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ORDINANCE VIII OF 2013 ORDINANCE VIII OF 2013 ANTI-TERRORISM (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2013 An Ordinance further to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 [Gazette of Pakistan Extraordinary, Part I, 14th October, 2013. No F .2(1)/2013-Pub., dated 12-10-2013.---The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for general information:-- Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (XXVII of 1997), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Whereas the Ordinance aims at addressing shortcomings relating to the terrorism financing provisions in the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. In particular, the Ordinance strengthens the provisions creating the offence of terrorism financing; covering all aspects of the offence in the light of international standards and provides for more effective measures for law enforcement agencies to investigate the offences; Whereas the provisions on freezing, seizing and forfeiture of property involved in the terrorism financing offence have been strengthened to ensure that the funding of the terrorism financing offence is detected and seized after due process of law; And Whereas the National Assembly and the Senate are not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render immediate legislation necessary; Now, therefore in exercise of the' powers conferred by clause (I) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:- 14. Substitution of section 11, Act XXVII of 1997.---In the said Act, for section 11U, the following shall be substituted, namely:-- "11U. De-proscription.---(1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, at any time, remove any organisation or person from the First Schedule or Fourth Schedule, as the case may be, on the basis that no reasonable ground for proscription exists. (2) After three years of the disposal of appeal, if any, or where no appeal was filed, from the date of the order of proscription, or from the date of any refusal of an application of de-proscription,-- (a) the Federal Government shall conduct review of the proscriptions to determine whether any proscription may be cancelled on the basis provided under subsection (1); and (b) until a proscription is cancelled, any money or other property frozen or seized on, account of the proscription shall remain frozen or seized, as the case may be. (3) On cancellation of the proscription under this Act, any money or other property that has been frozen or seized shall be released in a timely manner."