Legislative Drafting

Drafting laws for more than 4 decades

Our broad experience in legislative drafting spans the entire breadth of our diverse practice and is a testament of the firm’s market-leading status in the country. There is a reason why the government turns to our team when it comes to legislating on the most complex and convoluted legal, social, financial or economic issues facing the country.

Some of our key highlights include:

  • Preparatory research for drafting of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution for deletion of items from the Concurrent  Legislative List
  • Assistance in drafting the Legislative Rules of Council of Common Interest (CCI)
  • Assistance in preparing framework for National Command Authority Act, 2007
  • Drafting of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Implementation Bill
  • Assistance in preparing of Export Control (Licensing and Enforcement) Rules
  • Drafting of Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Rules
  • Assistance in drafting Federal Board of Revenue Act including the Internal Job Posting Rules, the IJP Appeal Rules, the Human Resource Policy Implementation Rules, the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) Rules, Cabinet Committee procedural Rules, the Integrity Assessment Criteria Rules, Notifications (Establishment Division) related to employees, Golden Handshake Scheme Package, the Performance System Maintenance Rules, the Foundation Establishing Rules, the Foundation Internal Working Regulations, the Code of Conduct for Employees, Rules for Commencing of Inquiry and Investigation into Tax Fraud
  • Input in Drafting of Anti Money Laundering Act, 2010 (AML) to the Ministry of Finance
  • Assistance in drafting CAA Service Regulations including Recruitment/ Selection Terms and conditions, Appointment, Probation, Confirmation, Seniority, Promotion, Posting and transfers, Termination, Retirement, Gratuity, Provident Fund Benevolent Fund and Group insurance, Leave, Medical Benefits, Internal Job Posting; Code of Conduct; Efficiency and Discipline; Right to appeal and representation; and  draft scheme for Voluntary Separation
  • Input in Investigation of Fair Trial Act, 2011
  • Input in FATA/ PATA Action in Aid of Civil Powers Regulations, 2011
  • Proposed Draft of Improvised Explosive Devices Act
  • Proposed Amendments in various laws related to criminal justice system including the Pakistan Penal Code, the Police Order, the Anti-Terrorism Act; and UN Act, 1948
  • Proposed draft of Shaikh Zayed Medical Institute (Administration & Control), Act
  • Proposed draft of KPK Probation of Offender Act and rules thereunder
  • Drafting of Pakistan Officer Defense Authority Town Planning and Building Control Rules
  • Drafting of National Command Authority (NCA) Act, 2010.
  • Drafting of NCA Rules.
  • Drafting of Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007.
  • Internal Job Posting Rules;
  • IJP Appeal Rules;
  • Human Resource Policy Implementation Rules;
  • Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) Rules;
  • Cabinet Committee procedural Rules;
  • Integrity Assessment criteria Rules;
  • Performance System Maintenance Rules;
  • Foundation Establishing Rules;
  • Foundation internal working Regulations;
  • Code of Conduct for employees;
  • Drafting of Notifications (Establishment Division) related to employees;
  • Golden Handshake Scheme Package;
  • Rules for commencing of Inquiry and Investigation into tax fraud;
  • Rules to entrust functions pursuant to treaty or international commitments;
  • Draft of 18th Amendment for deletion from the Concurrent Legislative List.
    • Draft of Presidential Order directing framing of Rules.
    • Draft of a summary for Prime Minister, seeking approval to frame Inter Provincial Coordination Rules.
    • Draft Bill to legislative Rules of Council of Common Interest.
    • Revision of the submitted draft based on input from stake holders.
    • Review of draft bill of CCI Rules.
    • Review of recommendations from Government of Sindh.
    • Review of recommendations from Government of NWFP.
    • Study and analysis of the National Strategy Paper on Provincial Autonomy prepared by National Defence University.
    • Study and review of 18th Amendment bill submitted by Opposition Benches.
    • Drafting Rules for Inter Provincial Coordination Committee; whereby IPCC decisions should be undertaken through consensus on majority, having a voluntary character and being capable of implementation.
  • Interactive and work sessions with the concerned legal luminaries.
  • Review of existing CCI Rules.
  • Drafting of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Implementation Bill;
    • Drafting of Export Control (Licensing and Enforcement) Rules;
