ANTI­MONEY LAUNDERING ORDINANCE, 2007

ANTI­MONEY LAUNDERING ORDINANCE, 2007
Last Updated: 2007­09­07
Contents
PREAMBLE .
1 SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
2 DEFINITIONS
3 OFFENCE OF MONEY LAUNDERING
4 PUNISHMENT FOR MONEY LAUNDERING
5 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO COMBAT MONEYLAUNDERING
6 FINANCIAL MONITORING UNIT
7 PROCEDURE AND MANNER OF FURNISHING INFORMATION BY THEFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
8 ATTACHMENT OF PROPERTY INVOLVED IN MONEY LAUNDERING
9 INVESTIGATION
10 VESTING OF PROPERTY IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
11 MANAGEMENT OF FORFEITED PROPERTIES
11 NO CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BANKINGCOMPANIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC,IN CERTAIN CASES
13 POWER OF SURVEY
15 SEARCH OF PERSONS
16 POWER TO ARREST
17 RETENTION OF PROPERTY
19 PRESUMPTION AS TO RECORDS OR PROPERTY IN CERTAIN CASES
20 JURISDICTION
21 FFENCES TO BE NON­COGNIZABLE AND NON­BAILABLE
22 APPLICATION OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1898 (ACT V OF1898) TO PROCEEDINGS BEFORE COURTS
23 APPEAL TO HIGH COURT
24 APPOINTMENT OF INVESTIGATING OFFICERS AND THEIR POWERS
25 OFFICERS TO ASSIST IN INQUIRY, ETC
26 AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
27 LETTER OF REQUEST TO A CONTRACTING STATE ETC
28 ASSISTANCE TO A CONTRACTING STATE IN CERTAIN CASES
29 RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROCESSES AND ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSFER OF ACCUSED PERSONS

30 ATTACHMENT, SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE ETC
31 PROCEDURE IN RESPECT OF LETTER OF REQUEST
32 PUNISHMENT FOR VEXATIOUS SURVEY AND SEARCH
33 LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO FILE SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTAND FOR PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION
34 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
35 BAR OF JURISDICTION
36 NOTICES, ETCNOT TO BE INVALID ON CERTAIN GROUNDS
37 OFFENCES BY COMPANIES
38 CONTINUITY OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE EVENT OF DEATH ORINSOLVENCY
39 ORDINANCE TO HAVE OVERRIDING EFFECT
40 MEMBERS ETC, TO BE PUBLIC SERVANTS
41 ORDINANCE NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN OFFENCES
42 POWER TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE
43 POWER TO MAKE RULES
44 POWER TO MAKE REGULATIONS
45 POWER TO REMOVE DIFFICULTIES
SCHEDULE .


ANTI­MONEY LAUNDERING ORIDNANCE, 2007
ORDINANCE NO.XLV OF 2007
AN
ORDINANCE
To provide for prevention of money laundering
WHEREAS  it is expedient to provide  for  prevention  of money laundering and forfeiture of property derived from, or involved in, money laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
AND WHEREAS the National Assembly is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred  by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:­
1. Short title, extent and commencement (1)  This Ordinance may be called the Anti­Money Laundering Ordinance, 2007.
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.
(3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions shall come into force on such date as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,­
(a) “accounts transaction” means any facility or arrangement by which a financial institution  does  any  one  or  more  of  the  following  acts, namely:­
(i) accepts deposits of currency;
(ii) allows withdrawal of currency or transfers into or out of the account;
(iii) pays  cheques  or  payment  orders  drawn  on  a  financial institution or collects cheques or payment orders on behalf of a person;


(iv) provides a facility or arrangement for a safety deposit box; (v)     wire transfers; or
(vi) allows any transaction which has the effect of any debit or credit entry in respect of particular accounts;
(b) “attachment” means prohibition of transfer, conversion, disposition or movement of property by an order issued under section 8;
(c) “CTR”  means report  on currency transactions exceeding such amount as may be specified by the National Executive Committee;
(d) “Court” means the Court specified under section 20;
(e) “Director General” means the Director General of FMU appointed under section 6;
(f) “financial  institutions”  means  entities  licensed  or  supervised  by SBP and non­banking finance companies as defined under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), and includes a foreign exchange company and a company managing, conducting or supervising a foreman, agent or, in any other capacity, any person or entities which conduct or engage in one or more of the financial activities or business, including insurance,  trading  in  transferable  securities  and  commodity  futures trading;
(g) “fiscal  offence”  means an offence  punishable  under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (XLIX of   2001), the Federal Excise Act, 2005, the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and any other law as the Federal Government may notify in this behalf;
(h) “FMU”  means  the  Financial  Monitoring  Unit  established  under section 6;
(i)         “foreign serious offence” means an offence –
(i) against the law of a foreign State stated in a certificate issued by, or on behalf of, the government of that foreign State; and
(ii) which, had it occurred in Pakistan, would have constituted a predicate offence;
(j) “intermediary”  means  a  stock­broker,  sub­broker,  share  transfer agent, banker to an issue, trustee to a trust deed, registrar to an issue, merchant banker, underwriter, portfolio manager, investment adviser and any other intermediary associated with securities market and registered under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 (XLII of 1997);


(k) “investigating or prosecuting agency” means the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Anti­Narcotics Force (ANF) or any other law enforcement agency as may be   notified   by   the   Federal   Government   for  the  investigation   or prosecution of a predicate offence;
(l) “investigating officer” means the officer nominated or appointed under section 24;
(m) “National  Executive Committee” means  the National Executive Committee constituted under section 5;
(n) “non­financial  businesses and  professions”  means  real estate agents, jewelers, dealers in precious metals, precious stones, lawyers, notaries and other legal professionals, accountants, trust and company service providers and such other non­financial businesses and professions as may be notified by the Federal Government;
(o) “offence  of  money  laundering”  has  the  meaning  as  defined  in section 3;
(p) “person" means an individual, a firm, an entity, an association or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, a company and every other juridical person.
(q) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance;
(r) “proceeds  of  crime”  means  any  property  derived  or  obtained directly or indirectly by any person from the commission of a predicate offence or a foreign serious offence;
(s) “property” means property or assets of any description, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, and includes deeds and instruments evidencing title to, or interest in, such property or assets, including cash and monetary instruments, wherever located;
(t) “predicate offence” means an offence specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance having nexus with money laundering, but does not include fiscal offence;
(u)     “record” includes the records maintained in the form of books or stored in a computer or any electronic device, or such other form as may be prescribed;
(v) “SBP” means State Bank of Pakistan established under the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956 (XXXIII of 1956);
(w) “Schedule” means schedule to this Ordinance;


