THE SECRETARIAT ALLOWANCE (RESCISSION OF ORDERS,
ETC.) ORDINANCE, 2000
The Secretariat Allowance (Rescission of Orders, etc.) Ordinance, 2000, is a significant piece of legislation in Pakistan that addresses the issue of secretariat allowances within the government sector. This ordinance, enacted in 2000, deals with the rescission and modification of previous orders and regulations related to secretariat allowances. In this introduction, we will explore the historical context, objectives, and legal significance of this ordinance.
- Short title, extent, and commencement
- Rescission of certain orders
- Removals of difficulties
THE SECRETARIAT ALLOWANCE (RESCISSION OF ORDERS, ETC.)
ORDINANCE, 2000
ORDINANCE No. XII of 2000
[30th March, 2000]
An Ordinance to provide for rescission of certain orders relating to Secretariat Allowance
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the rescission of certain orders relating to the Secretariat
Allowance granted to certain employees of the Federal Government to provide for matters
connected therewith and incidental thereto;
AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in pursuance of the
Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October 1999, and the Provisional Constitution
Order No. 1 as amended;
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary
to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fourteenth day of October 1999,
and Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 as amended as well as Order No. 9 of 1999, and in the exercise
of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased
to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:—
- Short title, extent, and commencement.
___ (1) This Ordinance may be called the Secretariat
Allowance (Rescission of Orders, etc.) Ordinance, 2000.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
- Rescission of certain orders.
___ (1) The orders, office memorandums, instructions, and other
instruments whereby the Secretariat Allowance was granted to certain Federal Government Employees
in the Federal Secretariat, President’s Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Secretariat, National Assembly
Secretariat, the Senate Secretariat, and other organizations of the Federal Government and the orders,
office memorandums, instructions, and other instruments amending the aforesaid orders office
memorandums, instructions, and other instruments, hereinafter referred to as the orders, converting the
Secretariat Allowance into Personal Allowance is hereby rescinded and shall be deemed always to
have been so rescinded on the 1st July 1988, and no financial benefit whatsoever, save and except as
provided in sub-section (2), shall accrue or be deemed to have accrued or become payable thereunder to
the persons employed in the aforesaid Secretariats and other Organisations of the Federal Government
notwithstanding any decision of any Court including the High Court and the Supreme Court.
(2) Any order made, instruction issued, or decision of any Court including a High Court or the
Supreme Court implemented immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance, shall be
deemed to have been validly made, issued, and implemented, and the amount of Secretariat Allowance
including Personal Allowance already paid thereunder shall be deemed to have been validly paid and
shall not be recoverable from the recipients of such allowances.
- Removals of difficulties.
___ If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this
Ordinance, the Federal Government may make such order as it may deem just and equitable to provide
recompense for the benefit of the Federal Government Servants who were recipients of the Secretariat
Allowance or the Personal Allowance.
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