    • Drafting of Chemical Weapons Convention implementation rules.
  • Input in Drafting of Anti Money Laundering, Act;
  • Input in Investigation of Fair Trial Act;
  • Input in FATA/ PATA Action in aid of civil powers regulations;
  • Proposed model legislation on counter terrorism measures;
  • Proposed Draft of Improvised Explosive Device, Act;
  • Assisted Ministry of Foreign Affairs in drafting Bilateral Treaties;
  • Proposed Amendments in various laws related to criminal justice system including;
    • Penal Code;
    • Police Order;
    • Anti-Terrorism Act;
    • Implementation of UNSCR
  • Proposed Draft of KPK Probation of Offender, Act;
    • Proposed draft of KPK probation of offenders (Regulation and Rehabilitation) Rules
  • Draft KPK against Acid and Burn Prevention and Rehabilitation Bill, 2015
    • Pakistan Airports Authority Ordinance, 2021.
    • Civil Aviation Ordinance, 2021.
    • Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority [Ordinance, 1982] Amendment Bill.
    • The Civil Aviation [Ordinance, 1960] Amendment Bill.
    • The Carriage by Air [Act, 2012] Amendment Bill.
    • Drafting of the Aircraft (Accident Investigation) Rules, 2021.
    • Consolidated Draft of Amendments in Civil Aviation Rules 1994.
    • Drafting of Operational/ National Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Personnel Licensing) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Aviation Medicine) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Aircraft Nationality and Registration Mark) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Facilitation) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Air Traffic Services) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Search and Rescue (Operations) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Information Service Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Security (Safeguarding Civil Aviation Against Unlawful Interference) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Dangerous Goods Transport by Air) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (State Safety Programme) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Rules of the Air) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Charts Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Operation of Aircraft (International Commercial Transport-Aeroplanes) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (General Aviation) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Civil Aviation Authority (Operation of Helicopter) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Aerodromes (Design and Operation) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Aerodromes (Heliport) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Civil Aviation Authority (Metrological Service for International Air Navigation) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Airworthiness of Aircraft Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Environmental Protection (Aircraft Noise) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Environmental Protection (Aircraft Engine Emissions) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority (Units of Measurement for air and ground operations) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Telecommunication (Radio Navigation Aids) Regulations (modified).
    • Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Telecommunication (Communication Procedures) Regulations.
    • Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Telecommunication (Communication System) Regulations.
  • Drafting of CAA Service Regulations, 2014;
    • Recruitment/ Selection Terms and conditions; Appointment, Probation, Confirmation, Seniority, Promotion, Posting and transfers, Termination, Retirement, gratuity Provident fund Benevolent fund and Group insurance, Leave, Medical benefits;
    • Internal job posting;
    • Code of Conduct;
    • Efficiency and discipline;
    • Right to appeal and representation;
    • Propose draft scheme for Voluntary Separation etc.
    • Drafting of Pay Pension Regulations.
  • Revision of CAA Service Regulations, 2014 (Revised Version-2019).
    • CAA Employees (Appointment, Promotion, Transfer & other service terms & conditions) Regulations, 2014.
    • CAA Efficiency and Discipline Regulations, 2014.
    • CAA Employees Appeal Regulations, 2014.
    • CAA Code of Conduct Regulations, 2014
    • CAA Employees Pay Pension Regulations, 2014.
    • CAA Internal Job Placement Regulations, 2014.
  • Input in revision of Draft National Aviation Policy.
  • Drafting of amendments in Police Order, 2002.
  • Drafting of amendments in Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.

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