(x) “SECP” means Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan established under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 (XLII of 1997);
(y) “Suspicious Transactions Report” means the report on suspicious accounts transactions specified under section 7; and
(z) “transfer” means sale, lease, purchase, mortgage, pledge, gift, loan, or any other form of transfer of right, title, possession or lien.
3. Offence of  money laundering.____ A person shall be guilty of offence of money laundering, if the person:
(a) acquires, converts, possesses or transfers property, knowing or having reason to believe that such property is proceeds of crime; or
(b) renders assistance to another person for the acquisition, conversion, possession or transfer of, or for concealing or disguising the true nature, origin, location, disposition, movement   or   ownership   of   property, knowing or having reason to believe that such property is proceeds of crime.
4.Punishment for  money laundering._____  Whoever commits the offence of money laundering shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one  million rupees  and  shall  also  be  liable  to  forfeiture  of  property involved in the money laundering.
5.National Executive Committee to combat money laundering (1)  Within  thirty  days  of  the commencement of this  Ordinance the Federal  Government shall, by  notification in the official   Gazette, constitute a  committee   to  be  known   as  the  National   Executive Committee which shall consist of the following members, namely:­
(a) Minister for Finance or Advisor to the Prime                             Chairman
Prime Minister on Finance
(b) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign
Affairs, Law, Justice and Human Rights                         Members
(c) Minister for Law and Justice                                         Member
(d) Minister for Interior                                                       Member
(e) Governor SBP                                                              Member


(f) Chairman SECP                                                                       Member
(g) Director General Member                                             
(h) any   other   Member to be nominated by  the Federal Government.
(2) The Director General shall also act as Secretary of the National Executive Committee.
(3) The National Executive Committee shall―
(a) meet regularly to develop, co­ordinate and publish an annual national strategy to fight money laundering;
(b) determine   offences   existing   in   Pakistan   that   may   be considered to be predicate offences for the   purposes of this Ordinance;
(c) provide guidance and sanction in framing of rules and regulations under this Ordinance;
(d) make   recommendations   to   the   Federal   Government   for effective implementation of this Ordinance and framing of national policy to combat money laundering;
(e) issue necessary directions to the agencies involved in the implementation and administration of this Ordinance;
(f) discuss  any  other  issue  of  national  importance  relating  to money laundering; and
(g) undertake and perform such other functions as assigned to it by the Federal Government, relating to money laundering.
(4) The National Executive Committee shall be assisted by a General Committee to be composed of―
(a) Secretary Finance                                                  Chairman
(b) Secretary Interior                                                   Member
(c) Secretary Foreign Affairs                                      Member
(d) Secretary Law                                                        Member
(e) Governor SBP                                                        Member
(f) Chairman SECP                                                     Member


(g) Director General                                                    Member
(h) any other Member to be nominated by the Federal Government.
(5) The Director General shall also act as Secretary of the General Committee.
(6) The General Committee may invite any person to participate in the meeting as it deems necessary.
(7) The General Committee shall, inter alia―
(a) take measures as necessary for development and review of performance of investigating  agencies, FMU and the financial institutions and non­financial businesses and professions, relating to anti­money laundering;
(b) review training programs for Government, financial institutions, non­financial businesses  and  professions  and other persons, relating to anti money laundering;
(c) provide necessary assistance to the National Executive Committee in carrying out its functions and duties under this Ordinance;
(d) discuss  any other  issue  of national  importance  relating  to money laundering; and
(e) undertake and perform such other functions as assigned to it by the National Executive Committee.
6. Financial Monitoring Unit.____ (1) The Federal Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Financial Monitoring Unit which shall be housed in SBP or at any other place in Pakistan.
(2)        The FMU shall have independent  decision  making  authority  on day­to­day    matters coming within its areas of responsibility.
(3)     A Director General who shall be a financial sector specialist who shall be appointed by the Federal Government in consultation with SBP to head FMU and exercise all powers and functions of the FMU subject to the supervision and control of the General Committee.
(4) The FMU shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:­


(a) to receive Suspicious Transactions Reports and CTRs from financial institutions and such non­financial businesses and professions as may be necessary to accomplish the objects of this Ordinance;
(b) to analyse the Suspicious Transaction Reports and CTRs and in that respect the FMU may call for record and information from any agency in Pakistan (with the exception of income tax information) concerning the person in question. All such agencies shall be required to promptly provide the requested information;
(c) to  disseminate,  after  having  considered  the  reports  and having reasonable grounds to suspect, the Suspicious Transaction Reports and any necessary information to the investigating agencies concerned as described in clause (k) of section 2;
(d) to  create  and  maintain   a  data  base  of  all  Suspicious Transaction Reports and CTRs, related information and such other  materials  as  the  Director  General  determines  are relevant to the work of the FMU and in that respect, the FMU is authorised to establish necessary analytic software and computer equipment to effectively search the data base, sort and retrieve information and perform real time linkages with databases of other agencies both in and outside Pakistan as may be required from time to time;
(e) to co­operate with financial intelligence units and appropriate law enforcement authorities  in other countries and to share and request information and documents;
(f) to represent Pakistan at all international and regional organisations and groupings of financial  intelligence  units and other international groups and forums which address the offence of money laundering and other related matters;
(g) to submit to the National Executive Committee an annual report containing recommendations based upon necessary information and statistics regarding countermeasures which can be taken to combat money laundering and such reports shall provide an overall analysis and evaluation of the Suspicious Transaction Reports limited to details of the investigations and prosecutions that have been or are being conducted in relation to the offence of money laundering in Pakistan;
(h) to frame regulations in consultation with SBP and SECP for ensuring receipt of Suspicious Transaction Reports and CTRs from the financial institutions and non­ financial businesses and professions with the approval of the National Executive Committee;
(i) to engage a financial institution or an intermediary or such other non­financial businesses and professions or any of its officers as may be necessary for facilitating implementation of the provisions of this Ordinance, the rules or regulations made hereunder; and


