| CONSTITUTION (THIRD AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974 | |
| President's Assent Received: 13th February 1975 | |
| Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 18th February 1975 | |
| An Act further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |
| 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 hereinafter 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 latter 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 of defense of Pakistan or any part thereof or who commits or attempt 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 object, or which indulges him, any such anti-national activity" shall be substituted; | |
| 3. Amendment of Article 232 of the Constitution. | |
| In the Constitution, in Article 232, in clause (7), for paragraph (b) the following new clause 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." |