schedule II and in the marginal note, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”. 5 1913 I The Punjab Pre-emption

Act. In section 9, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”. 6 1914 I The Punjab Excise Act.

(a) In section 3–

(i) omit clause (6-b); and

(ii) in clause (12), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”.

(b) In clause (3) of the section 26, proviso to section 31 and section 63, for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”.

(d) Omit section 33-A.

(e) In section 57, for “Crown”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 7 1923 V The Punjab In sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of section 2, for

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Act. “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”. 8 1925 VIII The Sikh Gurdwaras

Act.

(a) In section 49, for “Provincial Legislative Assembly of the Punjab”, substitute “Provincial Assembly”.

(b) In clause (i) of sub-section (2) of section 70, for “Service of the Crown”, substitute “Service of the State”.

(c) In section 92, for “Provincial Legislative Assembly”, substitute “Provincial Assembly”. 9 1926 V The Punjab Aerial Ropeways Act.

(a) In section 5, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(b) In clause (ix) of sub-section (4) of section 6, omit “except railways as defined by the Government of India Act, 1935, and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, over such railways”. 10 1926 X The Good Conduct Prisoners‟ Probational Release Act. In sections 2 and 7, for “servant of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”. 11 1926 XI The Punjab Borstal Act.

(a) In section 15, for “servant of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”.

(b) In section 28–

(i) in sub-section (1)–

(1) for clause (a), substitute the following:– “(a) any Court or Tribunal acting within or without Pakistan under the general or special authority of the Central or any Provincial Government;

or”; and

(2) in clause (b), omit sub-clause (i); and in sub-clause (ii), for “Province”, substitute “Punjab”.

(ii) in sub-section (2), for “officer of the

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”.

(c) In section 31, in sub-section (1), sub- section (2), and in sub-section (4) where it occurs for the first time, for “Province”, substitute “Punjab”.

(d) In sub-clause (viii) of clause (14) of section 34, for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”. 12 1934 VII The Punjab Relief of Indebtedness

Act. In explanation (i) to sub-section (2) of section 7, for “His Majesty‟s”, substitute “Pakistan‟s”. 13 1935 V The Punjab State Aid to Industries Act.

(a) In clause (b) of section 17, for “His Majesty for the purposes of the Province”, substitute the “Provincial Government”.

(b) In clauses (c) and (e) of section 38, for “Crown”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 14 1936 II The Punjab Debtors‟ Protection Act.

(a) In clause (1) of section 2–

(i) after “Parliament”, insert “of the United Kingdom”; and

(ii) for “a Province”, substitute “Pakistan”.

(b) In clause (2) of section 2–

(i) after “Parliament”, insert “of the United Kingdom”; and

(ii) for “a Province”, substitute “Pakistan”. 15 1939 V The Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 4, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 8, for “servants of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”.

(c) In clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 25, for “His Majesty for the purposes of the Province and the Crown shall”,

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 substitute “the Government and the Government shall”. 16 1940 X The Punjab Trade Employees

Act. In section 17, for “service of the Crown”, substitute “service of the State”. 17 1945 I The Badshahi Mosque Fund Cess Act. In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3, for “the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 18 1949 IV The West Punjab Cotton

(Control) Act. In sections 4, 13(2) and 23, for “Province”, substitute “Punjab”. 19 1949 XV The Thal Development

Act.

(a) In the preamble, omit “the Province of”.

(b) In sub-section (1) of section 43, for “under the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute “under the Constitution”. 20 1949 XVII The West Punjab Electricity (Emergency Powers) (Control of Supply) Act.

(a) In the preamble, omit “Province of”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, omit “the Province of”.

(c) In sub-section (2) of section 17, for “the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 21 1950 XVI The Punjab Crown Lands Resumption of Grants and Extinguishment of Rights Act. In the long title, Preamble and sections 1 and 3, for “Crown”, substitute “Government”. 22 1950 XXXI The Punjab Flood Relief Cess Act. In clause (b) of section 2, for “Crown”, substitute “Government”. 23 1952 IX The Punjab Abolition of Jagirs Act. In sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (1) of section 2, for “the Crown”, substitute “State”. 24 1952 XV The Punjab Development of Damaged Areas Act. In sub-section (2) of section 28, for “Province”, substitute “Punjab”.

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 25 1953 VI The Punjab Children Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, omit “the Province of”.

(b) In sections 30 and 34, for “Province”, substitute “Punjab”. 26 1953 XIV The Punjab Youthful Offenders Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, omit “the Province of”.

PART III

(A) PUNJAB ACTS AS APPLICABLE TO N.W.F.P. 1 1903 II The Punjab Court of Wards

Act. In section 29, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”. 2 1905 III The Punjab Minor Canals

Act.

(a) In the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 2–

(i) in clause (a), for “His Majesty for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Government”; and

(ii) in clause (b), for “servants of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”.

(b) In clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 48, for “Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “Provincial Government”, and in the marginal note of that section, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(d) In section 72, for “servants of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”.

(e) In sub-section (1) of section 74, for “officer of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”. 3 1914 I The Punjab Excise Act.

(a) In section 3–

(i) omit clause (6-b); and

(ii) in clause (12), for “the Provinces and

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 the Capital of the Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”.

(b) In clause (3) of section 26, proviso to section 31 and section 63, for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”.

(d) Omit section 33-A.

(e) In section 57, for “Crown”, substitute “Provincial Government”.

(B) ACTS OF THE N.W.F.P. LEGISLATURE 1 1934 I Indian Arms (North-West Frontier Province Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 2 1934 III The North- West Frontier Province Legal Practitioners

Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 3 1935 VII The North- West Frontier Province Village Council

Act. In section 23, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”. 4 1937 VI The Hazara Forest Act.

(a) In sections 4, 30 and 32, for “Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “Provincial Government”.

(b) In sections 5, 6, 12(3), 31, 33, 42 and 56, for “Crown”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 5 1938 V The North- West Frontier Province Control of In the long title and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 Public Utility Services Act. 6 1938 XI The North- West Frontier Province Prohibition Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 1; section 2; clauses (6) and (7) of section 3; and clause (c) of the proviso to section 6, omit “Province”.

(b) In the preamble, for “said Province”, substitute “said territories”.

(c) In the proviso to clause (b) of section 6, for “Province” occurring for the first time, substitute “North-West Frontier”, and omit “Province”, occurring for the second time.

(d) In section 55 (including the marginal note), for “Crown” substitute “Provincial Government”. 7 1938 XII The North- West Frontier Province Famine Relief Fund Act.

(a) In sub-sections (i) and (ii) of section 1, section 2, section 3 (including its marginal

note) and clause (i) of section 5, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 4 and sub-section (2) of section 7, for “the revenues of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Consolidated Fund”.

(c) In clause (ii) of section 5 and clause (i) of the proviso to section 5, for “said Province”, substitute “said territories”. 8 1939 XI The North- West Frontier Province Dadar Tuberculosis Sanitorium (Prohibition of Buildings) Act. In sub-section (1) of section 1, omit “Province”. 9 1939 XIV The North- West Frontier Province Agricultural Produce Markets Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub- sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 3, sub-section (4) of section 7, section 15 and sub-section (1) of section

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 16, for “North-West Frontier Province Government Gazette”, substitute “Official Gazette”.

(c) In sub-section (4) of section 7, for “North- West Frontier Province Legislative Assembly”, substitute “Provincial Assembly”. 10 1939 XIX The North- West Frontier Province Table Water Act.

(a) In sub-sections (i) and (ii) of section 1 and sub-section

(i) of section 3, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 12, for “His Majesty”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 11 1939 XXIV The North- West Frontier Province Restricting the Sale of the Holy Quran

Act. In sub-sections (i) and (iii) of section 1, omit “Province”. 12 1945 I The North- West Frontier Province Sikh Religious Endowment

Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub- sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 5, omit “Legislative”. 13 1946 IV The North- West Frontier Province Control of Advertisement relating to Medicines Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1), and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (a). 14 1946 XIV The North- West Frontier Province Industrial Loans Act. In sub-sections (i) and (ii) of section 1, omit “Province”. 15 1947 II The North- West Frontier Province Ware-houses In the long title, sub-sections (i) and (ii) of section 1, clause (a) of section 2 and proviso to section 17, omit “Province”.

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Act. 16 1947 III The North- West Frontier Province Abolition of Haqi-Tora Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-sections (i) and (ii) of section 1, omit “Province”. 17 1947 IV The North- West Frontier Province Prevention of Hindus Bigamous Marriages Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 4, for “this Province”, substitute “the North-West Frontier”. 18 1947 VII The Factories (North-West Frontier Province Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 19 1947 IX The North- West Frontier Province Requisitioning of Buildings

(Rationing)

Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1 and clause

(ii) of section 2, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (i). 20 1947 XV The North- West Frontier Province Essential Articles Control (Temporary Powers) Act. In the long title and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 21 1947 XIX The Land Acquisition (North-West Frontier Province Amendment) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 2[1] and section 2, omit “Province”.

2Misprinted in the Gazette.

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 Act 22 1947 XX The North- West Frontier Province Trade Employees

Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, for clause (h), substitute the following:– “(h) „Government‟ means the Provincial Government;”.

(c) In clause (a) of section 3, omit “Federal”. 23 1947 XXI The North- West Frontier Province Electricity (Temporary Powers of Control) Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, omit the clause relating to the definition of “Provincial Government”. 24 1948 I The North- West Frontier Province Animal Contagious Diseases Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 9, section 13, clause (a) of section 28 and clauses (m) and (o) of section 38, omit “Province”.

(b) In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “Province”, substitute “North-West Frontier”.

Act. In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 26 1948 XVII The North- West Frontier Province Agricultural Income-Tax

Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-sections

(1) and (2) of section 1, sub-section (1) of section 3 and section 4, omit “Province”.

(b) In sub-section (1) of section 2, for “the North-West Frontier Province Legislative Assembly”, substitute “the Provincial Assembly”.

(i) in clause (1), for “the Government of

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 the North-West Frontier Province”, substitute “the Government”;

(ii) for clause (5), substitute the following:–

“(5) „Government‟ means the Provincial Government.”. 27 1948 XXII The North- West Frontier Province Special Tribunal Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1 and section 2, omit “Province”.

(b) In clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3, for “sub-section (3) of section 220 of the Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute “Article 92 of the Constitution”.

(i) for “The Court of the Judicial Commissioner, North-West Frontier Province”, substitute “The High Court”; and

(ii) for “the Judicial Commissioner”, substitute “the High Court”.

(d) In the Schedule, for “Indian Union”, substitute “India”. 28 1948 XXIII The North- West Frontier Province

(Adolescent) Prisoners Release on Probation Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In Explanation II to section 2–

(i) omit “Province” first occurring; and

(ii) for “of the North-West Frontier Province”, substitute “in the North- West Frontier”. 29 1949 I The North- West Frontier Province Darul Ulum-i-Islamia- i-Sarhad Act.

(a) In sub-section (1) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (b). 30 1949 IV The North- West Frontier Province Development Cess Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1 and section 5, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, omit clauses (a) and (b).

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 31 1949 V The North- West Frontier Province Control of Bill Sticking Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1 and clause (b) of section 2, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, for clause (a), substitute the following:– “(a) „Government‟ means the Provincial Government.”

(d) In section 5, for “servant of Government”, substitute “person in the service of the Provincial Government”. 32 1949 VII The North- West Frontier Province Protection of Trees and Brush-Wood

Act.

(a) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1 and clause (b) of section 2, omit “Province”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (a). 33 1950 XII The Motor Vehicles (North-West Frontier Province Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 34 1950 XIV The North- West Frontier Province Pre- emption Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 35 1950 XIX The North- West Frontier Province New Irrigation Projects (Control and Prevention of Speculation in

Land) Act. In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 36 1950 XXV The North-

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-sections

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 West Frontier Province Tenancy Act.

(1) and (2) of section 1, sub-section (5) of section 47, clause (2) of the proviso to section 49 and the second proviso to section 85, omit “Province”.

(b) In clause (xxv) of section 2, omit “and Crown”.

“Limitation for declaration of occupancy rights– 83.Notwithstanding the repeal of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, as applicable to the North-West Frontier by the North-West Frontier Province Law and Justice Regulation, 1901, and the Hazara Tenancy Regulation, 1887, the Hazara Tenancy (Amendment) Regulation, 1904, any person who but for this Act would have been entitled to be declared an occupancy tenant within the meaning of section 5 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, as applicable to the North-West Frontier by the North West Frontier Province Law and Justice Regulation, 1901, or section 5 of the Hazara Tenancy Regulation, 1887, shall within three years after the commencement of this Act apply for such declaration and on such declaration being granted he shall be entitled to the benefit of section 4 of this Act.”.

(d) In clause

(a) of section 85, omit “Province”, occurring for the first time. 37 1950 XXVI The Criminal Law and Procedure (North-West Frontier Province Amendment)

Act. In sub-sections (i) and (ii) of section 1, omit “Province”. 38 1952 V The North- West Frontier Province In the preamble and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 Qaumi Razakars Act. 39 1952 VII The North- West Frontier Province Abolition of Jagirs Act.

(a) In the preamble and sub-sections (1) and

(2) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In sub-clause (b) of clause (1) of section 2, for “Crown”, substitute “Government”. 40 1952 IX The Land Acquisition (North-West Frontier Province Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble, sub-sections (1) and

(2) of section 1 and section 8, omit “Province”. 41 1953 XIII The North- West Frontier Province New Irrigation Projects (Planned Development)

Act.

(a) In sub-section (i) of section 1, clause (i) of section 2 and clause (i) of section 3, omit “Province”.

(b) In sub-section (ii) of section 1, for “Province”, substitute “North-West Frontier”. 42 1954 III The Kohat Mazri Control

Act. In the long title, preamble, sub-section (2) of section 1 and clause (j) of section 2, omit “Province”. 43 1954 XIV Darul-Ulum-i- Islamia-i- Sarhad Peshawar

(Trustees) Act. In section (2), for clause (2), substitute the following:– “(2) „Government‟ means the Provincial Government.”.

