Acts & Laws enacted adopted by GB Council

ACTS ENACTED/ADAPTED BY GILGIT-BALTISTAN COUNCIL

 

Laws Adapted/Enacted.

1. The Members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 2010.

2. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Civil Servants (Adaptation) Act, 2010.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2010.

3. The Foreigners Act, 1946 (XXXI of 1946).

4. The Copyrights Ordinance, 1962 (XXXIV of 1962).

5. The Electronic Transactions Ordinance, 2002 (LI of 2002).

6. The Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance, 2002 (LIX of 2002).

7. The Industrial Relations Act, 2008 (IV of 2008).

 

Laws Enacted.

8. The Gilgit-Baltistan Controller General of Accounts (Appointment, Functions and Powers) Act, 2012.

9. The Auditor-General of Gilgit-Baltistan (Functions, Powers, Terms  & Conditions of Service) Act, 2012.

10. The Advisors (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 2012.

11. The Members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council (Salaries, Allowances & Privileges) (Amendment) Act, 2012.

12. The Gilgit-Baltistan Power Development Board Act, 2012.

 

Laws Adapted.

13. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Public Service Commission (Adaptation) Act, 2012.

14. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council, Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) (Adaptation) Act, 2012.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2012.

15. The Boilers Act, 1923 (V of 1923).

16. The Post Office National Savings Certificate Ordinance, 1944 (XLII of 1944).

17. The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 ((VII of 1947).

18. The National Bank of Pakistan Ordinance, 1949 (XIX of 1949).

19. The State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956 (XXXIII of 1956).

20. The Civil Aviation Ordinance, 1960 (XXXII of 1960).

21. The Muslim Family Law Ordinance, 1961 (VIII of 1961).

22. The Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (LVII of 1962).

23. The Weight and Measures (International System) Act, 1967 (V of 1967).

24. The Foreign Exchange (Prevention of Payment), Act, 1972 (XXII of 1972).

25. The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Act, 1973 (XXXII of 1973).

26. The Banks (Transfer of Assets and Liabilities) Act, 1974 (XI of 1974).

27. The Airport Security Force Act, 1975, (LXXVII of 1975).

28. The Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act, 1976 (XLII of 1976).

29. The Modaraba Companies and Modarabas (Floatation and Control) Ordinance, 1980 (XXXI of 1980).

30. The Pakistan Banking and Finance Services Commission Act, 1992 (XIII of 1992).

31. The Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996 (VI of 1996).

32. The COMSATS institute of Information Technology Ordinance, 2000 (XXXVIII of 2000).

33. The Insurance Ordinance, 2000 (XXXIX of 2000)

34. The Private Security Companies Ordinance, 2001 (VI of 2001).

35. The Board of Investment Ordinance, 2001 (XV of 2001).

36. The Microfinance Institutions Ordinance, 2001 (LV of 2001).

37. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 (XVII of 2002)

38. The Press, Newspapers, News agencies and Books Registration Ordinance, 2002 (XCVIII of 2002).

 

Laws Adapted.

39. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Income Tax (Adaptation) Act, 2012.

40. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Validation (Adaptation) Act, 2012.

41. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Finance (Adaptation) Act, 2013.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2013.

