Banking and Credit Laws

• Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 and Banking Companies Rules, 1963

• State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956

• Draft Banking Act, 2006

• Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001

• Foreign Exchange Manual, 2002

• Micro-Finance Banking Ordinance, 2000

• Microfinance Institutions Ordinance, 2001

Bankruptcy and Collateral Laws

• Provincial Insolvency (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1959

• Companies Ordinance, 1984

Civil Procedure Codes

• Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (Procedure) Rules, 1980

• Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan Ordinance, 1979

• Code of Civil Procedure (West Pakistan Amendment) Act, 1964

Commercial and Company Laws

• Code of Corporate Governance

• Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002

• Companies (Appointment of Legal Advisors) Act 1974

• Companies (Appointment of Legal Advisors) Rules 1975

• Companies (Buy Back of Shares) Rules, 1999

• Companies (General Provision and Form) Rules, 1985

• Companies Ordinance, 1984

• Electronic Transactions Ordinance, 2002

• Companies Ordinance, 1984 insofar as it relates to private companies, non-listed public companies and foreign companies

• Chartered Accountants Ordinance, 1961

• Companies (Invitation and Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1987

• Companies (Issue of Capital) Rules, 1996 (for non-listed companies)

• Companies (Registration Offices Regulations), 2003

• Companies (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2002

• Prudential Regulations for NBFCs

• Law of Contract

• Single Member Companies Rules, 2003

Constitutions

• Constitution of Pakistan

Labor Laws

• Factories Act, 1934

• West Pakistan Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, 1969

• Minimum Wages (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1970

• Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961

• Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Land and Building Laws

• Land Acquisition Act 1894

• The Lahore Development Authority Act, 1975

• The Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976

• THE PUNJAB HOUSING AND TOWN-PLANNING AGENCY ORDINANCE, 2002

• Punjab Government Lands and Buildings (Recovery of Possession) Ordinance, 1966

• Land Reforms Regulation, 1972

Securities Laws

• Brokers and Agents Registration Rules, 2001

• Central Depositories (Amendment) Act, 1997

• Central Depositories Act, 1997

• Companies (General Provisions and Forms) Rules, 1985

• Companies Ordinance, 1984

• Clearing House (Registration and Regulations) Rules 2005

• Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005

• Balloters, Transfer Agents and Underwriters Rules, 2001

• Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Take-overs) Ordinance, 2002

• Margin Trading Rules, 2004

• Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969

Tax Laws

• Stamp Act

• Income Tax Ordinance, 2001

• Tax Law (Amendments) Ordinance, 1999

Trade Laws

• Safeguard Measures Ordinance, 2002

• Safeguard Measures Rules, 2003

• Anti-Dumping Duties Ordinance, 2000

• Anti-Dumping Duties Rules, 2001

• Countervailing Duties Ordinance, 2000

• Countervailing Duties Rules, 2002

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