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Amendment of section 19, Act XXVII of 1997
Act: Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2001
Section Provisions
ORDINANCE XXXIX OF 2001 ORDINANCE XXXIX OF 2001 ANTI‑TERRORISM (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2001 An Ordinance further to amend the Anti‑Terrorism Act, 1997 [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 14th August, 2001] F.No.2(1)/2001‑Pub., dated 14‑8‑2001.‑‑‑The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for general information:‑‑ 9. Amendment of section 19, Act XXVII of 1997.‑‑In the said Act, in section 19.‑‑ (a) subsection (4) shall be omitted. (b) In subsection (6) for the words brackets and figure "subsection (4) and" the word "subsection" shall be substituted; (c) for the subsection (7) the following shall be substituted, namely:‑‑ "(7) The Court shall, on taking cognizance of a case, prod with the trial from day to day and shall decide the case within seven days, failing which an application may be made to the Administrative Judge of the High Court concerned for appropriate directions for expeditious disposal of the case to meet ends of justice." (d) subsection (13) shall be omitted.