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ORDINANCE IV OF 1999 ORDINANCE IV OF 1999 ANTI-TERRORISM (AMENDMENT), ORDINANCE, 1999 An Ordinance to amend the Anti-Terrorism, Act, 1997 [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 27th April, 1999] No.F.2(1)/99-Pub., dated 27-4-1999.--The following Ordinance made b~ the President is hereby published for general information: 5. Amendment of section 6, Act XXVII of 1997.--In the said Act, for section 6, the following shall be substituted, namely:-- "6. Terrorist act.---A person is said to commit a terrorist act if he, (a) in order to, or if the effect of his actions will be to, strike terror or create a. sense of fear and insecurity in the people, or any section of the people does any act or thing by using bombs, dynamite or other explosive or inflammable substances; or such fire-arms or other lethal weapons as may be notified, or poisons or noxious gases or chemicals, in such a manner as to cause, or be likely to cause, the death of or injury to any person or persons, or damage to, or destruction of, property on a large scale, or a widespread disruption of supplies of services essential to the life of the community or threatens with the use of force public servants in order to prevent them from discharging their lawful duties; or (b) commits a scheduled offence, the effect of which will be, or be likely to be, to strike, terror, or create a sense of fear and insecurity in the people, or any section of the people, or to adversely affect harmony among different sections of the people; or (c) commits an act of gang rape, child molestation, or robbery coupled with rape as specified in the Schedule to this Act; or (d) commits an act of civil commotion as specified in section 7-A.".