Procedure Generally
67. Rules of procedure, etc. (1) Subject to the Constitution, a House may make 1rules for
regulating its procedure and the conduct of its business, and shall have power to act notwithstanding
any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the House shall not be invalid on the
ground that some persons who were not entitled to do so sat, voted or otherwise took part in the
proceedings.
(2) Until rules are made under clause (1), the procedure and conduct of business in a House shall
be regulated by the rules of procedure made by the President.
68. Restriction on discussion in MajliseShoora (Parliament). No discussion shall take place
in 2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] with respect to the conduct of any Judge of the Supreme Court or
of a High Court in the discharge of his duties.
69. Courts not to inquire into proceedings of MajliseShoora (Parliament).__ (1) The
validity of any proceedings in 2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] shall not be called in question on the
ground of any irregularity of procedure.
(2) No officer or member of 2[MajliseShoora Parliament)] in whom powers are vested by or
under the Constitution for regulating procedure or the conduct of business, or for maintaining order in
2[Majlis eShoora (Parliament)], shall be subject to the jurisdiction of any court in respect of the
exercise by him of those powers.
(3) In this Article, 2[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] has the same meaning as in Article 66.
Legislative Procedure
3[70. Introduction and passing of Bills. (1) A Bill with respect to any matter in the Federal
Legislative List may originate in either House and shall, if it is passed by the House in which it
originated, be transmitted to the other House; and, if the Bill is passed without amendment by the
other House also, it shall be presented to the President for assent.
(2) If a Bill transmitted to a House under clause (1) is passed with amendments it shall be sent
back to the House in which it originated and if that House passes the Bill with those amendments it
shall be presented to the President for assent.
(3) If a Bill transmitted to a House under clause (1) is rejected or is not passed within ninety days
of its laying in the House or a Bill sent to a House under clause (2) with amendments is not passed by
that House with such amendments, the Bill, at the request of the House in which it originated, shall be
considered in a joint sitting and if passed by the votes of the majority of the members present and
voting in the joint sitting it shall be presented to the President for assent.
(4) In this Article and the succeeding provisions of the Constitution, "Federal Legislative List"
means the Federal Legislative List in the Fourth Schedule.]
1 For the rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, see Gaz., of Pak. 1973, Ext. Pt. II, pp. 15431620.
For the Rules of procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 1973, see Gaz. of Pakistan., 1973, Ext. Pt.II, pp.18971957.
2 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch., for "Parliament".
3 Subs. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 23, for "Article 70".
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