PART IV

SIND LAWS

(A) REGULATIONS 1 1827 XXV State Prisoners.

(a) In clause second of section 1, 3[for] “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) After section 2, add the following new section:–

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Constitution of the Board.– “2-A.(1)(a) Government shall constitute a Board consisting of a Judge of the High Court of West Pakistan, who shall be nominated by the Chief Justice of that Court, and another senior officer serving in connection with the affairs of West Pakistan shall be nominated by the Governor of West Pakistan.

(b) No person shall be detained for a period longer than three months without the authority of the Board.

(c)

(i) Where it is desired to detain any such person for a period longer than three months, Government shall refer his case to the Board.

(ii) A person affected by an order under section 1, hereinafter referred to as the person concerned, shall not be entitled to appear by any legal practitioner in any matter connected with a case referred to the Board, and the proceedings of the Board shall be secret.

(iii) Nothing in clause (ii) shall be construed as debarring the person concerned from being heard in person, or from being given a reasonable opportunity of consulting, in the presence of an officer nominated by Government, a legal practitioner prior to the commencement of the proceedings of the Board.

(iv) The Board shall, after considering the material placed before it and calling for such further information as it may require from Government, submit its report together with its recommendation to Government.

(v) After the Board has considered the case Government shall–

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(i) order the person concerned to be released or to be further detained, as the case may be;

and

(ii) inform the person concerned about the decision of the Board.

(vi) If the Board authorises detention of the person concerned for a period longer than three months, Government may detain him for such period as it may think fit.

(2) Where a detention order has been made under this section, the authority making the order shall, as soon as may be, but not later than fifteen days from the date of detention, communicate to such person the grounds on which the order has been made, inform him that he is at liberty to make a representation to Government against the order and afford him the earliest opportunity of doing so:

Provided that the authority making any such order may refuse to disclose facts which such authority considers it to be against public interest to disclose.”

(B) ACTS OF THE GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY IN COUNCIL 1 1863 I The Indus Vessels Act.

(a) In the preamble and section 1, for “the Province of Sindh”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sections 4 and 15 (including the marginal note), for “Central Government”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 2 1865 III Act for Avoiding Wagers

(Amendment)

Act. In the preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 3 1867 VII The Sind District Police

Act. In the long title, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 4 1868 II The Sind In the long title, preamble and sections 2, 14

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 Ferries Act. and 14-B, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 5 1874 II The Civil Jails

Act.

(a) In the long title, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 16, for “the Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 6 1878 V The Sind Abkari Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sections 1, 11, 12 and 17, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In the preamble, section 1 and clause (10) of section 3, for “the Province”, substitute “the said territories”.

(d) In section 6, for “servant of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”.

(e) In section 12 and 14-B, for “the whole Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(f) Omit section 29-A.

(g) In sub-clause (ii) of clause (g) of section 35-A, for “servants of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”.

(h) In section 61, for “Governor-General in Council”, substitute “Central Legislature”.

(i) In section 67, for “the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 7 1879 V The Sind Land Revenue

Code.

(a) In the long title, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In clause (14) of section 3, and sections, 25, 26, 27, 29, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 55, 56, 62, 69, 72, 74, 78, 134, 160, 200, 216 and 218, for “the Crown” or “Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(c) In the marginal notes to sections 37, 40, 41, 63, 69, 111 and 163 for “the Crown” or “Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(d) In section 37-A–

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(i) In sub-section (1), for “the Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Government”; and

(ii) In sub-section (5), for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(e) In sections 38, 41, 63, 163 and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 214, for “the Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Government”.

(f) In section 45, for “the Crown”, substitute “Provincial Government”.

(g) In section 95, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(h) In section 111, for “servants of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”, and, for “claims of the Crown”, substitute “claims of Government”.

(i) In sections 133 and 187 and in Schedule D, for “Crown”, substitute “Governor of West Pakistan”.

(j) In section 135-L, for “Crown or any servant of the Crown”, substitute “Government or any servant of the State”.

(k) In Schedule H, for “(Royal Arms)”, substitute “Seal of the Provincial Government”. 8 1879 VII The Sind Irrigation Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sub-clause (e) of clause (1) of section 3 and in the proviso to clause (b) of sub- section (4) of section 92, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(d) In section 80, for “Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “Provincial Government”.

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(e) In the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 92-A, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 9 1883 I The Sind Highways Act.

(a) In section 2–

(i) for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(ii) for “the Province”, substitute “the said territories”.

(b) In section 8, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

10 1897 III The Female Infanticide Prevention

(Amendment)

Act. In the preamble and section (2), for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 11 1899 III The Government Occupants

(Sind) Act.

(a) In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 3–

(i) for “Crown for the purposes of the Province”, substitute “Provincial Government”; and

(ii) for “the Crown” occurring at the end of the section, substitute “Provincial Government”.

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-section (2) of section 1 and clause (c) of the proviso to section 3, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 6 (including the marginal note) and in clause (b) of section 7, for “servant of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”.

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(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In clause (a) of section 26, for “against the Crown or against any servant of the Crown”, substitute “against the Provincial Government or against any servant of the State”. 14 1912 III The Race- Courses Licensing Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 15 1912 VII The Sind Smoke- nuisances Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-section (1) of section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 16 1915 I The Sind Town Planning Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In the proviso to clause (j) of section 3, for “any Act of Parliament or, any Pakistan Law relating to any of the matters enumerated in List I in the Seventh Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute “any Act of the Central Legislature or any law relating to any of the matters enumerated in the Third Schedule to the Constitution”.

(c) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 39, for “servants of the Crown” or “servant of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State” or “servant of the States”, as the case may be.

(d) In clause (b) of section 51-A, for “His Majesty”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 17 1920 VII The Sind Public Conveyances

Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 18 1923 IX The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Sind Amendment) In the preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

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Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and section 2 and 72-A, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 4, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(c) In clause (vi) of section 17-A, section 24, second proviso to section 50 clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 59 and in sub- section (1) and (2) of section 65 (including the marginal note), for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(d) In sub-section (4) of section 65-A for “Federal railways (within the meaning of the Government of India Act, 1935)”, substitute “Railways”.

(e) In section 72-A, for “said Province”, substitute “said territories”. 2 1925 VIII The Sind Securities Contracts Control Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-section (1) of section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 3 1928 III The Sind Non- Agriculturists Loans Act. In section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 4 1929 V The Registration (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and sections 4 and 5, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 5 1930 VI The Provincial Small Cause Courts (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title, and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 6 1930 XVII The Registration (Sind Amendment) In the long title, and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

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Act. 7 1931 V The Cattle- trespass (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 8 1932 II The Sind Finance Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-section (1) of section 2 and section 3, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In the long title and preamble, for “the said Province”, substitute “the said territories”.

Act. In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 10 1933 XXII The Sind Livestock Improvement

Act.

(a) In sub-section (a) of section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 21, for “the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 11 1934 X The Sind Devadasis Protection Act. In the long title, recitals 1 and 3 of the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 12 1934 XI The Opium (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 13 1935 IV The Identification of Prisoners (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 14 1935 XXV The Sind Public Trusts Registration

Act. In sub-section 2 of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(D) ACTS OF THE SIND LEGISLATURE 1 1937 IV The Sind

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub-section (ii)

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(b) In the long title and preamble, for “the said Province”, substitute “the said territories”.

(d) In clauses (i) and (ii) of section 5, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(e) In sub-sections (ii) and (iii) of section 7, for “the revenues of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Consolidated Fund”. 2 1938 XII The Stamp (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 3 1939 V The Sind Local Authorities Payments Act.

(a) In section (2), for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sub-sections (1) and (2), and in the marginal note to section 3, for “the revenues of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Consolidated Fund”. 4 1939 X The Court Fees (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 5 1939 XIV The Transfer of Property and the Registration (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 6 1939 XXI The Sind Deti Leti Act. In the long title, preamble and section 22, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 7 1940 II The Public Inquiries Act.

(a) In clause (a) of section 2, for “as defined in section 219 of the Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute “referred to in Article 91 of the Constitution”.

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(b) In section 3, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(c) In clause (c) of section 10, for “the Federal Legislative List in the Seventh Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute “the Third Schedule to the Constitution”. 8 1940 IV The Sind Consumption of Intoxicants Restriction Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 9 1940 VII The Sind Zamindars Children Education Act.

(a) In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In clause (2) of section 2, section 6, and sub-section (1) of section 7, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 10 1940 XI The Sind Agricultural Produce Market Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub-section

(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Sind Legislative Assembly”, substitute “the Provincial Assembly”.

(c) In sub-section (3) of section 5, for “His Majesty for the purpose of the Government of the Province”, substitute “the Provincial Government”.

(d) In sub-section (2) of section 11, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(e) In clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 21, for “Crown for the purposes of the Government of the Province”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 11 1940 XII The Sind Holy Quran Act. In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 12 1940 XVIII The Sind Shops and Establishments

Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 26, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

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Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 23, for “Crown or any officer of the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government or any servant of the State”. 14 1941 XXI The Inland Mechanically Propelled Vessels (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 15 1943 XX The Sind Abkari

(Amendment)

Act. In section 10–

(i) for “officer of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the State”; and

(ii) for “such officer”, substitute “such servant”. 16 1944 XV The Hakims and Vaidyas

Act.

(a) In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, sub-section

(3) of section 3 and sub-section (7) of section 25, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”

Act. In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 18 1947 II The Sind Cattle and Fodder Control

Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, section 3 and the explanation to sub-section (1) of section 4, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (3).

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(Control) Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1 and section 5, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (d).

(c) In sub-section (2) of section 11, for “the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 20 1947 XIX The Sind Lepers Act.

(a) In sections 1(2), 3, 6 and 11, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (f). 21 1947 XLIX The Sind Rural Credit and Land Transfer

Act.

(a) In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(c) In sub-section (1) of section 2, omit clause (j). 22 1948 II The Sind Drug Advertisement Control Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 23 1948 V The Sind Finance Act.

(a) In sub-section (3) of section 1, omit “Province”.

(b) In the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 6, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 24 1948 VIII The Sind Cattle (Contagious Diseases) Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub-section

(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (8).

(c) In sections 6(1) (b), 6(2) and 10, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 25 1948 XIV The Motor Vehicles (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title and preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 26 1948 XVI The Sind Special Tribunal Act. In clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 3, for “sub-section

(3) of section 220 of the Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute

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Act. In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 28 1950 XV The Sind Adult Education Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub-section

(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sub-section (1) of section 5, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 29 1950 XX The Sind Tenancy Act. In the long title, preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 30 1950 XXIII The Code of Criminal Procedure (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 31 1951 XVIII The Motor Vehicles (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 32 1952 I The Court- Fees (Sind Amendment)

Act. In the preamble, sub-section (2) of section 1 and section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 33 1952 XXIX The Sind Special Tribunal Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 34 1952 XXXI The Sind Electricity Control Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub-section

(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (c).

(d) In sub-section (2) of section 8, for “the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 35 1953 VIII The Forest In the long title and preamble, for “the Province

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Act. of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 36 1953 XIII The Sind Local Boards (Cancellation of Nomination)

Act. In the long title, preamble, sub-section (2) of section 1 and section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 37 1954 I The Sind Cotton

(Control) Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sections 4, 12(2), 13(2) and 23(1), for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 38 1955 X The Sind Borstal Schools Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub-section

(1) of section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sections 12(2) and 15(1), for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(c) In clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 16, for “the Crown”, substitute “the State”. 39 1955 XII The Sind Children Act.

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-section (2) of section 1 and sub-section (2) of section 98, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In sections 3, 73(1), 73(2) and 84(1), for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 40 1955 XVI The Sind Cultural Advancement Board Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”.

(b) In section 2, omit clause (vi).

(c) In sections 4(1) (b), 4(1) (c), 7, 13(i), (ii), (iii), (v), 16(1) (iii) and 21(4), for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”.

(d) In section 32, for “Her Majesty”, substitute “the Provincial Government”.

PART V

(A) BALUCHISTAN REGULATIONS 1 1890 V The British Balochistan Forest

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-section (1) of section 1 and sub-section (4) of section 2, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute

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(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the territories for the time being administered by the Provincial Government of British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(d) In clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 9, omit “subject to the control of the Central Government”.

(e) In sub-section (6) of section 9 and sub- section (1) of section 10, omit “subject to the control of the Central Government,”.

(f) In section 27, sub-section (3) of section 42 and section 43, for “Government”, substitute “Provincial Government”.

(g) In section 38 for “British or”, substitute “Pakistan or in any”. 2 1901 IV The Frontier Murderous Outrages Regulation.

(a) In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the territories administered by Provincial Government of British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 6, for “British India whether in territories for the time being administered by the Provincial Government of British Baluchistan or not”, substitute “West Pakistan”. 3 1913 II The Baluchistan Laws Regulation.

(a) In section 2 and sub-section (3) of section 3, omit “with the previous sanction of the Central Government,”.

(b) In the fourth column of Schedule I, opposite the item relating to the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, in modification (12), for “Crown”, substitute “Government”. 4 1915 I The Excise Regulation.

(a) In the long title, omit “Ajmer-Merwara, Coorag and British”.

(b) In the preamble, omit “the Provinces of

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“(2) It extends to Baluchistan.”.

(d) In section 2, for clause (19), substitute the following:–

“(19) Transport means to move from one place to another within Baluchistan;”.

(e) In section 4, omit the proviso.

(f) In sub-section (1) of section 5, for “Province”, substitute “of Baluchistan”.

(g) In section 8, omit the proviso.

(h) In clause (a) of section 8, sub-section (4) of section 16 and section 67, for “the Province”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(i) In section 12, for “India”, substitute “Pakistan”.

