National Accountability Bureau (Amendment) Ordinance1999.

The News ( November 18, 1999)

The President on Wednesday promulgated the National Accountability Bureau (Amendment) Ordinance 1999. It shall come into force at once.

Following is the text of the ordinance:

"Ordinance No XIX of 1999, an Ordinance to amend the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance, 1999; Whereas it is expedient to amend the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance, 1999 (XVIII of 1999), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; And whereas the National Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provincial Constitution Order No 1, as amended; And whereas the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action; Now, therefore, in pursuance of Proclamation of the 14th day of October, 1999, and Provisional Constitutional Order as well as Order No 9 of 1999, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:-

1      Short title and commencement-

(1)  This Ordinance may be called the National Accountability        Bureau (Amendment) Ordinance, 1999.
(2)  It shall come into force at once.

2     Substitution of section 3, Ordinance XVIII of 1999. -- In the National Accountability        Bureau Ordinance, 1999 (XVIII of 1999), hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance,        for section 3, the following shall be substituted and shall be deemed always to have        been so substituted namely;- "3-Ordinance to override other laws. -- The provisions of        this Ordinance shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other law        for the time being in force".

3    Substitution of section 33, Ordinance XVIIII of 1999.-- In the said Ordinance, for        section 33, the following shall be substituted and shall be deemed always to have        been so substituted namely:- "33 Transfer of pending proceedings. -- Any and all        proceedings pending before a Court under the Ehtesab Act, 1997 (IX of 1997), shall        stand transferred to an Accountability Court as soon as it is constituted under this        Ordinance within the same Province, and it shall not be necessary to recall any        witness or again to record any evidence that may have been recorded."

4     Amendment of section 35, Ordinance XVIII of 1999.-- In the said Ordinance, in section        35, in sub-section (a), after the world "shall occurring for the second time the        commas and words", subject to the provisions of section 33, "shall be inserted and       shall be deemed always to have been so inserted."