Law & Statute

Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 The purpose of this Act, which is to control the increasing “Cyber Crimes in Pakistan” and control the offences related with information systems. It is also known as Cyber Crimes Bill 2016. It provides mechanisms for the investigation, prosecution and trial of electronic crimes. It is Federal law and […]

The Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Ordinance 2016 Purpose of this new legislation is to prohibit the employment of children and to restrict the employment of adolescents in certain occupations. In Pakistan, the problem of child labor is getting serious with every passing day. Due to poverty and unemployment, there are millions of children […]

Punjab Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 The West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 is amended in year 2016. With this latest amendment its name is changed to “The Punjab Civil Courts Ordinance 1962” along with other changes in its draft. Under this law civil courts are divided into three classes i.e. Court of District Judge, Court […]

The Punjab Flood Plain Regulation Act 2016 The basic purpose of this legislation is to regulate the construction in the flood plains of Punjab. Its preamble says that whereas it is necessary to regulate construction in flood plains for flood mitigation and development of water resources and to deal all other ancillary matter. Almost every […]

The Punjab Civil Servants Act 1974 The basic purpose of this act is to regulate the appointment to and the terms & conditions of service in respect of the services of the Province of the Punjab. It stipulates the terms and conditions of the service of the Punjab Province and describes the basic structure of […]

Punjab Marriage Function Ordinance 2016 Punjab Marriage Function Ordinance was originally passed in 2015 but recently few amendments are passed in that law which is commonly known as Punjab Marriage Function Ordinance 2016. The purpose of this law is to regulate the marriage function and other ceremonies. This law prohibits the ostentatious celebration at marriage […]

Punjab Prohibition of Child Labour at Brick Kilns Ordinance 2016 Purpose of this legislation is to provide for the prohibition of child labour and regulation of labour at the brick kilns in the province of Punjab. The environment at the brick kiln is hazardous for children, adversely affecting their growth, health and education and it […]

Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016 Purpose of this new piece of legislation is to establish an effective system of protection relief and rehabilitation of women against violence. Constitution of Pakistan also guarantees the gender equality and enables the State to make any special provision for the protection of women. This act is […]

Elections Laws in Pakistan Election Commission of Pakistan is the constitutional body in Pakistan which is responsible for the conducting all types of elections in Pakistan. There are many separate laws, regulations, notifications and statues which govern the procedure of elections in Pakistan. Constitution of Pakistan also has some provisions related with the elections. Here […]