(j) In section 17 (2) and 24(3), for “British India”, substitute “Pakistan”.

(k) In section 69, for “Crown”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 5 1935 II The British Baluchistan (Emergency Administration) Regulation.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub-section

(1) of section 1, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(b) In the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 1, omit “, with the previous sanction of the Central Government”. 6 1939 II The British Baluchistan Factories

(Amendment) Regulation. In the long title, preamble and sections 1 and 2, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”. 7 1939 VI The British Baluchistan Criminal and Civil Justice and Laws Extension

(a) Throughout the Regulation–

(i) for “Chief Commissioner”, substitute “Provincial Government”; and

(ii) for “Judicial Commissioner” or “Judicial Commissioner of British

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(b) In the long title, preamble, section 1, section 2 and section 6, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(c) In section 3, in the amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, for the amendment in paragraph (1), substitute “ „High Court‟ shall mean the High Court of West Pakistan.”. 8 1940 III The British Baluchistan Arms Regulation.

(a) In the long title, preamble, sub-section (1) of section 1 and section 2, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(b) In the proviso to section 2, for “Chief Commissioner”, substitute “Provincial Government”. 9 1940 VII The British Baluchistan Court of Wards Regulation.

(a) In the long title, preamble and section 1, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(b) In section 2, omit “British”, “to the Provincial Government” and “to the Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan”. 10 1941 II The British Baluchistan Water-Supply Regulation.

(a) In the long title, preamble and sub- sections (1) and (2) of section 1, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”.

(b) In section 2, for “Gazette of India”, substitute “Official Gazette”.

(d) In section 3, for “officer of the Government”, substitute “servant of the State”.

(B) PUNJAB ACTS IN FORCE IN BALUCHISTAN 1 1887 XVII The Punjab Land Revenue

Act.

(a) In clause (c) of section 3; sub-section (3) of section 32; sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 42; section 48; sub-section (3) of section 48-B; section 59; sub-section

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(1) of section 96 and section 139, for “the Crown”, substitute “Government”.

(b) In section 41–

(i) for “the Crown for the purposes of the Province” and “the Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan”, substitute “Government”; and

(ii) for “Crown‟s rights”, substitute “its rights”.

Act. In section 29, for the “Crown”, substitute “Government”.

PART VI

BAHAWALPUR LOCAL ACTS AND ORDINANCES 1 1901 Urdu Text to go here

(a) In the preamble, for “__________” substitute ___________

(b) In section 4– _____________

(i) for____or,____substitute_____ and

(ii) for____, substitute

(d) In section 9, for______substitute

(e) In section 10, for_______substitute 2 1938 Urdu Text to go here (Urdu text to go in the following column also)

(a) In sub-section 2, of section 1, for substitute

(b) In clause (__) of section 27 and sub- section (4) of section 30, for___ substitute ____ 3 1938 IV The Bahawalpur Agriculturist

(a) In the preamble and section 1, for “The Bahawlpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

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(b) In sub-sections (1) and (7) of section 2, for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 4 1940 .. The Bahawalpur Professional Tax Act. In section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 5 1942 .. The Bahawalpur State Court of Wards Act.

(a) In the preamble and sub-sections (1) and

(2) of section 1, for “the Bahawlpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-section (1) of section 4, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(c) In sub-section (2) of section 52, for “officer of Government”, substitute “servant of the State”. 6 1943 .. The Bahawalpur Ferries Act. In the preamble and sub-section (b) of section 1, for “the Bahawlpur State” substitute “Bahawalpur”. 7 1946 .. The Bahawalpur State Hur Control Ordinance.

(a) In the preamble, sub-section (a) of section 1, section 2, section 3 and sub-section (i) of section 4, for “Bahawlpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In the preamble and section 5, for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(c) In sub-section (ii) of section 4, for “Bahawalpur State territory”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 8 1947 .. The Bahawalpur Agricultural Produce Market Act.

(a) In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Bahawlpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 8 and section 15, for “servants of the Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”. 9 1947 .. The Bahawalpur State (Emergency Powers) Whipping

(a) In the preamble and section 1, for “Bahawlpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In section 2, and in section 3 where it occurs for the first time, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute

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(a) In the preamble and section 2, for “the Bahawlpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(i) for “the Bahawalpur State” occurring first, substitute “Bahawalpur”;

(ii) omit “the Bahawalpur State” occurring for the second time; and

(iii) for “the State” occurring for the second time, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(d) In section 4–

(i) omit “Bahawalpur State” where it occurs for the first time;

(ii) for “subject of the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “inhabitant of Bahawalpur”;

and

(iii) for “State subject”, substitute “inhabitant”.

(e) In section 5, omit “Bahawalpur”. 11 1947 .. The Prohibition of Wearing Uniform Ordinance.

(a) In section 2, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In section 3–

(i) omit “the Bahawalpur State or of”;

and

(ii) for “the Bahawalpur State”, where it occurs for the second time, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 12 1947 .. The Bahawalpur Cotton

(Statistics) Act.

(a) In the preamble–

(i) omit “State”; and

(ii) for “the Province”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the

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(i) in clause (a), omit “State”; and

(ii) for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 13 1948 .. The Bahawalpur State Prohibition of Intoxicants Act.

(a) In the preamble and clauses (ii), (iii) and

(ix) of section 2 and section 3, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, and in section 10, where it occurs for the first time, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(c) In section 9, for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 14 1948 .. The Bahawalpur State Compulsory Registration and Branding of Livestock

Act. In clause (a) of section 2, for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 15 1949 .. The Bahawalpur Cotton

(Control) Act.

(a) In the preamble, sub-section (2) of section 1 and section 3, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In section 4, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(c) In sub-section (2) of section 13, for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 16 1949 IX The Bahawalpur State Conservation (Restrictions on Slaughter and Export) of Cattle Act. In clause (d) of section 2, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 17 1949 .. The

(a) In the preamble and sections 2 and 4, for

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Act. “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 18 1950 III The Transferred Subjects Legislation Validating Act. In sub-section (iii) of section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 19 1953 XV

(a) In the long title, for

substitute

(b) In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for________substitute

20 1954 VII The Bahawalpur Development Cess Act.

(a) In the long title and preamble, for „the State of substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the State of Bahawalpur”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 21 1954 VIII The Land Acquisition (Bahawalpur State Amendment)

Act.

(a) In the long title, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the State of Bahawalpur”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(c) In sub-section (1) of section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 22 1954 IX The Criminal Procedure Code (Bahawalpur Second Amendment)

Act.

(a) In sub-section (1) of section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 23 1954 XI The Code of Civil Procedure (Bahawalpur State

(a) In the long title, Preamble and section 2, for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute

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Act. “Bahawalpur”. 24 1954 V The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bahawalpur State Amendment)

Act. In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the State of Bahawalpur”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 25 1955 II The Punjab Land Revenue (Bahawalpur Amendment)

Act.

(a) In the Preamble, for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Bahawalpur State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”.

PART VII

KHAIRPUR LOCAL ACTS 1 1897 VI Criminal Procedure. In paragraph 2, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 2 1899 I Criminal Procedure. In paragraph 2, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 3 1905 III The State Management of Minor‟s Property Act. In section 1, for “State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 4 1919 I The Khairpur State Prevention of Drinking Liquor by Musalmans

Act. In the preamble and sections 1 and 3, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”.

5 1934 I The Khairpur Muhamedan Agriculturists Protection Act.

(a) In the long title, for “the State”, substitute “Khairpur”.

(b) In section 1, in the clause relating to local extent, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 6 1947 I Married Women‟s Return and Protection Act. In the preamble and sub-section (ii) of section 1 and sections 4, 5, 14(h), 16 and 17 (f), for “Khairpur State” substitute “Khairpur”.

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 7 1950 XII The Khairpur State Finance

Act. In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 8 1952 I The Khairpur State Finance (First Amendment)

Act. In the long title, preamble and section 1, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 9 1952 V The Cotton

Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 10 1953 VIII The Code of Criminal Procedure (Khairpur Amendment)

Act. In the preamble, for “the Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 11 1953 IX The Pakistan Penal Code (Khairpur Amendment)

Act. In the preamble, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 12 1954 VI The Khairpur State Livestock Control Act.

(a) In the preamble, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1 and clause (iii) of section 2, for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”.

(b) In clause (i) of section 2, for “Khairpur Gazette”, substitute “official Gazette”.

PART VIII

WEST PAKISTAN ACTS AND ORDINANCES 1 1956 VI The West Pakistan General Clauses Act.

(a) In section 2–

(i) after clause (4), insert the following new clauses:–

“Bahawalpur– (4a) „Bahawalpur‟ shall mean the territories comprised in the State of Bahawalpur immediately before the fourteenth day of October, 1955;

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Baluchistan– (4b) „Baluchistan‟ shall mean the territories comprised in the Chief Commissioner‟s Province of Baluchistan immediately before the fourteenth day of October, 1955;

Baluchistan State Union–

(4c) „Baluchistan States Union‟ shall mean the territories comprised in the Baluchistan States Union immediately before the fourteenth day of October, 1955;”

(ii) omit clause (8);

(iii) in clause 10–

(A) in sub-clause (c)–

(1) omit “or to be done”;

(2) in between “Pakistan” and “mean”, insert “but before the twenty-third day of March, 1956”;

(3) in paragraph (ii), in between “administration” and “of a Chief Commissioner‟s Province”, insert “before the fourteenth day of October, 1955,”;

(B) after sub-clause (c), add the following:–

“(d) in relation to anything done or to be done, after the twenty- third day of March 1956, mean the President, and shall include in relation to functions entrusted to the Government of a Province, the Provincial Government within the scope of the authority given to it by the President;”;

(iv) in clause (11), in between “1935,” and “as”, insert the following:– “or the Parliament under the Constitution of 1956 or the

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(v) for clause (13), substitute the following:–

“(13) „Chief Court‟ in relation to anything done before the fourteenth day of October, 1955, shall mean the highest Court of original, appellate or revisional jurisdiction (not including the Federal Court);”;

(vi) in sub-clause (a) of clause (15), omit “the dominions”, and for “establishment of those dominions”, substitute “fifteenth day of August, 1947”;

(vii) after clause (17), insert the following: –

“Constitution– (17a) „Constitution‟ means the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan brought into force on the eighth day of June, 1962;”;

(viii) omit clause (29);

(ix) for clause (30), substitute the following:–

“(30) „High Court‟ shall mean the High Court of West Pakistan; and as respects any period before the fourteenth day of October, 1955, when the expression is used with reference to civil proceedings, the highest Civil Court of appeal (not including the Federal Court) in a Province or a part thereof in which the Act or Regulation containing the expression operated;”;

(x) after clause (34), insert the following: –

“Karachi Area– (34a) „Karachi Area‟ shall mean the District of Karachi, except the villages specified in the

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Khairpur– (34b) „Khairpur‟ shall mean the territories comprised in the State of Khairpur immediately before the fourteenth of October, 1955;” ;

(xi) after clause (39), insert the following: –

“North-West Frontier– (39a) „North West Frontier‟ shall mean the territories comprised in the North- West Frontier Province immediately before the fourteenth day of October, 1955;”;

(xii) for clause (44), substitute the following:–

“Pakistan– (44) „Pakistan‟ shall have the same meaning as in Article 1 of the Constitution;”;

(xiii) after clause (52), insert the following: –

“The Punjab– (52a) „the Punjab‟ shall mean the territories comprised in the Province of the Punjab immediately before the fourteenth day of October, 1955;”;

(xiv) after clause (60), insert the following: –

“Sind– (60a) „Sind‟ or „Sindh‟ shall mean the territories comprised in the Province of Sind immediately before the fourteenth day of October, 1955;”;

(xv) omit clause (63);

(xvi) after clause (65), insert the following: –

“Tribal Areas– (65a) „Tribal Areas‟ shall mean the areas in the

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(a) the tribal areas of Baluchistan, the Punjab and the North-West Frontier; and

(b) the States of Amb, Chitral, Dir and Swat;” ;

(xvii) (a) in clause (67), omit “under the Government of India Act, 1935,”.

(b) In section 3, for “if it is an Act of the Legislature, on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor is first published in the Official Gazette, and if it is an Act of the Governor, on the day on which it is first published as an Act in the Official Gazette”, substitute “on the day on which the assent thereto of the Governor is first published in the official Gazette”.

(c) In sub-section (2) of section 4, omit “under section 88 of the Government of India Act, 1935, or Article 102 of the Constitution”.

(d) For section 28, substitute the following:–

“28. The provisions of this Act shall apply in relation to any Ordinance promulgated by the Governor as they apply in relation to Acts made by the Provincial Legislature of West Pakistan.” 2 1957 X The West Pakistan Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges)

Act. In clause (b) of section 2, omit “and include the Chief Minister”. 3 1957 XI The West In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Capital of

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Act. the Federation and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 4 1957 XVI The West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of

Laws) Act. In section 5, in clauses (i) and (iii), for “the Capital of the Federation”, substitute “the Karachi Area”. 5 1958 III The West Pakistan Finance Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas” substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 6 1958 X The West Pakistan Entertainment Duty Act. In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 7 1958 XVI The Cinematograph (West Pakistan Amendment)

Act. In section 2, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 8 1958 XVIII The West Pakistan Agricultural Development Finance Corporation (Recovery of Arrears) Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 9 1958 XXVI The West Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation

Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”.

(b) In section 13, for “Federal”, substitute “Central”. 10 1958 XXX The West Pakistan Requisitioned Land

(Continuance)

Act.

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”.

(b) In clause (iii) of section 2, for “Federal”, substitute “Central”.

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(i) in sub-section (1), omit “and when so required by the Federal Government under Article 128 of the Constitution shall”; and

(ii) in sub-section (2), omit “Federal or Provincial”. 11 1958 XXXI The West Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Act

(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”.

