Emigration Ordinance, 1979

Emigration Ordinance, 1979 — section 22

22. Receiving, money, etc., for providing foreign employment.― Whoever, for providing or securing, or on the pretext of providing or securing, to or for any person employment in any country beyond the limits of Pakistan,―

(a)being an Overseas Employment Promoter, charges any fee in addition to the prescribed amount, or

(b)not being such a Promoter, demands or receives, or attempts to receive, for himself or for any other person, any money or other valuable thing. shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years 1[and with fine up to two million rupees].

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