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  "text": "Page 1 of 4 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE WEST PAKISTAN ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABALISHMENT \r\nORDINANCE, 1961 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS  \r\n1. Short title and extent  \r\n2. Definitions  \r\n3. Constitution and Powers of the Anti-Corruption Establishment \r\n4. Superintendence and general control \r\n5. Bar to legal proceedings \r\n6. Power to make rules \r\n7. Repeal \r\n8. Provisions not in derogation of any other Law \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 4 \r\n \r\nTHE WEST PAKISTAN ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABALISHMENT \r\nORDINANCE, 1961 \r\nWEST PAKISTAN ORDINANCE NO. XX OF 1961. \r\n[8th September 1961] \r\nAN \r\nORDINANCE \r\nto provide for the constitution of a special agency for the investigation of certain offences relating to \r\ncorruption by public servants and for holding preliminary inquiries against such servants in West    \r\nPakistan. \r\nPreamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the constitution of a special agency for the \r\ninvestigation of certain offences relating to corruption by public servants and for holding preliminary \r\ninquiries against such servants in West Pakistan; \r\nNOW, THEREFORE , in pursua nce of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day of \r\nOctober, 1958, and having received the previous instructions of the President , the Governor of West \r\nPakistan is pleased, in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, to make and promulgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance: __ \r\n1. Short title and extent. (1) This Ordinance may be called the West Pakistan Anti-Corruption \r\nEstablishment Ordinance, 1961. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of West Pakistan, except 1[the Tribal Areas]. \r\n2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following \r\nexpressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say__ \r\n(i)   “Establishment” means the Anti -Corruption Establishment constituted under \r\nsection 3; \r\n(ii)   “Director” means the Director of the Anti-Corruption Establishment appointed \r\nunder section 4; \r\n(iii)   “Government” means the Government of West Pakistan; \r\n(iv)    “Public servant” means a public servant as defined in section 21 of the Pakistan \r\nPenal Code (XLV of 1860); and \r\n(v)    “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964 Art. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 8.6.1962).  \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 4 \r\n \r\n3. Constitution and p owers of the Anti -Corruption Establishment. (1) Notwithstanding \r\nanything contained in any other law for the time being in force, Government may constitute an \r\nestablishment to be known as the Anti-Corruption Establishment, for the investigation of Offences set \r\nforth in the Schedule, and for holding preliminary inq uiries for determining whether such offences \r\nshall be investigated or departmental inquiries into the conduct of any public servant concerned in such \r\noffences shall be held: \r\nProvided that nothing contained in this Ordinance shall affect the provisions of sub-section (2) \r\nof section 2 of the Pakistan Special Police Establishment Ordinance, 1948 (Ordinance VIII of 1948). \r\n(2) The Establishment shall consist of a Director and such number of officers and members as \r\nmay be determined by Government. \r\n(3) Subject to the provisions of section 4, the pay and other conditions of service of the Director, \r\nofficers and members of the Establishment shall be such as may be determined by Government. \r\n1[(4) Subject to any orders or rules which Governme nt may make in this behalf, the Director, \r\nofficers and members of the Establishment shall, for the purpose of any preliminary enquiry or \r\ninvestigation under this Ordinance have throughout the Province of West Pakistan all the powers of \r\nsearch, arrest of persons and seizure of property and all other powers, duties, privileges and liabilities \r\nwhich a police officer has or is subject to in connection with the investigation of offences under the \r\nCode of Criminal Procedure, 1898.]  \r\n(5) Subject to any orders of G overnment in this behalf, any officer of the Establishmen t of or \r\nabove the rank of a Sub-Inspector, may, in relation to the offences mentioned in the Schedule, exercise \r\nany of the powers of the officer in charge of a police station within the meaning of clause (p) of sub-\r\nsection (1) of section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898  (V of 1898), in the area in which he \r\nis for the time being posted, and when so exercising such powers shall be deemed to be a n officer in \r\ncharge of a police-station discharging the functions of such an offer within the limits of his station. \r\n4. Superintendence and general control. (1) Government shall appoint a person to discharge \r\nthe functions and perform the duties of Director under this Ordinance. \r\n(2) Subject to such orders as Government may make, the superintendence and general control \r\nof the Establishment shall vest in the Director. \r\n(3) The Director shall exercise, in respect of officers and men belonging to the Police Force \r\nand serving in the Establishment, al l the powers exercisable by an Inspector -General of Police in \r\nrespect of the Police Force in the Province. \r\n5. Bar to legal proceedings.  No suit or legal proceedings shall lie against Government or the \r\nDirector, or any other officer or member of the Anti-Corruption Establishment in respect of anything \r\nin good faith done or intended to be done under this Ordinance. \r\n6. Power to make rules.  (1) Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this \r\nOrdinance. \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by West Pakistan Ordinance No. III of 1970, s. 2.   \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 4 \r\n \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may \r\nprovide for the organization of the Establishment and for prescribing the authorities with whose \r\npermission investigation of any case or class of cases may be commenced or any person may be \r\narrested. \r\n7. Repeal. The Sind Prevention of Bribery and Corruption Act, 1950 (Sind XXIV of 1950), is \r\nhereby repealed. \r\n8. Provisions not in derogation of any other Law.  The provisions of this Ordinance are in \r\naddition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force. \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n[SECTION 3] \r\n(a)       Offences punishable under 1[Sections 161 to 169], and 218 of the Pakistan Penal \r\nCode (XLV of 1960), and as  attempts, abetments and conspiracies in relation \r\nthereto or connected therewith. \r\n(b)       Offences punishable under 1[Sections 186, 188, 189, 201, 332, 353, 379 to 382, \r\n403 to 409 and 411] , 417 to 420, 465 to 468, 471 and 477 -A of the Pakistan \r\nPenal Code  (XLV of 1960), and as attempts, abetments and conspiracies in \r\nrelation thereto or connected therewith, when committed by any public servant \r\nas such, or by any person acting jointly with or abetting or attempting to abet or \r\nacting in conspiracy with any public servant as such; and \r\n(c)        Offences punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (II of 1947), \r\nand as attem pts, abetments and conspiracies in relation thereto or connected \r\ntherewith. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nRGN Date: 14-11-2025 \r\n1Subs. by West Pakistan Ord. 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