WEST PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL BANK (RECOVERY OF DUES) ORDINANCE, 1959

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THE WEST PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL BANK (RECOVERY 
OF DUES) ORDINANCE, 1959 
(VII of 1959) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and extent 
2. Pledging of property to the Bank and recovery of its dues 
 
TEXT 
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THE WEST PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL BANK (RECOVERY OF DUES) 
ORDINANCE, 1959 
(VII of 1959) 
[24th March, 1959] 
An 
Ordinance 
to provide facilities to the Agricultural Bank for recovering its dues. 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide facilities to the Agricultu ral Bank 
for recovering its dues; 
 NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the 
seventh day of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that 
behalf, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate  the 
following Ordinance:- 
1. Short title and extent.– (1) This Ordinance may be called the West Pakistan 
Agricultural Bank (Recovery of Dues) Ordinance, 1959. 
 
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[(2) It extends to the whole of 
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[Pakistan]]. 
2. Pledging of property to the Bank and recovery  of its dues .– (1) 
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, it 
shall be lawful for any agriculturist or co -operative society as defined in section 2 of 
the Agricultural Bank Act, 1957
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 (hereinafter called the said Ac t), or other body 
corporate of which the majority of members are agriculturists to pledge, mortgage, 
hypothecate or assign to the Agricultural Bank (hereinafter called the Bank) 
established under the said Act, any movable or immovable property, in order to  
secure a loan advanced or to be advanced by the Bank under the said Act. 
 (2) The Bank shall, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, be 
competent to recover its dues by disposal of any property pledged, mortgaged, 
hypothecated or assigned as a foresaid and nothing contained in any other law shall 
affect the rights or powers of the Bank conferred on it under the provisions of the 
said Act, or affect anything done or purported to be done thereunder. 
                                                 
1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on 19th March, 1959; published in the West Pakistan 
Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 24th March, 1959, pages 189 -190, saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 of the 
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). 
2Substituted by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964) ; and published in the Gazette of 
West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 10.6.1964, pages 1911-1920, see s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.19. 
3Substituted, for the words “the Province of West Pakistan, except the Tribal Areas”, by the Federal Adaptation of La ws Order, 
1975 (P.O. 4 of 1975); and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 1.8.1975, pages 435 -467, see Article 2 
and Schedule.  
4Act XXIII of 1957.