42. The Electricity Act, 1910 (No. IX of 1910).

43. The Medical Diploma Act, 1939 (No. XXVIII of 1939).

44. The Pakistan Armed Forces Nursing Service Act, 1952 (No. XXXVI of 1952).

45. The Medical Qualifications (Information) Ordinance, 1960 (No LXV of 1960).

46. The Allopathic System (Prevention of Misuse Ordinance, 1960 No. LXV of 1960).

47. The Medical and Dental Council Ordinance, 1962 (No. XXXII of 1962).

48. The Unani, Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Act, 1965 (No. II of 1965).

49. The Pakistan Nursing Council Act, 1973 (No. XXVI of 1973).

50. The Representation of the People Act, 1976 (No. LXXXV of 1976).

51. The Medical and Dental Degrees Ordinance, 1982 (No. XXVI of 1982).

52. The Medical Officers (Regularization of appointment) Act, 1992 (No XVI of 1992).

53. The Protection of Economic Reforms Act, 1992 (No XII of 1992).

54. The Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council Act, 1996 (No. III of 1996).

55. The Pakistan Engineering Council (Amendment) Act, 2011 (II of 2011).

56. The Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (Reorganization and Conversion) Act, 2011 (XII of 2011).

57. The National Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2012 (VIII of 2012).

58. The State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Act, 2012(IX of 2012).

59. The Modaraba Companies and Modarabas (Floatation and Control) (Amendment) Act, 2012 (XI of 2012).

60. The Contempt of Court Act, 2012 (XVIII of 2012).

61. The Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Act, 2012 (XXII of 2012).

62. The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012 (XXIV of 2012).

63. The Special Economic Zones Act, 2012 (XX of 2012).

64. The Trade Organizations Act, 2013 (II of 2013).

 

Laws Adapted.

65. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Protection of Pakistan (Adaptation) Act, 2013.

66. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Anti-Money Laundering (Adaptation) Act, 2014.

67. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Investigation for Fair Trial (Adaptation) Act, 2014.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2014.

68. The West Pakistan Publication of Books (Regulation and Control)

69. Ordinance, 1969 (XV of 1969).

70. The Newsprints Control Ordinance, 1971 (XI of 1971).

71. The Defamation Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002).

72. The Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Act, 2012 (XIX of 2012).

73. The Gilgit-Baltistan Power Development Board (Amendment) Act, 2014.

 

Laws Adapted.

74. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014.

75. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Finance (Adaptation) Act, 2015.

76. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Protection of Pakistan (Adaptation) Act, 2015.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2015.

77. The Family Courts Act, 1964 (No. XXXV of 1964).

78. The Surveying and Mapping Act, 2014 (No. I of 2014).

79. The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2014 (No VI of 2014).

80. The Anti-terrorism (Second Amendment) Act, 2014 (No VII of 2014).

 

Laws Adapted/Enacted.

81. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Finance (Adaptation) Act, 2016.

82. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council (Election) Act, 2016.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2016.

83. Qanun-e-Shahdat, Order, 1984 (X of 1984).

84. The General Statistics (Re-organization) Act, 2011 (No. XIV of 2011)

85. The State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No. XVIII of 2015)

86. The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No XXI of 2015).

87. The Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No. XXIII of 2015).

 

Laws Adapted/Enacted.

88. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Finance (Adaptation) Act, 2017

89. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Finance (Second Adaptation) Act, 2017

90. The Gilgit-Baltistan Council Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2017.

91. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan Act, 2012 (No. XXI of 2012)

92. The National Counter Terrorism Authority Act, 2013 (No. XIX of 2013).

93. The Securities Act, 2015 (No. III of 2015).

94. The Pakistan Halal Authority Act, 2016 (No. VIII of 2016).

95. The Pakistan Health Research Council Act, 2016 (No. XII of 2016).

96. The Future Market Act, 2016 (No. XIV of 2016).

97. The Corporate Restructuring Companies Act, 2016 (No. XXXII of 2016).

98. The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, 2016 (No. XXX of 2016).

99. The Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) Act, 2016 (No. XXXI of 2016).

100. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. XXXVI of 2016).

101. The Deposit Protection Corporation Act, 2016 (No. XXXVII of 2016).

102. The Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. XXXVIII of 2016).

103. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (No. XL of 2016).

104. The Companies Act, 2017 (No. XIX of 2017).

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2021-22.

105. Election Act 2017 and the Election Rules 2017.

106. Gilgit-Baltistan Council (Election), Rules 2021.

107. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2020.

108. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Rules.

109. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Trust Act, 2020 and Amendments.

110. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Trust Rules, 2020.

111. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Waqaf Properties Ordinance, 1979 and Amendments.

112. Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Act, 2020.

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2023.

113. The National Power Generation Policy, 2015 and Private Power Infrastructure Board Act, 2012.

114.Special Technology Zone Authority Act, 2021” and Special Technology Zone Authority Rules, 2021

115.Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).

