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Act: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Adaptation of Laws Act 1959

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THE AZAD KASHMIR ADAPTATION OF LAWS ACT, 1959 THE AZAD KASHMIR ADAPTATION OF LAWS ACT, 1959 (Act I of 1959) (Passed under Council Order No. 21/59 dated 12-1-1959) Whereas it is necessary to adapt and to enforce certain laws of Pakistan in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Territory; it is hereby enacted as follows :- 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, the expression: (i) "Government" shall mean the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government; (ii.) "Laws" shall mean any Proclamation, Act, Ordinance. Regulation, Rule or Order having the force of law; (iii) "Previous Law" shall mean a law in force in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Territory immediately before the coming into fore of this Act and corresponding to any law under this Act.