National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
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The National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 is a Pakistani law that established the legal framework and powers of the National Accountability Bureau to investigate and prosecute corruption and financial crimes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pakistani federal law
ⓘ
anti-corruption law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
deter corruption through criminal sanctions
ⓘ
strengthen accountability of public office holders ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
holders of public office in Pakistan
ⓘ
persons involved in offences of corruption and corrupt practices ⓘ |
| category | Pakistani anti-corruption legislation ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on appeals against accountability court judgments
ⓘ
provisions on bail and remand in NAB cases ⓘ provisions on cognizance of offences by accountability courts ⓘ provisions on limitation for taking cognizance ⓘ provisions on transfer of cases to accountability courts ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| defines |
corruption and corrupt practices
ⓘ
offences triable by accountability courts ⓘ |
| empowers |
Chairman National Accountability Bureau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prosecutor General Accountability ⓘ |
| enables |
National Accountability Bureau to call for information from public and private bodies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Accountability Bureau to seek international cooperation in corruption cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcementAgency | National Accountability Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | National Accountability Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | National Accountability Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| legalFrameworkFor | National Accountability Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary statute governing National Accountability Bureau ⓘ |
| providesFor |
arrest powers of National Accountability Bureau
ⓘ
confiscation of property ⓘ establishment of accountability courts ⓘ freezing of assets ⓘ investigation procedures of National Accountability Bureau ⓘ plea bargain mechanism ⓘ prosecution mechanisms in accountability courts ⓘ voluntary return of assets ⓘ |
| purpose |
investigation of corruption
ⓘ
prevention of corruption and corrupt practices ⓘ prosecution of corruption ⓘ recovery of ill-gotten assets ⓘ |
| sector |
anti-corruption enforcement
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| shortName | NAO 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
corruption
ⓘ
financial crimes ⓘ misuse of authority ⓘ offences of corruption and corrupt practices ⓘ |
| typeOfOffencesCovered |
private sector corruption linked with public office
ⓘ
public sector corruption ⓘ |
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