PUNJAB ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABLISHMENT ORDINANCE, 1961

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THE PUNJAB ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABLISHMENT 
ORDINANCE, 1961 
(XX of 1961) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and extent. 
2. Definitions. 
3. Constitution and powers of 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 
TEXT 
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THE 
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[PUNJAB] ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABLISHMENT ORDINANCE, 
1961 
(XX of 1961) 
[8 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 
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[the Punjab]. 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the constituti on 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 
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[the Punjab]; 
 NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance 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 
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[Punjab] Anti-
Corruption Establishment Ordinance, 1961. 
 (2) It extends
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 to the whole of the Province of 
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[the Punjab] , except 
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[the 
Tribal Areas]. 
2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context othe rwise requires, the 
following expression s shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to 
them, that is to say:– 
                                                           
1In pursuance of the Presidential proclamation of seventh day of October, 1958, this Ordinance was promulgated by the 
Governor of West Pakistan after receiving the previous instructions of the P resident and published in the Gazette of West 
Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated September 8, 1961, pp. 2127-2130. 
2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of  1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with 
Schedule, Serial No. 46. 
3Ibid. 
4Ibid. 
5Ibid. 
6Extended to the Tribal Areas of Quetta, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar Divisions through “the West Pakistan Anti-Corruption 
Establishment (Extension to Tribal Areas of Quetta, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar Divisions) Regulation, 1963 ” (W.P. 
Regulation No. IV of 1963), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated October 31, 1963, pp. 4225 -A-
4225-B. 
7Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of  1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with 
Schedule, Serial No. 46. 
8Substituted for the words “the Tribal Areas” by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964 (w.e.f. 8.6.1962), pu blished 
in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 3, 1964, pp. 1805-1849, Article 2(1) read with Schedule, Serial No. 
25. 
(i) “Establishment” means the Anti -Corruption Establishment constituted 
under section 3; 
(ii) “
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[Director General] ” means the 
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[Director General ] of the Anti -
Corruption Establishment appointed under section 4; 
(iii) “Government” means the 
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[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; 
(iv) “public servant” means a public servant as defined in section 21 of the 
Pakistan Penal Code
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; and 
(v) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Ordinance. 
3. Constitution and powers of 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 inquiries for determin ing 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
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. 
 (2) The Establishment shall consist of a 
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[Director Genera l] 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 
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[Director General], officers and members of the Establishment shall be 
such as may be determined by Government. 
 
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[(4) Subject to any orders or rules which Government may make in  this 
behalf, the 
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[Director General], officers and members of the Establishment shall, for 
the purpose of any preliminary enquiry or investigation under this Ord inance have 
throughout the Province of 
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[the Punjab] all the powers of search, arrest of persons 
and seizure of property and all other powers, duties, privileges and liabilities which a 
                                                           
1Substituted for the word “Director” by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (Amendment) Act 2005 (XI of 2005), published 
in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated July 9, 2005, pp. 281-282, s. 2. 
2Ibid. 
3Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of  1974) (w.e.f. 
14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read 
with Schedule, Serial No. 46. 
4XLV of 1860. 
5VIII of 1948. 
6Substituted for the word “Director” by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (Amendment) Act 2005 (XI of 2005), published 
in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated July 9, 2005, pp. 281-282, s. 3. 
7Ibid. 
8Substituted by the West Pakistan Anti -Corruption Establishment (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970 (III of 1970), published in the 
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated January 12, 1970, pp. 105-106, s. 2. 
9Substituted for the word “Director” by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (Amendment) Act 2005 (XI of 2005), published 
in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated July 9, 2005, pp. 281-282, s. 3. 
10Substituted for  the words  “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 ( 1 of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973 ), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, Article 2(1) read with Schedule, pp. 1425-A-1425-
PP, Serial No. 46. 
police officer has or is subject to in connection with the investigati on of offences 
under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.] 
 (5) Subject to any orders of Government in this behalf, any officer of the 
Establishment of or above the rank of a Sub -Inspector may, in relation to the 
offences mentioned in the Schedule, exerci se 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
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, in the area in which he is for the 
time being posted, and when so exercising such powers shall be deemed to be an 
officer in charge of a police-station discharging the functions of such an officer within 
the limits of this
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 station. 
4. Superintendence and general control .– (1) Government shall appoint a 
person to discharge the functions and perform the duties of 
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[Director General] under 
this Ordinance. 
 (2) Subject to such orders as Government may make, the superintendence 
and general control of the Establishment shall vest in the 
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[Director General]. 
 (3) The 
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[Director General]  shall exercise, in respect of officer s and men 
belonging to the Police Force and serving in the Establishment, all 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 
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[Director General] , 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
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 for carrying out the 
purposes of this Ordinance. 
 (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 author ities 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
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, is hereby 
repealed. 
                                                           
1V of 1898. 
2Printed as “his” in original Gazette Notification. 
3Substituted for the word “Director” by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (Amendment) Act 2005 (XI of 2005), published 
in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated July 9, 2005, pp. 281-282, s. 4. 
4Ibid. 
5Ibid. 
6Ibid., s. 5. 
7Issued the rules titled “the Punjab Anti -corruption Establishment Rules 2014” on February 7, 2014, published in the Punjab 
Weekly Gazette, Part-I, dated February 12, 2014, pp. 857-863. 
8XXIV of 1950. 
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 
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[sections 161 to 16 9], 217 and 218 of the 
Pakistan Penal Code
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 and as attempts, abetments and conspiracies in relation 
thereto or connected therewith. 
 (b) Offences punishable under 
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[sections 186, 188, 189, 201, 332, 353, 
379 to 382, 403 to 409  and 4 11], 417 to 420, 465 to 468, 471 and 477 -A of the 
Pakistan Pen al Code
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, 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
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, 
and as attempts, abetments and conspiracies in relation thereto or connected 
therewith. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                           
1Substituted for the words, comma and figures “sections 161 to 166, 168”  by the West Pakistan Anti -Corruption Establishment 
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1970 (III of 1970), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated January 12, 
1970, pp. 105-106, s. 3(i). 
2XLV of 1860. 
3Substituted for the words and figures “sections 403 to 409” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 3(ii). 
4XLV of 1860. 
5II of 1947.