PART I ] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., AUGUST 18, 2023 791 8 Amendment of section 9, Act XIX of 1923.—In the said Act, for section 9, the following shall be substituted, namely:— “9. Attempts, incitements, etc.—Any person who incites to commit, conspires to commit, attempts to commit, aids or abets the commission of an offence under this Act shall be punishable with the same punishment, and be liable to be proceeded against in the same manner as if he had committed such offence.”. 9. Amendment of section 12, Act XIX of 1923.—In the said Act, in section 12.— (A) the existing provision thereof shall be numbered as sub-section (1) thereof; (B) in sub-section (1), numbered as aforesaid,— (i) in clause (b), for the word “fourteen”, the word “ten” shall be substituted; and (ii) in clause (c),— (a) after the word “Pakistan”, the words “or an intelligence agency” shall be inserted; (b) after the word “Code”, the words “shall be” shall be inserted; and (C) after sub-section (1), numbered and amended as aforesaid, the following new sub-section (2) shall be added, namely:— “(2) The material seized during arrest of an accused by an arresting officer shall be handed over by him to the investigating officer or the head of the Joint Investigating Team as the case may be and the same shall be admissible in evidence. 10. Insertion of new section 12A, Act XIX of 1923.—In the said Act, after section 12, amended as aforesaid, the following new sections 12A shall be inserted, namely:“12A. Investigation etc.—(1) An investigating officer under this Act shall be an officer of the Federal Investigation Agency not below the rank of BPS-17 or equivalent. The said Officer shall be designated by the Director General, Federal Investigation Agency for the purposes of