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THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ACT, 2015 THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ACT, 2015 ACT No. XIV OF 2015 [8th September, 2015] An Act to reform and repeal the Anti-Dumping Duties Ordinance, 2000 WHEREAS it is expedient to give effect in Pakistan to the provisions of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 1994, and to the Agreement on Implementation thereof and to amend and consolidate the law relating to imposition of anti-dumping duties to offset such dumping, to provide a framework for investigation and determination of dumping and injury in respect of goods imported into Pakistan and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith; AND WHEREAS the imposition of anti-dumping duties to offset injurious dumping is in the public interest; AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for certain reforms in the Anti-Dumping Duties Ordinance, 2000 (LXV of 2000), by repealing the said Ordinance and re-enacting the law for the purposes hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows: PART XVI APPEAL TO APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 64. Establishment of the Appellate Tribunal. (1) The Federal Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of exercising jurisdiction under this Act. (2) The Appellate Tribunal shall be composed of three members appointed by the Federal Government, consisting of a Chairman and two members. (3) All members of the Appellate Tribunal shall be citizens of Pakistan and shall be employed on a full-time basis. (4) The Members of the Appellate Tribunal shall have no past record of any specific activities or conduct that could reasonably call into question their ability to discharge their duties as members of the Appellate Tribunal with honesty, integrity, reliability, competence and objectivity. (5) In making such appointments the Federal Government shall ensure that the membership of the Appellate Tribunal, taken as a whole, possesses substantial and directly relevant professional experience and qualifications needed to properly discharge its functions.