The Type Approval Technical Standards Regulations, 2017 are made by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) under Sub-section (2) of Section 29 read with clause (o) of Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996. These Regulations pertain to the certification process that electronic or telecommunications equipment must undergo before being legally sold or used in a particular jurisdiction. The Type Approval Technical Standards Regulations, 2017 provide for the procedure for type approval of terminal equipment.