Section 231: Qualifications and disqualifications

231. Qualifications and disqualifications.—The qualifications and disqualifications for a person to be elected or chosen or to remain a Member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or a Provincial Assembly shall be such as are provided in Articles 62 and 63 1[:] 1[Provided that nomination on honorary basis or being a member of any board of any statutory body or any entity that is owned or controlled by the Government or in which the Government has a controlling share or interest or authority, by whatsoever name called, shall not be a disqualification from being a candidate of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), a Provincial Assembly or a local government, as the case may be, under Articles 62 and 63, the State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operation) Act, 2023 (VII of 2023), the Companies Act, 2017 (XIX of 2017) or any other applicable law or rules made thereunder: Provided further that payment of remuneration for any business including meeting fee and other perquisites on honorary basis to him being a member shall not tantamount to disqualification from being a candidate.]

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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