(j) to perform all such functions and exercise all such powers as are necessary for, or ancillary  to,  the  attainment  of  the objects of this Ordinance.
(5) Subject  to the regulations  sanctioned  by the National  Executive Committee in this behalf, the Director­General may, if there appear to be reasonable  grounds to believe that any property is involved in money laundering, order freezing of such property, for a maximum period of fifteen days, in any manner that he may deem fit in the circumstances.
7. Procedure and manner of furnishing information by the financial institutions (1) Every financial institution shall file with the FMU, to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the FMU, Suspicious Transaction Report conducted or attempted by, at or through that financial institution if the financial institution knows, suspects, or has reason to suspect that the transaction  (or  a  pattern  of  transactions  of which the transaction is a part):_____
(a) involves funds derived from illegal activities or is intended or conducted in order to hide or disguise proceeds of crime;
(b) is designed to evade any requirements of this section; or
(c) has no apparent lawful purpose after examining the available facts, including the background and possible purpose of the transaction:
            Provided that Suspicious Transaction Report shall be filed by the financial institution with the FMU immediately, but not later than seven working days after forming that suspicion.
(2) All CTRs shall, to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the FMU, be filed by the financial institutions with the FMU immediately, but not later than seven working days, after the respective currency transaction.
(3)        Every financial institution shall keep and maintain a record of all Suspicious Transactions Reports and CTRs filed by it for a period of five years subsequent to termination of its business relationship with the particular client whose transaction was reported by it under sub­sections (1) and (2).
(4) The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding any obligation as to secrecy  or  other  restriction  on  the  disclosure  of information imposed by any other law or written document.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any Suspicious Transactions Reports required to be submitted by any person or entity to any investigating and prosecuting agencies shall, on the commencement of this Ordinance, be solely and exclusively submitted to FMU to the exclusion of all others.
8.Attachment of property involved in money laundering (1) The investigating  officer may, on the basis of the report in his possession received from the concerned investigating agency, by order in writing, with prior permission of the Court, provisionally attach property, which he reasonably believes to be proceeds of crime or involved in money laundering for a period not exceeding ninety days from the date of the order.


(2)     The investigating officer shall within forty­eight hours immediately after attachment under sub­section (1), forward a copy of the order, along with the material in his possession, referred to in that sub­section, to the head of the concerned investigating agency, in a sealed envelope, in the manner as may be prescribed, and the concerned investigating agency, shall keep such order and material for such period as may be prescribed.
(3)     Every order of attachment made under sub­section (1) shall cease to have effect after the expiry of the period specified in that sub­section or on the date of the finding made under sub­section (2) of section 9 whichever is earlier.
(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the person interested in the enjoyment of the immovable  property  attached  under  sub­section  (1) from such enjoyment.
Explanation.____ For the purposes of this sub­section, “person interested”, in relation to any immovable property, includes all persons claiming or entitled to claim any interest in the property.
(5)     The investigating officer who provisionally attaches any property under  sub­section  (1) shall,  within  a period  of  thirty  days  from  such attachment, file a complaint stating the facts of such attachment before the Cour
9.Investigation.(1)  The investigating officer shall, not later than seven days from the date of order of attachment made under sub­section (1) of section 8 or, seizure of property under section 14 or section 15, serve a notice of not less than thirty days on  the person concerned. The notice shall call upon such person to indicate the sources of his income, earning or assets, out of which or by means of which he has acquired the property  attached  under sub­section  (1) of section  8, or, seized under section  14  or  section  15,  the  evidence  on  which  he  relies  and  other relevant information and particulars, and to show cause why all or any of such properties should not be declared to be the properties involved in money laundering and forfeited by the Federal Government:
Provided that where a notice under this sub­section specifies any property as being held by a person on behalf of any other person, a copy of such notice shall also be served upon such other person:
Provided further that where such property is held jointly by more than one person, such notice shall be served upon all persons holding such property.
(2)     The investigating officer shall, after­
(a) considering the reply, if any, to the notice issued under sub­ section (1);
(b) hearing the aggrieved person; and
(c) taking into account all relevant materials placed on record before him;
Record a finding whether all or any other properties referred to in the notice issued under sub­ section (1) are involved in money laundering:


Provided that if the property  is claimed by a person, other than a person to whom the notice had been issued, such person shall also be given an opportunity  of being heard to prove that the property is not involved in money laundering.
(3) Where the investigating officer on the basis of report received from the concerned investigating agency decides under sub­section (2) that any property is involved in money laundering, he shall, apply to the Court for an  order  confirming  the  attachment  of  the  property  made  under sub­ section (1) of section 8 or retention of property or record seized under section  14  or  section 15.  Such  attachment  or  retention  of  the  seized property or record shall___
(a) continue during the pendency of the proceedings relating to any predicate offence or money laundering before a court; and
(b) become final if it is proved in the court that the property is proceeds of crime or involved  in  money  laundering  and order of such court becomes final.
(4)  Where the provisional order of attachment made under sub­section (1) of section 8 has been   confirmed under sub­section  (3),   the investigating officer shall forthwith take possession of the attached property:
Provided that where the property seized is perishable in nature or subject to speedy and natural decay, or when the expense of keeping it in custody is likely to exceed its value, the Court may, on the application of the investigating officer, order immediate sale of the property in any manner deemed appropriate in the circumstances.
(5)  Where on conclusion of a trial for any predicate offence or money laundering, the person concerned is acquitted, the attachment of the property or retention of the seized property or record under sub­section (3) and net income, if any, shall cease to have effect.
(6)  Where  the  attachment  of  any  property  or  retention  of  the  seized property or record becomes final under clause (b) of sub­section (3), the Court  shall,  after  giving  an  opportunity  of being  heard  to  the  person concerned, make an order for forfeiture of such property.  
10.Vesting of property in Federal Government._Where an order of forfeiture has been made under sub­section (6) of section  9 in respect of any property of a person, all the rights and title in such property shall vest absolutely in the Federal Government free from all encumbrances:
Provided that where the Court, after giving an opportunity of being heard to any other person interested in the property attached under section 8, or seized under section 14, is of the opinion that any encumbrance on the property or leasehold interest has been created with a view to defeat the provisions of this Ordinance, it may, by order, declare such encumbrance or lease­hold interest to be void and thereupon the aforesaid property   shall   vest   in the Federal Government free from such encumbrances or lease­hold interest:
Provided  further  that  nothing  in  this  section  shall  operate  to discharge any person from any liability in respect of such encumbrances, which may be enforced against such person by a suit for damages.


11.Management of forfeited properties (1) The Federal Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, appoint as many trustees and receivers as it thinks fit to perform the functions of an Administrator.
(2) The Administrator  appointed  under sub­section  (1) shall receive and manage the property in relation to which an order has been made under sub­section (6) of section 9 in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(3) The Administrator  shall also take such measures, as the Federal Government may direct, to dispose of the property which is vested in the Federal Government under section 10;
Provided that, where the property seized is perishable in nature or subject to speedy and natural decay, or when the expense of keeping it in custody is likely to exceed its value, the Administrator may sell it at once after reasonable notice to the Federal Government.
12. No civil or criminal proceedings against banking companies, financial institutions, etc.,  in  certain  cases.­   Save  as  otherwise provided in section 7, the financial institutions, non­ financial businesses and professions, intermediaries and their officers shall not be liable to any civil, criminal  or disciplinary  proceedings  against them  for furnishing information required under this Ordinance or the rules made hereunder.
13.Power of survey.(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Ordinance, where an investigating officer, on the basis of material in his possession, has reasons to believe that an offence of money laundering has been committed, he may, with the permission of the Court, enter any place,­
(a) within the limits of the area assigned to him; or
(b) in respect of which he is authorized for the purposes of this section by such other authority  who  is  assigned  the  area within which such place is situated,at which any act constituting the commission of such offence is carried on, and may require any proprietor, employee or any other person who may at that time and place be attending in any manner to, or helping him in, such act so as to,­
(i) afford him the necessary facility to inspect such record as he may require and which may be available at such place;
(ii) afford  him  the  necessary  facility  to  check  or  verify  the proceeds of crimes or any transaction related to proceeds of crimes which may be found therein; and
(iii) furnish such information as he may require as to any matter which may be useful for, or relevant  to, any proceedings under this Ordinance.
Explanation.____ For the purpose of this sub­section, a place, where an act which constitutes the commission of the offence is carried on, shall also include any other place, whether any activity is carried on therein or not, in which the person carrying on such activity states that any of his records or any part of his property relating to such act are or is kept.


(2) The investigating officer referred to in sub­section (1), shall, after entering any place referred to in that sub­section and within forty­eight hours immediately after completion of survey, forward a copy  of the report on survey, along with the reasons and copies of the material in his possession, to the head of the concerned investigating agency in a sealed envelope and shall keep such record and material in such manner and for such period, as may be prescribed.
(3) The investigating officer acting under this section may,­
(a) place marks of identification on the records inspected by him and make or cause to be made extracts or copies there from.
(b) make an inventory of any property checked or verified by him, and
(c) record the statement of any person present in the place which may be useful for or relevant to any  proceeding under this Ordinance.
15.  Search of persons. (1) If an investigating officer, has reason to believe (the reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person has secreted about the person or anything under his possession, ownership or control, any record or proceeds of crime which may be useful for or relevant to any proceedings under this Ordinance, he may, with the prior permission of the Court, search that person and seize such record or property which may be useful for or relevant to any proceedings under this Ordinance.
(2) The    investigating    officer    shall,    within    forty­eight    hours immediately after search and seizure, forward a copy of the report on search and seizure, along with the reasons and material in his possession, to the head of the concerned investigating agency in a sealed envelope and shall keep such record and material in such manner and for such period, as may be prescribed.
(3) Where an investigating officer is about to search any person and if arrest  of  such  person  is necessary,  he  shall  take  such  person  within twenty­four hours to the nearest Judicial Magistrate:
Provided that the period of twenty­four hours shall exclude the time necessary for the journey undertaken to take such person to the nearest Magistrate’s Court.
(4) If the requisition under sub­section (3) is made, the investigating officer shall not detain the person for more than twenty­four hours and if the detention of such person is required for more than twenty­four hours, the investigating officer shall obtain order from Judicial Magistrate which period shall in no case exceed fifteen days.
(5) The Magistrate before whom any such person is brought shall, if he sees no reasonable ground for search, forthwith discharge such person.
(6) No female shall be searched by any one except a female.
(7) The investigating officer  shall record the statement of the person searched  under sub­section (1) or sub­section (5) in respect of the records or proceeds of crime found or seized in the course of the search.


