West Pakistan Anti-Corruption Establishment Ordinance, 1961

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THE WEST PAKISTAN ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABALISHMENT 
ORDINANCE, 1961 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS  
1. Short title and extent  
2. Definitions  
3. Constitution and Powers of the Anti-Corruption Establishment 
4. Superintendence and general control 
5. Bar to legal proceedings 
6. Power to make rules 
7. Repeal 
8. Provisions not in derogation of any other Law 
SCHEDULE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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THE WEST PAKISTAN ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABALISHMENT 
ORDINANCE, 1961 
WEST PAKISTAN ORDINANCE NO. XX OF 1961. 
[8th September 1961] 
AN 
ORDINANCE 
to provide for the constitution of a special agency for the investigation of certain offences relating to 
corruption by public servants and for holding preliminary inquiries against such servants in West    
Pakistan. 
Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the constitution of a special agency for the 
investigation of certain offences relating to corruption by public servants and for holding preliminary 
inquiries against such servants in West Pakistan; 
NOW, THEREFORE , in pursua nce of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day of 
October, 1958, and having received the previous instructions of the President , the Governor of West 
Pakistan is pleased, in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, to make and promulgate the 
following Ordinance: __ 
1. Short title and extent. (1) This Ordinance may be called the West Pakistan Anti-Corruption 
Establishment Ordinance, 1961. 
(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of West Pakistan, except 1[the Tribal Areas]. 
2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following 
expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say__ 
(i)   “Establishment” means the Anti -Corruption Establishment constituted under 
section 3; 
(ii)   “Director” means the Director of the Anti-Corruption Establishment appointed 
under section 4; 
(iii)   “Government” means the Government of West Pakistan; 
(iv)    “Public servant” means a public servant as defined in section 21 of the Pakistan 
Penal Code (XLV of 1860); and 
(v)    “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Ordinance. 
 
 
1Subs. by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964 Art. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 8.6.1962).  
 
 
 
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3. Constitution and p owers of the Anti -Corruption Establishment. (1) Notwithstanding 
anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, Government may constitute an 
establishment to be known as the Anti-Corruption Establishment, for the investigation of Offences set 
forth in the Schedule, and for holding preliminary inq uiries for determining whether such offences 
shall be investigated or departmental inquiries into the conduct of any public servant concerned in such 
offences shall be held: 
Provided that nothing contained in this Ordinance shall affect the provisions of sub-section (2) 
of section 2 of the Pakistan Special Police Establishment Ordinance, 1948 (Ordinance VIII of 1948). 
(2) The Establishment shall consist of a Director and such number of officers and members as 
may be determined by Government. 
(3) Subject to the provisions of section 4, the pay and other conditions of service of the Director, 
officers and members of the Establishment shall be such as may be determined by Government. 
1[(4) Subject to any orders or rules which Governme nt may make in this behalf, the Director, 
officers and members of the Establishment shall, for the purpose of any preliminary enquiry or 
investigation under this Ordinance have throughout the Province of West Pakistan all the powers of 
search, arrest of persons and seizure of property and all other powers, duties, privileges and liabilities 
which a police officer has or is subject to in connection with the investigation of offences under the 
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.]  
(5) Subject to any orders of G overnment in this behalf, any officer of the Establishmen t of or 
above the rank of a Sub-Inspector, may, in relation to the offences mentioned in the Schedule, exercise 
any of the powers of the officer in charge of a police station within the meaning of clause (p) of sub-
section (1) of section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898  (V of 1898), in the area in which he 
is for the time being posted, and when so exercising such powers shall be deemed to be a n officer in 
charge of a police-station discharging the functions of such an offer within the limits of his station. 
4. Superintendence and general control. (1) Government shall appoint a person to discharge 
the functions and perform the duties of Director under this Ordinance. 
(2) Subject to such orders as Government may make, the superintendence and general control 
of the Establishment shall vest in the Director. 
(3) The Director shall exercise, in respect of officers and men belonging to the Police Force 
and serving in the Establishment, al l the powers exercisable by an Inspector -General of Police in 
respect of the Police Force in the Province. 
5. Bar to legal proceedings.  No suit or legal proceedings shall lie against Government or the 
Director, or any other officer or member of the Anti-Corruption Establishment in respect of anything 
in good faith done or intended to be done under this Ordinance. 
6. Power to make rules.  (1) Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this 
Ordinance. 
 
 
1Subs. by West Pakistan Ordinance No. III of 1970, s. 2.   
 
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(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may 
provide for the organization of the Establishment and for prescribing the authorities with whose 
permission investigation of any case or class of cases may be commenced or any person may be 
arrested. 
7. Repeal. The Sind Prevention of Bribery and Corruption Act, 1950 (Sind XXIV of 1950), is 
hereby repealed. 
8. Provisions not in derogation of any other Law.  The provisions of this Ordinance are in 
addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force. 
 
SCHEDULE 
[SECTION 3] 
(a)       Offences punishable under 1[Sections 161 to 169], and 218 of the Pakistan Penal 
Code (XLV of 1960), and as  attempts, abetments and conspiracies in relation 
thereto or connected therewith. 
(b)       Offences punishable under 1[Sections 186, 188, 189, 201, 332, 353, 379 to 382, 
403 to 409 and 411] , 417 to 420, 465 to 468, 471 and 477 -A of the Pakistan 
Penal Code  (XLV of 1960), and as attempts, abetments and conspiracies in 
relation thereto or connected therewith, when committed by any public servant 
as such, or by any person acting jointly with or abetting or attempting to abet or 
acting in conspiracy with any public servant as such; and 
(c)        Offences punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (II of 1947), 
and as attem pts, abetments and conspiracies in relation thereto or connected 
therewith. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RGN Date: 14-11-2025 
1Subs. by West Pakistan Ord. No. III of 1970, s. 3.