(b) In sub-section (3) of section 11, for “Federal Government”, substitute “Central Government”. 12 1958 XL The West Pakistan Essential Articles

(Control) Act. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 13 1958 XXVII The West Pakistan Vaccination Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 14 1959 XXIX The West Pakistan Restrictions on Slaughter of Useful Animals

(Repeal) Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 15 1959 VI The West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”.

16 1959 XII The West Pakistan Juvenile Smoking Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “Special Areas”, substitute “Tribal Areas”. 17 1959 XVII The West In item (iv) of clause (2) of section 4, for

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(Amendment) Ordinance. “Federal”, substitute “Central”. 18 1959 XXV The West Pakistan Control of Goondas Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 19 1959 XLI The West Pakistan Finance Ordinance. In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 20 1959 XLII The West Pakistan Goats

(Restriction) Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 21 1959 XLVI The Stamp (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance. In section 2, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 22 1960 XXIII The West Pakistan Finance Ordinance. In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 23 1960 XXXI The West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “Special Areas”, substitute “Tribal Areas”. 24 1961 XV The West Pakistan Finance Ordinance. In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the Federal Territory of Karachi and the Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Division and the Tribal Areas”. 25 1961 XX The West Pakistan Anti- Corruption Establishment Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 26 1961 XXVIII The West Pakistan Waqf In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”.

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No. Year No. Subject or short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 5 Properties Ordinance. 27 1961 XXX The West Pakistan Fisheries Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 28 1962 II The West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 29 1962 IV The Forest (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance. In section 2, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”.

30 1962 VIII The West Pakistan Tolls on Roads and Bridges Ordinance. In section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 31 1962 IX The Societies Registration (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance. In section 2, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 32 1962 XI The West Pakistan Registration of Unrecognized Educational Institutions Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 33 1962 XIV The West Pakistan Co-operative Development Board Ordinance. In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 34 1962 XX The West Pakistan Universities Removal of In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”.

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THE WEST PAKISTAN LAWS (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1964 
(I of 1964) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Adaptation of Provincial Laws 
SCHEDULE 
 
TEXT 
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THE WEST PAKISTAN LAWS (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1964 
(I of 1964) 
[3rd June, 1964] 
 WHEREAS, clause (1) of Article 225 of the Constitution provides that, except 
as provided by the said Article, all existing laws shall, subject to the Constitution, 
continue in force, so far as applicabl e and with the necessary adaptations, until 
altered, repealed or amended by the appropriate legislature; 
 AND WHEREAS clause (4) of the said Article provides that, for the purpose of 
bringing the provisions of any existing law into accord with the provisio ns of the 
Constitution (other than Part II of the Constitution), the President may make, by 
Order, such adaptations, whether by way of modification, addition or omission, as he 
may deem to be necessary or expedient; 
 AND WHEREAS clause (5) of the said Article provides that the President may 
authorise the Governor of a Province to exercise, in relation to the Province, the 
powers conferred on the President by clause (4) of the said Article in respect of laws 
relating to matters with respect to which the legi slature of the Province has power to 
make laws; 
 AND WHEREAS the President has been pleased to authorise the Governor 
of West Pakistan to exercise in relation to his Province the powers conferred upon 
the President by clause (4) of the said Article in resp ect of all laws made by any 
legislative authority in the Province, other than laws relating to any matter 
enumerated in the Third Schedule to the Constitution; 
 NOW, THEREFORE,  in exercise of the powers conferred as aforesaid, the 
Governor is pleased to make the following Order:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Order may be called the West 
Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964. 
 (2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken 
effect on the 8th day of June, 1962. 
2. Adaptation of Provincial Laws .– (1) The laws specified in the Schedule, 
shall, until repealed or amended by the competent authority, have effect and be 
deemed to have at all material times had effect subject to the adaptations directed by 
the Schedule. 
 (2) References to any law in this Article and the Schedule shall be 
construed as references to that law as amended or modified by any subsequent law 
previous to this Order and as in force immediately before the commencement of this 
Order. 
                                                           
1This Order b y the Governor of West Pakistan was published in the West Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 3rd June, 
1964, pages 1805-1849. 
 (3) Where this Order requires that, in any specified law or in any section or 
portion thereof, certain words shall be substituted for certain other words or that 
certain words shall be omitted, that substitution or omission, as the case may be, 
shall, except where it is otherwise expressly provided, be made wherever the words 
referred to occur in that law, or, as the case may be, in that section or portion. 
SCHEDULE 
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PART I 
ACTS OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL APPLICABLE TO LOCAL AREAS 
1 1887 XVI The Punjab 
Tenancy Act 
(a) In section 4– 
(i) in sub -clause ( d) of clause (5) and 
sub-clause ( b) of clause (10) , for 
“the Crown” , substitute 
“Government”; and 
(ii) in clause (15), for “an officer of the 
Crown”, substitute “a servant of the 
State”, and for “by the Crown” , 
substitute “by Government”. 
(b) In sub -section (3) of section 32 and sub -
section (11) of section 53, for “the Crown, 
or against any officer of the Crown”, 
substitute “Government, or against any 
servant of the State”. 
(c) In explanation (5) under sub -section (9) of 
section 115, for “Crown land”, substitute 
“Government land”. 
2 1887 XVII The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
Act. 
(a) In clause (6) of section 3, sub -section (3) 
of section 32, sub -sections (1), (2) a nd 
(4)of section 42 ; section 59 ; sub-section 
(1) of section 96 and section 139 
(including the marginal note) , for “the 
Crown”, substitute  “Government”. 
(b) In section 41 for “the Crown for the 
purposes of the Province, and the 
Provincial Government” , substitute 
“Government, and Government”; and 
 (ii) for “the Crown‟s rights thereto” , 
substitute “its rights thereto”. 
(c) In section 43 (including the marginal note), 
for “the Crown” as also for “the Provincial 
Government”, substitute “Government”. 
(d) In sub -section (2) of section 140, for “the 
Crown, or against any officer of the 
Crown”, substitute “Government, or 
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against any servant of the State”. 
3 1900 XIII The West 
Punjab 
Alienation of 
Land Act. 
In sub-section (3) of section 1, omit “Central”. 
PART II 
PUNJAB ACTS 
1 1900 II The Punjab 
Land 
Preservation 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 8, for “His 
Majesty for the purposes of the Province” 
,substitute “the Provincial Government”. 
(b) In sub-section (4) of section 8, clause ( c) 
of sub-section (2) of s ection 10 and in the 
marginal notes to sections 8 and 10, for 
“His Majesty”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government”. 
(c) In section 21, for “Crown”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
2 1903 II The Punjab 
Court of Wards 
Act. 
In section 29, for “the Crown ”, substitute 
“Government”. 
3 1905 III The Punjab 
Minor Canals 
Act. 
(a) In the proviso to sub -section (2) of section 
2– 
(i) in clause ( a), for “His Majesty for the 
purpose of the Province” , substitute 
“the Provincial Government”; and 
(ii) in clause ( b), for “servants of the 
Crown”, substitute “servants of the 
State”. 
(b) In clause ( b) of sub -section (2) of section 
48, for “Crown for the purposes of the 
Province”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”; and in the marginal note of 
that section, for “the Crown”,  substitute 
“Government”. 
(c) In sub -section (2) of section 67, for 
“Crown”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
(d) In section 72, for “servants of the Crown”, 
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substitute “servants of the State”. 
(e) In sub-section (1) of section 74, for “officer  
of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the 
State”. 
4 1912 V The 
Colonization of 
Government 
Lands (Punjab) 
Act. 
(a) In section 3, sub -section (2) of section 6, 
sections 14, 15, 28 (including the marginal 
note) and 32 clause ( a) of section 33 and 
in conditions 1 an d 5 of Schedule II, for 
“Crown” or “the Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
(b) In section 4, for “Crown for the purposes 
of the Province”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
(c) In section 16 and in condition 2 of 
Schedule II, for “officer of the Crown”, 
substitute “servant of the State”. 
(d) In condition 2 of Schedule II and in the 
marginal note, for “the Crown” , substitute 
“Government”. 
5 1913 I The Punjab 
Pre-emption 
Act. 
In section 9, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
6 1914 I The Punjab 
Excise Act. 
(a) In section 3– 
(i) omit clause (6-b); and 
(ii) in clause (12), for “the Provinces 
and the Capital of the Federation”, 
substitute “Pakistan”. 
(b) In clause (3) of the section 26, proviso to 
section 31 and section 63 , for “the 
Provinces and the Capi tal of the 
Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”. 
(c) In section 31, for “An excise duty or a 
counter-vailing duty, as the case may be,”, 
substitute “A duty”. 
(d) Omit section 33-A. 
(e) In section 57, for “Crown”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
7 1923 V The Punjab In sub -clause (a) of clause (2) of section 2, for 
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Act. 
“the Provinces and the Capital of the 
Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”. 
8 1925 VIII The Sikh 
Gurdwaras 
Act. 
(a) In section 49, for “Provincial Legislative 
Assembly of the Pu njab”, substitute 
“Provincial Assembly”. 
(b) In clause ( i) of sub -section (2) of section 
70, for “Service of the Crown”, substitute 
“Service of the State”. 
(c) In section 92, for “Provincial Legislative 
Assembly”, substitute “Provincial 
Assembly”. 
9 1926 V The Punjab 
Aerial 
Ropeways Act. 
(a) In section 5, for “the Crown” , substitute 
“Government”. 
(b) In clause ( ix) of sub -section (4) of section 
6, omit “except railways as defined by the 
Government of India Act, 1935, and with 
the previous sanction of the C entral 
Government, over such railways”. 
10 1926 X The Good 
Conduct 
Prisoners‟ 
Probational 
Release Act. 
In sections 2 and 7, for “servant of the Crown” , 
substitute “servant of the State”. 
11 1926 XI The Punjab 
Borstal Act. 
(a) In section 15, for “servant of the Crown”, 
substitute “servant of the State”. 
(b) In section 28– 
(i) in sub-section (1)– 
(1) for clause ( a), substitute the 
following:– 
“(a) any Court or Tribunal acting 
within or without Pakistan 
under the general or special 
authority of the Central o r 
any Provincial Government; 
or”; and 
(2) in clause ( b), omit sub-clause ( i); 
and in sub -clause ( ii), for 
“Province”, substitute “Punjab”. 
(ii) in sub-section (2), for “officer of the 
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Crown”, substitute “servant of the 
State”. 
(c) In section 31, in sub -section (1), sub -
section (2), and in sub -section (4) where it 
occurs for the first time, for “Province”, 
substitute “Punjab”. 
(d) In sub -clause ( viii) of clause (14) of 
section 34, for “the Province s and the 
Capital of the Federation”, substitute 
“Pakistan”. 
12 1934 VII The Punjab 
Relief of 
Indebtedness 
Act. 
In explanation (i) to sub-section (2) of section 7, 
for “His Majesty‟s”, substitute “Pakistan‟s”. 
13 1935 V The Punjab 
State Aid to 
Industries Act. 
(a) In clause ( b) of section 17, for “His 
Majesty for the purposes of the Province”, 
substitute the “Provincial Government”. 
(b) In clauses ( c) and ( e) of section 38, for 
“Crown”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
14 1936 II The Punjab 
Debtors‟ 
Protection Act. 
(a) In clause (1) of section 2– 
(i) after “Parl iament”, insert “of the 
United Kingdom”; and 
(ii) for “a Province”, substitute 
“Pakistan”. 
(b) In clause (2) of section 2– 
(i) after “Parliament”, insert “of the 
United Kingdom”; and 
(ii) for “a Province”, substitute 
“Pakistan”. 
15 1939 V The Punjab 
Agricultural 
Produce 
Market Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 4, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “Government”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 8, for 
“servants of the Crown”, substitute 
“servants of the State”. 
(c) In clause ( b) of sub -section (2) of section  
25, for “His Majesty for the purposes of 
the Province and the Crown shall”, 
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substitute “the Government and the 
Government shall”. 
16 1940 X The Punjab 
Trade 
Employees 
Act. 
In section 17, for “service of the Crown”, 
substitute “service of the State”. 
17 1945 I The Badshahi 
Mosque Fund 
Cess Act. 
In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “the Provincial Government”. 
18 1949 IV The West 
Punjab Cotton 
(Control) Act. 
In sections 4, 13(2) and 23, for “Province”, 
substitute “Punjab”. 
19 1949 XV The Thal 
Development 
Act. 
(a) In the preamble, omit “the Province of”. 
(b) In sub-section (1) of section 43, for “under 
the provisions of the Government of India 
Act, 1935”, substitute “under the 
Constitution”. 
20 1949 XVII The West 
Punjab 
Electricity 
(Emergency 
Powers) 
(Control of 
Supply) Act. 
(a) In the preamble, omit “Province of”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 1, omit “the 
Province of”. 
(c) In sub -section (2) of section 17, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government”. 
21 1950 XVI The Punjab 
Crown Lands 
Resumption of 
Grants and 
Extinguishment 
of Rights Act. 
In the long title, Preamble and sections 1 and 3, 
for “Crown”, substitute “Government”. 
22 1950 XXXI The Punjab 
Flood Relief 
Cess Act. 
In clause (b) of section 2, for “Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
23 1952 IX The Punjab 
Abolition of 
Jagirs Act. 
In sub -clauses ( a) and ( b) of clause (1) of 
section 2, for  “the Crown”, substitute “State”. 
24 1952 XV The Punjab 
Development 
of Damaged 
Areas Act. 
In sub -section (2) of sect ion 28, for “Province”, 
substitute “Punjab”. 
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No. 
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25 1953 VI The Punjab 
Children Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, omit “the 
Province of”. 
(b) In sections 30 and 34, for “Province”, 
substitute “Punjab”. 
26 1953 XIV The Punjab 
Youthful 
Offenders Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -section (2) of 
section 1, omit “the Province of”. 
PART III 
(A) PUNJAB ACTS AS APPLICABLE TO N.W.F.P. 
1 1903 II The Punjab 
Court of Wards 
Act. 
In section 29, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
2 1905 III The Punjab 
Minor Canals 
Act. 
(a) In the proviso to sub -section (2) of section 
2– 
(i) in clause ( a), for “His Majesty for the 
purposes of the Province”, substitute 
“the Provincial Government”; and 
(ii) in clause ( b), for “servants of the 
Crown”, substitute “servants of the 
State”. 
(b) In clause ( b) of sub -section (2) of section 
48, for “Crown for the purposes of the 
Province”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”, and in the marginal note of 
that section, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
(c) In sub -section (2 ) of section 67, for 
“Crown”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
(d) In section 72, for “servants of the Crown”, 
substitute “servants of the State”. 
(e) In sub-section (1) of section 74, for “officer 
of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the 
State”. 
3 1914 I The Punjab 
Excise Act. 
(a) In section 3– 
 (i)  omit clause (6-b); and 
(ii) in clause (12), for “the Provinces and 
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the Capital of the Federation”, 
substitute “Pakistan”. 
(b) In clause (3) of section 26, proviso to 
section 31 and section 63, for “the 
Provinces and the Capital of the 
Federation”, substitute “Pakistan”. 
(c) In section 31, for “An excise duty or a 
countervailing duty, as the case may be”, 
substitute “A duty”. 
(d) Omit section 33-A. 
(e) In section 57, for “Crown”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
(B) ACTS OF THE N.W.F.P. LEGISLATURE 
1 1934 I Indian Arms 
(North-West 
Frontier 
Province 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -sections (1) 
and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
2 1934 III The North-
West Frontier 
Province Legal 
Practitioners 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -sections (1) 
and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
3 1935 VII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Village Council 
Act. 
In section 23, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
4 1937 VI The Hazara 
Forest Act. 
(a) In sections 4, 30 and 32, for “Crown for 
the purposes of the Province”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
(b) In sections 5, 6, 12(3), 31, 33, 42 and 56, 
for “Crown”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
5 1938 V The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Control of 
In the long title and sub -sections (1) and (2) of 
section 1, omit “Province”. 
Serial 
No. 
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short title 
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Public Utility 
Services Act. 
6 1938 XI The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Prohibition Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble, sub -sections 
(1), (2) and (4) of section 1 ; section 2 ; 
clauses (6) and (7) of section 3 ; and 
clause (c) of the proviso to section 6, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In the preamble, for “said Province”, 
substitute “said territories”. 
(c) In the proviso to clause ( b) of section 6, 
for “Province” occurring for  the first time, 
substitute “North-West Frontier”, and omit 
“Province”, occurring for the second time. 
(d) In section 55 (including the marginal note), 
for “Crown” substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
7 1938 XII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Famine Relief 
Fund Act. 
(a) In sub -sections ( i) and ( ii) of section 1, 
section 2, section 3 (including its marginal 
note) and clause ( i) of section 5, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 4 and sub -section (2) of section 
7, for “the revenues of the Province” , 
substitute “the Provincial Consolidated 
Fund”. 
(c) In clause ( ii) of section 5 and clause ( i) of 
the proviso to section 5 , for “said 
Province”, substitute “said territories”. 
8 1939 XI The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Dadar 
Tuberculosis 
Sanitorium 
(Prohibition of 
Buildings) Act. 
In sub-section (1) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
9 1939 XIV The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Agricultural 
Produce 
Markets Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -
sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 3, sub -section (4) of section 7, 
section 15 and sub -section (1) of section 
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16, for “North -West Frontier Province 
Government Gazette”, substitute “Official 
Gazette”. 
(c) In sub-section (4) of section 7, for “North- 
West Frontier Province Legislative 
Assembly”, substitute “Provincial 
Assembly”. 
10 1939 XIX The North-
West Frontier 
Province Table 
Water Act. 
(a) In sub-sections (i) and (ii) of section 1 and 
sub-section ( i) of section 3, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 12, for “His Majesty”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
11 1939 XXIV The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Restricting the 
Sale of the 
Holy Quran 
Act. 
In sub -sections ( i) and ( iii) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
12 1945 I The North-
West Frontier 
Province Sikh 
Religious 
Endowment 
Act. 
(a) In the long title , preamble and sub -
sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 5, omit “Legislative”. 
13 1946 IV The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Control of 
Advertisement 
relating to 
Medicines Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1), and (2) of section 1, 
omit “Province”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (a). 
14 1946 XIV The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Industrial 
Loans Act. 
In sub -sections ( i) and ( ii) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
15 1947 II The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Ware-houses 
In the long title , sub -sections ( i) and ( ii) of 
section 1, clause ( a) of section 2 and proviso to 
section 17, omit “Province”. 
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No. 
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Act. 
16 1947 III The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Abolition of 
Haqi-Tora Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -sections ( i) 
and (ii) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
17 1947 IV The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Prevention of 
Hindus 
Bigamous 
Marriages Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, 
omit “Province”. 
(b) In section 4, for “this Province”, substitute 
“the North-West Frontier”. 
18 1947 VII The Factories 
(North-West 
Frontier 
Province 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -sections (1) 
and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
19 1947 IX The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Requisitioning 
of Buildings 
(Rationing) 
Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1 
and clause ( ii) of section 2, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (i). 
20 1947 XV The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Essential 
Articles Control 
(Temporary 
Powers) Act. 
In the long title and sub -sections (1) and (2) of 
section 1, omit “Province”. 
21 1947 XIX The Land 
Acquisition 
(North-West 
Frontier 
Province 
Amendment) 
In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 
2
[1] and 
section 2, omit “Province”. 
                                                           
