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The Development of Industries (Federal Control)
(Repeal) Ordinance, 1979
ORDINANCE XXVI OF 1979
An Ordinance to repeal the Development of Industries
(Federal Control) Act, 1972
[Gazette of
No. F. 17 (1)/79-Pub.-The following Ordinance made by
the President is hereby published for general information:---
Whereas it is expedient to repeal the Development of
Industries (Federal Control) Act, 1972 (XVI of 1972), and to provide for
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
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 fifth day of July 1977, read with the Laws( Continuance in Force) Order,
1977 (C.M.L.A. Order No. 1 of 1977), and in exercise of all powers enabling him
in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following
Ordinance:---
1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Ordinance may be, called the Development of
Industries (Federal Control) (Repeal) Ordinance, 1979.
(2) It extends to the whole of
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the
Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette appoint.
2. Definitions.-in this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context,---
(a) “Act” means the Development of Industries (Federal
Control) Act, 1972 (XVI of 1972);
(b) “commencing day” means the day on which this
Ordinance comes into force;
(c) “Corporation” means a company formed and
registered under the Companies Act, 1913 (VII of 1913), the entire issued and
paid-up share capital of which is held by the Federal Government and its
nominees;
(d) “managed company” means a company the aggregate
face value of the shares of which owned by the Federal Government and by
institutions owned or controlled by the Federal Government exceeds fifty per
cent of the total voting rights in the issued and paid-up share capital of the
company; and
(e) words and expressions used but not defined in this
Ordinance shall have the same meaning as in the Act.
3. Dissolution of the Board, etc.-(1) As from the commencing day, the Board shall stand
dissolved and all members of the Board shall cease to hold office.
(2) The winding-up of the affairs relating to the
Board shall be carried out by an Administrator to be appointed by the
President.
(3) The Administrator shall hold office during the
pleasure of the President and shall, in the discharge of his functions, be
subject to such directions as the President may give from time to time.
(4) The Administrator shall have all the powers of the
Board, including the powers to incur expenditure, collect assets and discharge
liabilities of the Board, to terminate orders, contracts, deeds, bonds,
agreements, powers of attorney and grants of legal representations or any other
instruments.
(5) The Administrator may fix a time limit within
which creditors, if any, shall prove their claims against the Board.
(6) The Federal Government may, by order in writing,
direct that the control and ownership of the properties; assets, including
moneys in the Fund and documents which, immediately before the commencing day,
belonged to the Board be transferred to it or such corporation or managed company
as it may specify, whereupon such property, assets and documents shall stand
transferred to and vest in the Federal Government, the corporation or, as the
case may be, the managed company.
(7) The Federal Government shall appoint an auditor to
carry out the audit relating to the affairs of the Board for the period to be
specified by the Federal Government and the auditor shall, upon completion of
the audit, submit his report to the Federal Government regarding the
availability and distribution of assets of the Board.
(8) For the purposes of the audit, the administrator
shall make all relevant documents available to the auditor.
4. Employees of the Board.-(1) The Federal Government may, by order in writing,
direct that the services of any officer or other employee of the Board shall,
on such day as may be specified in the order, stand transferred to the
corporation or managed company so specified on terms not less favourable than
those to which he was entitled as an employee of the Board.
(2) The Federal Government, in accordance with the
terms of their appointment, terminate the services of such officers and
employees of the Board as it may consider surplus.
5. Provident fund.-(1) The moneys and investments in the provident fund established by
the Board for the benefit of its officers and employees shall stand transferred
to and vest in the corporation or managed company to which their services are
transferred under section 4, free from any trust that may have been constituted
by the Board in respect thereof, and the trustees of the provident fund shall,
as from the day of such transfer, stand discharged from the trust except as
respects things done or omitted to be done before that day.
(2) An officer or other employee transferred to a
corporation or managed company under section 4 shall be deemed to have become,
on the date of such transfer, a member of the provident fund established by
such corporation or managed company and, in the records of such provident fund,
a separate account shall be opened for such officer or other employee and be
credited with the amount of the accumulated balance standing, immediately
before the said date, to the credit of such officer or other employee in the
provident fund established by the Board.
6. Contracts and proceedings.-(1) All orders, contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements,
powers of attorney, grants of legal representation and other instruments, of
whatever nature subsisting and having effect immediately before the commencing
day to which the Board is a party shall be of full force and effect against or
in favour of a corporation or managed company which may be designated by the
Federal Government for the purpose by notification in the official Gazette and
may be enforced or acted upon as fully and effectively as if references in such
orders, contracts, deeds, agreements, powers, grants and instruments to the
Board were references to such corporation or managed company.
(2) All suits, appeals or other proceedings of
whatever nature instituted by or against the Board and pending immediately
before the commencing day shall not abate, be discontinued or be in any way
prejudicially affected by reason of the dissolution of the Board, but the suit,
appeal or other legal proceeding may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by or
against corporation or managed company which may be designated by the Federal
Government for the purpose by notification m the official Gazette.
7. Bar of jurisdiction.-(1) No Court shall call into question or permit to be
called in question, any order made or anything done or any action taken under
this Ordinance.
8. Indemnity.-No
suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Federal
Government, the Board, a corporation, a managed company or any other person for
anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Ordinance.
9. Removal of difficulties.-If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any
provision of this Ordinance, the Federal Government may make such order or
issue such directive, not inconstant with the provisions of this Ordinance, as
may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the
difficulty.
10. Repeal.-The
Development of Industries (Federal Control) Act, 1972 (XVI of 1972), is hereby
repealed.
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