Constitution 1973 § Article 274 — Vesting of property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations

Statutory text (English)

(1) All property and
assets which, immediately before the commencing day, were vested in the President or the Federal
Government shall, as from that day, vest in the Federal Government unless they were used for purposes
which, on that day, became purposes of the Government of a Province, in which case they shall, as
from that day, vest in the Government of the Province.

(2) All property and assets which, immediately before the commencing day, were vested in the
Government of a Province, shall, as from that day, continue to be vested in the Government of that
Province, unless they were used for purposes, which on that day, became purposes of the Federal
Government in which case they shall, as from that day, vest in the Federal Government.

(3) All rights, liabilities and obligations of the Federal Government or of the Government of a
Province, whether arising out of contract or otherwise, shall as from the commencing day, continue to
be respectively the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Federal Government or of the Government
of the Province, except that—
(a) all rights, liabilities and obligations relating to any matter which, immediately
before that day, was the responsibility of the Federal Government, but which
under the Constitution, has become the responsibility of the Government of a
Province, shall devolve upon the Government of that Province; and
(b) all rights, liabilities and obligations relating to any matter which, immediately
before that day, was the responsibility of the Government of a Province, but
which under the Constitution, has become the responsibility of the Federal
Government, shall devolve upon the Federal Government.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 274: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 142, 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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