2Misprinted in the Gazette. 
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Act 
22 1947 XX The North-
West Frontier 
Province Trade 
Employees 
Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (3) of section 1, 
omit “Province”. 
(b) In section 2, for clause (h), substitute the 
following:– 
“(h) „Government‟ means the Provincial 
Government;”. 
(c)      In clause (a) of section 3, omit “Federal”. 
23 1947 XXI The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Electricity 
(Temporary 
Powers of 
Control) Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, 
omit “Province”. 
(b) In section 2, omit the clause relating to the 
definition of “Provincial Government”. 
24 1948 I The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Animal 
Contagious 
Diseases Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, 
sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 9, 
section 13, clause ( a) of section 28 and 
clauses ( m) and ( o) of section 38, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In sub -section (3) of section 1, for 
“Province”, substitute “North-West 
Frontier”. 
(c) In section 3, omit clause (e). 
25 1948 XVI The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Procurement of 
Foodgrains 
Act. 
          In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, 
omit “Province”. 
26 1948 XVII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Agricultural 
Income-Tax 
Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble, sub -sections 
(1) and (2) of section 1, sub -section (1) of 
section 3 and section 4, omit “Province”. 
(b) In sub -section (1) of section 2, for “the 
North-West Frontier Province Leg islative 
Assembly”, substitute “the Provincial 
Assembly”. 
(c) In section 10– 
(i) in clause (1), for “the Government of 
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the North -West Frontier Province”, 
substitute “the Government”; 
(ii) for clause (5), substitute the 
following:– 
 “(5) „Government‟ means the Provincial 
Government.”. 
27 1948 XXII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Special 
Tribunal Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1 
and section 2, omit “Province”. 
(b) In clause ( a) of sub -section (1) of section 
3, for “sub-section (3) of section 220 of the 
Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute 
“Article 92 of the Constitution”. 
(c) In section 7– 
(i) for “The Court of the Judicial 
Commissioner, North-West Frontier 
Province”, substitute “The High 
Court”; and 
(ii) for “the Judicial Commissioner ”, 
substitute “the High Court”. 
(d) In the Schedule, for “Indian Union”, 
substitute “India”. 
28 1948 XXIII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
(Adolescent) 
Prisoners 
Release on 
Probation Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, 
omit “Province”. 
(b) In Explanation II to section 2– 
(i) omit “Province” first occurring; and 
(ii) for “of the North -West Frontier 
Province”, substitute “in the North -
West Frontier”. 
29 1949 I The North-
West Frontier 
Province Darul 
Ulum-i-Islamia-
i-Sarhad Act. 
(a) In sub -section (1) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (b). 
30 1949 IV The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Development 
Cess Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1 
and section 5, omit “Province”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clauses (a) and (b). 
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31 1949 V The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Control of Bill 
Sticking Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1 
and clause ( b) of section 2, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 2, for clause (a), substitute the 
following:– 
“(a) „Government‟ means the Provincial 
Government.” 
(c) In clause ( e) of section 2 and section 6, 
omit “North-West Frontier Province,”. 
(d) In section 5, for “servant of Government”, 
substitute “person in the service of the Provincial 
Government”. 
32 1949 VII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Protection of 
Trees and 
Brush-Wood 
Act. 
(a) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1 
and clause ( b) of section 2, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (a). 
33 1950 XII The Motor 
Vehicles 
(North-West 
Frontier 
Province 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -sections (1) 
and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
34 1950 XIV The North-
West Frontier 
Province Pre-
emption Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -sections (1) 
and (2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
35 1950 XIX The North-
West Frontier 
Province New 
Irrigation 
Projects 
(Control and 
Prevention of 
Speculation in 
Land) Act. 
In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
36 1950 XXV The North- (a) In the long title, preamb le, sub -sections 
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West Frontier 
Province 
Tenancy Act. 
(1) and (2) of section 1, sub -section (5) of 
section 47, clause (2) of the proviso to 
section 49 and the second proviso to 
section 85, omit “Province”. 
(b) In clause ( xxv) of section 2, omit “and 
Crown”. 
    (c) For section 83, substitute the following:  
 “Limitation for declaration of occupancy 
rights– 83.Notwithstanding the repeal of 
the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, as 
applicable to the North -West Frontier by 
the North-West Frontier Province Law and 
Justice Regulation, 1901, and the Hazara 
Tenancy Regulation, 1887, the Hazara 
Tenancy (Amendment) Regulation, 1904 , 
any person who but for this Act would 
have been entitled to be declared an 
occupancy tenant within the meaning of 
section 5 of the Punjab Tenancy Act , 
1887, as applicable to the Nor th-West 
Frontier by the North West Frontier 
Province Law and Justice Regulation, 
1901, or section 5 of the Hazara Tenancy 
Regulation, 1887, shall within three years 
after the commencement of this Act apply 
for such declaration and on such 
declaration being  granted he shall be 
entitled to the benefit of section 4 of this 
Act.”. 
(d) In clause ( a) of section 85, omit 
“Province”, occurring for the first time. 
37 1950 XXVI The Criminal 
Law and 
Procedure 
(North-West 
Frontier 
Province 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In sub -sections ( i) and ( ii) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
38 1952 V The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
In the preamble and sub -sections (1) and (2) of 
section 1, omit  “Province”. 
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Qaumi 
Razakars Act. 
39 1952 VII The North-
West Frontier 
Province 
Abolition of 
Jagirs Act. 
(a) In the preamble and sub -sections (1) and 
(2) of section 1, omit “Province”. 
(b) In sub -clause ( b) of clause (1) of section 
2, for “Crown”, substitute “Government”. 
40 1952 IX The Land 
Acquisition 
(North-West 
Frontier 
Province 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble, sub -sections (1) and 
(2) of section 1 and section 8, omit “Province”. 
41 1953 XIII The North-
West Frontier 
Province New 
Irrigation 
Projects 
(Planned 
Development) 
Act. 
(a) In sub-section (i) of section 1, clause ( i) of 
section 2 and  clause (i) of section 3, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In sub -section ( ii) of section 1, for 
“Province”, substitute “North-West 
Frontier”. 
42 1954 III The Kohat 
Mazri Control 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble, sub -section (2) of 
section 1 and clause ( j) of section  2, omit 
“Province”. 
43 1954 XIV Darul-Ulum-i-
Islamia-i-
Sarhad 
Peshawar 
(Trustees) Act. 
In section (2), for clause (2), substitute the 
following:– 
“(2) „Government‟ means the Provincial 
Government.”. 
PART IV 
SIND LAWS 
(A) REGULATIONS 
1 1827 XXV State 
Prisoners. 
(a) In clause second of section 1, 
3
[for] “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
    (b) After section 2, add the following new 
section:– 
                                                           
