36. Registration Officers, etc deemed to be public servants. The Chairman, members,
Registration Officers, members of its staff, experts, consultants, advisors, other officers and
employees of the Authority shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of
the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860. (XLV of 1860)
37. Delegation. The Authority may by general or special order delegate to the Chairman or a
member or a Registration Officer, or any member of its staff, or an expert, consultant, adviser, or
other officer or employee of the Authority, any of its powers or functions under this Ordinance
subject to such conditions as it may think fit:
Provided that any person to whom the powers of a Registration Officer, not including the Director
General, stood delegated under the provisions of the National Registration Act, 1973, (LVI of 1973)
immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been delegated
under this section unless revoked by the Authority by a general or special order.
38. Reports to the Governments. —(1) The Authority shall submit at the end of every calendar
year, but not later than 31st of January of the following year—
(a) a report to the Federal Government on the performance of its functions and exercise of its
powers and the carrying out of its purpose and objects during the year so ending and the
anticipated developments for the following year; and
(b) a report on the state of development, establishment and maintenance of registration and
database systems in the country and all related matters identifying the problems,
prospects and other necessary areas and matters for the Federal Government, or
concerned Provincial Government or local authority's consideration and action, if any
suggested in the report.
(2) Copies of the report, or relevant portions thereof, mentioned in clause (b) of subsection (1)
identifying problems, prospects and other necessary areas and matters for a particular Provincial
Government's or local authority's consideration or action shall also be furnished simultaneously to the
concerned Provincial Government or local authority.
39. Certain arrangements to continue. All contracts, agreements, promises, negotiations and
working arrangements made and understandings reached including any bidding process initiated as a
result of any requests for proposals sought from prospective contractors, and all liabilities incurred
including any contingent or future liability on account of availing any services, etc., by the National
Database Organization and the Registration Organization on behalf of the Federal Government in
connection with, or for the purpose of, or in relation to the same objects, purposes, functions and
powers as those of the Authority, before the establishment of the Authority, shall be deemed to have
been made, reached or incurred, as applicable, by the Authority under this Ordinance and shall have
effect accordingly.
40. Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Federal
Government or any Provincial Government or Local Authority, any Registration
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