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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Constitution 1973 § Article 126 — Power to authorize expenditure when Assembly stands, dissolved

This page reproduces the English text stored for section Article 126 of Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The statute citation and data status are shown below.

Statutory text (English)

Notwithstanding
anything contained in the foregoing provisions relating to financial matters, at any time when the
Provincial Assembly stands dissolved, the Provincial Government may authorize expenditure from the
Provincial Consolidated Fund in respect of the estimated expenditure for a period not exceeding four
months in any financial year, pending completion of the procedure prescribed in Article 122 for the
voting of grants and the authentication of the schedule of authorized expenditure in accordance with
the provisions of Article 123 in relation to the expenditure.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 126: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 62, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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