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THE PAKISTAN SINGLE WINDOW ACT 2021
CONTENTS
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Establishment of the Pakistan single window
4. The Governing Council
5. Lead agency
6. Operating entity
7. Grants, funds, budget and accounts of the Governing Council
8. Sources of funding
9. Application of the Pakistan single window and its allied systems
10. Access to the Pakistan single window and its allied systems, maintenance of record
etc.
11. Application of risk management system
12. Electronic documents non-discrimination vis-i-vis paper documents
13. Offences and punishments
14. Other laws to apply
15. Provision of services, sale of software and IT systems etc.
16. Indemnity
17. Dispute resolution
18. Overriding effect
19. Power to amend the Schedule
20. Delegation
21. Power to make rules
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22. Power to make regulations
23. Removal of difficulties
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THE PAKISTAN SINGLE WINDOW ACT 2021
[13th April, 2021]
ACT NO. III OF 2021
An Act to make provisions for the establishment of Pakistan single window
In so far as relevant to the intent and objects of this Act and in order to ensure unhindered right
to lawful trade as enshrined in Article 18 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, it is
necessary that an autonomous body be established to simplify cross border trade processes, reduce cost
of doing business and facilitate trade on national and international level;
WHEREAS Pakistan has ratified the agreement on Trade Facilitation of the World Trade
Organisation which inter alia stipulates the establishment of a national single window for managing a
country’s external trade;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary to establish and operate a single point of submission and
receipt of trade data and information to enable synchronised processing of data and information,
achieve standardisation and harmonisation of documents required for regulatory control, adopt
integrated risk management techniques, remove legal, regulatory and operational barriers to electronic
transactions for external trade, facilitate coordination and partnership among all the relevant trade
regulatory agencies and stakeholders dealing with the international trade and trade facilitation and for
matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto;
It is hereby enacted as follows:—
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act shall be called the Pakistan
Single Window Act, 2021.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Pakistan.
(3) It shall come into force from such date as the Federal Government may, by a notification
in the official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—(1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the context or subject,—
(a) “Agreement on Trade Facilitation” means the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the World
Trade Organisation as ratified by Pakistan;
(b) “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the operating entity established under
the Companies Act, 2017 (XIX of 2017);
(c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Governing Council established under this
Act;
(d) “electronic” includes electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, biometric, electrochemical,
wireless or electromagnetic technology;
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(e) “electronic document” includes documents, records, information, communications or
transactions in electronic form;
(f) “electronic signature” means any letters, numbers, symbols, images, characters or any
combination thereof in electronic form, applied to, incorporated in or associated with an
electronic document, with the intention of authenticating or approving the same, in order
to establish authenticity or integrity or both;
(g) “Governing Council” means the Pakistan Single Window Governing Council established
under section 4;
(h) “information” includes text, message, data, voice, sound, database, video, signals, software,
computer programs, codes including object code and source code;
(i) “lead agency” means the organization responsible for or appointed under section 5 for
implementation of Pakistan single window;
(j) “member” means a member of the Governing Council including its Chairperson;
(k) “memorandum of understanding” means the memorandum of understanding signed by and
between the Governing Council with the lead agency and its operating entity, or any
OGAs;
(l) “operating entity” means an entity created by the lead agency under section 6;
(m) “Pakistan single window” means an information and communication technology based
facility that allows persons or entities involved in trade and transport to lodge standardised
information and documents with a single-entry point to fulfil import, export and transit-
related regulatory requirements in Pakistan without being required to submit the same
data element more than once;
(n) “other government agencies” hereinafter referred to as OGAs means any of the regulatory
authorities including their subordinate entities as listed in the schedule whether referred
to jointly or severally;
(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under this Act;
(p) “registration” means issuance of a unique user identifier to any person or entity to access
the Pakistan single window system, in the prescribed manner;
(q) “risk management system” means the systematic application of trade controls and
management procedures on goods, means of transport and passengers including at pre-
arrival, clearance or post clearance stage for identifying, analysing, evaluating,
monitoring, reviewing and treating the risks associated with them and includes priority
accorded to compliant, persons, entities or organisations using the Pakistan single
window system;
(r) “rules” means the rules made under this Act;
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(s) “secretariat” means the secretariat to the Governing Council established under section 4;
(t) “secretary to the Governing Council” means the secretary to the Governing Council;
(u) “selectivity criteria” means the risk parameters determined by the risk management
committee constituted in prescribed manner, for meaningful application of risk
management system;
(v) “system” means an electronic system for creating, generating, sending, receiving, storing,
reproducing, displaying, recording or processing information or any part thereof;
(w) “trade bodies” means any of the recognized and registered chambers of commerce and
industry, representatives thereof, registered professional associations, trade unions and
others;
(x) “trade controls” means measures applied by the officers of Pakistan customs service or
other Government agencies through the Pakistan single window system to manage risks
and ensure compliance with the laws, regulations and rules for the time being inforce;
and
(y) “un-authorised access” means access to an information system or data which is not
available for access by general public, without authorisation or in violation of the terms
and conditions of the authorisation.
