Pakistan Penal Code (West Pakistan Amendment) Act 1963

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THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE (WEST PAKISTAN AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963

(W.P. Act VI of 1963)

C O N T E N T S

Sections

1. Short title.

2. Amendment of section 304-A of Act XLV of 1860.

^{^[1]}THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE (WEST PAKISTAN AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963

(W.P. Act VI of 1963)

[18 April 1963]

An Act to amend the Pakistan Penal Code in its application to the Province of West Pakistan

Preamble.-- WHEREAS it is necessary to amend the Pakistan Penal Code in its application to the Province of West Pakistan;

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1. Short title.-- This Act may be called the Pakistan Penal Code (West Pakistan Amendment) Act, 1963.

2. Amendment of section 304-A of Act XLV of 1860.-- In section 304-A of the Pakistan Penal Code for the words and commas "two years, or with fine, or with both", the words and comma "four years, and shall also be liable to fine" shall be substituted.

^{^[1]}For statement of objects and reasons, see Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), 1963, p.1278.

This Act was passed by the West Pakistan Assembly on 11th April, 1963; assented to by the Governor of West Pakistan on 16th April, 1963; and, published in the West Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 18th April, 1963, page 1278.

Pakistan (Punjab) Legislation

Pakistan Penal Code (West Pakistan Amendment) Act 1963