Article 114 Part 9 •Part 9 – Federal Legislative Procedure

Article 114 – Ordinance

(1)

If at any time, except when both the Houses of the Federal Parliament is in session, the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take action, the President may issue an Ordinance on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

(2)

An Ordinance promulgated under clause (1) shall have the same force and effect as an Act.

Provided that, every such Ordinance:

(a)
Shall be tabled at the next session and if not passed by both the Houses, it shall cease to be effective,
(b)
May be repealed at any time by the President,
(c)
Shall unless rendered ineffective or repealed under section (a) or (b), cease to have effect after six months of its issuance, or after six months of the meeting of both the Houses,

Explanation

For the use of this clause, if the meetings of the Federal Parliament are held at different dates, the time shall be count from the later date of the meeting.

Article 114 – Ordinance

Related Provisions & Cross-References

Article 109 – Legislative power of Federal Parliament

Article 111 – Procedure for passing Bills

Article 110 – The procedure of introducing a Bill

Article 112 – Withdrawal of Bill