controller and/or data processor and do not process the data may apply for exemptions
as permitted under this Act, and Rules made thereunder.
(4) The Commission may propose time-bound exemption to the Federal Government if
requested by a data controller or data processor only in case of specific situations/use
cases.
CHAPTER VIII
THE COMMISSION
35. Establishment of the Commission. –
(1) The Federal Government shall, by a Gazetted notification, establish a Commission for this
Act, which shall be called the National Commission for Personal Data Protection (NCPDP)
of Pakistan, within six months of the commencement of this Act.
Provided that the Federal Government may increase the number of members of the
Commission and prescribe their qualifications and mode of appointment, as it considers
necessary for effectively dispensing the functions enumerated in this Act.
(2) The Commission shall be an autonomous body under the administrative control of the
Federal Government with its headquarters located in Islamabad.
(3) The Commission may set up its establishments including sub-offices at Provincial
capitals and such other places, as it may deem necessary from time to time.
(4) The Commission shall be a statutory corporate body, having perpetual succession and
a common seal, subject to the provisions of this Act, and shall have the following
powers.
(a) The Commission –
(i) may sue or be sued or enter into contracts for the purpose of this Act;
(ii) has the power to acquire, purchase, hold, and dispose of both moveable and
immovable property of every description;
(iii) may convey, assign, surrender, charge, mortgage, reassign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of or deal with any moveable or immovable property or any interest
vested in it;
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