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The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1980

( ACT NO. VII OF 1981 )

[ 5th June, 1981 ]

An Act to provide for the establishment of Administrative Tribunals to exercise jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to or arising out of the terms and conditions of persons in the service of the Republic 1[or of any statutory public authority].

 
 
 

WHEREAS Article 117 of the Constitution provides, inter alia, that Parliament may by law establish one or more Administrative Tribunals to exercise jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to or arising out of the terms and conditions of service of persons in the service of the Republic [or of any statutory public authority];

 
 
 
 

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

 
 
 
 
 
 

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of Administrative Tribunals to exercise such jurisdiction and for matters connected therewith;

 
 
 

Short title and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be called the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1980.
 
 
 
 
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
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    The words “or of any statutory public authority” were inserted by section 2 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LX of 1984)
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