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THE LEGISLTAIVE AND POLICY MAKING PROCESS IN PUNJAB PAKISTANBY: LAILA RUBAB JASKANI

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT POLICY ADVOCACY,

LAHORE, PUNJAB PAKISTAN


STRUCTURE/ COMPOSITION OF LEGISLATURE IN PUNJAB

Under Article 50 of the Constitution;

The Majlis-i-Shoora (Parliament)

President and two Houses to be known respectively as the;

Provincial Assembly and the Senate

Cabinet headed by the Chief Minister which is collectively responsible to the Punjab Assembly


Kinds of Legislation There are two kinds of legislations;

Legislation; The Provincial Assembly is empowered to make laws for the Province of the Punjab with respect to criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence and any matter not enumerated in the Federal Legislative List.

Government or official Bills

Private Members’ Bills

Overseeing the Government; and

Financial Accountability.


PROCEDURE OF LEGISLATION IN THE ASSEMBLY Bill

Introduction of a Bill

First Reading of the Bill

Second Reading of the Bill

Third Reading of the Bill

Assent and Publication

A bill passed by the Assembly is submitted to the Governor for assent. When a Bill is assented to by the Governor, the Assembly Secretariat publishes it in the official Gazette as an Act of the Assembly.


LEGISLATURE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERSThe Department administratively concerned shall be responsible for determining the contents of the proposed legislation, for consulting the concerned Departments including Finance Department

where necessary and for obtaining the approval in principle of the Cabinet to the issue involved, before asking Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department to give legal shape to the Bill.

obtain the Cabinet’s approval before asking Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department to give legal shape to the Bill

The concerned Department shall forward to Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department, through the Chief Minister, the draft Bill as approved by the Cabinet

The Bill shall be introduced in the Assembly by a Minister or a Parliamentary Secretary.


LEGISLATIVE POWERS Subject to the Constitution, Provincial Assembly may make laws for the Province or any part thereof.

Provincial Assembly shall have power to make laws with respect to criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence.

The Chief Minister is the head of the Cabinet and coordinate all policy matters;

A Minister of any department is responsible for the policy matters and for the conduct of business of the Department;

the Chief Secretary is the head of the Secretariat and be the Secretary of the Cabinet;


Executive Authority of a province

Executive Authority is exercised by the Governor and under Article 105, he shall act in accordance with advice of the cabinet or the Chief Minister(Punjab Rule of Business 2011).

There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers, with the Chief Minister at its head, to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions(Constitution of Pakistan,1973)


CABINET AT WORK (a)Proposals for substantive legislation, official or non-official, including Money Bills;

(b)Promulgation or withdrawal of Ordinances;

(c)The budget position and proposals before the presentation of the Annual Budget and other financial statements;

(d)Cases involving vital political, economic and administrative policies;

(e)Cases which a Minister considers important enough for reference to the Cabinet;

(f)Other cases required to be referred to the Cabinet under the provision of these rules; any case desired by the Chief Minister to be referred to the Cabinet; and

(j)The cases required by the Governor to be reconsidered by the Cabinet in terms of Article 105 of the Constitution.


ROLE OF MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS IN LEGISLATION

Drafting Of Bill in Legal Language

Provide Consultancy regarding competence of Parliament to make a

law on the proposed legislation

Fulfilling other Legal requirements

Presenting Bill In the House


List of Current Legislations,2015

The Right to Information Act,2013;access to informationThe Punjab Health Care Commission Act,2010;to regularized the public private health establishmentsLocal Government Act,2013;To promote organized and institutionalized citizens participationTHE PUNJAB STRATEGIC COORDINATION ACT 2014; to establish the Provincial Security Council and Punjab Strategic Coordination Board.THE PUNJAB SOCIAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY ORDINANCE 2015; to provide a comprehensive, efficient, effective and gender-equitable social protection system to the poor and vulnerable in the Punjab;


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