PECA 2016 § 2A — Establishment of the Authority

Statutory text (English)

(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of the
Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 ( of 2025), the Federal Government shall,
by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Authority to be known as the Social Media
Protection and Regulatory Authority for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal
and may sue and be sued in its own name with powers subject to and for the purposes of this Act to
hold and dispose of property and to enter into contract.

(3) The principal office of the Authority shall be at Islamabad and it may set up other offices
in the provincial capitals and at such other places across Pakistan as the Authority may deem
appropriate.

Source and verification

Source citation: PECA 2016 (Act XL of 2016) s.2A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACT, 2016' (incl. Act XXXVII of 2023 & Act II of 2025 amendments), p. 11, 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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