Prohibition of Firing and use of Explosive Substance at Marriages and other Ceremonies) Act, 1988.

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Department: Home & Tribal Affairs Department
Main Category: Acts
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
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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.

 

           

Preamble.

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:

 

Short title,        extent and commenceme-nt.

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.

Definitions.

 

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.

 

Prohibition of firing and use 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.

 

 

Penalty of offences.

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.

 

Cognizance of offences.

5.           A Police Officer of the rank of Sub-Inspector may arrest any offender without warrant.

 

Offences to be bailable.

6.         The offences committed under this Act shall be bailable.

 

 

Relaxation of provisions.

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.

 

Power to make rules.

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