Constitution 1973 § Article 230 — Functions of the Islamic Council

Statutory text (English)

(1) The functions of the Islamic Council shall
be—
(a) to make recommendations to 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] and the Provincial
Assemblies as to the ways and means of enabling and encouraging the Muslims
of Pakistan to order their lives individually and collectively in all respects in
accordance with the principles and concepts of Islam as enunciated in the Holy
Quran and Sunnah;
(b) to advise a House, a Provincial Assembly, the President or a Governor on any
question referred to the Council as to whether a proposed law is or is not
repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam;
(c) to make recommendations as to the measures for bringing existing laws into
conformity with the Injunctions of Islam and the stages by which such
measures should be brought into effect; and
(d) to compile in a suitable form, for the guidance of 1[Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament)] and the Provincial Assemblies, such Injunctions of Islam as can
be given legislative effect.

(2) When, under Article 299, a question is referred by a House, a Provincial Assembly, the
President or a Governor to the Islamic Council, the Council shall, within fifteen days thereof, inform
the House, the Assembly, the President or the Governor, as the case may be, of the period within which
the Council expects to be able to furnish that advice.

(3) Where a House, a Provincial Assembly, the President or the Governor, as the case may be,
considers that, in the public interest, the making of the proposed law in relation to which the question
arose should not be postponed until the advice of the Islamic Council is furnished, the law may be
made before the advice is furnished:

Provided that, where a law is referred for advice to the Islamic Council and the Council advises
that the law is repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam, the House or, as the case may be, the Provincial
Assembly, the President or the Governor shall reconsider the law so made.

(4) The Islamic Council shall submit its final report within seven years of its appointment, and
shall submit an annual interim report. The report, whether interim or final, shall be laid for discussion
before both Houses and each Provincial Assembly within six months of its receipt, and 1[Majlis-e-
Shoora (Parliament)] and the Assembly, after considering the report, shall enact laws in respect thereof
within a period of two years of the final report 2[:]
2[
Provided that the final report in any case shall be considered within twelve months after it
has been laid.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 230: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 116, 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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