Prohibition of Firing and use of Explosive Substance at Marriages and other Ceremonies) Act, 1988.
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Specific Category Name: | The prohibition of firing and use of explosive substances at marriages and other ceremonies for the purposes to avoid indengering of life or property | |||||||||
Year | 1988 | |||||||||
Promulgation Date: | 12-03-1988 | |||||||||
Details: | THE [1][KHYBER
PAKHTUNKHWA] (PROHIBITION OF FIRING AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE AT MARRIAGES
AND OTHER CEREMONIES) ACT, 1988. [2][KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA] ACT NO. IV OF 1988. CONTENTS PREAMBLE SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Prohibition of firing and use of
explosive substances. 4. Penalty of offences. 5. Cognizance of offences. 6. Offences to be bailable. 7. Relaxation of provisions. 8. Power to make rules.
THE [3][KHYBER
PAKHTUNKHWA] (PROHIBITION OF FIRING AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE AT MARRIAGES
AND OTHER CEREMONIES) ACT, 1988. [4][KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA] ACT NO. IV OF 1988. [First published after having received
the assent of the Governor of the [5][Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] in the Gazette of [6][Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa] (Extraordinary), dated the 12th March, 1988]. AN ACT to prohibit firing and use of explosive
substance at marriages and other ceremonies.
WHEREAS
it is expedient to provide for prohibition of firing and use of explosive
substances at marriages and other ceremonies to avoid endangering of life or
property; It is hereby enacted as follows:
1. (1) This Act may be called the [7][Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa] (Prohibition of Firing and use of Explosive Substance at Marriages
and other Ceremonies) Act, 1988. (2) It
shall extend to the whole of the [8][Province
of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]. (3) It
shall come into force at once.
2. In this Act unless the context otherwise
requires,- (a) ‘explosive
substance’ means any substance which when exploses causes fire; (b) ‘firing’
means firing with any type of fire arms and shooting of explosive substances.
3. Firing and use of explosive
substances at the occasion of a marriage or any other ceremony including a
political reception or procession or stray firing at a public place is
prohibited.
4. (1) Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which
may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
5. A Police Officer of the rank of
Sub-Inspector may arrest any offender without warrant.
6. The offences committed under this Act
shall be bailable.
7. The Provincial Government may on
occasion of official ceremonies relax the provisions of
this Act by issuing a proper Notification in the official Gazette.
8. The Government may frame rules for
carrying out the purposes of this Act. By Order of the Speaker, Provincial Assembly of 1[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]
[1]Substituted vide Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011
[1]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 [2]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 [3]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 [4]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 [5]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 [6]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 [7]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 [8]Substituted vide
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act No. IV of 2011 |