THE NOTARIES (WEST PAKISTAN AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1966

(W.P. Ord. I of 1966)

C O N T E N T S

Sections

         1.         Short title and commencement.

         2.         Amendment of section 8 of Ordinance XIX of 1961.

 

[1]THE NOTARIES (WEST PAKISTAN AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1966

(W.P. Ordinance I of 1966)

[5 February 1966]

An Ordinance to amend the Notaries Ordinance, 1961, in its application to the Province of West Pakistan

Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Notaries Ordinance, 1961, in its application to the Province of West Pakistan, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

      AND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session and the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render immediate legislation necessary;

      Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) of Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:-

1.   Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the Notaries (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1966.

      (2)  It shall come into force at once.

2.   Amendment of section 8 of Ordinance XIX of 1961.— In the Notaries Ordinance, 1961 (XIX of 1961), in its application to the Province of West Pakistan, in section 8, in sub-section (1), for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted namely:-

      “(e)   administer oath to, or take affidavit from, any person, in relation to the matters enumerated in this section”.

 



[1]This Ordinance, was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on 30th January, 1966; approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan on 23rd May, 1966; under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962); and, published in the West Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 23rd May, 1966, pages 1459-60.