| 228 |
Composition, etc. of Islamic
Council
| (1) |
There shall be 597 constituted
within a period of ninety days from the commencing day
a Council of Islamic Ideology, in this part referred to
as the Islamic Council. |
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| (2) |
The Islamic Council shall
consist of such members, being not less than eight and
not more than 598[twenty] 598, as the President
may appoint from amongst persons having knowledge of the
principles and philosophy of Islam as enunciated in the
Holy Quran and Sunnah, or understanding of the economic,
political, legal or administrative problems of Pakistan. |
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| (3) |
While appointing members
of the Islamic Council the President shall ensure that:
| (a) |
so far as practicable
various schools of thought are represented in
the Council; |
| (b) |
not less than
two of the members are persons each of whom is,
or has been, a Judge of the Supreme Court or of
a High Court; |
| (c) |
not less than 599[one-third] 599 of
the members are persons each of whom has been
engaged, for a period of not less than fifteen
years, in Islamic research or instruction; and
(d) at least one member is a woman. |
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| (4) |
The President shall appoint
one of the members of the Islamic Council to be the Chairman
thereof. |
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] 600
| (5) |
Subject to clause (6)
a member of the Islamic Council shall hold office for
a period of three years. |
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| (6) |
A member may, by writing
under his hand addressed to the President, resign his
office or may be removed by the President upon the passing
of a resolution for his removal by a majority of the total
membership of the Islamic Council. |
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| 230 |
Functions of Islamic Council.
| (1) |
The functions of the Islamic
Council shall be,
| (a) |
to make recommendations
to 602[Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament)] 602 and
the Provincial Assemblies as to the ways and means
of enabling and encouraging the Muslims of Pakistan
to order their lives individually and collectively
in all respects in accordance with the principles
and concepts of Islam as enunciated in the Holy
Quran and Sunnah; |
| (b) |
to advise a House,
a Provincial Assembly, the President or a Governor
on any question referred to the Council as to
whether a proposed law is or is not repugnant
to the Injunctions of Islam; |
| (c) |
to make recommendations
as to the measures for bringing existing laws
into conformity with the Injunctions of Islam
and the stages by which such measures should be
brought into effect; and |
| (d) |
to compile in
a suitable form, for the guidance of 603[Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament)] 603 and
the Provincial Assemblies, such Injunctions of
Islam as can be given legislative effect. |
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| (2) |
When, under Article 229,
a question is referred by a House, a Provincial Assembly,
the President or a Governor to the Islamic Council, the
Council shall, within fifteen days thereof, inform the
House, the Assembly, the President or the Governor, as
the case may be, of the period within which the Council
expects to be able to furnish that advice. |
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| (3) |
Where a House, a Provincial
Assembly, the President or the Governor, as the case may
be, considers that, in the public interest, the making
of the proposed law in relation to which the question
arose should not be postponed until the advice of the
Islamic Council is furnished, the law may be made before
the advice is furnished:
Provided that,
where a law is referred for advice to the Islamic Council
and the Council advises that the law is repugnant to the
Injunctions of Islam, the House or, as the case may be,
the Provincial Assembly, the President or the Governor
shall reconsider the law so made.
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| (4) |
The Islamic Council shall
submit its final report within seven years of its appointment,
and shall submit an annual interim report. The report,
whether interim or final, shall be laid for discussion
before both Houses and each Provincial Assembly within
six months of its receipt, and Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)
and the Assembly, after considering the report, shall
enact laws in respect thereof within a period of two years
of the final report. |
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