Pakistan

Nizam-e-Adl Regulation came into force as a result of the negotiations between NWFP government and TNSM of Sufi Muhammad. The regulation was passed in the form of a resolution by the National Assembly of Pakistan and later signed by the President of Pakistan. The NWFP government issued a formal notification of the same on 14 Apr'2009. Following is complete text of the Regulation.

A REGULATION
To provide for Nifaz-e-Nizam-e-Shariah through Courts in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of the North-West Frontier Province, except the Tribal Area adjoining Manshera district and the former State of Amb.
Preamble.---WHEREAS it is expedient to expedient to provide for Nifaz-e-Nizam-e-Sharia’h through Courts in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of the North-West Frontier Province, except the Tribal Areas adjoining Mansehra district and the former State of Amb;
AND WHEREAS clause (3) of Article 247 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that no Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or a Provincial Assembly shall apply to a Provincially Administered Tribal Areas, or any part thereof, unless the Governor of the Province in which the Tribal Area is situated, with the approval of the President, so directs, and in giving such direction with respect to any law, the Governor may direct that the law shall, in its application to a Tribal Area, or to a specified part thereof, have effect subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in the direction;
AND WHEREAS clause (4) of Article 247 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that the Governor of a Province, with the prior approval of the President, may, with respect to any matter within the legislative competence of the Provincial Assembly, make regulations for the peace and good governance of Provincially Administered Tribal Areas or any part thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers aforesaid, the Governor of the North-West Frontier Province, with the approval of the President, is pleased-
(i) to direct that the laws specified in column 2 of Schedule-I shall apply to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas as aforesaid; and
(ii) to make the following Regulation:
1. Short title, extent and commencement.---(1) This Regulation may be called the Nizam-e-Adl (Sharia’h) Regulation, 2009.
(2) It shall extend to the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of the North-West Frontier Province, except the Tribal Area adjoining Mansehra district and the former State of Amb, hereinafter referred to as the said area.
(3) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on 16th day of February, 2009.
2. Definitions.---(1) In this Regulation, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) “Dar-ul-Dar-ul-Qaza” means the final appeallate/revisional court, in the said area, designated as such, under this Regulation, in pursuance of clause (2) of Article 183 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
(b) “Dar-ul-Qaza” means appellate/revisional Court constituted by Government in the said area, under clause (4) of the Article 198 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
(c) “Government” means the Government of the North-West Frontier Province;
(d) “paragraph” means a paragraph of this Regulation;
(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Regulation;
(f) “Qazi” means a duly appointed Judicial Officer as specified and designated in column 3 of Schedule-II;
(g) “recognized institution” means the Shariah Academy established under International Islamic University Ordinance, 1985 (Act XXX of 1985) or any institution imparting Sharia’h training and recognized as such by Government;
(h) “Schedule” means a Schedule to this Regulation; and
(i) “Shariah” means the injunctions of Islam as laid down in Quran Majeed, Sunnah-e-Nabwi (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam), Ijma and Qiyas;
Explanation.-In the application of this clause to the personal law of any Muslim sect, the expression Quran Majeed and Sunnah-e-Nabvi (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam)shall mean the Quran Majeed and Sunnah-e-Nabvi (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) as interpreted by that sect.
(2) All other expressions, not expressly defined in this Regulation, shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in any other law for the time being in force, in the said area to which this Regulation applies.
3. Application of certain laws to the said area.---(1) The laws specified in column 2 of Schedule-I, as in force in the North-West Frontier Province immediately before the commencement of this Regulation, and so far as may be, all rules, notifications and orders made or issued thereunder, shall apply to the said area.
(2) All the laws applicable to the said area, including the laws mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), shall so apply subject to such exceptions and modifications as specified in this Regulation.
4. Certain laws to cease to operate.---If, immediately before the commencement of this Regulation, there was in force in the said area any law, instrument, custom or usage having the force of law not corresponding to the Injunctions of
Quran Majeed and Sunnah-e-Nabvi (Sallallaho alaihe Wasallam) or provisions of any of the laws applied to the said area by this Regulation, such law, instruments, custom or usage, as the case may be, shall upon such commencement, cease to have effect in the said area.
