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CHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE FEDERATIONS

AND THE PROVINCES.

 125. Protection of Provinces by Federation- It shall be the duty of the Federal Government to protect each Province against external aggression and internal disturbance, and to ensure subject to the provisions of Part XI, that the Government of every Province is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

 126. Directions to Provincial Governments in certain cases.- (1) The executive authority of every Province shall be so exercised-

(a) as to ensure compliance with Acts of Parliament and existing laws which apply to that Province, and

(b) as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive authority of the Federation.

 (2) The executive authority of the Federation shall extend to. the giving such directions to a Province as may appear to the Federal Government to be necessary for the purposes of clause (1), and the said authority shall also extend to the giving of directions to a Province-

(a) as to the construction and maintenance of means of communication declared in such direction to be of national or military importance;

(b) as to the measures to be taken for the protection of railways within the Province;

(c) as to the manner in which the executive authority of the Province is to be exercised for the purpose of preventing any grave menace to the peace of tranquility or economic life of Pakistan, or any part thereof; and

(d) as to the carrying into execution in the Province of any Act of Parliament which relates to a matter enumerated in Part II of the Concurrent List and authorizes the giving of such directions.

 (3) Where in carrying out any direction given to a Province under sub. clauses (a) and (b) of clause (2), costs have been incurred in excess of those which would have been incurred by the Provincial Government in the discharge of the normal duties of that Government if such direction has not been given, there shall be paid by the Federal Government to the Provincial Government such sums as may be agreed, or in default of agreement, as may be determined in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 129.

 127. Delegation of Powers to Provinces.- (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, the President may, with the consent of a Provincial Government, entrust either conditionally or unconditionally to that Government, or to any officer thereof, functions in relation to any matter to which the executive authority of the Federation extends.