The Removal of Accused Persons Act, 1973

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        THE REMOVAL OF ACCUSED PERSONS ACT, 1973




                                      CONTENTS
1.   Short title, extent and commencement

2.   Removal of prisoners, etc.

3.   [Omitted]




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                     THE REMOVAL OF ACCUSED PERSONS ACT, 1973
                                              ACT NO. LXIII OF 1973

                                                                                              [15th September, 1973]

             An Act to provide for the removal of accused persons from one Province to another.

       WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the removal of accused persons from one
Province to another;

           It is hereby enacted as follows:—

      1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Removal of
Accused Persons Act, 1973.

           (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.

           (3) it shall come into force at once.

       2. Removal of prisoners, etc.— Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for
the time being in force, the Federal Government may, by general or special order, provide for
the removal of any accused person or class of accused persons held in custody in any Province to
any other Province to be held in custody therein.

           3. 1 [ Omitted]




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                                                                                             RGN Date: 20-05-2024
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    Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance No. XXVII of 1981, s.3 and sch. II.




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