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 Constitution of the Board.–  
“2-A.(1)(a) Government shall constitute a 
Board consisting of a Judge of the High 
Court of West Pakistan, who shall be 
nominated by the Chief Justice of that 
Court, and another senior officer serving 
in connection with the affairs of West 
Pakistan shall be nominated by the 
Governor of West Pakistan. 
(b) No person shall be detained for a  period 
longer than three months without the 
authority of the Board. 
    (c) (i) Where it is desired to detain any 
such  person for a period longer than 
three months, Government shall refer his 
case to the Board. 
         (ii) A person affected by an orde r under 
section 1, hereinafter referred to as the 
person concerned, shall not be entitled 
to appear by any legal practitioner in 
any matter connected with a case 
referred to the Board, and the 
proceedings of the Board shall be 
secret. 
     (iii) Nothing i n clause ( ii) shall be 
construed as debarring the person 
concerned from being heard in person, 
or from being given a reasonable 
opportunity of consulting, in the 
presence of an officer nominated by 
Government, a legal practitioner prior 
to the commencement  of the 
proceedings of the Board. 
     (iv) The Board shall, after considering 
the material placed before it and calling 
for such further information as it may 
require from Government, submit its 
report together with its 
recommendation to Government. 
     (v) After the Board has considered the 
case Government shall– 
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(i) order the person concerned to 
be released or to be further 
detained, as the case may be; 
and 
(ii) inform the person concerned 
about the decision of the Board. 
 (vi) If the Board authorises  detention 
of the person concerned for a period 
longer than three months, Government 
may detain him for such period as it 
may think fit. 
     (2) Where a detention order has been 
made under this section, the authority 
making the order shall , as soon as ma y 
be, but not later than fifteen days from the 
date of detention, communicate to such 
person the grounds on which the order 
has been made, inform him that he is at 
liberty to make a representation to 
Government against the order and afford 
him the earliest opportunity of doing so: 
     Provided that the authority making any 
such order may refuse to disclose facts 
which such authority considers it to be 
against public interest to disclose.” 
(B) ACTS OF THE GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY IN COUNCIL 
1 1863 I The Indus 
Vessels Act. 
(a) In the preamble and section 1, for “the 
Province of Sindh”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sections 4 and 15 (including the 
marginal note), for “Central Government ”,  
substitute “Provincial Government”. 
2 1865 III Act for 
Avoiding 
Wagers 
(Amendment) 
Act. 
In the preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
3 1867 VII The Sind 
District Police 
Act. 
In the long title, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
4 1868 II The Sind In the long title, preamble and section s 2, 14 
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Ferries Act. and 14 -B, for “the Province of Sind” , substitute 
“Sind”. 
5 1874 II The Civil Jails 
Act. 
(a) In the long title, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 16, for “the Crown for the 
purposes of the Province”, substitute “the 
Provincial Government”. 
6 1878 V The Sind 
Abkari Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sections 1, 
11, 12 and 17, for “the Province of Sind” , 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In the preamble, section 1 and clause (10) 
of section 3, for “the Province”, substitute 
“the said territories”. 
(c) In section 3, omit clauses (4a) and (21). 
(d) In section 6, for “servant of the Crown”, 
substitute “servant of the State”. 
(e) In section 12 and 14 -B,  for “the whole 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
(f) Omit section 29-A. 
(g) In sub -clause ( ii) of clause ( g) of section 
35-A, for “servants of the Crown”, 
substitute “servants of the State”. 
(h) In section 61, for “Governor-General in 
Council”, substitute “Central Legislature”. 
(i) In section 67, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“the Provincial Government”. 
7 1879 V The Sind Land 
Revenue 
Code. 
(a) In the long title, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In clause (14) of section 3, and sections, 
25, 26, 27, 29, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 55, 56, 
62, 69, 72, 74, 78, 134, 160, 200, 216 an d 
218, for “the Crown” or “Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
(c) In the marginal notes to sections 37, 40, 
41, 63, 69, 111 and 163 for “the Crown” or 
“Crown”, substitute “Government”. 
(d) In section 37-A– 
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(i) In sub-section (1), for “the Crown for 
the purpo ses of the Province”, 
substitute “the Provincial 
Government”; and 
(ii) In sub -section (5), for “the Crown”, 
substitute “Government”. 
(e) In sections 38, 41, 63, 163 and clause ( e) 
of sub -section (2) of section 214, for “the 
Crown for the purposes of the Pr ovince”, 
substitute “the Provincial Government”. 
(f) In section 45, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
(g) In section 95, for “the Province”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
(h) In section 111, for “servants of the 
Crown”, substitute “servants of the State”, 
and, for “claims of the Crown”, substitute 
“claims of Government”. 
(i) In sections 133 and 187 and in Schedule 
D, for “Crown”, substitute “Governor of 
West Pakistan”. 
(j) In section 135 -L, for “Crown or any 
servant of the Crown”, substitute 
“Government or any servant of the State”. 
(k) In Schedule H, for “(Royal Arms)”, 
substitute “Seal of the Provincial 
Government”. 
8 1879 VII The Sind 
Irrigation Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and section 1, 
for “the Province of Sind” , substitute 
“Sind”. 
(b) In sub-clause (e) of clause (1) of section 3 
and in the proviso to clause ( b) of sub -
section (4) of section 92, for “the Crown”, 
substitute “Government”. 
(c) In section 4, for “servant of the Crown”, 
substitute “servant of the State”. 
(d) In section 80, for “Crown for the purposes 
of the Province”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
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(e) In the second proviso to sub -section (2) of 
section 92-A, for “the Province”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
9 1883 I The Sind 
Highways Act. 
(a) In section 2– 
(i) for “the Province o f Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
(ii) for “the Province”, substitute “the said 
territories”. 
(b) In section 8, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
 
10 1897 III The Female 
Infanticide 
Prevention 
(Amendment) 
Act. 
In the preamble and section (2), for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
11 1899 III The 
Government 
Occupants 
(Sind) Act. 
(a) In the preamble and sub -section (2) of 
section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 3– 
(i) for “Crown for the purposes of the 
Province”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”; and 
(ii) for “the Crown” occurring at the end 
of the section,  substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
(c) In sections 7 and 9, for “the Crown” 
substitute “Government”. 
12 1905 I The Sind Court 
of Wards Act. 
(a) In the long  title, preamble, sub -section (2) 
of section 1 and clause ( c) of the proviso 
to section 3, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 6 (including the marginal note) 
and in clause ( b) of section 7, for “servant 
of the Crown”, substitute “servant of the 
State”. 
(c) In sub -section (3) of section 14, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “Government”. 
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13 1906 II The 
Mukhtiarkars‟ 
Courts Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In clause (a) of section 26, for “against the 
Crown or against any servant of the 
Crown”, substitute “against the Provincial 
Government or against any servant of the 
State”. 
14 1912 III The Race-
Courses 
Licensing Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -section (2) of 
section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
15 1912 VII The Sind 
Smoke-
nuisances Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -section (1) of 
section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
16 1915 I The Sind Town 
Planning Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In the proviso to clause ( j) of section 3, for 
“any Act of Parliament or, any Pakistan 
Law relating to any of the matters 
enumerated in List I in the Seventh 
Schedule to the Governmen t of India Act, 
1935”, substitute “any Act of the Central 
Legislature or any law relating to any of 
the matters enumerated in the Third 
Schedule to the Constitution”. 
(c) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 39, 
for “servants of the Crown” or “servant of  
the Crown”, substitute “servants of the 
State” or “servant of the States ”, as the 
case may be. 
(d) In clause ( b) of section 51 -A, for “His 
Majesty”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government”. 
17 1920 VII The Sind 
Public 
Conveyances 
Act. 
In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
18 1923 IX The Prevention 
of Cruelty to 
Animals (Sind 
Amendment) 
In the preamble, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
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1 2 3 4 5 
Act. 
(C) ACTS OF THE BOMBAY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 
1 1925 VII The Sind 
Co-operative 
Societies Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and section 2 
and 72 -A, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 4, for “the Province”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
(c) In clause ( vi) of section 17 -A, section 24, 
second proviso to section 50 clause ( e) of 
sub-section (2) of section 59 and in sub -
section (1) and (2) of section 65 (including 
the marginal note), for “the Crown”, 
substitute “Government”. 
(d) In sub -section (4) of section 65 -A for 
“Federal railways (within the meaning  of 
the Government of India Act, 1935)”, 
substitute “Railways”. 
(e) In section 72 -A, for “said Province”, 
substitute “said territories”. 
2 1925 VIII The Sind 
Securities 
Contracts 
Control Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sub -section (1) of 
section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
3 1928 III The Sind Non-
Agriculturists 
Loans Act. 
In section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
4 1929 V The 
Registration 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and sections 4 and 5,  
for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
5 1930 VI The Provincial 
Small Cause 
Courts (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
6 1930 XVII The 
Registration 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
In the long title, and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
Amendments 
1 2 3 4 5 
Act. 
7 1931 V The Cattle-
trespass (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
8 1932 II The Sind 
Finance Act. 
(a) In the long title , preamble, sub -section (1) 
of section 2 and section 3, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In the long title and preamble, for “the said 
Province”, substitute “the said territories”. 
(c) In section 5, omit clause (b) of the proviso. 
9 1932 IX The Provincial 
Small Cause 
Courts (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
10 1933 XXII The Sind 
Livestock 
Improvement 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section ( a) of section 2, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 21, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government”. 
11 1934 X The Sind 
Devadasis 
Protection Act. 
In the long title, recitals 1 and 3 of the preamble 
and sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
12 1934 XI The Opium 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and  section 2, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
13 1935 IV The 
Identification of 
Prisoners (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, pr eamble and sub-section (2) of 
section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
14 1935 XXV The Sind 
Public Trusts 
Registration 
Act. 
In sub-section 2 of section 1, for “the Province of 
Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(D) ACTS OF THE SIND LEGISLATURE 
1 1937 IV The Sind (a) In the long title, preamble and sub -section (ii) 
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No. 
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Famine Relief 
Fund Act. 
of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In the long title and preamble, for “the 
said Province”, substitute “the said 
territories”. 
(c) In section 2, omit clause (ii). 
(d) In clauses (i) and (ii) of section 5, for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
(e) In sub -sections (ii) and ( iii) of section 7, 
for “the revenue s of the Province”, 
substitute “the Provincial Consolidated 
Fund”. 
2 1938 XII The Stamp 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, 
for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
3 1939 V The Sind Local 
Authorities 
Payments Act. 
(a) In section (2), for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In s ub-sections (1) and (2), and in the 
marginal note to section 3, for “the 
revenues of the Province”, substitute “the 
Provincial Consolidated Fund”. 
4 1939 X The Court 
Fees (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
5 1939 XIV The Transfer of 
Property and 
the 
Registration 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
6 1939 XXI The Sind Deti 
Leti Act. 
In the long title, preamble  and section 22,  for 
“the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
7 1940 II The Public 
Inquiries Act. 
(a) In clause ( a) of section 2, for “as defined 
in section 219 of the Government of India 
Act, 1935”, substitute “referred to in Article 
91 of the Constitution”. 
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No. 
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(b) In section 3, for “the  Province”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
(c) In clause (c) of section 10, for “the Federal 
Legislative List in the Seventh Schedule to 
the Government of India Act, 1935” , 
substitute “the Third Schedule to the 
Constitution”. 
8 1940 IV The Sind 
Consumption 
of Intoxicants 
Restriction Act. 
In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
9 1940 VII The Sind 
Zamindars 
Children 
Education Act. 
(a) In sub -section (3) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In clause (2) of section 2, section 6, and 
sub-section (1) of section 7, for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
10 1940 XI The Sind 
Agricultural 
Produce 
Market Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -section 
(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Sind Legislative Assembly”, substitute “the 
Provincial Assembly”. 
(c) In sub -section (3) of section 5, for “His 
Majesty for the purpose of the 
Government of the Province”, substitute 
“the Provincial Government”. 
(d) In sub -section (2) of section 11, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “Government”. 
(e) In clause ( b) of sub -section (2) of section 
21, for “Crown for the purposes of the 
Government of the Province”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
11 1940 XII The Sind Holy 
Quran Act. 
In sub-section (3) of section 1, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
12 1940 XVIII The Sind 
Shops and 
Establishments 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sub-sections (1) and (2)  of section 26, 
for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
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No. 
Year No. Subject or 
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(c) In section 27, for “the Crown”, substitute 
“the State”. 
13 1941 IX The Sind Debt 
Conciliation 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 23, for “Crown or any officer of 
the Crown”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government or any servant of the State”. 
14 1941 XXI The Inland 
Mechanically 
Propelled 
Vessels (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title and pr eamble,  for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
15 1943 XX The Sind 
Abkari 
(Amendment) 
Act. 
In section 10– 
(i) for “officer of the Crown”, substitute 
“servant of the State”; and 
(ii) for “such officer”, substitute “such 
servant”. 
16 1944 XV The Hakims 
and Vaidyas 
Act. 
(a) In the long title and preamble , for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sub-section (2) of section 1, sub-section 
(3) of section 3 and sub -section (7) of 
section 25, for “the Province”, substitute 
“Sind” 
(c) In section 2, omit clause (b). 
17 1946 VII The 
Registration 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
18 1947 II The Sind 
Cattle and 
Fodder Control 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, section 3 
and the explanation to sub -section (1) of 
section 4, for “the Province”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (3). 
(c) In sub -section (2) of section 6, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government”. 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
Amendments 
1 2 3 4 5 
19 1947 IX The Sind 
Essential 
Commodities 
(Control) Act. 
(a) In sub-section (2) of section 1 and section 
5, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (d). 
(c) In sub -section (2) of section 11, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government”. 
20 1947 XIX The Sind 
Lepers Act. 
(a) In sections 1(2), 3, 6 and 11, for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (f). 
21 1947 XLIX The Sind Rural 
Credit and 
Land Transfer 
Act. 
(a) In the long title and preamble, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In clauses ( a) and ( b) of sub -section (1) 
of section 2, for “the Province”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
(c) In sub -section (1) of section 2, omit 
clause (j). 
22 1948 II The Sind Drug 
Advertisement 
Control Act. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
23 1948 V The Sind 
Finance Act. 
(a) In sub -section (3) of section 1, omit 
“Province”. 
(b) In the second proviso to sub -section (2) of 
section 6, for “ the Province”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
24 1948 VIII The Sind 
Cattle 
(Contagious 
Diseases) Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -section 
(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (8). 
(c) In sections 6(1) ( b), 6(2) and 10, for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
25 1948 XIV The Motor 
Vehicles (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title and preamble, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
26 1948 XVI The Sind 
Special 
Tribunal Act. 
In clause ( a) of sub -section (2) of section 3, for 
“sub-section (3) of section 220 of t he 
Government of India Act, 1935”, substitute 
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“clause (2) of Article 92 of the Constitution”. 
27 1948 XXI The Sind 
Home Guards 
Act. 
In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, 
for “the Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
28 1950 XV The Sind Adult 
Education Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -section 
(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sub -section (1) of section 5, for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
29 1950 XX The Sind 
Tenancy Act. 
In the long title , preamble and sub -section (2) of 
section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
30 1950 XXIII The Code of 
Criminal 
Procedure 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and section 2, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
31 1951 XVIII The Motor 
Vehicles (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and section 2, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
32 1952 I The Court-
Fees (Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the preamble, sub-section (2) of section 1 and 
section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
33 1952 XXIX The Sind 
Special 
Tribunal Act. 
In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Province 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
34 1952 XXXI The Sind 
Electricity 
Control Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -section 
(2) of section 1, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (c). 
(c) In sub-section (2) of section 4  and section 
5, for “the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
(d) In sub -section (2) of section 8, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “the Provincial 
Government”. 
35 1953 VIII The Forest In the long title and preamble, for “the Province 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
Amendments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(Sind 
Amendment) 
Act. 
of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
36 1953 XIII The Sind Local 
Boards 
(Cancellation 
of Nomination) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble , sub -section (2) of 
section 1 and section 2, for “the Province of 
Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
37 1954 I The Sind 
Cotton 
(Control) Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sections 4, 12(2), 13(2) and 2 3(1), for 
“the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
38 1955 X The Sind 
Borstal 
Schools Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -section 
(1) of section 2, for “the Province of Sind”, 
substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In sections 12(2) and 15(1), for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
(c) In clause ( a) of sub -section (1) of section 
16, for “the Crown”, substitute “the State”. 
39 1955 XII The Sind 
Children Act. 
(a) In the long title, preamble, sub -section (2) 
of section 1 and sub -section (2) of section 
98, for “the Provin ce of Sind”, substitute 
“Sind”. 
(b) In sections 3, 73(1), 73(2) and 84(1), for 
“the Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
40 1955 XVI The Sind 
Cultural 
Advancement 
Board Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Province of Sind”, substitute “Sind”. 
(b) In section 2, omit clause (vi). 
(c) In sections 4(1) ( b), 4(1) ( c), 7, 13( i), (ii), 
(iii), ( v), 16(1) ( iii) and 21(4), for “the 
Province”, substitute “Sind”. 
(d) In section 32, for “Her Majesty”, substitute 
“the Provincial Government”. 
PART V 
(A) BALUCHISTAN REGULATIONS 
1 1890 V The British 
Balochistan 
Forest 
(a) In the long title, preamble, sub -section (1) 
of section 1 and sub -section (4) of section 
2, for “British Baluchistan”, substitute 
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No. 
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Regulation. “Baluchistan”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
territories for the time being administered 
by the Provincial Government of British 
Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”. 
(c) In clause (3) of section 2, omit “the Central 
Government”. 
(d) In clause ( c) of sub -section (1) of section 
9, omit “subject to the control of the 
Central Government”. 
(e) In sub -section (6) of section 9 and sub -
section (1) of section 10, omit “subject to 
the control of the Central Government,”. 
(f) In section 27, sub-section (3) of section 42 
and section 43, for “Government”, 
substitute “Provincial Government”. 
(g) In section 38 for “British or”, substitute 
“Pakistan or in any”. 
2 1901 IV The Frontier 
Murderous 
Outrages 
Regulation. 
(a) In sub -section (3) of section 1, for “the 
territories administered by Provincial 
Government of British Baluchistan”, 
substitute “Baluchistan”. 
 
