The Ehtram-e-Ramzan Ordinance, 1981 enacted to provide the measures for observing the sanctity of the month of Ramadan. The basic theme of the ordinance is to lay down and enforce the measures for the sanctity of the month of Ramzan. After the 18th amendment of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan the law became the provincial subject and the word “Pakistan” was replaced by the word “Punjab” vide Punjab Ehtram-E-Ramazan (Amendment) Act, 2017 published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary) dated 08 November 2017.It extends to the whole of Punjab.