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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:- 27. Letter of request to a contracting State etc.--(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), if, in the course of an investigation into an offence or other proceedings under this Ordinance, the investigating officer or any officer superior in rank to the investigating officer believes that any evidence .is required in connection with investigation into an offence or proceedings under this Ordinance and he is of opinion that such evidence may be available in any place in the contracting State, he may, with the prior permission of the head of that investigation agency, issue a letter of request to a court or an authority in the contracting State competent to deal with such request to-- (a) Examine facts and circumstances of the case; and (b) Take such steps as he may specify in such letter of request. (2) The letter of request shall be transmitted in such manner as the Federal Government may specify in this behalf. (3) Every statement recorded or document or thing received under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be the evidence collected during the course of investigation.