(2) Any other expressions used but not defined in this Act, shall have the same meanings
assigned thereto in the respective laws and rules made thereunder.
3. Establishment of the Pakistan single window.—(1) The Federal Government shall, by
notification in the official Gazette, establish a facility to be known as the Pakistan single window to
facilitate efficient imports, exports, international transit and matters ancillary thereto, across Pakistan’s
national territory and notified international borders and shall use any technological means available or
made available in the future, for the purpose.
(2) The Federal Government may provide financial, human and administrative resources as it
may deem necessary, for the establishment, operation, maintenance and in case of exigency or
technological advancements, the succession and replacement of Pakistan single window.
(3) Pakistan customs department and OGAs shall participate in and form an integral part of the
Pakistan single window and accordingly align their respective laws, regulations, procedures, processes
and information requirements related to regulation of imports, exports, transit trade and associated
transport with the Pakistan single window:
Provided that the Governing Council may waive, in whole or in part, temporarily or otherwise,
the requirement for participation of any OGA.
(4) Where any law, rules, regulations, by-laws, notifications, orders, procedures, instructions,
circulars, etc. related to import, export, transit or any matter ancillary thereto are required to be
amended, rescinded or repealed, such amendment, rescission or repeal shall not be made except on the
condition of previous publication giving a notice thereof in the official Gazette or through electronic
means soliciting opinion of the persons likely to be affected thereby:
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Provided that the Governing Council may on its own or on a motion by Pakistan customs or
any OGA and for reasons to be recorded in writing, dispense with the requirements, temporarily or
otherwise, under this sub-section in case of exigency.
4. The Governing Council.—(l) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, establish a Governing Council comprising Chairperson and such members as the Federal
Government may specify therein.
(2) No act or proceedings of the Governing Council shall be invalid by reason only of the
existence of a vacancy in or defect in the constitution of the Governing Council.
(3) The Federal Minister-in-charge of the Division to which business of this Act stands
allocated shall be the Chairperson of the Governing Council.
(4) The Chairperson may delegate, powers to convene and chair meetings of the Governing
Council, in case of necessity to any of its members.
(5) The Governing Council may constitute committees comprising two or more of its members
for performance of any task or inquiry as specified by the Governing Council and such committee
shall send its recommendations or report to the Governing Council in such period as the Governing
Council may specify.
(6) Decision of the Governing Council shall be by simple majority of the members present and
voting and the Chairperson or member presiding shall have a casting vote in case of equality of the
votes.
(7) The Governing Council may invite any persons or representatives of the trade or
professional bodies or organisations to participate in its deliberations, make recommendations, submit
reports and provide any assistance as the Governing Council may deem appropriate and may pay them
remuneration for such service:
Provided that such persons or representatives shall have no right of vote.