116.The adaptation of Letter of Administration and Succession Certificate Act, 2020.

 

 

Laws Adapted under Laws Act in 2025.

117. The Lawyers Welfare and Protection Act, 2023 (XXIV of 2023)

118. Qanun-e-Shahadat (Amendment) Act, 2023 (XXXIX of 2023)

119. National Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2023

120. The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. XXXVII of 2023)

121. Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. XXXVIII of 2023)

122. Official Secrets (Amendment) Act, 2023 (LXIII of 2023)

123. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2022 (XXXIX of 2022

124. The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Act, 2022(XXVIII of 2022)

125. The Juvenile Justice System (Amendment) Act, 2022 (II of 2022)

126. The National Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2022 (VII of 2022)

127. The National Accountability (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 (XVI of 2022)

128. The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment), 2022 (XX of 2022)

129. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021 (LVI of 2021)

130. The Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021(XXX of 2021)

131. The Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act, 2021 (XXIII of 2021)

132. The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act XXXVII of 2022)

133. The Pakistan Arms (Amendment) Act, 2021  (Act No. VII of 2021)

134. The National Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act No. XX of 2021)

135. The Anti-terrorism (Third Amendment) Act, 2020 (XXXII of 2020)

136. The Anti-terrorism (Second Amendment) Act, 2020 (XXIII of 2020)

137. The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2020 (XX of 2020)

138. Legal Aid & Justice Authority Act, 2020 (XVI of 2020)

139. The Anti Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act No. XI of 2020)

140. The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act No. XIV of 2020)

141. The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act No. XXIV of 2020)

142. The Anti-Money Laundering (Second Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act No. XXX of 2020)

143. The Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018 (XXII of 2018)

144. Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2018 (XV of 2018)

145. The Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018 (XXXIV of 2018)

146. The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act No. XXVII of 2018)

147. The Public Interest Disclosure Act, 2017 (XXXVI of 2017)

148. The Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 2017 (XVI of 2017)

149. The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 (IV of 2017)

150. The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. XXVI of 2017)

151. National Forensics Agency Act, 2024 (XXXVII of 2024)

152. Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Act, 2024 (XXIV of 2024)

153. National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Authority Act, 2023 (LIII of 2023)

154. Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners Ordinance, 1983 (IX of 1983).

155. The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Act, 2016 (XLVI of 2016)

156. The Pakistan Climate Change Act, 2017 (X of 2017)

157. The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Act, 2017 (III of 2017)

158. The Pakistan Commission of Inquiry Act, 2017 (IX of 2017)

159. The Post Office (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. XXIX of 2017)

160. The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act No. XXXV of 2018)

161. The Surveying and Mapping (Amendment) Act, 2020 (XXXI of 2020

162. The Foreign Exchange Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 (X of 2020)

163. The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2020 (I of 2020)

164. The Corporate Restructuring Companies (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XXXII of 2021)

165. The Unani, Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic Practitioners (Amendment) (LI of 2021)

166. The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) Act, 2021 (XV OF 2021)

167. The Trade Organizations (Amendment) Act, 2022 (XXVII of 2022)

168. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act, 2022 (VII of 2022)

169. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 (VIII of 2022)

170. The State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Act, 2022 (VI of 2022)

171. The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Act, 2022 (IV of 2023)

172. Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2023 (LXII of 2023)

173. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023 (LXI of 2023)

174. The Pakistan Nursing Council (Amendment) Act, 2023 (V of 2023)

175. The National Logistics Corporation Act, 2023 (LII of 2023)

176. Pakistan Civil Aviation Act, 2023 (XLIV of 2023)

177. The Pakistan Airports Authority Act, 2023 (XLV of 2023)

178. The Pakistan Air Safety Investigation Act, 2023 (L of 2023)

179. The National Highway Authority (Amendment) Act, 2024 (IX of 2024)

180. The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2024 (VI of 2024)

181. Hajj and Umrah (Regulation) Act, 2024 (XVII of 2024)

182. National Agri-trade and Food Safety Authority Ordinance, 2025 (VI of 2025)

183. Digital Nation Pakistan Act, 2025 (1 of 2025)