5. Courts.---Besides, Dar-ul-Dar-ul-Qaza and Dar-ul-Qaza, there shall be following courts of competent jurisdiction, in the said area:
(i) Court of Zilla Qazi;
(ii) Court of Izafi Zilla Qazi;
(iii) Court of Aala Illaqa Qazi;
(iv) Court of Illaqa Qazi; and
(v) Court of Executive Magistrate.
6. Qazis and their powers and functions.--(1) Any person to be appointed as Illaqa Qazi, in the said area shall be a person who is a duly appointed Judicial Officer in the North-West Frontier Province. Preference shall be given to those Judicial Officer who have completed Shariah course from a recognized institution.
(2) In relation to proceeding with and conducting the criminal or civil cases, all powers, functions and duties concerned, assigned or imposed on Judicial Officer in the North-West Frontier Province under any law for the time being in force, shall, subject to application of such law in the said area and established principles of Sharia’h, be exercised, performed or discharged by them as designed in column 3 of Schedule-II.
(3) Subject to the general superintendence of the principal seat of Dar-ul-Qaza, a Zilla Qazi shall supervise the work of subordinate courts, and, through the District Police Officer concerned, the process serving staff, within the local limits of his jurisdiction.
7. Executive Magistrate.---(1) In each district or protected area, there shall be a District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrates, Sub-Divisional Magistrates and other Executive Magistrates, as the Government deems necessary.
(2) The District Magistrate and the Executive Magistrates shall discharge their responsibilities and exercise their powers according to the established principles of Sharia’h and other laws for the time being in force, in the said area.
(3) The District Magistrate shall supervise the work of other Executive Magistrates in the District.
(4) Keeping peace, maintaining order, enforcing the executive authority of the Government and “Sadd-e-Zara-e-Jinayat” shall be the duty, responsibility and power of the Executive Magistrate. For this purpose he can take action against an individual, under the established principles of Shariah.
Explanation.-The phrase “Sadd-e-Zarr-e-Jinayat”( ) means and includes all actions and steps taken under the Sharia’h laws and any other law enforced for the time being for the control of crimes.
8. Submission of Challan to Qazi or Executive Magistrate.---(1) It shall be the duty of every officer-in-charge of a police station to ensure that complete challan in each criminal case is submitted to the concerned Court within fourteen days from the date of lodging in the first information report, except in a case in which the concerned Qazi or Executive Magistrate has granted special extension of time for a specified period for the reasons to be recorded:
Provided that if any officer-in-charge of police station or investigating Officer fails to submit complete challan within specified period, the Qazi or Executive Magistrate concerned shall refer the matter to competent authority for disciplinary action against the police officer responsible for such delay, upon which necessary action shall be taken against him forthwith and shall be duly communicated to the referring Qazi or Executive Magistrate.
(2) The officer-in-charge of a police station shall submit a copy of the first information report to concerned Qazi or Executive Magistrate, within twenty four hours of its lodging.
9. Proceedings to be in accordance with Shariah.---(1) A Qazi or Executive Magistrate shall seek guidance from Quran Majeed, Sunna-e-Nabvi (Sallalllaho Alaihe Wasallam), Ijma and Qiyas for the purposes of procedure and proceedings of conduct and resolution of cases. While expounding and interpreting the Quran Majeed and Sunna-e-Nabvi (Sallalllaho Alaihe Wasallam), the Qazi shall follow the established principles of expounding and interpreting Quran Majeed and Sunna-e-Nabvi (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam), and, for this purpose, shall also consider the expositions and opinions of recognized Fuqaha’s of Islam.
(2) No Court shall entertain a suit unless the plaintiff/complainant verifies that copies of plaint alongwith supporting documents have been sent, through registered post with acknowledgment due to all the defendants, except in case of a suit for perpetual injunction accompanied by an application for temporary injunction.
(3) The pleadings shall be accompanied by copies of all relevant documents and affidavits of all the unofficial witnesses duly attested by an oath commissioner. The affidavits so submitted shall be treated as examination-in-chief of such witnesses:
Provided that if, after submission of pleadings, in the opinion of court, new issue arises, party to pleadings may be allowed to submit afresh copies of relevant documents and affidavits of unofficial witness attested in the manner aforesaid, for arriving at just conclusion of case.
