may be and along therewith provide for the method of such registration, manner and form of
applications to be made therefore, fee or other sum to be charged therefor.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force the Federal
Government may, by rules, for the purpose of incentivizing registration of a particular class of persons
under this Ordinance, provide for any right, interest, privilege, benefit, reward or other advantage,
tangible or intangible, available under Pakistan Law, to be extended to, or made available to or
withdrawn from such class of persons required to be registered under this Ordinance and such right,
interest, privilege, benefit, reward or other advantage shall accordingly become extended, or available
to or withdrawn from, as the case may be, to such class of persons.
9. Registration of citizens.—(1) Every citizen in or put of Pakistan who has attained the age of
eighteen years shall get himself and a parent or guardian of every citizen who has not attained that
age shall, not later than one month after the birth of such citizen, get such citizen registered in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance:
Provided that the Authority may, on casetocase basis, extend the period for registration of a
citizen who has not attained the age of eighteen years:
Provided further that all such citizens who stand validly registered under any law immediately
before the commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been registered under this
Ordinance and their registration shall, subject to sections 17, 18 and 30 remain valid till the expiry of
two years from the commencement of this Ordinance, or such time as may be notified by the Federal
Government, or till such time as such citizen is registered afresh as hereinafter provided, whichever is
earlier.
(2) At any time before the expiry of two years from the date of commencement of this Ordinance
or such period as may be notified under the second proviso to subsection (1), all citizens registered
under the National Registration Act, 1973, (LVI of 1973) the parents or guardians of such citizens, in
case of those who have not attained the age of eighteen years, shall get themselves or them, as
applicable, registered afresh under subsection (1):
Provided that any such citizen as aforesaid who is registered on the basis of his having applied or
opted as provided in the second proviso to subsection (3) shall be deemed to have been registered.
(3) An application for registration shall be made in such form and to such person or forum as the
Authority may, by regulations prescribe:
Provided that any application competently and validly made pursuant to subsection (2) of
section 4 of the National Registration Act, 1973, (LVI of 1973) and pending immediately before the
commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been made under this Ordinance.
(4) Any person having competently and validly�� applied or opted for obtaining a computerized
identity card by means of a National Data Form shall be deemed to have applied under this.
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