The Bank of Punjab (First Amendment) Act, 2003
The Punjab Office of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Punjab Removal from Service (Special Powers) (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Punjab Marriage Functions (Prohibition of Ostentatious Displays and Wasteful Expenses) Act 2003
The Punjab Local Government (First Amendment) Act 2003
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
N O T I F I C A T I O N
20 November 2002
No. PAP-Legis-1(5)/2002/ The following Order, made by the Governor of the Punjab, is hereby published for general information:-
“O R D E R
In exercise of the powers vested in me under Article 53 read with Article 127 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, and sub-rule (2) of rule 6 read with sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, I, Lt. Gen. Khalid Maqbool (Retd), Governor of the Punjab, nominate Ch. Pervaiz Elahi, member-elect and former Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, to preside over the sittings of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for purposes mentioned in the aforesaid rules and till such time that the newly elected Speaker assumes that office.
November 20, 2002 LT. GEN. KHALID MAQBOOL (RETD)”
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
No. PAP-Legis-1(5)/2002/ 20 November 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, Lahore, for publication of the above Notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. & date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
3. Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab.
4. Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
1st SESSION
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
N O T I F I C A T I O N
21 November 2002
No. PAP-Legis-1(3)/2002/ The following Order, made by the President of Pakistan, is hereby published for general information:-
“O R D E R
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan hereby summons the Provincial Assemblies of Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan in the respective Assembly Buildings at 1000 Hours on 25th November, 2002, for administering oath to the members-elect of the Provincial Assemblies and to hold elections for the Office of the Speaker and Deputy and for administering oath to them immediately where after the Assemblies shall be prorogued.
GENERAL
(PERVEZ MUSHARRAF)
PRESIDENT
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
No. PAP-Legis-1(3)/2002/ 21 November 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, Lahore, for publication of the above Notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. & date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
3. Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
4. All Administrative Secretaries to Government of the Punjab.
5. Advocate General, Punjab.
6. All Heads of Attached Departments in the Punjab.
7. Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab.
8. Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
9. Accountant General, Punjab.
10. Director-General, Protocol Punjab, Lahore.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
N O T I F I C A T I O N
27 November 2002
No. PAP/Legis-1(3)/2002/409 Having been elected as Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab under Article 108 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan read with rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997 and made oath of office as required under clause (2) of Article 53 read with Article 127 of the Constitution, in the meeting of the Assembly held on 27 November 2002, CH MUHAMMAD AFZAL SAHI has assumed the office of Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab with effect from 27 November, 2002.
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
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No. PAP/Legis-1(3)/2002/11483 27 November 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, Lahore, for publication of the above notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. & date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
3. The Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
4. The Secretary, National Assembly of Pakistan, Islamabad.
5. The Secretary, Senate of Pakistan, Islamabad.
6. The Secretaries, Provincial Assemblies of Sindh, Balochistan and NWFP.
7. All Administrative Secretaries, Government of the Punjab.
8. The Accountant General, Punjab.
9. All Deputy Coordination Officers, Punjab.
10. The Director-General, Protocol, Punjab.
11. The Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab.
12. The Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
13. The Advocate General, Punjab.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
N O T I F I C A T I O N
27 November 2002
No. PAP/Legis-1(3)/2002/410. Having been elected as Deputy Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab under Article 108 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan read with rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997 and made oath of office as required under clause (2) of Article 53 read with Article 127 of the Constitution, in the meeting of the Assembly held on 27 November 2002, SARDAR SHAUKAT HUSSAIN MAZARI has assumed the office of Deputy Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab with effect from 27 November 2002.
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
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No.PAP/Legis-1(3)/2002/11484 27 November 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, Lahore, for publication of the above notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. & date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
3. The Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
4. The Secretary, National Assembly of Pakistan, Islamabad.
5. The Secretary, Senate of Pakistan, Islamabad.
6. The Secretaries, Provincial Assemblies of Sindh, Balochistan and NWFP.
7. All Administrative Secretaries, Government of the Punjab.
8. The Accountant General, Punjab.
9. All Deputy Coordination Officers, Punjab.
10. The Director-General, Protocol, Punjab.
11. The Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab.
12. The Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
13. The Advocate General, Punjab.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
No.Legis-1(3)/2002/ 25 November 2002
Information Circular No.2
All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab are informed that the Assembly has been summoned to meet on 29 November 2002 at 10.00 am in the Assembly Building, Lahore for ascertainment of the member who commands the confidence of majority of members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, immediately where after the Assembly shall be prorogued.
