EXIT FROM PAKISTAN (CONTROL) ORDINANCE, 1981

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THE EXIT FROM PAKISTAN (CONTROL) ORDINANCE, 1981 
(XLVI of 1981) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Power to prohibit exit from Pakistan 
3. Review 
4. Punishment 
5. Power to make rules 
 
TEXT 
THE EXIT FROM PAKISTAN (CONTROL) ORDINANCE, 1981 
(XLVI of 1981) 
[21st December, 1981] 
An 
Ordinance 
to provide for the control of exit of certain persons from Pakistan. 
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the control of exit of certain persons from 
Pakistan. 
And whereas the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it 
necessary to take immediate action: 
Now, therefore, in pursuance of t he Proclamation of the Fifth day of July, 1977, 
read with the Provisional Constitution Order, 1981 (CMLA Order No 1 of 1981) and in 
exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and 
promulgate the following Ordinance:– 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the 
Exit from Pakistan (Control) Ordinance, 1981. 
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Power to prohibit exit from Pakistan .– (1) The Federal Government may, by 
order, prohibit any person or class of persons from proceeding from Pakistan to a 
destination outside Pakistan, notwithstanding the fact that such person is  in possession 
of valid travel documents. 
(2) Before making an order under sub -section (1), the Federal Government 
shall not be necessary to afford an  opportunity of showing cause to the person against 
the order. 
(3) If, while making an order under sub -section (1) it appear to the Federal 
Government that it will not be in t he public interest to specify th e ground on which the 
order is proposed to be made, it shall not be necessary for the Federal Government to 
specify such grounds. 
3. Review.–  (1) Any pers on aggrieved by an order of the Federal Government 
under sub-section (1) of section 2 may, within fifteen days of the making of the order, 
make a representation to the Federal Government for a review of the order, setting out 
in the representation the grounds on which he seeks the review. 
(2) The Federal Government may, after giving the person making a 
representation an opportunity of being heard, make such order as it may deem fit. 
(3) Subject to the order of the Federal Government in review, an order unde r 
sub-section (1) of section 2 shall be final and shall not be called in question before any 
courts or other authority. 
4. Punishment.–  Whoever contravenes, or attempts or conspires to contravene, or 
abets the contravention of, any order made under sub -section (1) of section 2 shall be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years. 
5. Power to make rules .–  The Federal Government may, by notification in the 
official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.