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ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN CORPORATION ORDINANCE, 2002 ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN CORPORATION ORDINANCE, 2002 ORDINANCE LXXX OF 2002 An Ordinance to provide for reconstitution of the Associated Press of Pakistan [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 19th October, 2002] F. No.2(1)/2002-Pub., dated 19-10-2002---The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for general information:-- 23. Repeal and savings.---(1) The Associated Press of Pakistan (Taking over) Ordinance, 1961 (XX of 1961) is hereby repealed. (2) Upon the commencement of this Ordinance-- (a) all funds, properties, rights and interests of whatsoever kind issued and used, enjoyed possessed, owned or vested in the Associated Press of Pakistan in existence immediately before such commencement and all liabilities, legally subsisting against the said APP shall pass to the Corporation as established under this Ordinance; (b) everything done, action taken, obligation or liabilities incurred, rights and assets acquired, persons appointed, or authorised jurisdiction or power conferred, endowment, bequests, funds or trust created, donations or grants made or issued under any provision of the repealed Ordinance, rule or regulations, applicable to the said APP shall remain in force and be continued and, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, incurred, appointed, authorized, conferred, created, made, or issued under this Ordinance and reference to any document to any provision of the said Ordinance or rules or regulations made thereunder shall, so far as may be deemed to be reference to the corresponding provisions of this Ordinance or the rules or regulations made or deemed to have been made thereunder; (c) any rule or regulation made under the repealed Ordinance shall, insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules or regulations made thereunder having recourse to the various matters which by this Ordinance have to be regulated or prescribed by rule, or regulations respectively shall continue to be in force until they arc repealed, replaced, rescinded or modified in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance; and (d) all contracts and working arrangements made and incurred by the APP before the establishment of the Corporation shall he deemed to have been made or incurred by the Corporation and have effect accordingly.