(8) The Governing Council with relation to the Pakistan single window shall perform such
functions as the Federal Government may by rules prescribe which may inter alia include establishing
the direction, principles, monitoring and maintaining oversight of information and communication
technology system, serving as the interface and collaborator between all relevant stakeholders for early
implementation and smooth operations, and establishing, managing and monitoring performance
against the agreed benchmarks as per the memorandum of understanding with the lead agency and
operating entity to ensure achievement of the anticipated outcomes.
(9) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a secretariat
of the Governing Council and offices thereof at such places as it may determine which shall perform
such functions as the Federal Government may prescribe.
(10) The head of the lead agency shall —
(a) act as the ex-officio secretary to the Governing Council;
(b) convene meetings of the Governing Council, with the prior approval of the
Chairperson, after giving a notice to the members of the Governing Council;
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(c) head the secretariat to the Governing Council; and
(d) maintain records of the proceedings of the Governing Council and timely
communicate the same to the relevant OGAs, Pakistan customs, any government
departments, individuals and entities concerned.
5. Lead agency.—(1) Unless the Federal Government may determine otherwise, the Pakistan
customs shall be the lead agency for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The lead agency shall establish an operating entity for the development, acquisition, roll
out, operations, maintenance, up-grading, enhancements and marketing of the Pakistan single window
and its allied systems, as it may deem fit, for maximising benefit of the Pakistan single window for the
trade, OGAs, Pakistan customs and other related stakeholders:
Provided that the relationship between the Governing Council, the lead agency and the
operating entity shall be regulated through signing of a memorandum of understanding in the
manner as the Federal Government may by rules prescribe.
(3) The Federal Government may on its own motion or upon the recommendation of the
Governing Council, by a notification in the official Gazette, change or replace the lead agency due to
non-performance or failure in achieving performance benchmarks set by the memorandum of
understanding and as reported in the performance audit reports consistently for three consecutive years.
(4) The lead agency shall furnish annual performance reports to the Governing Council
highlighting therein progress on development, deployment, operations, achievement vis-a-vis
benchmarks set by the memorandum of understanding and matters ancillary thereto.
6. Operating entity.—(1) The lead agency shall establish an operating entity under the
provisions of the Companies Act, 2017(X1X of 2017) to develop, roll out, operate, maintain, expand,
enhance, replace and market Pakistan single window and systems allied thereto.
(2) The Governing Council upon the recommendation of the lead agency may replace the
operating entity in case of non-performance or failure in achieving performance benchmarks set by the
memorandum of understanding and as reported in the performance audit reports, consistently for three
consecutive years.
(3) Government officers from Pakistan customs, OG-As or any other relevant government
ministry or division or associated departments, organisations or entity may be seconded to the
operating entity through a competitive process to be carried out in the manner as may be prescribed by
regulations by the lead agency to support implementation, operations and enhancement of Pakistan
single window:
Provided that during the period of their secondment with the operating entity, the
government officers shall be entitled to a special Pakistan single window allowance, in addition
to the regular government pay and admissible allowances, as notified by the lead agency in
consultation with the operating entity:
Provided further that retention of officers seconded under this sub-section or extension
in their secondment period shall be subject to objective performance assessment by the
operating entity as per its performance evaluation benchmarks or human resource policy.
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(4) The operating entity may enter into partnerships or itself develop or acquire fully or partly
the requisite software, hardware, system code, data, infrastructure or anything ancillary thereto to
effectively run the Pakistan single window but such software, hardware, system code, data,
infrastructure or anything ancillary thereto, shall at all times be accessible to and remain the property
of the Federal Government, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Governing Council.
(5) The operating entity shall be entrusted with such functions and responsibilities as its
memorandum of association under the Companies Act, 2017(XIX of 2017) and the memorandum of
understanding with the Governing Council and lead agency may specify.
7. Grants, funds, budget and accounts of the Governing Council.—(1) The Federal
Government may, from time to time, place annual grants at the disposal of the Governing Council for
the smooth discharge of its affairs and for defraying of all expenditures incurred by the Governing
Council including expenses of its secretariat.
