ORDINANCE NO. II OF 2013
An Ordinance further to amend the Medical
and. Dental Council Ordinance, 1962
[Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part-I, 12th February, 2013]
No.
F. 2(1)/2013-Pub.—The
following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for
general information:
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the
Medical and Dental Council Ordinance, 1962 (XXXII of 1962), for the purposes
hereinafter appearing;
AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and the
Senate are not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances
exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers
conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the
following Ordinance:-
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Ordinance may be called the Medical
and Dental Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013.
(2) It
shall come into force at once.
2. Substitution of Section 36-B, Ordinance XXXII
of 1962.—In the Medical and
Dental Council Ordinance, 1962 (XXXII of 1962), for Section 36-B the following
shall be substituted, namely:-
"36-B.
Transitory provision.—(1)
Upon commencement of the Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Act, 2012 (XIX
of 2012), the incumbent Council constituted under Section 3 shall stand
dissolved.
(2) Notwithstanding
dissolution of the Council under sub-section (1), the President, Vice-President
of the Council and Executive Committee of the Council as exist immediately
before commencement of the aforesaid Act shall stay intact. The President and
Vice-President shall act as members of the Executive Committee.
(3) The
Federal Government shall appoint an Administrator who shall be a medical or
dental practitioner not below BPS-20 officer of Federal Government who shall
head the Executive Committee. The Administrator and the Executive Committee
shall exercise powers of the Council till constitution of a new Council and
shall conduct elections for membership of the Council within a period not
exceeding ninety days.".
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