Section 5: Certain acts to be deemed contravention of section 3

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5. Certain acts to be deemed contravention of section 3.—(1) Whoever gives any person who has contravened the provisions of section 3, any assistance with intent thereby to prevent, hinder or otherwise interfere with his arrest, trial or punishment for such contravention, shall be deemed to have abetted the offence of contravention of the provisions of that section. (2) The owner, master or person in charge of any means of transport who causes or knowingly allows any person to depart from Pakistan in contravention of the provisions of section 3 by such means of transport shall be deemed to have contravened the Provision of that section and the means of transport shall, if the court convicting the owner, master or person in charge so directs, be forfeited to the Federal Government.

Effective date: 1974-01-01

Related sections

Section 4: Punishment for contravention of sections 3, etc Section 6: Penalties for certain offences relating to passport Section 3: Prohibition of departure from Pakistan without passport, etc. No citizen of Section 7: Power of arrest, seizure, etc Section 2: Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Section 8: Power to cancel, impound or confiscate passport

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