ABILL

Further to amend the National Accountability Ordinance XVIII of 1999

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the National Accountability Ordinance XVIII of 1999, for the purpose hereinafter appearing:

1) Short title and commencement:-

(1) This Act may be called the National Accountability Ordinance XVIII (Amendment) Act, 2016:

a) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.b) It shall come into force at once.

2) That in Section 6 (b) (i) after the words ‘appointed by the President’ the entire para including the Proviso may be deleted.

3) That after Section 6 (b) (i) the following new sections may be added:

6 (b) (ii) The Prime Minister shall in consultation with the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, forward three names for appointment of the Chairman to a Parliamentary Committee for hearing and confirmation of any one person.

6 (b) (iii) The Parliamentary Committee to be constituted by the Speaker shall comprise fifty percent members from the Treasury Benches and fifty percent from the Opposition Parties, based on their strength in Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), to be nominated by the respective Parliamentary Leaders:

Provided further that the total strength of the Parliamentary Committee shall be twelve members out of which one-third shall be from the Senate.

Provided also that when the National Assembly is dissolved and a vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairman NAB, the membership of the Parliamentary Committee shall consist of the members from the Senate only and the foregoing provisions of this clause shall, mutatis mutandis, apply.

6 (b) (iv) Chairman NAB shall be appointed for a period four years on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the President and shall not be removed accept on the grounds of removal of Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

4) That the original Section 6 (b) (ii) may be re-numbered as Section 6 (b) (v) in view of the above additions/amendments.

5) That Section 25 (a) may be deleted.

6) That Section 25 (b) may be deleted.

7) That in Section 25 (c) the words ‘The amount deposited by the accused’ may be deleted and the following words substituted ‘In case the accused deposits some amounts’.

8) That in Section 25 (c) after the word ‘NAB’ the words ‘the amount’ may be added.

9) That Section 25 (c) may be re-numbered as Section 25.

10) That in Section 26 (a) after the words ‘at any stage of’ the words ‘inquiry investigation or’ may be deleted.

11) That in Section 26 (a) after the words ‘privy to any offence’ the words ‘tender full or conditional pardon to such a person on condition of’ may be deleted and the following words ‘request the Court to consider a reduced sentence, if the accused is found guilty, due to his’ may be added.

12) That the following Sections may be deleted:

(1) Section 26 (b)(2) Section 26 (c)(3) Section 26 (d)(4) Section 26 (e)

13) That Section 26 (a) may be renumbered as Section 26

14) That in Section 31 (B) after the words ‘with the consent’ the words ‘and satisfaction’ may be added.

15) That in Section 33 (D) after the words ‘submit to the President a’ the words ‘complete and detailed’ may be added.

16) That in Section 33 (D) after the words ‘the report shall’ the words ‘contain all facts and figures and’ may be added