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WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980 (XVIII of 1980), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999;

AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999, read with the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order No. 9 of 1999, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:--

1. Short title and commencement.-- (1) This Ordinance may be called the Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000.

2. It shall come into force at once.

3. Amendment of section 9, Ordinance XVIII of 1980.-- In the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980 (XVIII), hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance, in section 9,--

(i) in sub-section (2), after the word "to" the words "the Personal Ledger Account of the" shall be inserted;
(ii) in sub-section (3), after the words "funds" the words "through crossed cheques" shall be inserted; and
(iii) in sub-section (4), after the word "Fund", occurring for the first time, the words "through crossed cheques" shall be inserted.

4. Amendment of section 16, Ordinance XVIII of 1980.-- In the said Ordinance, in section 16, in sub-section (4), in the proviso, for the full stop, at the end, a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following new proviso shall be added, namely:--

"Provided further that the Chairman and members of the District Committee shall be the persons who are of good moral character and are not commonly known as persons who violate Islamic Injunctions and are of financial integrity and do not engage in political activities."

5. Insertion of new section 29A, Ordinance XVIII of 1980.-- In the said Ordinance, after section 29, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:--

"29A. Dissolution and reconstitution o Committees.-- All existing District Zakat and Ushr Committees, Tehsil Taluka and Sub-Divisional Zakat and Ushr Committees and Local Zakat and Ushr Committees shall stand dissolved and cease to function with immediate effect and new Committees shall be constituted under sections 16, 17 and 18 within a period of three months from commencement of the Zakat and Ushr (Amendment), Ordinance, 2000".

MUHAMMAD RAFIQ TARAR,
President

MALIK HAKAM KHAN,
Draftsman/Additional Secretary

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