ORDINANCE XVIII OF 1979
[March 23, 1979]
An Ordinance to repeal and, with certain modifications re‑enact
the Emigration .pct, 1921
(Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part T. 23rd
March, 1979)
No. F. 17(1)/79‑Pub.‑‑The following
Ordinance made by the President on the 23rd March, 1979 ix hereby published for
general information :‑‑
2. Definitions.‑(1)
In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context,‑
(a) "Bureau" means the Bureau of
Emigration and Overseas Employment ;
(b) "conveyance"
means any vehicle, aircraft or ship used for the transportation of emigrants ;
(c) "Corporation" means
, the Overseas Employment Corporation Limited ;
(d) "depart" and
"departure" means the departure out of
(e) "dependent", in relation to an
emigrant, means the spouse, sons not above the age of twenty‑one years,
and unmarried sisters and daughters of the emigrant, and includes aged or
incapacitated parents, incapacitated sons above the age of twenty‑one
years and widowed and divorced sisters and daughters of the emigrant wholly
dependent upon and residing with the emigrant and the sons not above the age of
twenty‑one years, and dependent unmarried daughters, of such widowed or
divorced sisters or daughters ;
(f) "Director‑General" means the
Director‑General, Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment,
appointed under section 3, and includes any
person for the time being discharging the functions of Director-General ;
(g) "emigrant"
means any person who emigrates or has emigrated or who has been registered as
an emigrant under this Ordinance and includes any dependent of an emigrant ;
(h) "emigrate" and "emigration"
means the departure by sea, air or land out
of Pakistan of any person for the purpose, or with the intention, of working
for hire or engaging in any trade, profession or calling in any country beyond
the limits of Pakistan ;
(i) "foreign service
agreement" means an agreement between an emigrant and his prospective
employer abroad or his authorised Overseas Employment promoter in
Pakistan containing terms and conditions of his employment and duly registered
with the prescribed authority ;
(j) "Overseas Employment Promotor"
means a person licensed as such under section 12 ;
(k) "prescribed"
means prescribed by rules ;
(l) "Protector of Emigrants" means a
Protector of Emigrants appointed under section 5;
(m) "rules"
means rules made under this Ordinance.
(2) In case of any doubt or dispute arising
otherwise than in the course of any legal proceedings as to whether any person
is an emigrant within the meaning of this Ordinance, the question shall be
determined by the Federal Government, and such determination shall be final.