(1) If, at any time, except when both Houses
of the Federal Parliament are in session, circumstances exist which render it
necessary to take immediate action, the President may, on recommendation of the
Council of Ministers, promulgate an Ordinance.
(2) An Ordinance promulgated under clause (1) shall have the same
force and effect as an Act.
Provided that every such Ordinance:
(a) shall be tabled at the session of both Houses of the Federal
Parliament held after the promulgation, and if not passed by
both Houses, it shall ipso facto cease to be effective,
(b) may be repealed at any time by the President, and
(c) shall, unless rendered ineffective or repealed under sub-clause
(a) or (b), ipso facto cease to be effective at the expiration of
sixty days after the day on which a meeting of both Houses is
held.
Explanation: For the purposes of this clause, “day on which a meeting of
both Houses is held” means the day on which a session or meeting of both
Houses of the Federal Parliament commences or is held, and this term
means the later day on which a meeting of the House is held if the Houses
of the Federal Parliament meet on different dates.