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ORDINANCE XXVII OF 2009 ORDINANCE XXVII OF 2009 ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ORDINANCE, 2009 An Ordinance to provide for prevention of money Laundering [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 26th November, 2009] No.2 (I) 12009-Pub., dated 26-11-2009.--The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for general information: Whereas, it is expedient to provide for prevention of money laundering and forfeiture of property derived from, or involved in, money laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; And, whereas the National Assembly is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:- 22. Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) to proceedings before Courts.--(1) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, apply to arrest, bail, bonds, search, seizure, attachment, forfeiture, confiscation, investigation, prosecution and all other proceedings under this Ordinance. (2) The Federal Government may appoint a person who is an advocate of a High Court to be a Public Prosecutor on such terms and conditions as may be determined by it and any person so appointed shall be competent, to conduct proceedings under this Ordinance before a Court and, if so directed by the Federal Government, to withdraw such proceedings: Provided that a person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor under this section unless he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than seven years in the High Court. (3) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (t) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), and the provisions of that Code shall have effect accordingly. (4) When a Prosecutor appointed under subsection (1), is, for any reason, temporarily unable to conduct proceedings before the Court, the proceedings shall be conducted by such person as may be authorized in this behalf by the Court.