    (b) In sub -section (2) of section 6, for “British 
India whether in territories for the time being 
administered by the Provincial Government 
of British Baluchistan or not”, substitute 
“West Pakistan”. 
3 1913 II The 
Baluchistan 
Laws 
Regulation. 
(a) In section 2 and sub -section (3) of section 
3, omit “with the previous sanction of the 
Central Government,”. 
(b) In the fourth column of Schedule I, 
opposite the item relating to the Punjab 
Land Revenue A ct, 1887, in modification 
(12), for “Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
4 1915 I The Excise 
Regulation. 
(a) In the long title, omit “Ajmer-Merwara, 
Coorag and British”. 
(b) In the preamble, omit “the Provinces of 
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No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
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1 2 3 4 5 
Ajmer-Merwara, Coorag and British”. 
(c) For sub-section (2) of section 1, substitute 
the following:– 
 “(2) It extends to Baluchistan.”. 
(d) In section 2, for clause (19), substitute the 
following:– 
 “(19) Transport means to move from 
one place to another within Baluchistan;”. 
(e) In section 4, omit the proviso. 
(f) In sub -section (1) of section 5, for 
“Province”, substitute “of Baluchistan”. 
(g) In section 8, omit  the proviso. 
(h) In clause ( a) of section 8, sub -section (4) 
of section 16 and section 67, for “the 
Province”, substitute “Baluchistan”. 
(i) In section 12, for “India”, substitute 
“Pakistan”. 
(j) In section 17 (2) and 24(3), for “British 
India”, substitute “Pakistan”. 
(k) In section 69, for “Crown”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”. 
5 1935 II The British 
Baluchistan 
(Emergency 
Administration) 
Regulation. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -section 
(1) of section 1, for “British Baluchistan”, 
substitute “Baluchistan”. 
(b) In the proviso to sub -section (3) of section 
1, omit “, with the previous sanction of the 
Central Government”. 
6 1939 II The British 
Baluchistan 
Factories 
(Amendment) 
Regulation. 
In the long title, preamble and sections 1 and 2, 
for “British Baluchistan”, substitute 
“Baluchistan”. 
7 1939 VI The British 
Baluchistan 
Criminal and 
Civil Justice 
and Laws 
Extension 
(a) Throughout the Regulation– 
(i) for “Chief Commissioner”, substitute 
“Provincial Government”; and 
(ii) for “Judicial Commissioner” or 
“Judicial Commissioner of British 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
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1 2 3 4 5 
Regulation. Baluchistan”, substitute “High Court 
of West Pakistan”. 
(b) In the long title, p reamble, section 1, 
section 2 and section 6, for “British 
Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”. 
(c) In section 3, in the amendments to the 
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, for the 
amendment in paragraph (1), substitute “ 
„High Court‟ shall mean the High  Court of 
West Pakistan.”. 
8 1940 III The British 
Baluchistan 
Arms 
Regulation. 
(a) In the long title, preamble, sub -section (1) 
of section 1 and section 2, for “British 
Baluchistan”, substitute “Baluchistan”. 
(b) In the proviso to section 2, for “Chief 
Commissioner”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
9 1940 VII The British 
Baluchistan 
Court of Wards 
Regulation. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and section 1, 
for “British Baluchistan”, substitute 
“Baluchistan”. 
(b) In section 2, omit “British”, “to the 
Provincial Government” and “to the Chief 
Commissioner in Baluchistan”. 
10 1941 II The British 
Baluchistan 
Water-Supply 
Regulation. 
(a) In the long title, preamble and sub -
sections (1) and (2) of section 1, for 
“British Baluchistan”, substitute 
“Baluchistan”. 
(b) In section 2, for “Gazette of India” , 
substitute “Official Gazette”. 
(c) In sections 2 and 3, for “Chief 
Commissioner”, substitute “Provincial 
Government”. 
(d) In section 3, for “officer of the 
Government”, substitute “servant of the 
State”. 
(B) PUNJAB ACTS IN FORCE IN BALUCHISTAN 
1 1887 XVII The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
Act. 
(a) In clause ( c) of section 3; sub -section (3) 
of section 32; sub -sections (1), (2) and (4) 
of section 42; section 48; sub -section (3) 
of section 48 -B; section 59; sub -section 
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No. 
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1 2 3 4 5 
(1) of section 96 and section 139, for “the 
Crown”, substitute “Government”. 
(b) In section 41– 
(i) for “the Crown for the purposes of the 
Province” and “the Chief 
Commissioner in Baluchistan”, 
substitute “Government”; and 
(ii) for “Crown‟s rights”, substitute “its 
rights”. 
(c) In section 43, for “the Provincial 
Government”, substitute “Government”. 
2 1900 XI The Punjab 
Court of Wards 
Act. 
In section 29, for the “Crown”, substitute 
“Government”. 
PART VI 
BAHAWALPUR LOCAL ACTS AND ORDINANCES 
1 1901 Urdu 
Text 
to go 
here 
 (a) In the preamble, for 
“__________” substitute 
___________ 
(b) In section 4– 
_____________ 
(i) for____or,____substitute_____ 
and 
(ii) for____, substitute  
(c) In sections 5 and 6, for____substitute  
(d) In section 9, for______substitute 
(e) In section 10, for_______substitute  
2 1938 Urdu 
Text 
to go 
here 
(Urdu text to 
go in the 
following 
column also) 
(a) In sub -section 2, of section 1, for   
substitute 
(b) In clause (__) of section 27 and sub -
section (4) of section 30, for___ substitute 
____ 
3 1938 IV The 
Bahawalpur 
Agriculturist 
(a) In the preamble and section 1, for “The 
Bahawlpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
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No. 
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Debtors‟ Relief 
Act. (b) In sub-sections (1) and (7) of section 2, for 
“the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
4 1940 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
Professional 
Tax Act. 
In section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
5 1942 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
State Court of 
Wards Act. 
(a) In the preamble and sub -sections (1) and 
(2) of section 1, for “the Bahawlpur State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub -section (1) of section 4, for “the 
Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(c) In sub-section (2) of section 52, for “officer 
of Government”, substitute “servant of the 
State”. 
6 1943 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
Ferries Act. 
In the preamble and sub-section (b) of section 1, 
for “the Bahawlpur State” substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
7 1946 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
State Hur 
Control 
Ordinance. 
(a) In the preamble, sub-section (a) of section 
1, section 2, section 3 and sub -section (i) 
of section 4, for “Bahawlpur Sta te”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In the preamble and section 5, for “the 
State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(c) In sub -section ( ii) of section 4, for 
“Bahawalpur State territory”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
8 1947 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
Agricultural 
Produce 
Market Act. 
(a) In the preamble and sub -section (2) of 
section 1, for “the Bahawlpur State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub-section (2) of section 8 and section 
15, for “servants of the Crown”, substitute 
“servants of the State”. 
9 1947 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
State 
(Emergency 
Powers) 
Whipping 
(a) In the preamble and section 1, for 
“Bahawlpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In section 2 , and in section 3 where it 
occurs for the first time, for “the 
Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
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No. 
Year No. Subject or 
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Ordinance. “Bahawalpur”. 
10 1947 .. The Protection 
of the 
Bahawalpur 
State Public 
Utility Services 
Ordinance. 
(a) In the preamble and section 2, for “the 
Bahawlpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(c) In section 3– 
(i) for “the Bahawalpur State” occurring 
first, substitute “Bahawalpur”; 
(ii) omit “the Bahawalpur State” 
occurring for the second time; and 
(iii) for “the State” occurring for the 
second time, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(d) In section 4– 
(i) omit “Bahawalpur State” where it 
occurs for the first time; 
(ii) for “subject of the Bahawalpur State”, 
substitute “inhabitant of Bahawalpur”; 
and 
(iii) for “State subject”, substitute 
“inhabitant”. 
(e) In section 5, omit “Bahawalpur”. 
11 1947 .. The Prohibition 
of Wearing 
Uniform 
Ordinance. 
(a) In section 2, for “Bahawalpur State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In section 3– 
(i) omit “the Bahawalpur State or of” ; 
and 
(ii) for “the Bahawalpur State”, where it 
occurs for the second time, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
12 1947 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
Cotton 
(Statistics) Act. 
(a) In the preamble– 
(i) omit “State”; and 
(ii) for “the Province”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
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State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(c) In section 2– 
(i) in clause (a), omit “State”; and 
(ii) for “Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
13 1948 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
State 
Prohibition of 
Intoxicants Act. 
(a) In the preamble and clauses ( ii), ( iii) and 
(ix) of section 2 and section 3, for “the 
Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, 
and in section 10, where it occurs for the 
first time, for “Bahawalpur State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(c) In section 9, for “the State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
14 1948 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
State 
Compulsory 
Registration 
and Branding 
of Livestock 
Act. 
In clause ( a) of section 2, for “the State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
15 1949 .. The 
Bahawalpur 
Cotton 
(Control) Act. 
(a) In the preamble, sub-section (2) of section 
1 and section 3, for “Bahawalpur State” , 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In section 4, for “the Bahawalpur State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(c) In sub -section (2) of section 13, for “the 
State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
16 1949 IX The 
Bahawalpur 
State 
Conservation 
(Restrictions 
on Slaughter 
and Export) of 
Cattle Act. 
In clause ( d) of section 2, for “the Bahawalpur 
State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
17 1949 .. The (a) In the preamble and sections 2 and 4, for 
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No. 
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short title 
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Bahawalpur 
State 
Agricultural 
Income Tax 
Act. 
“the Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In section 1, for “Bahawalpur State”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
18 1950 III The 
Transferred 
Subjects 
Legislation 
Validating Act. 
In sub-section (iii) of section 1 , for “Bahawalpur 
State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
19 1953 XV  (a) In the long title, for 
 substitute 
(b) In the preamble and sub -section (2) of 
section 1, for________substitute 
 
20 1954 VII The 
Bahawalpur 
Development 
Cess Act. 
(a) In the long title and preamble, for „the 
State of substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section  1, for “the 
State of Bahawalpur”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
21 1954 VIII The Land 
Acquisition 
(Bahawalpur 
State 
Amendment) 
Act. 
(a) In the long title, for “the Bahawalpur 
State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In the preamble and sub -section (2) of 
section 1, for “the State of Bahawalpur”, 
substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(c) In sub -section (1) of section 1, for 
“Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
22 1954 IX The Criminal 
Procedure 
Code 
(Bahawalpur 
Second 
Amendment) 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section (1) of section 1,  for 
“Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
23 1954 XI The Code of 
Civil Procedure 
(Bahawalpur 
State 
(a) In the long title, Preamble and sectio n 2, 
for “the State”, substitute “Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 1, for 
“Bahawalpur State”, substitute 
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No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
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Amendment) 
Act. 
“Bahawalpur”. 
24 1954 V The Code of 
Criminal 
Procedure 
(Bahawalpur 
State 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the preamble and sub-section (2) of section 1, 
for “the State of Bahawalpur”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
25 1955 II The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
(Bahawalpur 
Amendment) 
Act. 
(a) In the Preamble, for “the State”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
(b) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Bahawalpur Stat e”, substitute 
“Bahawalpur”. 
PART VII 
KHAIRPUR LOCAL ACTS 
1 1897 VI Criminal 
Procedure. 
In paragraph 2, for “Khairpur State”, substitute 
“Khairpur”. 
2 1899 I Criminal 
Procedure. 
In paragraph 2, for “Khairpur State”, substitute 
“Khairpur”. 
3 1905 III The State 
Management 
of Minor‟s 
Property Act. 
In section 1, for “State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 
4 1919  I The Khairpur 
State 
Prevention of 
Drinking Liquor 
by Musalmans 
Act. 
In the preamble and sections 1 and 3, for 
“Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 
 
