PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH NOTIFICATION

KARACHI, THE 21ST FEBRUARY,2013.

NO.PAS/Legis-B-02/2013- The Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2013 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 7th  February, 2013 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 14th February, 2013 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh.

THE SINDH CIVIL SERVANTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013.

SINDH ACT NO. I OF 2013.

AN ACT

to  amend  the  Sindh  Civil  Servants  Act,1973,  to  regulate  the appointments and promotions and certain actions taken thereunder.

Preamble.

WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate certain actions relating to appointments and promotions;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to retain the morale of the Sindh Police, which in the past has risked the lives of their personnel and exhibited exceptional acts of gallantry in the line of duty;

AND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly is in session;

NOW THEREFORE this Bill is introduced on the floor of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh with the aim to regulate certain actions on part of the Provincial Government of Sindh relating to appointments and promotions granted under section 9-A of the Sindh Civil Servants Act,1973 or otherwise by the Police Department. The Bill seeks to amend the Sindh Civil Servants Act,1973 to extent as under:-

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Act, 2013.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Insertion of section 23-A.

        In  the  Sindh  Civil  Servants  Act,1973,  after  section  23,  the following new section shall be inserted:-

“23-A. Regularization of out of turn promotions. (1) Notwithstanding anything  contained  in  any  law,  or  order  or judgment of any Court, all out of turn promotions made immediately  before  the  commencement  of  the  Sindh  Civil

Servants  (Amendment)  Act,   2013,   under   section  9-A   by

Government or Competent Authority or otherwise by the Police Department shall stand regularized from the dates of such promotions.

(2) All promotions regularized under sub-section (1) above and all notifications, proceedings, instructions or orders issued in pursuance of such promotions are hereby affirmed and shall be deemed always to have been validly made.

(3) A person aggrieved by any promotion regularized under sub- section (1), may file an appeal in the Sindh Service Tribunal, within  thirty  days  of  the  commencement of  the  Sindh  Civil Servants (Amendment) Act, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE SPEAKER PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

                                    G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

                                    ACTING SECRETARY

                                    PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH