FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2002
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2002
Last Updated: 20021201
Contents
PREAMBLE .
1 SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT
2 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 8, ORDINANCE XLIII OF 1979
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2002
ORDINANCE CIX OF 2002
An Ordinance further to amend the Federal Investigation Agency Act, 1974
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Federal Investigation Agency Act, 1974 (VIII of 1975), for the purpose hereinafter appearing;
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the Fourteenth day of October. 1999 and the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999, read with the Provisional Constitution (Amendtuent) Order No.9 of 1999 and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:
1. Short title and commencement. This Ordinance may be called the Federal Investigation Agency (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Insertion of new section 5A, Act VIII of 1975. In the Federal Investigation Agency Act, 1974 (VIII of 1975), after section 5 the following new section shall be inserted, namely:
"57. Certatn Officers of the Agency deemed to be Public Prosecutors. Notwithstanding anything contained to any order law for the time being in force the Assistant Directors (Legal) and the Deputy Directors (Law) of the Agency shall be deemed to be Public Prosecutors and shall be competent to institute and conduct any proceedings in cases sent up for trial by the Agency to the Special Courts constituted under any law and the Courts subordinate to the High Court."