(2) In respect of each financial year, the Governing Council shall submit for approval of the
Federal Government, by such date as may be specified by the Federal Government, a statement
showing the estimated receipts and expenditure and the sums which are likely to be required from
the Federal Government during the next financial year and the accounts of the Governing Council shall
be kept in such form and in accordance with such principles and methods as may be determined in
accordance with Article 170 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
(3) The secretariat on behalf of the Governing Council may open accounts with the State Bank
of Pakistan or with any scheduled bank in Pakistan and the accounts of the Governing Council shall
be audited every year by the Auditor-General of Pakistan.
(4) Subject to the provisions of financial laws and regulations for the time being in force and
as the Federal Government may prescribe by rules, accounts of the Governing Council may be
expended for the purposes which shall include, but not limited to, the following, namely:—
(a) paying any expenditure lawfully incurred by it including the allowances of the
Chairperson, the members, secretary or any other person, as notified by the Governing
Council, hired for any activity or function under this Act;
(b) paying for expenditure incurred on marketing, publicity, seminars and conferences;
(c) paying rent, purchasing or hiring equipment and any other materials, acquiring land,
erecting buildings and conducting other work and undertakings in the performance of its
functions or the exercise of its powers under this Act; and
(d) paying any other expenses, costs or expenditure properly incurred or accepted by the
Governing Council in the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers.
8. Sources of funding.—(1) The sources of funding for development, operations,
enhancement and up-gradation of the Pakistan single window shall include —
(a) such sums as the Federal Government may allocate to the lead agency, from time to time,
in the annual budget;
(b) grants from the Federal Government to the lead agency;
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(c) income generated from levy of fee and service charges as provided in sub-section (2);
(d) income generated from sales of products, services and investments; and
(e) any other source, as approved by the Governing Council, upon recommendation of the
lead agency.
(2) For the purpose of meeting operating expenses, enhancements and up-gradation of the
Pakistan single window, the Governing Council may, by notification in the official Gazette, upon the
recommendation of the lead agency and subject to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as it may
deem fit to impose, levy fee and service charges for any of the services provided by or on behalf of the
operating entity, at such rate as may be specified therein.
(3) The Federal Government upon recotnmendation of the Governing Council may allocate
additional funds to the lead agency to the credit of the operating entity in case the income from Pakistan
single window fee and service charges is insufficient to meet the operating expenses.
(4) The management, operations and maintenance of all accounts and sums received or raised
therein, under this Act, shall be done by the operating entity in the manner as may be prescribed by
regulations:
Provided that all sums received or raised under this Act may be utilised for meeting the
operating expenses and enhancement of the Pakistan single window including, but not limited to,
procuring, owning, hiring, developing, maintaining, upgrading, marketing or operating etc any
Pakistan single window related software, hardware, system code, data, infrastructure, property
required or utilised by the operating entity, Pakistan customs and OGAs, and for hiring, training,
capacity building and welfare of their employees, as approved by the Board of Directors, in the
prescribed manner.
(5) Audit of the accounts of the operating entity shall be conducted by the Auditor General of
Pakistan.
9. Application of the Pakistan single window and its allied systems.—The Pakistan single
window and any systems ancillary thereto shall apply to any of the OGAs, Pakistan customs, other
entities and organisations in any matter related directly or indirectly to the imports, exports and transit
trade, as the Governing Council may, by a notification in the official Gazette, specify. The Governing
Council may further specify different dates for such application in respect of different OGAs, relevant
departments, entities or organisations or areas, as the case may be, for this purpose.
10. Access to the Pakistan single window and its allied systems, maintenance of record
etc.—(1) No person shall access, physically or electronically, the Pakistan single window or its allied
systems or infrastructure, transmit to or receive information from the Pakistan single window, unless
that person is duly registered or authorised in the manner prescribed by rules.
