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  "title": "PUNJAB QAUMI RAZAKARS ORDINANCE, 1965",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB QAUMI RAZAKARS ORDINANCE, 1965 \r\n(XXVIII of 1965) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Constitution of Qaumi Razakars. \r\n4. Duties of Qaumi Razakars. \r\n5. Call for training or duty. \r\n6. Call in aid of Police force. \r\n7. Dismissal. \r\n8. Punishment. \r\n9. Qaumi Razakars to be public servants. \r\n10. Bar to legal proceedings. \r\n11. Cognizance of offences. \r\n12. Power to make rules. \r\n13. Repeal and savings. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] QAUMI RAZAKARS ORDINANCE, 1965 \r\n(XXVIII of 1965) \r\n[25 September 1965] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto consolidate the law relating to Qaumi Razakars in the Province of \r\n3\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate the law relating to Qaumi \r\nRazakars in the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab]; \r\n AND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of  West Pakistan is not in session, \r\nand the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render \r\nimmediate legislation necessary; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) \r\nof Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make \r\nand promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] Qaumi Razakars Ordinance, 1965. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Provi nce of \r\n6\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “Government” means the \r\n7\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(b) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance. \r\n3. Constitution of Qaumi Razakars .– (1) The Deputy Commissioner may \r\ncause to be constituted for his district a body, to be called the Qaumi Razakars, \r\nconsisting of such number of persons and in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on September 21, 1965 under clause (3) of Article 79 of \r\nthe Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakis tan (1962);  approved by the P rovincial Assembly of West Pakistan on \r\nDecember 2, 1965, published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated December 2, 1965, pp. 5123-5125. \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptatio n) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w .e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 81. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Ibid. \r\n7Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Order ibid. \r\n (2) The Deputy Commissioner may appoint as members of the Qaumi \r\nRazakars such persons as are fit and willing to serve. \r\n (3) The superintende nce of and control over the body shall ves t in the \r\nDeputy Commissioner and it shall be commanded by such person as the Deputy \r\nCommissioner may appoint. \r\n4. Duties of Qaumi Razakars.– The Qaumi Razakars shall perform such duties \r\nin connection with the mainte nance of law and order, public security an d natural \r\ncalamities as may be prescribed. \r\n5. Call for training or duty .– The Deputy Commissioner may in the prescribed \r\nmanner at any time call out Qaumi Razakars or a member thereof by a general or \r\nspecial order for training or discharge of duties under this Ordinance. \r\n6. Call in aid of Police force .– A member of Qaumi Razakars when called out \r\nby the Deputy Commissioner in aid of the Police force or any other service \r\nestablished by law, shall be under the control o f the officers of such force or service, \r\nin such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed, and shall have the same \r\npowers, privileges and protection as a person appointed to such force or service. \r\n7. Dismissal.– The Deputy Commissioner may, by an ord er in writing, dismiss \r\nany member of the Q aumi Razakars for misconduct or failure in the discharge of his \r\nduties or for any other sufficient cause. \r\n \r\n1\r\n[Provided that such member shall be provided an opportunity of being heard \r\nbefore an order against him is passed.] \r\n8. Punishment.– If a member of the Qaumi Razakars, on being called out under \r\nsection 5, neglects or refuses to obey such order or any other lawful order or \r\ndirection given to him for the performance of his duties, without sufficient cause, he \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine \r\nwhich may extend to fifty rupees, or with both. \r\n9. Qaumi Razakars to be public servants .– A member of the Qaumi Razakars \r\nshall be deemed to be a public servant within the meanin g of section 21 of the \r\nPakistan Penal Code\r\n2\r\n. \r\n10. Bar to legal proceedings .– No suit, prosecution, or other legal  proceedings \r\nshall lie against any member of the Qaumi Razakars for anything which is in good \r\nfaith done, or intended to be done, in pursuance of this Ordinance, or any rules \r\nmade thereunder. \r\n11. Cognizance of offences .– When any member of the Qaumi Razakars is \r\naccused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him, while acting or \r\npurporting to act in the discharge of his duties under this  Ordinance, no Court shall \r\ntake cognizance of such offence except with the previous sanction of the Deputy \r\nCommissioner. \r\n \r\n1Added by the Punjab Qaumi Razakars ( Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XXIV of 1985), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated February 23, 1985, s. 2.  \r\n2XLV of 1860. \r\n12. Power to make rules .– (1) Government may make rules to carry out the \r\npurposes of this Ordinance. \r\n (2) In particular and without prej udice to the generality of the foregoing \r\npowers, such rules may– \r\n(a) regulate the organization, conditions of service and discipline of the \r\nmembers of the Qaumi Razakars; \r\n(b) prescribe the uniform and accoutrements of the Qaumi Razakars; \r\n(c) prescribe duties that Qaumi Razakars may perform under section 4; \r\n(d) prescribe the manner in which the Qaumi Razakars may be called out \r\nfor training or service; \r\n(e) provide for the exercise of control by officers of the Police force or any \r\nother service established by law over members of the Qaumi Razakars \r\nwhen acting in aid of such force or service; \r\n(f) prescribe the form of certificate of membership of the Qaumi Razakars. \r\n13. Repeal and savings.– (1) The following enactments are hereby repealed:– \r\n(a) the Sind Home Guards Act, 1948\r\n1\r\n; \r\n(b) the West Punjab Qaumi Razakars Act, 1949\r\n2\r\n; and \r\n(c) the North-West Frontier Qaumi Razakars Act, 1952\r\n3\r\n. \r\n (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the enactments mentioned in sub -section \r\n(1), members of the Home Guards and Qaumi Razakars thereby a ppointed shall be \r\ndeemed to be members of the Qaumi Razakars hereby constituted. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Sind XXI of 1948. \r\n2West Punjab XVI of 1949. \r\n3N.W.F.P V of 1952.",
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