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228
| Composition, etc. of Islamic Council
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(1)
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There shall be 691 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)
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The Islamic Council shall consist of such members,
being not less than eight and not more than 692[twenty] 692, 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)
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While appointing members of the Islamic Council
the President shall ensure that:
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(a)
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so far as practicable various schools of
thought are represented in the Council;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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not less than 693[one-third] 693 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)
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The President shall appoint one of the
members of the Islamic Council to be the Chairman thereof.
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(5)
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Subject to clause (6) a member of the Islamic
Council shall hold office for a period of three years.
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(6)
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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.
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(1)
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The functions of the Islamic Council shall be,
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(a)
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to make recommendations to 697[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] 697 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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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to compile in a suitable form, for the
guidance of 698[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] 698 and the Provincial Assemblies, such Injunctions
of Islam as can be given legislative effect.
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(2)
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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)
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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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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 699[:] 699
700[Provided that the final report shall be considered within twelve months after it has been laid.] 700
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