(2) The rules made for the purpose of sub-section (1) shall specify the requirements for
registration or authorisation, the manner of registration or refusal to grant registration and in case of
necessity, conditions for suspension or cancellation of registration or authorization:
Provided that no order shall be passed for refusal, suspension or cancellation of registration
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unless a reasonable opportunity of being heard is given to the registered person or applicant, as the
case may be.
(3) Access to the Pakistan single window system shall be granted only through the use of a
unique user identifier and shall be subject to such conditions or restrictions as may be prescribed by
regulations.
(4) Any electronic exchange of information, declaration, documents or record, transaction,
accounts, offer or acceptance of an offer, notice, order, payment, authentication, authorisation or
information required, delivered or provided by any of the OGAs or Pakistan customs, authorised or
registered users or any other entity, organisation or department shall be deemed to have been provided,
required, delivered or done in accordance with the law for the time being in force if and when
communicated electronically through the Pakistan single window or its allied systems and shall be
admissible as an evidence in any court of law, tribunal or before an inquiry commission or any quasi-
judicial authority etc.
(5) The operating entity or the lead agency, as the case may be, shall keep a record of every
transmission sent or received, electronic documents transmitted or received or any other messages,
codes or software, employed in furtherance of the objectives of this Act for a period of not less than
five years and shall be liable to use the same in accordance with sub-section (6).
(6) Any trade-related information, transmission, documents, data or record gathered by any of
the OGAs, Pakistan customs or any other relevant department, organization or entity under this Act
shall be confidential and shall not be used except as prescribed by rules.
(7) The Federal Government may prescribe the manner and mode of requisitioning of
documents, records or transmission, conducting audit or examination of the same and allow officers
of the OGAs, Pakistan customs or any other entity or organisation to have access to premises,
computers or any other systems where data is being stored, recorded or retained subject to the condition
that a reasonable advance notice be given to the persons or entities in possession of such data, records
or transmissions etc.
11. Application of risk management system.—For the purpose of enforcing trade controls, a
risk management system shall be applied in such manner as may be prescribed by rules.
12. Electronic documents non-discrimination vis-i-vis paper documents.— (1) Any law,
for the time being in force, and requiring documents to be created, retained, authenticated, notarised,
duplicated, submitted, delivered or evidenced shall be deemed to have been complied with if such
documents are available and retrievable in the electronic form.
(2) Any permit, licence, authorisation or approval required under any law to be issued shall be
deemed to have been lawfully issued if the same is issued in electronic form.
(3) Any information, documents, data, authentication, or authorisation transmitted, received,
stored, done or processed in the Pakistan single window electronically may bear such marks,
numbers, bar codes or identifiers which shall be deemed to bear electronic signatures and shall be
admissible as an evidence in any legal fora within and outside Pakistan.
13. Offences and punishments.— (1) Whoever commits any offence as described in column
(2) of the Table below shall, in addition to and not in derogation of any punishment to which such
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person may be liable under any other law, be liable to punishment under this Act as provided in column
(3) thereof, namely:—
TABLE
S. No. Offences Punishments
(1) (2) (3)
1. Un-authorised access to information, Imprisonment which may extend up to six
data or personal details of registered months or with fine which may extend to one
user of Pakistan single window hundred thousand rupees or with both.
system or systems connected or
ancillary thereto,
2. Uri-authorised copy, transmission Imprisonment which may extend upto six
or cause to transmit any data, months or with fine which may extend to one
information or detail in relations tohundred thousand rupees or with both.
Pakistan single window system or
systems connected or ancillary
thereto,
3. Un-authorised interference, or Imprisonment which may extend to three
attempt to interfere, damage or years or fine which may extend to five
attempt to damage any part or whole hundred thousand rupees or with both.
of the Pakistan single
window system or data or systems
connected to or ancillary thereto,
4. Use of any information system, Imprisonment which may extend to four
device, data, to make any illegal years or fine which may extend to one
claim or title or cause any person to million rupees or with both.
part with property or to enter into any
express or implied contract or intent
to commit fraud by any input,
alteration, deletion or suppression of
data, resulting in unauthentic data
with the intent that such data be
considered or acted upon for legal
purpose, as if it were authentic in
relations to Pakistan single window
system or Systems
connected or ancillary thereto,
5. Use, make, supply, retain obtain Imprisonment which may extend to six
device, system or software for months or with fine which may extend to
offences under section 13 of this one hundred thousand
Act, rupees or with both.
