Constitution

Part III · The Federation of Pakistan · The Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)

Custody, etc., of Federal Consolidated Fund and Public Account

Article 79

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The custody of the Federal Consolidated Fund, the payment of moneys into that Fund, the withdrawal of moneys therefrom, the custody of other moneys received by or on behalf of the Federal Government, their payment into, and withdrawal from, the Public Account of the Federation, and all matters connected with or ancillary to the matters aforesaid shall be regulated by Act of 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] or, until provision in that behalf is so made, by rules made by the President.

Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1See footnote 9 on page 5, supra.

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Article 79 of the Constitution
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Article 79 of the Constitution (Custody, etc., of Federal Consolidated Fund and Public Account)
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Article 79, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

English text as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment), published by Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan. The English text is authoritative. Official PDF, page 68