The National Accountability Ordinance, 1999

*(ORDINANCE NO. XVIII OF 1999)

[24th September, 1999]

An Ordinance to provide for the setting up of a National Accountability Bureau so as to eradicate corruption and corrupt practices and hold accountable all those persons accused of such practices and matters ancillary thereto;

32. Appeal ^[1][and revision]. (a) Any [2][person convicted or the Prosecutor General Accountability, if so directed by [3][the Chairman] NAB,] aggrieved by the final judgment and Order of the Court under this Ordinance may, within ^[4][thirty] days of the final judgment and order of the [5][xxx] Court prefer an appeal to the High Court ^[6][under whose jurisdiction] the Court is situated [7][:]

[8][Provided that no appeal shall lie against any interlocutory order of the Court.]

(b) All appeals against the final Judgment [9][xxx] filed before the High Court will be heard by a Bench of not less than two Judges constituted by the Chief Justice of the High Court ^[10][The provisions contained in Section 426 of the Code shall apply mutatis mutandis in case of an appeal filed against order of Conviction.]

[11][(c) No revision shall lie against any interlocutory order of the Court.]

[12][(d) x x x x x x x x x]

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*. The NAB Ordinance, 1999 and all rules, notifications and orders made or issued thereunder have been adapted and applied in the Northern Areas, see SRO-467(I)/2000, dt. 28-6-2000.

[1]. Added by the National Accountability Bureau (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (CXXXIII of 2002), S. 37.

[2]. Subs. by Ordi. IV of 2000 dated 3.2.2000.

[3]. Inserted by Ord. No. CXXXIII of 2002, S. 37.

[4]. Word “ten” substituted by National Accountability (Amendment) Act, XI of 2022, dated 22.6.2022.

[5]. The word “Accountability” omitted by Ordinance, CXXXIII of 2002 dated 23.11.2002, PLJ 2003 Fed. St. 301.

[6]. Substituted by National Accountability (Amdt.) Act, (XXIV of 2023), dated 30.5.2023.

[7]. Subs. by Ordi. XXXV of 2001, w.e.f. 10.08.2001; PLJ 2001 Fed. St. 403.

[8]. Inst. by Ordi. XXXV of 2001, w.e.f. 10.08.2001; PLJ 2001 Fed. St. 403.

[9]. The words “and order” omitted by Ord. IV of 2000, S. 23.

[10]. Substituted by National Accountability (Amendment) Act, XI of 2022, dated 22.6.2022.

[11]. Subs. by Ordi. CXXXIII of 2002 dated 23.11.2002, PLJ 2003 Fed. St. 301.

[12]. Omitted by Ordi. XXXV of 2001, w.e.f. 10.08.2001; PLJ 2001 Fed. St. 403.