The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President, on the 13th February, 1975, and is hereby published for general information :--

Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted as follows :--

1. Short title and commencement.---(1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Third Amendment) Act, 1975.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Article 10 of the Constitution.---In the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinbefore referred to as the Constitution, in Article 10,---

(a) in clause (4), for the words "one month" twice occurring the words "three months" shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (5), for the words and comma "as soon as may be, but not later than one week" the words "within fifteen days" shall be substituted; and

(c) in clause (7), in the proviso, after the word "enemy", the commas and words, "or who is acting or attempting to act in a manner prejudicial to the integrity, security or defence of Pakistan or any part thereof or who commits or attempts to commit any act which amounts to an anti-national activity as defined in a Federal law or is a member of any association which has for its objects, or which indulges in, any such anti-national activity" shall be added.

3. Amendment of Article 232 of the Constitution.---In the Constitution, in Article 232, in clause (7), for paragraph (b) the following shall be substituted, namely:---

"(b) shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (a), cease to be in force upon a resolution disapproving the proclamation being passed by the votes of the majority of the total membership of the two Houses in joint sitting."