TEXT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S ORDER NO.3 OF 2001

DOCUMENT # 9

AN ORDER to provide for succession to the office of the President. Whereas it is expedient to provide for succession to the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999 and the Provisional Constitution Order 1 of 1999 and I exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic is please to make and promulgate the following order:-

1.             Short title and commencement:-

(1)     This Order may be called The President’s Succession Order, 2001.

(2)     It shall come into force at once.

2.             This Order shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution or any other law.

3.            (1)           Upon the office of the President becoming vacant for any reason whatsoever, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall be the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and shall perform all function assigned to the President by r under the Constitution or by or under any law.

                (2)           The Chief Executive shall hold office as President until his successor enters upon his office.

                (3)           Before entering upon his office, the President shall make, before the Chief Justice of Pakistan, oath in the form set out in the Schedule.

4.             (1)           If the President, by reason of absence from Pakistan or any other cause, is unable to perform his function, the Chief Justice of Pakistan or, if the Chief Justice of Pakistan is also absent from Pakistan, the most senior Judge of the Supreme Court shall perform the function of President until the President returns to Pakistan or, as the case may be, resume his functions.

(2)           Before entering upon his office, the Acting President shall make before the most senior Judge of the Supreme Court oath in the form set out in the Schedule.