Section 1: Short title and commencement — Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997

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1. Short title and commencement .—(1) This Act may be called as the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997. (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. (3) Save for section 43, the Act shall come into force at once and section 43 shall come into force on such *date as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint .

Effective date: 1997-01-01

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Section 2: Definitions. 1[(1)] In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,Section 3: Establishment of the Commission Section 4: Head Office. The head office of the Commission shall be in Islamabad. The Commission Section 5: The Commissioners Section 6: The Chairman Section 6A: The Acting Chairman. At any time when position of the Chairman is vacant or the

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