(4) In all cases of civil nature written statement shall be submitted within seven days and where the defendant fails to do so his defence shall be struck off:
Provided that the court may extend time for filling of written statement in extra ordinary circumstances. The time so allowed shall not be extended further on any ground whatsoever.
(5) After completion of evidence, the court shall ask the parities to argue, either verbally or in writing, on the adjourned date, and, if either of the party fails to do so, the court shall pronounce judgment on merits, without any further adjournment for arguments:
Provided that it shall be the duty of the court to make list of relevant reported judgments, referred to by any party as precedent, which shall form part of judicial record.
(6) No adjournment shall be granted to either party in any civil or criminal proceedings, except where the court is satisfied that adjournment is unavoidable. In such case the requesting party shall deposit the costs in court which shall not be less than two thousand rupees.
10. Observance of time schedule.---(1) A period of not more than six months for disposal of a civil case, and a period of not more than four months for disposal of a criminal case, shall be standard time schedule, excluding the time spent for sulh proceedings.
(2) A Qazi shall finalize a case within the time schedule prescribed under sub-paragraph (1) and, in case of any delay in disposal of any case beyond such schedule, shall report the cause and reasons of such delay to the Zilla Qazi or, as the case may be, to the presiding officer of the principal seat of the Dar-ul-Qaza, and shall act on the directions issued by such court in that behalf.
(3) An Executive Magistrate shall also finalize a case within the time schedule prescribed under sub-paragraph (1) and, in case of any delay in disposal of any case beyond such schedule, shall report the cause and reasons of such delay to the District Magistrate and shall act on the directions issued by District Magistrate, in that behalf.
(4) If the Zilla Qazi or, as the case may be, the presiding officer of the principal seat of the Dar-ul-Qaza, in relation to proceedings in the Court of Qazi, upon examination of causes of delay, is of the opinion that the delay has been caused due to the delaying tactics of a party, it shall fix a penalty or cost to be recovered from the defaulting party and direct the court concerned to dispose of the case within an extended period of not more than one month.
(5) If the District Magistrate, in relation to proceedings in the Court of Executive Magistrate, upon examination of causes of delay, is of the opinion that the delay has been caused due to the delaying tactics of a party, it shall fix a penalty or cost to be recovered from the defaulting party and direct the court concerned to dispose of the case within an extended period of not more than one month.
(6) If in the opinion of Zilla Qazi or, as the case may be, of the presiding officer of the principal seat of the Dar-ul-Qaza, the Qazi or Executive Magistrate, dealing with the case or proceedings, is responsible for delay in its disposal, the Zilla Qazi or, as the case may be, the presiding officer of the principal seat of Dar-ul-Qaza may,-
(i) in the case of Qazi, deliver upon him a letter of displeasure. If a Qazi is served with three letters of displeasure in a year, then the Zilla Qazi or as the case may be, the presiding officer of the principal seat of Dar-ul-Qaza, after providing him an opportunity of being heard, may make an entry in his service record; and
(ii) in the case of Executive Magistrate, inform the District Magistrate about such delay and recommend for disciplinary action, provided in clause (i) of sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 9.The District Magistrate shall act on the recommendations accordingly.
(7) In criminal cases, the Investigating Officer shall prepare copies of the case file in triplicate, in addition to judicial file, so that the trial court may retain the judicial file for regular trial, and the remaining two files, may be sent to the court concerned when requisitioned.
(8) An appeal or revision under this Regulation shall be filed within thirty days from the date of the decision in the respective case, after sending its copies, through registered post with acknowledgement due, to the opposite party, and the appellate or revisional court shall decide the same within thirty days, without remanding it on any ground whatsoever:
Provided that such court shall have the power to rectify any illegality or irregularity of omission which, in the opinion of he said court, may result injustice to any of the parties.
(9) Any decree shall be executed, either by the court which passed it, or by the court to which it is sent for execution, within two months.
11. Establishment of Courts.---(1) Soon after the commencement of this Regulation, Government shall take necessary steps to establish as many courts to ensure expeditious dispensation of justice within prescribed time schedule.
