The Surveying and Mapping (Amendment) Bill, 2020
A joint sitting of parliament on Wednesday, 16th September, 2020, passed The Surveying and Mapping (Amendment) Bill, 2020. This bill is aimed at preventing the printing, displaying, dissemination, or use of an incorrect and unofficial map of Pakistan.
Key Amendments
Amendment of Section 16 (6): No one can print, display, disseminate, use, or circulate an incorrect and unofficial version of the map of Pakistan or any part of Pakistan in hard or digital form. All individuals, firms, organizations, or departments shall get their maps vetted and cleared from Survey of Pakistan before use, publication, dissemination, or circulation.
Amendment of Section 3 (3): Survey of Pakistan shall be the technical department for all activities involving surveying, mapping, geographic information systems, remote sensing, and geospatial information technologies in the country.
Amendment of Section 20 (vi): Any individual, firm, organization, or department involved in printing, displaying, disseminating, using, or circulating an incorrect and unofficial version of the map of Pakistan in hard or digital form shall be liable to be imprisoned for up to five years or fined five million rupees, or both.