2. The programme for ascertainment shall be as under:-
(a) Secretary Assembly shall receive nomination papers for the office of Chief Minister on 28 November 2002 by 9.00 pm.
(b) The Speaker shall scrutinize the nomination papers immediately thereafter.
(c) The nomination papers may be withdrawn at any time before the ascertainment takes place.
(d) The ascertainment will be held in accordance with rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, 1997, which reads as under:-
“20. Ascertainment. − (1) Before commencement of the ascertainment, the Speaker shall read out to the Assembly the names of the candidates validly proposed for the ascertainment who have not withdrawn, hereinafter called the contesting candidates, in the order in which their nomination papers were received and proceed to effect the ascertainment in accordance with the procedure set out in the Second Schedule.
(2) If there is only one contesting candidate and he secures the support of the majority of the members of the Assembly, the Speaker shall declare him to be the member commanding the confidence of the majority of the members.
(3) If there is only one contesting candidate and he is not able to secure the support of the majority of the members, all proceedings, for the ascertainment, shall commence afresh.
(4) If there are two or more contesting candidates, the candidate who secures the support of the majority of the members shall be declared to be the member commanding the confidence of the majority of the members.
(5) If no contesting candidate secures such majority in the first round, a second round shall be held between the candidates who are supported by the two highest numbers of members in the first round and the candidate who is supported by the majority of the members shall be declared to be commanding the confidence of the majority of the members:
Provided that, if two or more candidates are supported by an equal number of members, further round or, as the case may be, rounds shall be held between them until one of them secures support of the majority of the members.”
(Dr Syed Abul Hassan Najmee)
Secretary
2nd SESSION
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
NOTIFICATION
25 November 2002
No. PAP-Legis-1(3)/2002/407. The following order, made by the President of Pakistan, is hereby published for general information:-
“THE PRESIDENT
The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan hereby summons the Provincial Assemblies of Punjab and NWFP to meet in the respective Assembly Buildings at 1000 hours on 29 November 02, for ascertainment of the member who commands the confidence of the majority of the members of the respective Provincial Assembly, immediately where after the Assemblies shall be prorogued.
GENERAL
(PERVEZ MUSHARRAF)
PRESIDENT”
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
No. PAP-Legis-1(3)/2002/11433 25 November 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing Press, Punjab, Lahore, for publication of the above Notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. and date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
3. Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
4. Advocate General, Punjab.
5. Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab.
6. Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
7. Accountant General, Punjab.
8. Director-General, Protocol Punjab, Lahore.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
29 November 2002
Subject: ASCERTAINMENT OF THE MEMBER WHO COMMANDS THE CONFIDENCE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB IN TERMS OF ARTICLE 130(2A) OF THE CONSTITUTION
Dear
I have the honour to inform you that the Assembly, in its sitting held on 29 November 2002, has ascertained, according to the procedure laid down in rules 17 to 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, that CH PARVEZ ELAHI, MPA (PP-292), commands the confidence of the majority of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in terms of clause (2A) of Article 130 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely
(CH MUHAMMAD AFZAL SAHI)
Speaker
Lt. Gen. Khalid Maqbool (Retd)
Governor of the Punjab
Governor’s House
LAHORE
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
NOTIFICATION
29 November 2002
No. PAP-Legis-1(3)/2002/ The following Order, made by the Governor of the Punjab, is hereby published for general information:-
“ORDER
In exercise of the power conferred on me [under] Article 109 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, I, Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khalid Maqbool, Governor of the Punjab summon the Provincial Assembly to meet on Saturday, the November 30, 2002 at 10 A.M. at the Assembly Chambers, Lahore for the purpose set forth in clause (3) of Article 130 of the Constitution;
AND through further exercise of the power under Article 109 of the Constitution, the session shall stand prorogued on November 30, 2002 after completing the business for the day.
