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Article 139 — Conduct of business of Provin cial Government ................................ ......... 72

Article
139
Chapter
CHAPTER 3. – THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
Index row title
Conduct of business of Provin cial Government ................................ ......... 72
Source document
Pakistan Constitution
Provision ID
f3a232bc-b96c-46a0-b1ad-62a70e9e6a86

146 words

Verbatim text

3[139. (1) All executive actions of the Provincial Government shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Governor. 1 Subs. by P. O. No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch.. for "Art. 136". 2 See foot note 6 on page 3 , supra . 3 Subs. by P O. No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch., for "Article 139". 73 (2) The 1[Provincial Government] shall by rules specify the manner in which orders and other instruments made and ex ecuted 2[in the name of Governor] shall be authenticated, and the validity of any order or instrument so authenticated shall not be questioned in any court on the ground that it was not made or executed by the Governor. 3[(3) The Provincial Government shall also make rules for the allocation and transaction of its business .]] 140. Advocate General for a Province

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  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 3. – THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS”.
  • The row is titled “Conduct of business of Provin cial Government ................................ ......... 72”.
  • The passage runs to about 146 words.

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