Paper-III: Law & PERA Acts Notes with MCQs
1. General Legal Understanding
• Constitution of Pakistan enacted in 1973.
• Fundamental Rights include: Right to equality, freedom of speech, freedom of religion.
• Legal maxims: 'Ignorantia juris non excusat' = Ignorance of law is no excuse.
• Principle of Natural Justice: 'Audi alteram partem' = Hear the other side.
• MCQ Example: The Constitution of Pakistan was enacted in? → 1973.
2. Criminal & Procedural Laws
• Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898: Deals with arrests, search warrants, trials, and
appeals.
• Arrest without warrant: Section 54 CrPC.
• Bail provisions: Sections 496–502 CrPC.
• Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860: Covers criminal liability, offenses and punishments.
• Murder punishment: Section 302 PPC.
• MCQ Example: Which section of CrPC allows arrest without warrant? → Section 54.
3. Laws Relevant to PERA
• Punjab Enforcement & Regulation Act, 2024: Defines PERA objectives, powers, enforcement
framework.
• Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act, 2024: Regulates essential goods prices.
• Punjab Prevention of Hoarding Act, 2020: Prohibits hoarding of food & goods.
• Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912: Rules about allocation/lease of
government land.
• Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887: Defines rights of landlords & tenants.
• Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967: Governs land revenue system in Punjab.
• Punjab Enforcement & Regulatory Authority (Operations & Procedures) Rules, 2025: Provides
operational rules.
• MCQ Example: Which Act deals with hoarding in Punjab? → Punjab Prevention of Hoarding
Act, 2020.
