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THEGAZE TTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
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Eleclronic Crimes Act, 2016 (XL of 2016), [and] the
Tribunal shall consist of following three members:-
(a)
(b)
No person shall be appointed as a chairperson of the Appellate
Tribunal unless he
(i)
has been a Judge
(ii)
is or has been att advocate having lor a period
ofa High Court: or
than fifteen years' active practicc of
before a High Court.
ofnot
less
conducting cases
one member with masters level professional degree in
electrical, electronics, telecommunications. information and
comrnunication technology or information security or other
related subjects with at least ten years of relevant experience
including at least five years experience at senior management
level in the public or private sector; and
(c)
one rnember with master's level professional degree
in
or
other
accountancy
charted
finance, commerce, economics,
related subject with at least ten years of relevant experience
including at least five years experience at senior management
Ievel in the public or private sector.
(2) The Federal Government may increase or decrease the number of
members of the Tribunal and prescribe their qualification and mode of
appointment of the new-members.
(3)
The Tribunal shall be assisted by such officers and other staff
memberi as may be appointed by the division to which business of the Tribunal
stands allocated and their terms and conditions of service shall be regulated in
accordance with the Civil Servant Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973) and rules made
there under.
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The Tribunal shall, for the purposes of hearing and deciding appeal
under this Act and the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act, 2016 (XL of 2016),
have the same powers as are vested in a civil court trying a suit under the Code of
Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908), in respect of-
(a)
summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and
examining him on oath;
(b)
requiring the discovery and production
material objects:
(c)
receiving evidence on affidavits; and
of
documents and