(1) The President may issue an ordinance on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, except when both houses of the Federal Parliament are in session, if something needs to be done immediately. (2) The ordinance issued in accordance with sub-section (1) shall be valid as an Act. But every such ordinance,–
(a) upon issuance shall be submitted to both Houses of the Federal Parliament sitting and shall automatically become inactive if not accepted by both Houses,
(b) may be revoked at any time by the President, and
(c) If it is not deactivated or revoked according to clause (a) or (b), it shall automatically be deactivated sixty days after the meeting of both houses. Explanation: For the purposes of this clause, "the day on which both the Houses meet" means the day on which the session of both the Houses of the Federal Parliament begins or on which the meeting is held, and the term refers to the day after the meeting of the Houses of the Federal Parliament in the case that the Houses of the Federal Parliament are sitting before and after the meeting.