(8) The investigating officer, seizing any record or property under sub­ section (1) shall, within a period of thirty days from such seizure, file an application requesting for retention of such record or property before the Court.
16. Power  to  arrest.(1)  If  the  investigating  officer  or  any  other officer  of  the  agency referred  to  in  sub­section  (2)  of  section  24 authorized in this behalf by the Federal Government by general or special order, has, on the basis of material in his possession, reason to believe (the reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person has been guilty of an offence punishable under this Ordinance, he may after obtaining warrant from the Court or the nearest Judicial Magistrate arrest such person and shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arrest.
(2)     The investigating officer or any other officer, as the case may be, shall, immediately after arrest of  such  person  under  sub­section  (1) forward a copy of the order along with the material in his possession referred to in that sub­section to the head of the concerned investigating agency in a sealed envelop in the manner, as may be prescribed and such agency shall keep such order and material for such period as may be prescribed.
(3) Every person arrested under sub­section (1) shall within twenty­ four hours taken to a judicial magistrate having jurisdiction:
Provided that the period of twenty­four  hours shall exclude the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s court.
17. Retention of property._(1) Where any property has been seized under section 14 or section 15 and the investigating officer has, on the basis of material in his possession, reason to believe that such property is required to be retained for the purposes of adjudication under section 9 such property may be retained for a period not exceeding sixty days from the time such property was seized:
Provided that the investigating officer shall duly inform the Court about any peculiar nature of the seized property and, where necessary, seek appropriate directions for its proper care during retention.
(2) The investigating officer, immediately after he has passed an order for retention of property for purposes of adjudication under section 9, shall  forward  a  copy  of  the  order  along  with  the material  in  his possession, referred to in sub­section (1) to the head of the concerned investigating agency, in a sealed envelop, in the manner as may be prescribed, and the agency shall keep such record and material for such period as may be prescribed.
(3) On the expiry of the period specified under sub­section (1), the property shall be returned to the person from whom such property was seized unless the Court permits retention of such property beyond the said period.
(4) The Court, before authorizing  the  retention  of  such  property beyond the period specified in sub­section (1), shall satisfy itself that the property is prime facie involved in money laundering and the property is required for the purposes of adjudication under section 9.


(5) After  passing  the  order  of  forfeiture  under  sub­section  (6)  of section 9, the Court shall direct the release of all properties other than the properties involved in money laundering to the persons from whom such properties were seized.
19. Presumption as to records or property in certain cases._____ Where any document of public record is found  in the possession or control of any person in the course of a survey or a search relating to any predicate offence or where any records have been received from any place outside Pakistan duly authenticated by such authority or person and in such manner as may be prescribed  in the course of proceedings  under this Ordinance, the Court or the investigating agency as the case may be, shall____
(a) presume,  that  the  signature  and  every  other  part  of  such record which purports to be in the hand writing of any particular person or which the Court may reasonably assume to have been signed, by or to be in the hand writing of, any particular person, is in that person’s hand writing; and in the case of a record executed or attested, that it was executed or attested  by  the  person  by  whom  it  purports to  have  so executed or attested; and
(b) admit the document in evidence, notwithstanding that it is not duly stamped, if such document is otherwise admissible in evidence.
20.Jurisdiction.(1) The Court of Sessions established under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898) shall, within its territorial jurisdiction, exercise jurisdiction to try and adjudicate the offences punishable under this Ordinance and all matters provided in, related to or arising from this Ordinance: Provided,­
(a) where the predicate offence is triable by any court other than the Court of Session, the offence of money laundering and all matters connected therewith or incidental thereto shall be tried by the Court trying the predicate offence; and
(b) where the predicate offence is triable by any court inferior to the Court of Session, such predicate offence, the offence money laundering and all matters connected therewith or incidental thereto shall be tried by the Court of Session.
21. Offences to be non­cognizable and non­bailable (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure,1898 (Act V of 1898) and subject to sub­sections (2) and (3),___
(a) every  offence  punishable  under this  Ordinance  shall  be  non­ cognizable and non­ bailable;
(b) no person accused of an offence punishable under this Ordinance for a term of imprisonment  of  more  than  three  years  shall  be released on bail or on his own bond unless­
(i) the Public Prosecutor has been given due notice; and


(ii) where the  Public  Prosecutor  opposes the  application, the Court is  satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.
(2) The Court shall not take cognizance of any offence punishable under section 4 except upon a complaint in writing made by,____
(a) the investigating officer; or
(b) any officer of the Federal Government or a Provincial Government authorized in writing  in  this  behalf  by  the Federal Government by a general or special order made in this behalf by that Government:
Provided that where the person accused is a financial institution, the investigating officer or any other authorized officer, as the case may be shall, before filing such complaint, seek the approval of the FMU.
(3) The  Court  shall  not  take  cognizance  of any  offence  punishable under sub­section (1) of section 33 except upon a complaint in writing made by the FMU.
(4) The power and discretion on granting of bail specified in clause (b) of sub­section (1) are in addition to the power and discretion under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), or any other law for the time being in force on granting of bail.
22.  Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) to proceedings before Courts(1) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, apply to arrest, bail, bonds, search, seizure, attachment, forfeiture, confiscation, investigation, prosecution and all other proceedings under this Ordinance.
(2) The Federal Government may appoint a person who is an advocate of a High Court to be a Public Prosecutor on such terms and conditions as may be determined by it and any person so appointed shall be competent to conduct proceedings under this Ordinance before a Court and, if so directed by the Federal Government, to withdraw such proceedings:
Provided that a person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor under this section unless he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than seven years in the High Court.
(3) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (t) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), and the provisions of that Code shall have effect accordingly.
(4) When a Prosecutor appointed under sub­section (1), is, for any reason, temporarily unable to conduct proceedings before the Court, the proceedings shall be conducted by such person as may be authorized in this behalf by the Court.


23. Appeal to High Court. Any  person  aggrieved  by  any  final decision or order of the Court may prefer an appeal to the High Court within sixty days from the date of communication of the decision or order on any question of law or fact arising out of such decision or order:
Provided  that  the  High  Court  may,  if  it  is  satisfied  that  the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal within the said period, allow it to be submitted within a further period not exceeding sixty days.
Explanation._____ For the purposes of this section, “High Court” means,­
(a) the High Court within the jurisdiction of which the aggrieved party ordinarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain; and
(b) where the Federal Government is the aggrieved party, the High Court within the jurisdiction of which the respondent, or in a case where there are more than one respondent, any of the respondents, ordinarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain.
24. Appointment of investigating officers and their powers (1) The investigating agencies, as provided in clause (l) of section 2, may nominate such persons as they think fit to be the investigating officers under this Ordinance from amongst their officers.
(2) The  Federal  Government  may,  by special  or  general  order, empower an officer not below BPS­18 of the Federal Government or of a Provincial Government to act as an investigating officer under this Ordinance.
(3) Where any person other than a Federal or Provincial Government Officer is appointed as an investigating officer, the Federal Government shall also determine the terms and conditions of his appointment.
(4) Subject   to   such   conditions   and   limitations   as   the   Federal Government may impose, an investigating officer may exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on him under this Ordinance.
25. Officers to assist in inquiry, etc.The officers of the Federal Government, Provincial Government and local authorities, financial institutions are hereby empowered to assist the investigating officers and agencies and other authorities in the enforcement of this Ordinance.
26. Agreements with foreign countries. (1) The Federal Government may enter into an agreement on reciprocal basis with the Government of any country outside Pakistan for­
(a) enforcing the provisions of this Ordinance;
(b) exchange of information for the prevention of any offence under this Ordinance or under the corresponding law in force in that country;