(2) Where the number of pending cases at a time exceeds more than one hundred and fifty in a court of Zilla Qazi, District Magistrate, or, as the case may be, Izafi Zilla Qazi, or exceeds more than two hundred cases in a court of Aa’la Ilaqa Qazi, Executive Magistrate, or, as the case may be, Ilaqa Qazi, it shall be necessary for Government to establish a new court and provide it all related facilities to ensure dispensation of justice within prescribed time schedule.
12. Appeal and Revision.---Subject to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, appeal/revision against the Orders/Judgments/Decree of the Dar-ul-Qaza shall lie to the Dar-ul-Dar-ul Qaza, for the purpose of this Regulation.
13. Power to appoint musleh.---(1) Any civil or criminal case, subject to mutual consent of parties, may be referred to Musleh or, as the case may be, musleheen before recording of evidence, either on the agreement of the parties regarding the names of such musleh or musleheen, or in case of their disagreement, to such musleh or musleheen whose names appear on the list maintained by the court for such purpose:
Provided that the cases falling within the purview of Hudood laws and cases by or against the Federal or Provincial Government or any statutory body or persons under legal disabilities shall not be referred for sulh.
(2) The musleheen shall record their opinion with regard to a dispute referred to them with reasons therefore.
(3) Where a musleh or, as the case may be, musleheen, to whom a dispute has been referred for resolution, either fail or refuse to resolve it, or the Court is of the opinion that unnecessary delay has been caused, without
sufficient reason, in resolving it, the Court, may, on the application of a party or suo moto, for reasons to be recorded, withdraw the order of such reference, and, after such withdrawal, it shall resolve the dispute in accordance with Sharia’h as if it were not referred for sulh:
Provided that, in no circumstances, a case shall remain with a musleh or, as the case may be, musleheen for a period of more than fifteen days, but the court may, in extraordinary circumstances, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the time for fifteen days and, on the expiry of the aforesaid period, it shall stand withdrawn to the court for further proceedings.
(4) The Musleh or, as the case may be, the musleheen, appointed for such resolution of the dispute, after hearing the parties and their witnesses, if any, perusing the relevant document, if any, and inspecting the spot, if need be, shall form opinion about resolution of the dispute, with reasons therefor, and submit a report of their opinion to the concerned court without delay:
Provided that, in case the opinion is not unanimous, the opinion of the majority members and the opinion of each dissenting member, separately or jointly, with reasons therefore, shall be so submitted.
(5) The Court shall, if it is satisfied that the opinion in a case referred to for sul’h under sub-paragraph (1) is in accordance with Sharia’h, make it the rule of the Court, and shall announce it as such, but, if the court comes to the conclusion that the opinion is not in accordance with Sharia’h, it shall declare the opinion, for reasons to be recorded, as null and void and shall start its proceedings for decision of such dispute in accordance with Sharia’h as if it were not referred for sulh.
(6) The court shall, before proceeding further, provide an opportunity to the parties to submit objections, if any, to such report, and, if any, objections are so made, the court shall, after hearing the parties, decide about the correctness or otherwise of the objections.
(7) The court shall, keeping in view the actual expenses incurred by the musleh or musleheen, on traveling to, an stay at, the place other than the place of his or, as the case may be, their residence, and the time
spent in dealing with the case, in particular circumstances of each case, fix the remuneration of such musleh or musleheen, to be paid by each party in such proportion as may be determined by the court.
14. Conduct of Judicial Officers and Executive Magistrates.---(1) The conduct and character of each Judicial Officer and Executive Magistrate shall be in accordance with the Islamic principles.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, all cases, suits, inquires, matters and proceedings in courts, pertaining to the said area, shall be decided by the courts concerned in accordance with Shariah:
Provided that cases of non-Muslims in matters of adoption, divorce, dower, inheritance, marriage, usages and wills shall be conducted and decided in accordance with their respective personal laws.
(3) Government may, from time to time, take such measures for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), as it may deem necessary.
15. Aid and assistance to courts.---All executive authorities in the said area, including members of law enforcing agencies and members of other services of Pakistan, shall act in aid and assistance of the Courts, and shall implement their judicial orders and decisions.
16. Directions to law enforcing agencies.---Government may, where necessary, issue such directions to any law enforcing agency as are necessary in relation to the service of Courts Processes on the parties, witnesses or any other person, and, for any general or specific purposes, in order to ensure the conduct of such law enforcing agency in aid and assistance of the Courts.