6. Obtain, sell, process, use or transmit Imprisonment which may extend to four
another person’s Unique User years and fine which may extend to one
Identifier or make an attempt thereof million rupees or with both.
without authorisation,
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S. No. Offences Punishments
(1) (2) (3)
7. Tamper with or attempt to tamper with, Imprisonment which may extend to
alter, re-programme any Pakistan single four years and fine which may extend
window system or system connected or up to one million rupees or with both
ancillary thereto for un-authorised use, and any devices or
systems used in offence shall be liable
to confiscation.
8. Write, offer, make available distribute Imprisonment for a term which may
or transmit a malicious code or abet in extend to four years and fine which
the same, with intent to cause harm to may extend to five million rupees or
Pakistan single window system or data with both.
resulting in or intending to result in
corruption, destruction, alteration,
suppression, theft or loss to the Pakistan
single window system or data, or any
attempt thereof,
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in
force, a special judge, appointed by the Prime Minister with such jurisdiction and in such manner
specified by him, may take cognizance and try offences punishable under this Act.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, an offence
under this Act or any other law shall not be denied legal recognition or enforcement for the sole reason
that such offence is being committed in relation to or through the use of an information system or
Pakistan single window system or a system incidental or connected thereto.
14. Other laws to apply.—(1) Subject to sub-section (2) of section 13, the provisions of the
Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Electronic Transactions Ordinance, 2002 (LI of 2002) and the
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (XL of 2016), to the extent not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, shall mutatis mutandis apply to electronic submission of documents, data
retention or storage, copyrights, legal recognition and presumption, certification, notarisation,
registration, offences etc. in as much as they are relevant to the stated intent, objectives and operations
under this Act and shall be deemed to have been so applied from the commencement of this Act.
15. Provision of services, sale of software and IT systems etc.— (1) The operating entity
with prior approval of the Governing Council, subject to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as
the Federal Government may impose, may provide services locally or to foreign governments,
organisations, companies or any other entities etc, for development, deployment, up-gradation,
maintenance or replacement of their respective single windows or any other electronic systems or sell
software or IT systems or make investments for a consideration:
Provided that delivery of any such services or development of systems or investments shall
in no way have any bearing on security of the systems being operated in Pakistan nor shall it
compromise the security of trade data.
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16. Indemnity.— No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Federal
Government, the Governing Council, lead agency, operating entity, Chairperson, members, officers
associated in any capacity with the Pakistan single window for anything done in good faith or intended
to be done in good faith, under this Act or any rules and regulations made thereunder.
17. Dispute resolution.— (1) Subject to section 13, the Governing Council may, by
notification in the official Gazette, specify the procedure for resolving any disputes that may arise
during the course of implementation of this Act or for any actions taken or intended to be taken under
this Act or rules made thereunder and the Governing Council may appoint a committee from among
its members for this purpose on case to case basis.
(2) Any decision taken by the Governing Council in this regard shall be final and shall not
be called into question by any court as long as such findings are nor in conflict with the provisions of
this Act.
18. Overriding effect.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything
contained in any other law for the time being in force.
19. Power to amend the Schedule.—The secretary of the Governing Council may, by
notification in the official Gazette and after approval of the Governing Council, amend the Schedule
so as to add any entry thereto, omit any entry therefrom or amend any entry therein.
20. Delegation.—The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,
delegate any of its powers under this Act to the Governing Council, a member thereof including the
Chairperson or any other authority or officer subordinate to it to such extent and subject to such
limitations and conditions and for such period as specified in the notification:
Provided that power to make rules of the Federal Government under this Act shall not be
delegated.