(c) seeking or providing of assistance or evidence in respect of any offence under this Ordinance or under the corresponding law in force in that country ;
(d) transfer of property relating to any offence under this Ordinance or under the corresponding law in force in that country .
(2) The agreement in terms of sub­section (1) shall be subject to such conditions, exceptions or qualifications as may be specified in the said agreement:
Provided that the agreement shall not be enforceable if it may, in any manner, be prejudicial to the sovereignty, security, national interest or public order.
(3) In  this  section  and  the  succeeding  sections,  unless  the  context otherwise requires,­
(a) “contracting State” means any country or place outside Pakistan in respect of which arrangements have been made by the Federal Government with the Government of such country through a treaty or otherwise;
(b) “identifying” includes establishment of a proof that the property was derived from, or used in, the commission of an offence under section 3; and
(c) “tracing”  means  determining the  nature,  source,  disposition, movement, title or ownership of property.
27.Letter of request to a contracting State etc.(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), if, in the course of an investigation into an offence or other proceedings under this Ordinance, the investigating officer or any officer superior in rank to the investigating officer believes that any evidence is required in connection with investigation into an offence or proceedings under this Ordinance and he is of opinion that such evidence may be available in any place in the contracting State, he may, with the prior permission of the head of that investigation agency, issue a letter of request to a court or an authority in the contracting State competent to deal with such request to____
(a) examine facts and circumstances of the case; and
(b) take such steps as he may specify in such letter of request.
(2) The letter of request shall be transmitted in such manner as the Federal Government may specify in this behalf.
(3) Every statement recorded or document or thing received under sub­ section (1) shall be deemed to be the evidence collected during the course of investigation.
28. Assistance to a contracting State in certain cases. Where a letter of  request  is  received by  the  Federal  Government  from  a  court  or authority  in  a  contracting  State  requesting  for investigation  into  an offence or proceedings under this Ordinance or under the corresponding law in force in that country, the Federal Government may forward such letter of request to the Court or to the authorized officer or any authority under  this Ordinance  as it thinks  fit for execution  of such request  in accordance with the provisions of


this Ordinance or, in the manner sought by the contracting state so long as doing so would not violate laws of Pakistan or is, in any manner, not prejudicial to the sovereignty, security, national interest or public order.
29. Reciprocal arrangements for processes and assistance for transfer of accused persons.____ (1) Where a Court, in relation to the offence of money laundering, desires that,_____
(a) a summons to an accused person;
(b) a warrant for the arrest of an accused person;
(c) a  summons  to  any  person  requiring  him  to  attend  and produce a document or other thing or to produce it, or
(d) a search warrant, issued by it shall be served or executed at any place in any contracting State, it shall send such summons or warrant in duplicate in such form, to such court, judge or magistrate through such authorities as the Federal Government   may  specify  in this  behalf  and that  court, judge  or magistrate, as the case may be, shall cause the same to be executed.
(2) Where a Court, in relation to an offence punishable under section 4, has received for service or execution,______
(a) a summons to an accused person;
(b) a warrant for the arrest of an accused person;
(c) a  summons  to  any  person  requiring  him  to  attend  and produce a document or other thing, or to produce it; or
(d) a search warrant, issued by a court, judge or magistrate in a contracting  State, it shall cause the same to be served or executed as if it were a summons or warrant received by it from another court in the said territories for service or execution within its local jurisdiction; and where;
(i) a warrant  of  arrest  has  been  executed,  the  person arrested shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedure specified under section 16;
(ii) search warrant has been executed, the things found in this search shall, so far as possible, be dealt with in accordance the procedure specified under section 14 and 15:
Provided  that  the  provisions  of  this  sub­section  shall  not  have effect if the exercise of power hereunder  is, in any manner, likely to prejudice the sovereignty, security, national interest or public order.
(3) Where a person transferred to a contracting State pursuant to sub­ section (2) is a prisoner in Pakistan, the Court or the Federal Government may impose such conditions as that Court or Government deems fit.


(4) Where the person transferred to Pakistan pursuant to sub­section (1) is a prisoner in a contracting State, the Court in Pakistan shall ensure that the conditions subject to which the prisoner is transferred to Pakistan are complied with and such prisoner shall be kept in such custody subject to such conditions as the Federal Government may direct in writing.
30. Attachment, seizure and forfeiture etc. of property in a contracting State or Pakistan.­ (1) Where the investigating officer has made an order for attachment of any property under section 8 or where the court has made an order confirming such attachment or forfeiture of any property under section 9 and such property is suspected to be in a contracting state, the Court on an application by the investigating officer, may issue a letter of request to a Court or an authority in the contracting state for execution of such order.
(2) Where a letter of request is received by the Federal Government from a court in a contracting State requesting attachment or forfeiture of the property in Pakistan derived or obtained, directly or indirectly, by any person from the commission of an offence under section 3 committed in that contracting State, the Federal Government may forward such letter of request to the investigating agency, as it thinks fit, for execution in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or permit execution of the request in the manner sought by the contracting state so long as doing so would not violate Law of Pakistan or is, in any manner, not prejudicial to the sovereignty, security, national interest or public order.
(3) The  Federal  Government  may,  on  receipt  of a letter  of request under section 27 or section 28, direct any investigating agency under this Ordinance  to take all steps necessary  for tracing and identifying  such property.
(4) The steps referred to in sub­section (3) may include any inquiry, investigation of survey in respect of any person, place, property, assets, documents, books of accounts in any bank or financial institution or any other relevant matters.
(5) Any inquiry, investigation, or survey referred to in sub­section (4) shall be carried out by an agency mentioned in sub­section (3) in accordance with such directions issued in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(6) The  provisions  of this  Ordinance relating to  attachment, adjudication, forfeiture vesting of property in the Federal Government, survey, search and seizures shall apply to the property in respect of which letter of request is received from a court or contracting State for attachment or forfeiture of property.
31 Procedure in respect of letter of request. Every letter of request summons or warrant, received  by  the  Federal  Government  from,  and every letter of request, summons or warrant, to be transmitted to a contracting State under this Ordinance shall be transmitted to a contracting State or, as the case may be, sent to the concerned Court in Pakistan in such form and in such manner as the Federal Government may specify in this behalf.
32.  Punishment for vexatious survey and search. Any investigating officer exercising powers under this Ordinance or any rules made hereunder, who, without prior permission from the Court,_____


