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ORDINANCE XXXV OF 1984 ORDINANCE XXXV OF 1984 AIRPORTS SECURITY FORCE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1984 An Ordinance further to amend the Airports Security Force Act, 1975 [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, decided on 7th August, 1984] No. F. 17 (1)/84-Pub.-The following Ordinance made by the President is hereby published for general information :- 6. Amendment of section 6, Act LXXVII of 1975.-- In the said Act, in section 6,- (1) in subsection (1),- (a) in clause (a), after the word "installations", the words "within the limits of airports and aerodromes" shall be inserted ; (b) for clause (c) the following shall be substituted, namely :- "(c) take effective measures for preventing hijacking, sabotage, placement of car bombs, letter bombs and dangerous articles and carriage of arms and ammunitions into the restricted areas of the airports, aerodromes and aircraft except as authorised by him, and shall, as soon as he detects any contraband on the person or in the baggage of any person checked by him, notify it to the customs staff available at the airport or aerodrome for appropriate action under the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) ;" (c) in clause (f ), after the word "Commander" the words "or an officer authorised by him" shall be inserted ; and (2) after subsection (1) amended as aforesaid, the following new subsec tion shall he inserted, namely :- "(1-A) The Force Commander may, with the previous approval of the Federal Government, call for military assistance in connection with post- landing and anti-hijacking operations at an airport or aerodrome ; and, when he does so, all officers and members and all civil agencies operating at the airport or aerodrome shall function in accordance with the directions of the military authority rendering such assistance."