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The Decorations Act, 1975
1Act No. XLIII of 1975
[28th April 1975]
An Act to provide
for the
conferment
by the President
of decorations in recognition of
gallantry, meritorious service
in the Armed Forces 2[, academic
distinction or distinction in the field of sports or nursing.]
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the conferment by
the President of Decorations in recognition of gallantry, meritorious service in the
Armed forces 2[,academic distinction or
distinction in the field
of sports or nursing], restriction on the acceptance of [foreign decorations
by the citizen and person in the service of] Pakistan and
matters ancillary
thereto;
It is hereby enacted as
follows:---
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Decorations Act, 1975.
(2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the
fourteenth day of
August 1973.
2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
(a)
academic distinction includes,---
(i) research, achievement or performance in medicine, science, engineering, technology, philosophy, history, literature or the arts;
(ii)
invention of national importance;
(b) decorations means any Title, Honour, Award, Order, Medal, Bar, Clasp or
Commendation instituted or
created under section 3, and includes the decorations
enumerated in
the Schedule;
3[(c) gallantry includes an act of bravery, heroism, courage and
rendering of dedicated
services with
selfless devotion
in human rights and
public service;]
(d) meritorious service in the Armed Forces means service rendered by the
members of the Armed Forces in Peace or War or Emergency or in relation to
any national historic
occasion which is worthy of decoration.
1For Statement of Objects and
Reasons, see Gaz. of
P., 1975, Ext., Pt. III, p.183.
2Subs. by the Decorations (Amdt.)
Ordinance,
1981 (35 of 1981),s.2.
3Subs. by the Decorations (Amdt.)
Act, 1997 (8 of
1997),s.2, for clause
(c).
3. Institution or
creation of decorations.- (1) The President
may, by warrant, institute, or create, from time to time any decorations in recognition of gallantry, meritorious service in the Armed Forces 1[, academic distinction or distinction in the field of sports or nursing] and prescribe the conditions under which a decoration may
be awarded, conferred,
withdrawn, forfeited or annulled, or may
be restored after its withdrawal, forfeiture or
annulment.
(2) The President
may also award decoration
posthumously and
the
monetary reward, if any, attached to the decoration shall be
paid to the next of kin of
the person to whom the decoration is
awarded.
(3) No decoration shall be awarded, conferred, withdrawn, forfeited or annulled, and no decoration which has been
withdrawn, forfeited or annulled shall be
restored, except with the personal approval of the
President.
(4) Every
award, conferment, withdrawal, forfeiture, annulment and restoration of a
decoration shall be published in the official Gazette.
4.
Continuance of existing
decorations and their Warrants
of Institution and
statutes.- (1) All the
decorations enumerated in the Schedule and the Warrants of institution and statutes,
rules, regulations
and
instructions pertaining thereto,
which were in force immediately before
the commencement of this
Act,
shall continue to be in force until altered, repealed or amended
by
the President.
(2) The President may, by
order, amend the Schedule so as to include therein or exclude
therefrom any decoration.
(3) Notwithstanding anything
contained in subsection (1),
the President may, at any
time, withdraw, forfeit or annul any decoration awarded to, or conferred on, any
person, and
upon such withdrawal, forfeiture or annulment of any
decoration,
the person concerned shall
cease to have any right or privilege appertaining thereto; but the President may
restore any
such decoration after
its withdrawal, forfeiture or annulment.
5. Restriction on creation, conferment or acceptance of decorations.- (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person or authority
in Pakistan shall institute
or create, or
confer on
any person,
any
Title, Honour, Award,
Order, Medal, Bar, Clasp or
Commendation of the nature of a decoration or which is an
imitation of any decoration.
(2) No citizen of
(3) No person
to whom a decoration
has not been awarded or on whom a decoration
has
not been conferred, and no person whose
decoration has been withdrawn, forfeited or annulled, shall use or cause to be used with his name any words or letters representing
that the decoration
has been awarded to, or
conferred on,
him.
1Subs. by the Decoration (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1981 (35 of 1981),s.3.
6. Penalty and procedure.- (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions
of section 5 shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty thousand
rupees.
(2) A person convicted under this
section for accepting
any decoration from a foreign
State or sovereign shall be
deemed to have been deprived of such decoration.
(3) No prosecution for an offence punishable under this Act shall be instituted except
with the previous sanction of the Federal Government.
7. [Repeal.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance,
1981 (XXVII of 1981), s.3 and Sch.,II.
SCHEDULE
1.
Nishan-i-Haider.
2.
Nishan-i-Shujaat.
3.
Nishan-i-Imtiaz.
4.
Hilal-i-Juraat.
5.
Hilal-i-Shujaat.
6.
Hilal-i-Imtiaz.
7.
Sitars-i-Juraat.
8.
Sitars-i-Shujaat.
9.
Sitars-i-Imtiaz.
10.
Sitars-i-Basalat.
11.
Tamgha-i-Juraat.
12.
Tamgha-i-Shujaat.
13.
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz.
14.
Tamgha-i-Basalat.
15.
Quaid-i-Azam Police Medal for Gallantry.
16.
Presidents Police
Medal for Gallantry.
17.
Izaz-i-Kamal.
18.
Izaz-i-Fazeelat.
19.
Iz-i-Sabqat.
20.
Presidents Medal for Technology.
21.
Presidents Award for Children.
22.
Imtiazi-Sanad.
23.
Campaign/War Medals:
(1) Tamgha-i-Difaa with Clasp
(2) Tamgha-i-Difaa with Clasp Dir-Bajaur 196062.
(3) Tamgha-i-Difaa with Clasp Iduich 1965.
(4) Tamgha-i-Difaa with Clasp
(5) Sitara-i-Harb
1965 War.
1[(5A) Sitara-i-Harb 1971
War.]
(6) Tamgha-i-Jang 1965
War.
1[(7) Tamjha-i-Jang 192liWarJ
24. Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Military)
Class I, II and III.
25. Presidents Medal for Best Shot.
26.
27. Republic
Commemoration Medal.
1Ins. and added by order
dated.
22-3-76
published
in the Gaz. of
P., Ext., (
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