(a) surveys or searches, or causes to be surveyed or searched, any building or place; or
(b) detains or searches or arrests any person,
shall for every such offence be liable on conviction for imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or both.
33 Liability for failure to file Suspicious Transaction Report and for providing false information. (1) Whoever willfully fails to comply with the suspicious transaction reporting requirement  as  provided  in section 7 or give false information shall be liable for imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or both.
(2) In the case of the conviction of a financial institution, the SBP or SECP, whosoever is the regulator, may also revoke its licence or take such other administrative action, as it deems appropriate
34. Disclosure of information._____ (1) The directors, officers, employees and   agents   of   any  financial institution, non­financial business or profession or intermediary which report a suspicious transaction or CTR pursuant to this law or any other authority, are prohibited from notifying any person involved in the transaction that the transaction has been reported.
(2) A violation of the sub­section (1) is a criminal offence and shall be punishable by a maximum term of three years imprisonment or a fine of rupees one hundred thousand or both.
(3) Any confidential information furnished by a financial institution, non­financial business and profession, intermediary or any other person under or pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance, shall, as far as possible, be kept confidential by the FMU, investigation agency or officer as the case may be.
35. Bar of jurisdiction.(1) No suit shall be brought in any Court to set aside or modify any proceeding taken or order made under this Ordinance and no prosecution, suit or other proceedings shall lie against the Federal Government, or any officer of the Government, or FMU, its officers or any agency controlled or supervised by the Government, or members of the National Executive Committee or General Committee, for anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Ordinance.
(2) No   Court   shall   have   jurisdiction   to   entertain   any   suit   or proceedings in respect of any matter which the investigating officer and Committee  or the Court is empowered  by or under this Ordinance  to determine  and  no  injunction  shall  be  granted  by  any  court  or  other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under this Ordinance.
36 Notices, etc. not to be invalid on certain grounds._____ No notice, summons, order, document or other proceeding, furnished or made or issued or taken or purported to have been furnished or made or issued or taken in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be invalid, or shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reason of any mistake,


defect or omission in such notice, summons, order, documents or other proceedings   if   such   notice, summons, order, document or other proceeding is in substance and effect in conformity with or according to the intent and purpose of this Ordinance.
37. Offences by companies (1) Where a person committing a contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any rule, direction, or order made hereunder is a company, every person who, at the time the contravention was committed, was responsible for such contravention in the conduct of the business of company shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub­section shall render any such person liable to punishment if he proves that the contravention took place without his knowledge  or that he exercised all due diligence  to prevent such contravention.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub­section (1) where a contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any rule, direction or order made hereunder has been committed by a company and it is proved that the contravention has taken place with the consent, connivance or knowledge  of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of any company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed  to  be  guilty  of  the  contravention  and  shall  be  liable  to  be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation.____ For the purposes of this section,­
(a) “company” means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and
(b) “director” in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.
38. Continuity of proceedings in the event of death or insolvency(1) Where,
(a) any property of a person has been attached under this Ordinance and no representation against the order attaching such property has been preferred; or
(b) any representation has been preferred to the Court, and
(i) in a case referred to in clause (a) such person dies or is adjudicated  as insolvent before  preferring representation to the Court; or
(ii) in a case referred to in clause (b), such person dies or is adjudicated as insolvent during the pendency of representation,
then it shall be lawful for the legal representatives of such person or the official assignee or the official receiver, as the case may be, to prefer representation to the Court, or as the case may be to continue the representation before the Court, in the place of such person.
(2)    Where,____
(a) after passing of a decision or order by the Court, no appeal has been preferred to the High Court under section 23; or


(b) any such appeal has been preferred to the High Court,­ then­
(i) in a case referred to in clause (a), the person entitled to file the appeal dies or is adjudicated an insolvent before preferring an appeal to the High Court, or
(ii) in  a  case  referred  to  in  clause (b), the person who had filed the appeal dies or is adjudicated    as   insolvent    during    the pendency of the appeal before the High Court,
then, it shall be lawful for the legal representatives of such person, or the official assignee or the official receiver, as the case may be, to prefer an appeal to the High Court or to continue the appeal before the High Court in place of such person and the provision of section 23 shall, so far as may be, apply, or continue to apply, to such appeal.
(3) The powers of the official assignee or the official receiver under sub­section (1) or sub­section (2) shall be exercised by him subject to the provisions of the Insolvency (Karachi Division) Act, 1909 (III of 1909) or the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 (V of 1920) as the case may be.
39. Ordinance to have overriding effect. (1)  Subject to sub­section (2), the provisions of this Ordinance shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent contained in any other law for the time being in force.
(2) The provisions of this Ordinance shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the Control of Narcotics Substances Act, 1997 (XXV of 1997), the Anti­terrorism Act, 1997 (XXVII of 1997) and the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 (XVIII of 1999).
40. Members etc., to be public servants. The Director General, Members of the National Executive Committee and General Committee, and other officers and employees of the FMU, investigating officer and the officers subordinate to him shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).
41.  Ordinance not to apply to certain  offences. Nothing  in  this Ordinance shall apply to fiscal offences.
42.Power to amend the Schedule. The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the Schedule to this Ordinance so as to add any entry thereto or modify or omit any entry therein.
43. Power to make rules. The Federal   Government   may     in consultation with the National Executive Committee, and by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.
44. Power to make regulations. Subject to the supervision and control of the National Executive Committee, FMU may, by notification in the official Gazette, make such regulations as may be necessary for carrying out its operations and meeting the objects of this Ordinance.


