Centre Province relationship

1. Territorial jurisdiction of legislative authority

Article 141 says that the parliament is for the whole Pakistan can make laws. National assembly will
have the seats according to the population. NA chooses senate. Senate has equal seats. And they both
make the law. The provincial assembly will make the law for the province.

142(4), the area that are not included in any province, there only parliament is eligible to make law.

2. Subject Distribution

142(A) the federal legislative list at the end of the constitution that is the exclusive right of parliament
only parliament can make law there. 142(B) three things are there on which parliament and provincial
both can make law. Criminal law, etc.

142(C) what don’t come under federal legislative comes under provincial legislative. If provincial laws
and federal laws fight over a certain law than federal law will prevail.

Article 144- if any province wants then it can request parliament that in any matter, that parliament
should make law in his regard. For this the provincial assembly has to make a resolution to be passed.
For example; in agricultural avenues the provinces will ask federal legislative assembly.

Article 146- if federal govt wants then it can put the responsibility to a provincial government. For
example; this can only happen by the mutual consent of provincial government.

Article 147- says that provincial govt can put a task on the federal government or any of its officer. but
for that parliament should accept this responsibility.

Article 148- federal and provincial government will protect each other interests. Province while using the
executive authority will be compliant to federal direction and federal laws. And it is the responsibility of
the federation the it should protect provinces from external aggression and internal disturbance.

Article 149- it gives federation the right that it in the important matter can direct provinces. And this
direction can be in the matter of economics and peace as well.

Article 151- it says that Pakistan will have free trade. And parliament have the right to sanction a trade it
wants. Any provincial assembly or government cannot sanction that anything will not go or come inside.
But rather federal government can do that. Any provincial assembly cannot impose any discriminatory
tax.

Article 152- if federation wants a land for a project, then it can ask the provincial government to transfer
the land. (By buying it or otherwise)

Article 153 – relevant to council of common interest- its appointment will be done by the president and
its member will be prime minister, CM, and persons nominated by the PM (from the federal govt). This
common interest will be answerable to parliament.

Its works: Article 154- in the part 2 of federal legislative list, the matters that are there, there supervision
and their institution will be under CCI. Council of common of interest. CCI will have a permanent
secretariat and will have a meeting in 3 months.
If provinces b/w the federation b/w provinces, any issue occurs about the natural flow water, its
complaint will go to the council of common interest.

Lastly, any complaint regarding the electricity will go to the council of common interest. Federal govt in
any provinces, can implant hydro power station or thermal power station. And if in this regard provinces
and federation have an issue then according article 157 says that its complaint will go to the Council of
common interest.