TheNaturalGas Regulatory AuthorityOrdinance, 2000I OF 200011thJanuary, 2000An ordinance to provide for the establishment of Natural Gas Regulatory AuthorityWHEREAS itis expedient to foster competition, improve the efficiency and availability of naturalgas transportation and distribution services in Pakistan through increasedprivate ownership and improved regulation;AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in pursuance ofthe Proclamation of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the ProvisionalConstitution Order No. 1, as amended;AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render itnecessary to take Immediate Action;NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Proclamation of the fourteenth day of October, 1999,and Provisional Constitutional Order as well as Order No.9 of 1999, and Inexercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of theIslamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the followingOrdinance:-1. ...