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orders on
immovable
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(5) In this section, "bank" means any bank licensed under the Banking Ordinance, 1958 and includes the Post Office Savings Bank and any Co-operative Society registered under the law relating to co-operative societies.
Prohibitory 4. (1) The Public Prosecutor may, if he is satisfied that any land or building or other property movable or immovable has been acquired by a Member or officer referred to in sub-section (1) of section 2 as a result of or in connection with corrupt practice committed by such Member or officer, issue an order to the appropriate authority prohibiting the registered owner thereof from effecting any dealing therewith as may be specified in the order.
Seizure of
valuable
documents.
(2) An order issued by the Public Prosecutor under sub- section (1) in relation to land or building shall be deemed to be a prohibitory order for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part Nineteen of the National Land Code, 1965.
(3) Any land or building or other property subject to an order issued by the Public Prosecutor under sub-section (1) shall be liable to forfeiture.
(4) In this section, "appropriate authority" in relation to— (a) land or building means the Registrar as defined in section 5 of the National Land Code, 1965; (b) shares, debentures or other interests in a company or corporation means the person responsible for the registration of the transfers of shares, deben- tures or other interests in such company or cor- poration.
(5) Any person who fails to comply with any prohibitory order issued under sub-section (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding three years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
5. (1) The Public Prosecutor may by order authorise any articles and police officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superinten- dent named in such order to seize any movable articles, bonds, share certificates or other valuable documents which he has reason to believe have been purchased or otherwise acquired as a result of or in connection with corrupt practice committed by a Member or officer referred to in sub-section (1) of section 2.
Forfeiture.
(2) Any property seized under sub-section (1) shall be liable to forfeiture.
6. (1) An order for the forfeiture or for the release of any property liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance shall be made by the Court before which the prosecution with regard