5 1934 I The Khairpur 
Muhamedan 
Agriculturists 
Protection Act. 
(a) In the long title, for “the State”, substitute 
“Khairpur”. 
(b) In section 1, in the clause relating to local 
extent, for “Khairpur State”, substitute 
“Khairpur”. 
6 1947 I Married 
Women‟s 
Return and 
Protection Act. 
In the preamble and sub-section (ii) of section 1 
and sections 4, 5, 14 (h), 16 and 17 ( f), for 
“Khairpur State” substitute “Khairpur”. 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
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1 2 3 4 5 
7 1950 XII The Khairpur 
State Finance 
Act. 
In sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 1, for 
“Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 
8 1952 I The Khairpur 
State Finance 
(First 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the long title, preamble and section 1, for 
“Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 
9 1952 V The Cotton 
Act. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “Khairpur 
State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 
10 1953 VIII The Code of 
Criminal 
Procedure 
(Khairpur 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the preamble, for “the Khairpur State ”, 
substitute “Khairpur”. 
11 1953 IX The Pakistan 
Penal Code 
(Khairpur 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In the preamble, for “Khairpur State”, substitute 
“Khairpur”. 
12 1954 VI The Khairpur 
State Livestock 
Control Act. 
(a) In the preamble, sub -sections (1) and (2) 
of section 1 and clause ( iii) of section 2, 
for “Khairpur State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 
(b) In clause ( i) of section 2, for “Khairpur 
Gazette”, substitute “official Gazette”. 
(c) In sub -section (2) of section 3, for “the 
State”, substitute “Khairpur”. 
PART VIII 
WEST PAKISTAN ACTS AND ORDINANCES 
1 1956 VI The West 
Pakistan 
General 
Clauses Act. 
(a) In section 2– 
(i) after clause (4), insert the following 
new clauses:– 
 “Bahawalpur– (4a) „Bahawalpur‟ shall 
mean the territories comprised in the 
State of Bahawalpur immediately 
before the fourteenth day of October, 
1955; 
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No. 
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 Baluchistan– (4b) „Baluchistan‟ shall 
mean the territo ries comprised in the 
Chief Commissioner‟s Province of 
Baluchistan immediately before the 
fourteenth day of October, 1955; 
     Baluchistan State Union – (4c) 
„Baluchistan States Union ‟ shall 
mean the territories comprised in the 
Baluchistan States Union 
immediately before the fourteenth 
day of October, 1955;” 
     (ii) omit clause (8); 
 (iii) in clause 10– 
 (A) in sub-clause (c)– 
 (1) omit “or to be done”; 
(2) in between “Pakistan” and 
“mean”, insert “but before 
the twenty -third day of 
March, 1956”; 
(3) in paragraph (ii), in between 
“administration” and “of a 
Chief Commissioner‟s 
Province”, insert “before the 
fourteenth day of October, 
1955,”; 
    (B) after sub -clause ( c), add the 
following:– 
 “(d) in relation to anything done 
or to be done, after the twe nty-
third day of March 1956, mean the 
President, and shall include in 
relation to functions entrusted to 
the Government of a Province, the 
Provincial Government within the 
scope of the authority given to it 
by the President;”; 
    (iv) in clause (11), in between “1935 ,” 
and “as”, insert the following:– “or 
the Parliament under the 
Constitution of  1956 or the 
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National Assembly acting under 
the Constitution of 1962,”; 
    (v) for clause (13), substitute the 
following:– 
 “(13) „Chief Court‟ in relation to 
anything done before the fourteenth 
day of October, 1955, shall mean the 
highest Court of original, appellate or 
revisional jurisdiction (not including 
the Federal Court);”; 
(vi) in sub -clause ( a) of clause (15), 
omit “the dominions”, and for 
“establishment of those dominions”, 
substitute “fifteenth day of August, 
1947”; 
(vii) after clause (17), insert the 
following: – 
 “Constitution– (17a) „Constitution‟ 
means the Constitution of the 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan 
brought into force on the eighth day 
of June, 1962;”; 
 (viii) omit clause (29); 
(ix) for clause (30), substitute  the 
following:– 
     “(30) „High Court‟ shall mean the High 
Court of West Pakistan ; and as respects 
any period before the fourteenth day of 
October, 1955, when the expression is 
used wit h reference to civil proceedings, 
the highest Civil Court of appeal (not 
including the Federal Court) in a Province 
or a part thereof in which the Act or 
Regulation containing the expression 
operated;”; 
    (x) after clause (34), insert the 
following: – 
 “Karachi Area– (34a) „Karachi Area‟ 
shall mean the District of Karachi, 
except the villages specified in the 
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No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
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Schedule to the Karachi (Federal 
Territory) Order, 1960; 
 Khairpur– (34b) „Khairpur‟ shall 
mean the territories comprised in 
the State of Khairpur immediately 
before the fourteenth of October , 
1955;” ; 
(xi) after clause (39), insert the 
following: – 
 “North-West Frontier – (39a) „North 
West Frontier ‟ shall mean the 
territories comprised in the North -
West Frontier Province immediately 
before the fourte enth day of 
October, 1955;”; 
(xii) for clause (44), substitute the 
following:– 
 “Pakistan– (44) „Pakistan‟ shall 
have the same meaning as in 
Article 1 of the Constitution;”; 
(xiii) after clause (52), insert the 
following: – 
 “The Punjab – (52a) „the Punjab‟  
shall mean the territories comprised 
in the Province of the Punjab 
immediately before the fourteenth 
day of October, 1955;”; 
(xiv) after clause (60), insert the 
following: – 
      “Sind– (60a) „Sind‟ or „Sindh‟ shall 
mean the territories comprised in 
the Province of Sind immediately 
before the fourteenth day of 
October, 1955;”; 
     (xv) omit clause (63); 
(xvi) after clause (65), insert the 
following: – 
 “Tribal Areas – (65a) „Tribal Areas ‟ 
shall mean the areas in the 
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Province of West Pakistan which, 
on t he thirteenth day of October , 
1955, were– 
(a) the tribal areas of Baluchistan, the 
Punjab and the North -West 
Frontier; and 
(b) the States of Amb, Chitral, Dir 
and Swat;” ; 
(xvii) (a) in clause (67), omit “under 
the Government of India Act, 
1935,”. 
(b) In section 3, for “if it is an Act of the 
Legislature, on the day on which the 
assent thereto of the Governor  is 
first published in the Official 
Gazette, and if it is an Act of the 
Governor, on the day on which it is 
first published as an Act in the 
Official Gazette”, substitute “on the 
day on which the assent thereto of 
the Governor is first published in the 
official Gazette”. 
(c) In sub-section (2) of section 4, omit 
“under section 88 of the 
Government of India Act , 1935, or 
Article 102 of the Constitution”. 
    (d)  For section 28, substitute the 
following:– 
 “28. The provisions of this Act shall 
apply in relation to any Ordinance 
promulgated by the Governor as they 
apply in relation to Acts made by the 
Provincial Legislature of West Pakistan.” 
2 1957 X The West 
Pakistan 
Ministers 
(Salaries, 
Allowances 
and Privileges) 
Act. 
In clause ( b) of section 2, omit “and include the 
Chief Minister”. 
3 1957 XI The West In sub-section (2) of section 1, for “the Capital of 
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No. 
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1 2 3 4 5 
Pakistan Board 
of Revenue 
Act. 
the Federation an d the Special Areas”, 
substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal 
Areas”. 
4 1957 XVI The West 
Pakistan 
(Adaptation 
and Repeal of 
Laws) Act. 
In section 5, in clauses ( i) and ( iii), for “the 
Capital of the Federation”, substitute “the 
Karachi Area”. 
5 1958 III The West 
Pakistan 
Finance Act. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Capital and the Special Areas” substitute “the 
Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 
6 1958 X The West 
Pakistan 
Entertainment 
Duty Act. 
In sub -section (3) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
7 1958 XVI The 
Cinematograph 
(West Pakistan 
Amendment) 
Act. 
In section 2, for “the Federal Capital and the 
Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and 
the Tribal Areas”. 
8 1958 XVIII The West 
Pakistan 
Agricultural 
Development 
Finance 
Corporation 
(Recovery of 
Arrears) Act. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the 
Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 
9 1958 XXVI The West 
Pakistan 
Mineral 
Development 
Corporation 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, 
substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal 
Areas”. 
(b) In section 13, for “Federal”, substitute 
“Central”. 
10 1958 XXX The West 
Pakistan 
Requisitioned 
Land 
(Continuance) 
Act. 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Special Areas”, substitute “the Tribal 
Areas”. 
(b) In clause ( iii) of section 2, for “Federal”, 
substitute “Central”. 
(c) In section 5– 
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No. 
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(i) in sub-section (1), omit “and when so 
required by the Federal Government 
under Article 128 of the Constitution 
shall”; and 
(ii) in sub -section (2), omit “Federal or 
Provincial”. 
11 1958 XXXI The West 
Pakistan Water 
and Power 
Development 
Authority Act 
(a) In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the 
Federal Capital and the Special Areas”, 
substitute “the Karachi Area and the Tribal 
Areas”. 
(b) In sub -section (3) of section 11, for 
“Federal Government”, substitute “Central 
Government”. 
12 1958 XL The West 
Pakistan 
Essential 
Articles 
(Control) Act. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
13 1958 XXVII The West 
Pakistan 
Vaccination 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the 
Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 
14 1959 XXIX The West 
Pakistan 
Restrictions on 
Slaughter of 
Useful Animals 
(Repeal) 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the 
Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 
15 1959 VI The West 
Pakistan Urban 
Rent 
Restriction 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
 
16 1959 XII The West 
Pakistan 
Juvenile 
Smoking 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “Special 
Areas”, substitute “Tribal Areas”. 
17 1959 XVII The West In item ( iv) of clause (2) of section 4, for 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
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Pakistan 
Finance Act 
(Amendment) 
Ordinance. 
“Federal”, substitute “Central”. 
18 1959 XXV The West 
Pakistan 
Control of 
Goondas 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the 
Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 
19 1959 XLI The West 
Pakistan 
Finance 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (3) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the 
Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 
20 1959 XLII The West 
Pakistan Goats 
(Restriction) 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
21 1959 XLVI The Stamp 
(West Pakistan 
Amendment) 
Ordinance. 
In section 2, for “the Federal Capital and the 
Special Areas”, substitute “the Karachi Area and 
the Tribal Areas”. 
22 1960 XXIII The West 
Pakistan 
Finance 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (3) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Capital and the Special Areas”, substitute “the 
Karachi Area and the Tribal Areas”. 
23 1960 XXXI The West 
Pakistan 
Maintenance 
of Public Order 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “Special 
Areas”, substitute “Tribal Areas”. 
24 1961 XV The West 
Pakistan 
Finance 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (3) of section 1, for “the Federal 
Territory of Karachi and the Special Areas”, 
substitute “the Karachi Division and the Tribal 
Areas”. 
25 1961 XX The West 
Pakistan Anti-
Corruption 
Establishment 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
26 1961 XXVIII The West 
Pakistan Waqf 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
Amendments 
1 2 3 4 5 
Properties 
Ordinance. 
27 1961 XXX The West 
Pakistan 
Fisheries 
Ordinance. 
In su b-section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
28 1962 II The West 
Pakistan Civil 
Courts 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
29 1962 IV The Forest 
(West Pakistan 
Amendment) 
Ordinance. 
In section 2, for “the Special Areas”, substitute 
“the Tribal Areas”. 
 
30 1962 VIII The West 
Pakistan Tolls 
on Roads and 
Bridges 
Ordinance. 
In section 1, for “the Special Areas”, substitute 
“the Tribal Areas”. 
31 1962 IX The Societies 
Registration 
(West Pakistan 
Amendment) 
Ordinance. 
In section 2, for “the Special Areas”, substitute 
“the Tribal Areas”. 
32 1962 XI The West 
Pakistan 
Registration of 
Unrecognized 
Educational 
Institutions 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section  1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
33 1962 XIV The West 
Pakistan 
Co-operative 
Development 
Board 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
34 1962 XX The West 
Pakistan 
Universities 
Removal of 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
Serial 
No. 
Year No. Subject or 
short title 
Amendments 
1 2 3 4 5 
Undesirable 
Government 
Servants 
Ordinance. 
35 1962 XXII The West 
Pakistan 
Government 
Dues Recovery 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
36 1962 XXVIII The Punjab 
Land Revenue 
(West Pakistan 
Amendment) 
Ordinance. 
In section 2, for “the Special Areas”, substitute 
“the Tribal Areas”. 
37 1962 XXIX The West 
Pakistan 
Primary 
Education 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”. 
38 1962 XLI The West 
Pakistan Text 
Book Board 
Ordinance. 
In sub -section (2) of section 1, for “the Special 
Areas”, substitute “the Tribal Areas”.

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rty of any person, or in which any person has for the time being an exclusive right of fishery, whether as owner, lessee or in any other capacity, 1Subs. by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964, Article 2 (1) read with Schedule, Serial No. 27, (w. e. f. 8.6.1962). Page 4 of 9 Explanation— Water shall not cease to be “private water” within the meaning of this definition by reason only that other persons may

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