Section 9: Qualification and eligibility of the Commission

(1) No person shall be appointed as member unless he— (a) is a citizen of Pakistan; (b) is holder of master's degree or sixteen years of education in international trade, economics, accountancy, tariffs and trade, international commerce, business law and commercial law or any trade related field; (c) have at least twenty years of professional work experience in international trade, economics, accountancy, tariffs and trade, international commerce, business law and commercial law or any trade related field; and (d) is not less than forty-five years of age and not exceeding sixty-two years of age at the time of employment. (2) Members be chosen from both the public and private sectors, whereby a minimum of two members shall be selected from the private sector and a minimum of three members shall be selected from the public sector including retired Government servants or in-service officers. (3) Every member shall be employed with the Commission on full time basis.

Effective date: 2023-08-11

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