1[Provided that no such prosecution shall be instituted in any Criminal Court against any officer or
2[soldier, sailor or airman in the armed forces] except with the sanction of the 3[Federal Government].]
4[132A.__Definitions. In this Chapter,__
(a) the expression "armed forces" means the military, naval and air forces, operating as land forces
and includes 5* * * any other armed forces of Pakistan so operating ;
6[(aa) the expression “civil armed forces” means the Pakistan Rangers, Frointier Corps, Frontier
Constabulary, Balochistan Constabulary, Pakistan Coast Gaurds or any other force as the
Federal Government may notify. ]
(b) "officer", in relation to the armed forces, means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as an
officer of the armed forces and includes a junior commissioned officer, a warrant officer, a petty
officer and a noncommissioned officer ; and
(c) "soldier" includes a member of the force constituted under the Act referred to in clause (a).].
CHAPTER X
PUBLIC NUISANCES
7[133. Conditional order for removal of nuisance.__(1) Whenever a 8[Magistrate of the first class]
considers, on receiving a policereport or other information and on taking such evidence (if any) as he thinks
fit,
that any unlawful obstruction or nuisance should be removed from any way, river or channel which is or
may be lawfully used by the public, or from any public place, or
that the conduct of any trade or occupation, or the keeping of any goods or merchandise, is injurious to
the health or physical comfort of the community, and that in consequence such trade or occupation should
be prohibited or regulated or such goods or merchandise should be removed or the keeping thereof
regulated, or
that the construction of any building, or the disposal of any substance, as likely to occasion
conflagration or explosion, should be prevented or stopped, or
that any building, tent or structure, or any tree is in such a condition that it is likely to fall and thereby
cause injury to persons living or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing by, and that in
consequence the removal, repair or support of such building, tent or structure, or the removal or support of
such tree, is necessary, or
that any tank, well or excavation adjacent to any such way or public place should be fenced in such
manner as to prevent danger arising to the public, or
1 This proviso was ins. by the Devolution Act, 1920 (38 of 1920), s.2 and Sch. I.
2 Subs. by Act 49 of 1975, s. 4, for “soldier in [the Pakistan] Army” The words in crotchets were subs. by A.O., 1961 Art. 2 and Sch. for “His Majesty’s “ (w.e.f 23356).
3 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government" , which was previously amended by A.O., 1937, for “G.G. in C.”.
4 New section 132A ins. by Act, 49 of 1975, s. 5.
5 Certain words omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s.3 and Second Sch.
6 Ins. by Ord. 81 of 2002, ss. 45.
7 Subs. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s. 24 for the original section 133.
8 Subs. by Ord. 37 of 2001, s. 43 (w.e.f. 1482001).
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