The Punjab Civil Servants (Restriction Marriages With Foreign Nationals) Rules, 2011, The Punjab Civil Servants (Restriction Marriages With Foreign Nationals) Rules, 2011. Government of Punjab , S& GAD Department vide Order No.SOR-III(S&GAD)1-13/2011._ In exercise of the powers conferred under section 23 of the Punjab Civil Servants Act , 1974 ( VIII of 1974), the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make the following rules; namely –
1. Short title commencement and application.- (1) These rules may be cited as the Punjab Civil Servants ( Restriction Marriages with Foreign Nationals) Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
(3) They shall apply to the civil servants as defined in the Punjab Civil Servants Act 1974 and to such other persons as are regulated by the rules framed under the Act.
2. Definitions.-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meaning hereby respectively assigned to them , that is to say :
(a) ”foreign national ” means a person who is not a national of Pakistan ;
(b) “Government “ means Government of the Punjab;
(c) ”government servant ” means a Government Servant to whom these rules
apply ;
(d) ”marriage ” means matrimonial relationship entered into in accordance with any law for the time being in force or in accordance with any religious rites or ceremonies, and its grammatical and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly ; and
(e) ”misconduct ” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Punjab
Employees (Efficiency , Discipline and Accountability) Act 2006 (XII of 2006).
3. Prohibition on marriage with Foreign Nationals.- Save as provided in rule 4,a Government Servant who marries or promises to marry a foreign national shall be guilty of misconduct and shall be liable to any of the major penalties under the Punjab under the Punjab Employees(Efficiency , Discipline and Accountability) Act 2006 (XII of 2006).
4. Permission to marry a foreign national.- (1) A Government servant may, with the prior permission of the Government, marry or promise to marry a foreign national of any country recognized by the Federal Government for the purpose.
(2) The grant of permission under sub-rule (1) shall be at the sole discretion of the Government and shall be subject to such conditions, if any the Government may specific.
(3) The discretion under sub- rule (2) shall be exercised if the circumstances or public interest so warrant and after recording reasons in writing.
5. Repeal.- The West Pakistan Government Servants (Restrictions on Marriages with Foreign Nationals) Rules 1963 are hereby repealed.
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