XLVI OF 1981
31st 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 the Proclamation of the Fifth day of July, 1977, read with the
Provisional Constitution Order, 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
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2.
Power to prohibit exit from Pakistan Pakistan
to a destination outside Pakistan
(2) Before making an order under
sub-section (1), the Federal Government shall afford a reasonable opportunity
of showing cause to the person against whom is intends to issue the order.
(3) The Federal
Government shall immediately deliver a coy of the order made under sub-section
(1), alongwith the grounds for the order, to the person against whom the order
has been issued. The Federal Government shall also cause publication of all
such orders in the official Gazette and shall release a copy of the same for
publication in the press, immediately on issuance of order under sub-section
(1)”.
3.
Review.
(1) Any person 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 under 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.
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