Dated Lahore, the LT. GEN. (RETD) KHALID MAQBOOL
29th November, 2002 GOVERNOR OF THE PUNJAB”
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
No.PAP-Legis-1(3)/2002/11514 29 November 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing Press, Punjab, Lahore, for publication of the above Notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. and date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab.
3. P.S. to Speaker, PAP.
4. P.S. to Deputy Speaker, PAP.
5. All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
6. Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
7. Advocate General, Punjab.
8. Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab.
9. Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
10. Accountant General, Punjab.
11. Director-General, Protocol Punjab, Lahore.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
D.O.No.PAP-Legis-1(15)/2002/11529
SPEAKER ASSEMBLY CHAMBER
LAHORE
30 November 2002
Subject: VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN CH PARVEZ ELAHI, CHIEF MINISTER, PUNJAB UNDER CLAUSE (3) OF ARTICLE 130 OF THE CONSTITUTION
Dear
I have the honour to inform you that Ch Parvez Elahi, Chief Minister, Punjab, has obtained the vote of confidence in terms of clause (3) of Article 130 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab at its sitting held today on 30 November 2002. A copy of the Notification is enclosed for your kind information.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely
(CH MUHAMMAD AFZAL SAHI)
Lt. Gen (Retd) Khalid Maqbool
Governor of the Punjab
Governor’s House
LAHORE
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
N O T I F I C A T I O N
16 December 2002
No. Legis-1(63)/2002/ The following Order, made by the Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, is hereby published for general information:-
“O R D E R
In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (3) of Article 54 read with Article 127 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of the Pakistan, 1973, I, Ch Muhammad Afzal Sahi, Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab do hereby summon the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to meet on 24 December 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at Assembly Chambers, Lahore.
CH MUHAMMAD AFZAL SAHI
Dated Lahore, the Speaker
16 December 2002 Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.”
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
No.Legis-1(63)/2002/ 16 December 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, Lahore, for publications of the above Notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. & date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab.
3. All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
4. Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
5. All Administrative Secretaries to Government of the Punjab.
6. Advocate General, Punjab.
7. All Heads of Attached Departments in the Punjab.
8. Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab,
9. Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
10. Accountant General, Punjab.
11. Director-General, Protocol Punjab, Lahore.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
N O T I F I C A T I O N
24 December 2002
No. Legis-1(22)/2002/417 The following Order, made by the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, is hereby published for general information:-
“O R D E R
In exercise of the powers conferred on me under clause (3) of Article 54 read with Article 127 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, I, CH MUHAMMAD AFZAL SAHI, Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, hereby prorogue the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab with immediate effect.
Lahore: CH MUHAMMAD AFZAL SAHI
24 December 2002 Speaker”
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
Secretary
No.Legis-1(22)/2002/352 24 December 2002
A copy is forwarded to the Superintendent, Government Printing, Press, Punjab, Lahore, for publication of the above Notification in the Gazette of the Punjab (Extraordinary) today.
(Maqsood Ahmad Malik)
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
No. & date even
A copy is forwarded for information to:-
1. Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.
2. Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab.
3. All Members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
4. Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab.
5. All Administrative Secretaries, Government of the Punjab.
6. All Heads of Attached Departments in the Punjab.
7. Advocate General, Punjab.
8. Director-General, Public Relations, Punjab.
9. Manager, APP/PPI, Lahore.
10. Accountant General, Punjab.
11. Director-General, Protocol Punjab, Lahore.
12. Staff Officer to Mr Speaker, PAP.
13. P.S. to Speaker, PAP.
13. P.S. to Deputy Speaker, PAP.
Deputy Secretary (Legis)
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
NOTIFICATION
19 December 2002
No. PAP/Legis-1(50)/97/415 Pursuant to the provisions of rule 2(1)(n) of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, Ch Muhammad Afzal Sahi, Speaker, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is pleased to declare that MR QASIM ZIA, MPA (PP-155, Lahore) shall be the Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, in terms of the aforesaid provisions, with immediate effect.
DR SYED ABUL HASSAN NAJMEE
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