17. Language of the Court and its record.---All the processes and proceedings of the court, including the pleadings, evidence, arguments, orders and judgments shall be recorded and conducted in Urdu, Pushto or in English and the record of the Court shall also be maintained in the said language.
18. Powers to make rules.---Government may, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Regulation.
19. Regulation to override other laws.---The provisions of this Regulation shall have overriding effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time in force in the said area.
20. Repeal.---(1) The Provincially Administered Tribal Areas Sharia’h Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, 1999 (N.-W.F.P. Reg. I of 1999), and rules framed thereunder are hereby repealed.
(2) The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (Ord. No. XXXVII of 2001), applied to the said area vide Notification No. 1/93-SOS-II(HD)/2001, dated 27th April, 2002, is hereby repealed.
(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Regulation under sub-paragraph
(1), or cessation of any law, instrument, custom or usage under paragraph
4, the repeal or cessation, as the case may be, shall not-
(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal or cessation take effect;
(b) affect the previous operation of the law, instrument, custom or usage or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the law, instrument, custom or usage;
(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the law, instrument, custom or usage; or
(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be
instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment
may be imposed, as if the law, instrument, custom or usage had not been repealed or ceased to have effect, as the case may be.
SCHEDULE-I
[See the preamble and paragraph 3(1)]
S.No.
Nomenclature of Laws
1. The Fatal Accident Act, 1855 (Act XIII of 1855).
2. The Partition Act, 1893 (Act IV of 1893).
3. The Essential Commodities Act, 1957 (Act III of 1957).
4. The West Pakistan Historical Mosques and Shrines Fund Cess Ordinance, 1960 (W.P. Ord. V of 1960).
5. The West Pakistan Suppression of Prostitution Ordinance, 1961 (Ord. II of 1961).
6. The Indecent Advertisement Prohibition Act, 1963 (Act XII of 1963).
7. The Family Courts Act, 1964 (W.P. Act XXXV of 1964).
8. The West Pakistan Regulation and Control of Loud Speaker and Sound Amplifiers Ordinance, 1965 (Ord. II of 1965).
9. The Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965 (W.P. Ord. XX of 1965).
10. The Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (Ord. XII of 1972).
11. The North-West Frontier Province Orphanages (Supervision and Control)
Act, 1976 (Act XIV of 1976).
12. The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976, (XV of 1976).
13. The Law Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ord. XXI of 1976).
14. The Travel Agencies Act, 1976 (Act XXX of 1976).
15. The Prevention of Gambling Act, 1977 (Act XXVIII of 1977).
16. The North-West Frontier Province Suppression of Crimes Ordinance, 1978 (NWFP Ord. III of 1978).
17. The North-West Frontier Province Prevention of Gambling Ordinance, 1978 (N.W.F.P. Ord. V of 1978).
18. The North-West Frontier Province Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1979 (Ord. I of 1979).
19. The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980 (Ord. X of 1980).
20. The Offences Against Properties (Enforcement of Hudood) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980(Ord. XIX of 1980).
21. The Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980 (Ord. XX of 1980).
22. The Offence of Qazf (Enforcement of Hadd) (Amendment) Ordinance 1980 (XXI of 1980).
23. The Ehtram-e-Ramzan Ordinance, 1981 (Ord. XXIII of 1981).
24. The Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ord. II of 1982).
25. The Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ord.VII of 1983).
26. The Zakat and Ushr (Second Amendment) Ordinance 1983 (Ord. X of 1983).
27. The Zakat and Ushr (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ord. XXVI of 1983).
28. The Anti-Islamic Activities of Qadianis Group, Lahore Group and Ahmadis (Prohibition and Punishment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ord. XX of 1984).
