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Objectives of The Provincial Assembly

The document outlines the objectives and functions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly in Pakistan. The key objectives are to elect the Chief Minister, provide oversight of the provincial government, authorize expenditures from the provincial fund, and examine government accounts. The main functions of the assembly are to make laws, authorize provincial expenditures through approving budgets, and act as an oversight body by keeping checks on government policies and performance.

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Objectives of The Provincial Assembly

The document outlines the objectives and functions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly in Pakistan. The key objectives are to elect the Chief Minister, provide oversight of the provincial government, authorize expenditures from the provincial fund, and examine government accounts. The main functions of the assembly are to make laws, authorize provincial expenditures through approving budgets, and act as an oversight body by keeping checks on government policies and performance.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY

Before explaining the functions of the provincial assembly in detail, it would help to understand
the broad objectives of the provincial assembly, which are given below as bulleted points.
Election of the Chief Minister of the Province
The Provincial Government is responsible and accountable to the public as well as their
representatives
To provide legal authority to the provincial Government for keeping order and peace in
the country
As keeper of the Provincial Consolidated Fund and to authorize expenditure from the
fund and approval of the annual and supplementary budget
To examine and scrutinize the accounts maintained by the Provincial Government and to
supervise various branches of the Government through various Committees and Sub-
Committees of the House.
To maintain an independent Assembly Secretariat for effective ministerial assistance and
to keep accounts on behalf of the House, including the expenditure on the secretariat as a
constitutional obligation

ROLE OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY
The main functions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly are described below.
1. To make laws.
This function is subject to certain limitations including:
The Provincial Assembly cannot legislate when an emergency is declared in the country.
The Provincial Assembly cannot make laws which are against the fundamental rights of
the citizens of the country
Principles of policy or rule of law should be the basis for each law
A law cannot be enacted unless it is in conformity with the injunctions of Islam
The Provincial Assembly cannot legislate on matters, which do not fall within its
purview, although it can legislate on matters listed in the Concurrent Legislative List.
However where parliament makes a law in the Concurrent Legislative List, and
Provincial Assembly also legislates on it, the Provincial law, will be void to the extent of
the repugnancy with the Federal law.
Residuary List: The Provincial Assembly has exclusive powers to make laws, with
respect to any matter not specified either in the Federal Legislative List or in the
Concurrent Legislative List. This list is called the Residuary List. Residuary matters are
exclusively within Provincial autonomy. It is important to note that one institution cannot
take over powers of the other institution.
2. Manager of the purse of the nation.
Expenditure can only take place from the Provincial Consolidated Fund if it is authorized by the
Provincial Assembly. Provincial Assembly exercises checks over the executive through control
over the Finance.
3. Approval of Budgets.
The Provincial Assembly has the power to approve or refuse any demand in the budget and to
reduce the amount specified in the demand. Once the budget is approved, the Government does
not have the right to deviate from these sanctions. For excess expenditure the Government has to
seek regularization from the Assembly. Audit reports of the Government are further scrutinized
by the public accounts Committee of the Assembly.
Note that the Provincial Assembly is also a representative institution of the voice of the public
and keeps checks upon policies, practices and performance of the Government acting as an
oversight body.
Proceedings
At the first sitting of the Assembly after a general election, the members take an oath before the
Assembly. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker preside over the meeting but if he/she is not present
then the Governor may nominate from amongst the Members of the Assembly, a Chairman who
presides over the session. After the Speaker has been elected by a majority vote, he/she takes on
his /her role as an impartial arbiter of all proceedings.
Commencement of a session
The Speaker nominates from amongst the Members a panel of not more than four
Chairmen, and decides the order of precedence in which order they are to preside during
the session only in the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
If at any sitting of the Assembly, the Speaker, Deputy Speaker

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