Pakistan (Punjab) Legislation

THE RAILWAYS (TRANSPORT OF GOODS) (WEST PAKISTAN AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1967

(W.P. Ord. IV of 1967)

Sections

1. Short title.

2. Amendment of section 1 of Act XII of 1947.

^[1]THE RAILWAYS (TRANSPORT OF GOODS) (WEST PAKISTAN AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1967

(W.P. Ordinance IV of 1967)

[2 June 1967]

An Ordinance further to amend the Railways (Transport of Goods) Act, 1947, in its application to the Province of West Pakistan

Preamble.-- WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Railways (Transport of Goods) Act, 1947, 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.-- This Ordinance may be called the Railways (Transport of Goods) (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1967.

2. Amendment of section 1 of Act XII of 1947.-- In the Railways (Transport of Goods) Act, 1947 (Act XII of 1947), in its application to the Province of West Pakistan in section 1, in sub-section (3), for the word "twenty" the word "twenty-three" shall be substituted.