33. Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Authority or
any member or employee of the Authority in respect of anything done or intended to be done by the
Authority in good faith under this Act.
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1[CHAPTER III A
SPECIAL FUNDS
33A. Establishment of USF.__(1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of the Pakistan
Telecommunication (Amendment) Act, 2006, the Federal Government shall, by notification in the
Official Gazette, establish a Fund to be called the Universal Service Fund hereinafter to as USF.
(2) The USF shall be under the control of the Federal Government and therein shall be credited
any sums of money mentioned under subsection 4.
(3) The balance to the credit of the USF shall not lapse at thhe end of financial year.
(4) The USF shall consist of__
(a) grant made by the Federal Government and the Provincial Government;
(b) prescribed contribution by licensees;
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(d) loans obtained from the Federal Government; and
(e) grants and endowment received from other agencies.
33B. Administration and utilization of USF.__(1) The Federal Government shall have the power
to administer the USF in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The USF shall be utilized exclusively for providing access to telecommunication services to
people in the unserved, rural and remote areas and other expenditure to be made and incurred by the
Federal Government in managing USF.
1 Ins., added by Act II of 06, ss.1718.
2 Omitted by finance Act 2014, s.5 ( w.e.f 1032014)
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