Section 48: Prevention of electronic crimes

48. Prevention of electronic crimes.— (1) The Federal Government or the Authority, as the case may be, may issue directives to be followed by the owners of the designated information systems or service providers in the interest of preventing any offence under this Act. (2) Any owner of the information system who is not a licensee of the Authority and violates the directives issued under sub-section (1) shall be guilty of an offence punishable, if committed for the first time, with fine which may extend to ten million rupees and upon any subsequent conviction shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine or with both: Provided that where the violation is committed by a licensee of the Authority, the same shall be deemed to be a violation of the terms and conditions of the licensee and shall be treated as such under the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996.

Effective date: 2016-08-18

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