PECA 2016 § 55 — Savings of powers

Statutory text (English)

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(1)] Nothing in this Act shall affect, limit or prejudice the duly
authorized and lawful powers and functions of the institutions controlled by the Governments exercised
and performed in good faith.
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(2) Any rules, regulations, orders, directions or instructions duly made or issued under this
Act prior to commencement of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 ( of 2025)
by an authority competent to make them and in force immediately before the said commencement
shall, in so far as such rules, regulations, orders, directions or instructions are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act or rules, regulations, orders, directions or instructions made or issued thereunder,
be deemed to be rules, regulations, orders, directions or instructions made under this Act.

(3) Notwithstanding the provision of sub-section

(2) any such rules, regulations, orders,
directions or instructions existing prior to commencement of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes.
(Amendment) Act, 2025 ( of 2025) or the rules, regulations, orders, directions or instructions made
or issued thereunder in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall, to the extent
of such inconsistency, be void.]

Source and verification

Source citation: PECA 2016 (Act XL of 2016) s.55: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACT, 2016' (incl. Act XXXVII of 2023 & Act II of 2025 amendments), p. 39, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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