Notes for Part VIII, Chapter 2

Substituted for the word Parliament by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985: P.O.No.14 of 1985) Art 2 and Sch item 1 (with effect from March 2, 1985).

240A.

Clause (1) substituted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Article 83), with effect from April 19th, 2010, for the following:

(1) A general election to the National Assembly or a Provincial Assembly shall be held within a period of sixty days immediately ^[240C] [following] the day on which the term of the Assembly is due to expire, unless the Assembly has been sooner dissolved, and the results of the election shall be declared not later than fourteen days before that day ^[240C] [:]

^[240D] Provided that on dissolution of an Assembly on completion of its term, the President, in his discretion, or, as the case may be, the Governor, in his discretion but with the previous approval of the President, shall appoint a care-taker Cabinet.

240B.

Substituted for the word "preceding" by the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24), Art 3(1), sched. item 22(a)(i).

240C.

Substituted for the full-stop by the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24), Art 3(1), sched. item 22(a)(ii).

240D.

Proviso added by the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24), Art 3(1), sched. item 22(a)(ii).

240E.

Clauses (1A) and (1B) inserted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Article 83(ii)), with effect from April 19th, 2010.

240F.

The word "general" inserted by the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24), Art 3(1), sched. item 22(b) was effectively omitted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Article 2(a)), with effect from April 19th, 2010, by repealing the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24).

240G.

Clauses (6) and (7) inserted by the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24), Art 3(1), sched. item 22(c) were effectively omitted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Article 2(a)), with effect from April 19th, 2010, by repealing the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24).

[(6) When a seat reserved for women or non-Muslims in the National Assembly or a Provincial Assembly falls vacant, for death, resignation or disqualification of a member, it shall be filled by the next person in order of precedence from the party list of the candidates submitted to the Election Commission for the last general election by the political party whose member has vacated such seat.

(7) When a care-taker Cabinet is appointed, on dissolution of the National Assembly under Article 58 or a Provincial Assembly under Article 112, or on dissolution of any such Assembly on completion of its term, the Prime Minister or, as the case may be, the Chief Minister of the care-taker Cabinet shall not be eligible to contest the immediately following election of such Assembly.]

240H.

Clause (6) inserted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Article 83(iii)), with effect from August 21, 2002.

241.

Article 226 substituted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Article 84), with effect from April 19th, 2010, for the following:

226. Elections to be secret ballot.: All elections under the Constitution ^[241A][ * * ] shall be by secret ballot.

241A.

The words "other than those of the Prime Minister and a Chief Minister" omitted by the Constitution (Third Amendment) Order, 1985 (P.O.No. 24 of 1985) section 5 (with effect from March 19, 1985).

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