45. Power to remove difficulties. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Federal Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette,  make such provisions  not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty.
"THE SCHEUDLE"
[See section 2 (w)]
    Section ­ 1. The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860)—
109    Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
111      Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
112      Abettor when liability to commutative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
113      Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor.
115 Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life; if offence not committed, if act causing harm be done in consequence.
116      Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment if offence be not committed.
117      Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons.
118      Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, if offence be committed; if offence be not committed.
119      Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
120      Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
120B  Punishment for criminal conspiracy.
121      Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting of war against Pakistan.
121      A Conspiracy to commit offence punishable by section 121.
122      Collecting arms, etc. with intention of waging war against Pakistan.
161      Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act.
162      Taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means, to influence public servant.
163      Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant.
164      Punishment for abetment by public servant of offences defined in section 162 or 163.


165      Public servant obtaining valuable thing, without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant.
165A   Punishment for abetment of offences defined in section 161.
302      Punishment for Qatl­i­Amd
316      Punishment for Qatl Shibh­i­Amd
327      Punishment
337K Causing hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property.
343      Wrongful confinement for three or more days.
344      Wrongful confinement for ten or more days.
345      Wrongful confinement for person for whose liberation writ has been issued.
346      Wrongful confinement in secret.
347      Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act.
348      Wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel restoration of property.
363      Punishment for kidnapping.
364      Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder.
364A  Kidnapping or abducting a person under the age of fourteen.
365      Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly or wrongfully to confine person.
365B    Kidnapping or abducting or inducing woman to compel for marriage etc.
366      Kidnapping abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
366A   Procuration of minor girl.
366B Importation of girl from foreign country.
367      Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery etc.
367A   Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to unnatural lust.
368      Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.


369      Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person.
370      Buying or disposing of any person as a slave.
371      Habitual dealing in slaves.
371A   Selling person for purposes of prostitution etc.
371B    Buying person for purposes of prostitution etc.
374      Unlawful compulsory labour.
376      Punishment of rape.
379      Punishment for theft.
380      Theft in dwelling house etc.
381      Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
381A   Theft of a car or other motor vehicle.
382 Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint, in order to the committing of the theft.
384      Punishment for extortion.
385      Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion.
392      Punishment for robbery.
395      Punishment for dacoity.
402      Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity.
402B Punishment for hijacking
406      Punishment for criminal breach of trust.
411      Dishonestly receiving stolen property.


412      Dishonestly receiving stolen property in the commission of a dacoity.
413      Habitually dealing in stolen property.
414      Assisting in concealment of stolen property.
417      Punishment for cheating.
421      Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors.
422      Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
423 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of fees of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
424      Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
465      Punishment for forgery.
467      Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
468      Forgery for the purpose of cheating.
471      Using as genuine a foreged document.
472      Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc. with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467.
473  Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc. with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise.
474      Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467 knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
475      Counterfeit device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
476      Counterfeit device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
477      Fraudulent cancellation destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
477A   Falsification of accounts.
482      Punishment for using a false trade­mark or property mark.


483      Counterfeiting a trade mark of property mark used by another.
484      Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant.
485      Making of possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a trade mark or property.
486      Selling goods marked with a counterfeit trade mark or property mark.
487      Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
488      Punishment for making use of any such false mark.
489      Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
489A   Counterfeiting currency­notes or bank notes.
489B    Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes or banknotes.
489C   Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes.
489D   Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes.
489E    Making or using documents resembling currency notes or bank notes.
493A   Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.
496A   Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a woman.
SECTION­II  The Arms Act, 1878 (XI of 1878)
19        For  breach of sections 5, 6, 10, 13 to 17.
20        For secret breaches of sections 5 to 10, 14 and 15.
SECTION­III  The Foreigners Act, 1946 (XXXI of 1946).
14        Penalties
SECTION­IV   The Copyright Ordinance, 1962 (XXXIV of 1962)
66   Offences of infringement of copyright or other rights conferred by this Ordinance.
67   Possession of plates for purpose of making infringing copies.
68 Penalty for making false entries in the Register, etc. or producing or tendering false evidence.


69 Penalty for making false statements for the purpose of deceiving or influencing any authority or officer.
70   False attribution or authorship, etc.
       SECTION­V     The Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965 (W.P.  Ordinance XX of 1965)
13   Penalty for breach of sections 4, 5, 8 to 11.
       SECTION­VI   The Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 (XVII of 1969).
       All offences under this Act prescribing minimum punishment for a period of over one year.
SECTION­VII  The Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII of 1979)
17   Unlawful immigration etc.
18   Fraudulently inducing to emigrate.
19   False representation of government authority.
22   Receiving money etc. for providing foreign employment.
SECTION VIII  The Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997 (XXV of 1997)
5     Punishment for contravention of section 4.
9     Punishment for contravention of sections 6, 7 and 8.
11   Punishment for contravention of section 10.
13   Punishment for contravention of section 12.
15   Punishment for contravention of section 14.
41   Prohibition of alienation of freezed property.
42   Prohibition of acquiring property in relation to which proceedings have been taken under the Act.
SECTION IX   The Anti­Terrorism Act, 1997 (XXVII of 1997)
       All offences under this Act prescribing minimum punishment for a period of over one year.
SECTION­X    National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 (XVIII of 1999)
9     Corruption and Corrupt Practices.


SECTION­XI   The Registered Designs Ordinance, 2000 (XLV of 2000)
27   Offences and penalties.
28   Falsification of register, etc.
29   Falsely representing a design as registered.
SECTION­XII   The Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001 (XIX of 2001)
99   Penalty for applying false trade description, etc.
101 Penalty for falsification of entries in Register.
107 Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Trade Marks Registry.
SECTION­XIII  The Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance, 2002 (LIX of 2002)
3     Punishment for human trafficking.
4     Offences committed by organized criminal groups.
5     Repetition of commission of offences.

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