29. The Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ord. XLVI of 1984).
30. The North-West Frontier Province (Enforcement of Certain Provisions of Laws) Act, 1989 (NWFP Act II of 1989).
31. The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1989 (IV of 1990).
32. The Employment of Children Act, 1991 (Act V of 1991).
33. The Enforcement of Shariah Act, 1991 (X of 1991).
34. The Zakat and Uishr (Amendment) Act, 1991 (XXIII of 1991).
35. The Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Act, 1992 (I of 1992).
36. The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1992 (VI of 1992).
37. The Civil Law (Reforms) Act, 1994 (Act XIV of 1994).
38. The North-West Frontier Province Consumer Protection Act, 1997 (Act VI of 1997).
39. The Pakistan Environmental protection Act, 1997 (Act XXXIV of 1997).
40. The Control of Narcotics Substances Act, 1997 (Act No. XXV of 1997).
41. The Anti-Terrorism (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1999 (Ord. XIII of 1999).
42. The Anti-Terrorism (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 1999 (Ord. XX of 1999).
43. The Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000 (Ord. XXII of 2000).
44. The Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000 (Ord. XXIX of 2000).
45. The National Highway Safety Ordinance, 2000 (Ord. XL of 2000).
46. The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000 (Ord. LXVI of 2000).
47. The Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000 (Ord. LIX of 2000).
48. The Patents Ordinance, 2000 (Ord. LXI of 2001).
49. The Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (Ord. XXI of 2001).
50. The Arms Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (Ord. LXVI of 2001).
51. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. No. XIII of 2002).
52. The Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XXV of 2002).
53. The Drugs (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XXVIII of 2002).
54. The National Commission for Human Development Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. No. XXIX of 2002).
55. The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XXXIV of 2002).
56. The Representation of People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XXXVI of 2002).
57. The Representation of People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XXVIII of 2002).
58. The General Clauses (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XXXIII of 2002).
59. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2007 (Ord. XIII of 2002).
60. The North-West Frontier Province Forest Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XIX of 2002).
61. The Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XXXVIII of 2002).
62. The Representation of People (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XLV of 2002).
63. The North-West Frontier Province Registration and Functions of Private Educational Institutions (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord XLVI of 2002).
64. The NWFP the Punjab Minor Canals (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. LVIII of 2002).
65. The Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance, 2002 (LIX of 2002).
66. The Probation of Offenders (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LXVI of 2002).
67. The Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. LXXIV of 2002).
68. The Freedom of Information Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XCVI of 2002).
69. The Press Council of Pakistan Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XCVII of 2002).
70. The Press, Newspaper, News Agencies and Book Registration Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. XCVIII of 2002).
71. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (Control and Prevention) Ordinance, 2002 (Ord. CI of 2002).
72. The Political Parties Order, 2002 (C.E.O. 18 of 2002).
73. The Political Parties (Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. 20 of 2002).
74. The Police (Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. 36 of 2002).
75. The North-West Frontier Province Shari Act, 2003 (NWFP Act No. II of 2003).
76. The Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003 (Ord. V of 2003).
77. The Political Parties (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Act III of 2004).
78. The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Act VIII of 2004).
79. The Defamation (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Act IX of 2004).
80. The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Act X of 2004).
81. The North-West Frontier Province Consumers Protection (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act II of 2005).
82. The North-West Frontier Province Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act X of 2005).
83. The North-West Frontier Province Housing Authority Act, 2005 (Act XI of 2005).
84. The Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005 (Act XI of 2005).
85. The North-West Frontier Province Local Government (Second Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act II of 2006).
86. The North-West Frontier Province Societies Registration (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act III of 2006).
87. The North-West Frontier Province Prohibition of Kite Flying Activities Act, 2006 (Act IV of 2006).
88. The Marriage Functions (Prohibition of Ostentatious Displays and Wasteful Expenses) (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act IV of 2006).
89. The North-West Frontier Province Interest of Personal Loans Prevention Act, 2007 (Act III of 2006).
90. The North-West Frontier Province Agriculture and Livestock Produce Markets Act, 2007 (Act IV of 2006).
91. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2008 (Act IX of 2008).
SCHEDULE-II
[See paragraph 2(1)(g) and 5(2)]
S.No.
Designation of Judges and Judicial Officers in the N.-W.F.P. except P.A.T.As.
Designation of Judges and Judicial Officers in P.A.T.As of the N.-W.F.P.
1.
2.
3.
1.
District and Sessions Judge.
Zilla Qazi
2.
Additional District and Sessions Judge.
Izafi Zilla Qazi
3.

Senior Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate under section 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898).
Aa’la Illaqa Qazi
4.

Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate.
Illaqa Qazi