21. Power to make rules.—(1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, make rules to carry out purposes of this Act.
(2) Power to make rules under sub-section (1) shall be subject to the condition of previous
publication.
(3) Rules made under sub-section (1) shall be laid before both Houses of the Majlis-e-Shura
(Parliament) within one hundred and twenty days of making thereof.
22. Power to make regulations.—The lead agency may in consultation with the Governing
Council and by notification in the official Gazette, make regulations for carrying out purposes of this
Act which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
23. Removal of difficulties.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for
the time being in force, the Federal Government in respect of rules and the lead agency in consultation
with the Governing Council in respect of regulations, may by a notification in the official Gazette
suspend any rules, regulations and notifications or provisions thereof for removal of any difficulty in
the implementation of this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder.
(2) The condition of sub-section (3) of section 21 shall apply to any notification issued under
sub-section (1).
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[SCHEDULE]
{see sections 2 (n) and 19}
S. Organization / Department / Ministry
No.
1. Alternate Energy Development Board
2. Animal Quarantine Department
3. Armed Forces Headquarters
4. Aviation Division
5. Chief Inspector of Boilers
6. Civil Aviation Authority
7. Commerce Division
8. Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons
9. Department of Explosives
10. Department of Plant Protection
11. Directorate General of Immigration and Passports
12. Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan
13. Environmental Protection Agencies
14. Engineering Development Board
15. Export Processing Zones Authority
16. Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department
17. Fisheries Development Board
18. Forestry Wing, Ministry of Climate Change
19. Gwadar Port Authority (GPA)
20. Intellectual Property Organisation
21. Karachi Port Trust (KPT)
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22. Licensed Ports, Dry Ports, Terminal Operators, etc.
23. Marine Fisheries Department
24. Mercantile Marine Department
25. Ministry of Maritime Affairs
26. Ministry of Climate Change
27. Ministry of Defence
28. Ministry of Defence Production
29. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
30. Ministry of Interior
31. Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination
32. Ministry of Production, Industries and Special Initiatives
33. Motor Registration and Excise Authorities
34. Narcotics Control Division
35. National Council for Conservation of Wildlife, Ministry of Climate Change
36. National Ozone Unit, Ministry of Climate Change
37. National Rifle Association of Pakistan and Gun Club Islamabad
38. National Tariff Commission
39. National and Provincial Disaster Management Authority
40. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and Hydrocarbon Development
Institute of Pakistan
41. Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) and Ministry of Energy
42. Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute
43. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
44. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
45. Pakistan Engineering Council
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46. Pakistan Exploration and Production Companies Advisory Committee
47. Pakistan Gems and Jewelry Development Corporation
48. Pakistan Mint
49. Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority
50. Pakistan Security Printing Corporation and Security Papers Limited
51. Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority
52. Pakistan Stone Development Company
53. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
54. Pakistan Television Corporation and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
55. Pakistan Tobacco Board
56. Port Qastm Authority (PQA)
57. Provincial Archeology Departments
58. Provincial Revenue Authorities
59. Provincial Secretary Health
60. Provincial Wild Life Departments
61. Public Health Agencies
62. Relief Cell, Cabinet Division
63. Sialkot Material Testing Laboratory
64. State Bank of Pakistan
65. Strategic Exports Division (SECDIV), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
66. Surgeon Generals of Armed Forces
67. Survey of Pakistan
68. Textile Division
69. The Board of Investment
70. The Chief Commissioner of the Afghan Refugees
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71. The Federal Board of Revenue
72. The Live Stock Wing, Ministry of Nationa1 Food Security and Research
73. Trade Development Authorit of Ppleistan
74. Trading Corporation of Pakistan
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RGN Date: 18-12-2025
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Source: Pakistan Code, Ministry of Law and Justice (pakistancode.gov.pk). Text on this page is reproduced verbatim from the official PDF and is provided for reference only. For the authoritative version, always consult the source document or a current reported edition.
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