Article 239 originally read:
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- "239
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- (1)
- A Bill to amend the Constitution shall originate in the
National Assembly and when the Bill has been passed by the votes of
not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the Assembly it
shall be transmitted to the Senate.
- (2)
- If the Bill is passed by the Senate by a majority of the total
membership of the Senate it shall be presented to the President for
assent.
- (3)
- If the Bill is passed by the Senate with amendments, it shall
be reconsidered by the National Assembly; and if the Bill as
amended by the Senate is passed by the Assembly by the votes of not
less than two-thirds of the total membership of the Assembly, it
shall be presented to the President for assent.
- (4)
- If the Bill is not passed by the Senate within ninety days from
the day of its receipt the Bill shall be deemed to have been
rejected by the Senate.
- (5)
- The President shall assent to the Bill within seven days of the
presentation of the Bill to him, and if he fails to do so he shall
be deemed to have assented thereto at the expiration of that
period.
- (6)
- When the President has assented to or is deemed to have
assented to the Bill, the Bill shall become Act of Parliament and
the Constitution shall stand amended in accordance with the terms
thereof.
- (7)
- A Bill to amend the Constitution which would have the effect of
altering the limits of a Province shall not be passed by the
National Assembly unless it has been approved by a resolution of
the Provincial Assembly of that Province passed by the votes of not
less than two-thirds of the total membership of that
Assembly."
This was substituted by P.O.No. 14 of 1985 Art. 2 and Sch. item
48 (with effect from March 2, 1985) by:
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- "239
- Constitution amendment Bill
- (1)
- A Bill to amend this Constitution may originate in either House
and when the Bill has been passed by the votes of not less than
two-thirds of the total membership of the House it shall be
transmitted to the other House.
- (2)
- If the Bill is passed without amendment by the votes of not
less than two-thirds of the total membership of the House to which
it is transmitted under clause (1), it shall be transmitted to all
the Provincial Assemblies.
- (3)
- If the Bill is passed with amendment by the votes of not less
than two-thirds of the total membership of the House to which it is
transmitted under clause (1), it shall be reconsidered by the House
in which it had originated; and if the Bill as amended by the
former House is passed by the latter by the votes of not less than
two-thirds of its total membership it shall be transmitted to all
the Provincial Assembles.
- (4)
- Subject to clause (5), if the Bill transmitted to the
Provincial Assemblies under clause (2) or clause (3) is passed by
each such Assembly by a majority of the total number of its members
present and voting, it shall be presented to the President for
assent.
- (5)
- A Bill to amend the Constitution which would have the effect of
altering the limits of a Province shall not be presented to the
President for assent unless it has been passed by the Provincial
Assembly of that Province by the votes of not less than two-thirds
of its total membership.
- (6)
- No amendment of the Constitution shall be called in question in
any court on any ground whatsoever.
- (7)
- For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that there is
no limitation whatever on the power of the Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament) to amend by way of addition, modification or repeal
any of the provisions of the Constitution."
This was substituted by the present text through the
Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1985 (P.O.No. 20 of 1985)
Art. 3 (with effect from March 17, 1985.