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[1][1]The
(Pb Act XIII of 1976)
[
An
Act to reconstitute and establish Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education in the
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to reconstitute and
establish Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education in the
It
is hereby enacted as follows:---
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Boards
of Intermediate and Secondary Education Act, 1976.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as
may be notified by Government in the official Gazette.
2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned
to them that is to say—
(a) “Board” means a Board of
Intermediate and Secondary Education constituted or reconstituted under section
3;
(b) “chairman” means the chairman
of a Board;
(c) “college” means an
institution within the jurisdiction of a Board and recognised by it for
intermediate education, and includes a college having intermediate and degree
classes and affiliated to the University for the degree classes;
(d) “committee” means a
committee constituted under this Act;
(e) “Controller of
Examinations” means the Controller of Examinations of a Board;
(f) “Controlling Authority”
means the Controlling Authority specified in section 11;
(g) “Government” means the
Government of the
(h) “head of an institution”
means the principal of a college or the headmaster or headmistress of a school;
(i) “institution” means a
college or school;
(j) “intermediate college”
means an institution recognised for imparting instructions to Class XI and
Class XII and includes an institution having classes for Intermediate and
Secondary Education;
(k) “intermediate education”
means education pertaining to Class XI and Class XII;
(l) “member” means a member of
a Board;
(m) “prescribed” means
prescribed by regulations or rules;
(n) “principal” means the head
of a college;
(o) “recognised” means
recognised by a Board;
(p) “regulations” and “rules”
means respectively the regulations and rules made or deemed to have been made
under this Act;
(q) “school” means an
institution within the jurisdiction of a Board and recognised by it only for
secondary education;
(r) “Secondary education”
means education pertaining to Class IX and Class X and such other classes as
may be declared by Government to be classes of secondary education;
(s) “Secretary” means the
Secretary of Board; and
(t) “University” means the
University having jurisdiction within an area in which a Board functions under
section 4.
3. Constitution and reconstitution of the
Boards.— (1) Government may
establish one or more Boards in respect of such institutions or such areas as
it may deem necessary:
Provided
that Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education,
Provided further that as soon as may be, the Board of
Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore, reconstituted under the West
Pakistan (Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore) Ordinance,
1961 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 1961) and the Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Multan and Sargodha) constituted in accordance with the provisions
of the West Pakistan Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Multan and
Sargodha) Ordinance 1968 (Ordinance No. VII of 1968) shall be reconstituted by
the Government.
(2) A Board shall be a body corporate and
shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold
and transfer property and may sue or be sued by its corporate name.
4. Jurisdiction of the Boards.— A Board shall exercise its powers in respect
of such institutions and within such area as may be determined by the
Government from time to time.
5. Constitution of a Board.— (1) A Board shall consist of the following
members, namely:-
(i) the Chairman;
(ii) the Vice-Chancellor of
the University, or a University professor nominated by him;
[2][2][(iii) all [3][3][Executive District Officers (Education)]
related to the area within the jurisdiction of a Board;]
(iv) the Director of Technical
Education, Punjab,
[4][4][(v) one representative each of the Finance and
Education Departments not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary];
(vi) one
Principal of a
(vii) one Principal of an
(viii) two headmasters and one
headmistress of schools situated within the jurisdiction of the Board to be
nominated by the Controlling Authority; and
(ix) two persons nominated by
the Controlling Authority [5][5][from amongst scholars and retired
educationist].
(2) The names of the nominated members shall
be notified in the official Gazette.
(3) The term of office of members, other
than ex-officio members, shall be
three years.
(4) No member appointed by virtue of his
office shall continue to be a member if he ceases to hold that office.
(5) When a person ceases to be a member of a
Board, he shall cease to be a member of any committee of which he may be a
member.
6. Resignation of member.— A member may resign his membership by a
letter addressed to the chairman.
7. Removal of a member.— (1) A member shall be liable to be removed
by the Controlling Authority if he,—
(i) becomes of unsound mind;
(ii) is declared insolvent by
a competent court; or
(iii) is convicted by a
criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude;
[6][6][(iv) is found negligent in the discharge of his
functions]:
(2) The decision of the Controlling
Authority removing a member from his office under sub-section (1) shall be
final and shall not be questioned by or before any court or other authority.
[7][7][Provided that no decision under sub-section
(1) shall be made unless the member to be affected thereby is afforded an
opportunity of being heard.]
8. Casual vacancies.— (1) Whenever there occurs a vacancy in the
membership of a Board due to death, resignation or removal it shall be filled
in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) The person who fills the vacancy
referred to in sub-section (1) shall be a member for the full term of three
years.
9. Meetings of the Board.— (1) The Chairman may, whenever he considers
necessary, and shall, on a requisition from at least [8][8][seven] members, call a meeting of the Board.
(2) The quorum for meetings of a Board shall
be [9][9][seven].
10. Powers of a Board.— (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act a
Board shall have power to organise, regulate, develop and control Intermediate
Education and Secondary Education.
(2) In
particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
the preceding sub-section, a Board shall have the power:-
(i) to
hold and conduct all examinations pertaining to Intermediate Education,
Secondary Education, Pakistani and classical languages and such other
examinations as may be determined by Government;
(ii) to
prescribe courses of study for its examinations;
(iii) to lay down conditions
for recognition of institutions;
(iv) to
accord, refuse or withdraw recognition, wholly or partly:-
(a) in the case of schools
maintained by the Government of Pakistan, after considering inspection reports
from the Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan
or any other authority appointed for the purpose by the said Ministry;
(b) in
the case of other schools, after considering inspection reports from the [10][10][Executive District Officer (Education)]
concerned; and
(c) in the case of
intermediate colleges and institutions preparing candidates for languages
examinations, after considering reports from an Inspection Committee appointed
by a Board in this behalf;
(v) to
inspect and arrange for inspection of recognised institutions and call for
inspection reports in respect of such institutions, other than the institutions
run by the Government of Pakistan;
(vi) to lay down conditions
for admission to its examinations, to determine the eligibility of candidates
and to admit them to such examinations;
(vii) to grant certificates
and diplomas to persons who have passed its examinations and to withdraw such
certificates and diplomas;
(viii) to fix, demand and
receive such fees as may be prescribed;
(ix) to supervise the
residence, health and discipline of the students of recognised institutions
with a view to promoting their general welfare;
(x) to
institute and award scholarships, medals and prizes in the prescribed manner;
(xi) to organise and promote
extra-mural activities in and for recognised institutions;
(xii) to hold, control and
administer its property and fund;
(xiii) to enter into and carry
out contract in exercise of its powers and in the performance of its duties
under this Act and the regulations;
(xiv) to pass its annual
budget;
(xv) to transfer any movable
and immovable property belonging to it;
(xvi) to hold and manage
endowments;
(xvii) to regulate and decide
all administrative matters including the creation and abolition of posts under
the Board [11][11][except matters relating to the appointment,
suspension and removal and matters relating to the conditions of service of the
officers of the Board]:
Provided that a post
carrying an initial pay of [12][12][equal to Basic Scale 17] or more, per
mensem, shall not be created without the prior approval of the Controlling
Authority.
(xviii) to appoint such [13][13][*] staff as it may consider necessary for
the performance of its functions and define their duties and conditions of
service;
(xix) to make provision for
buildings, premises, furniture, apparatus, books and other means required for
carrying out the purposes of this Act;
(xx) to sanction or incur such
expenditure as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act; and
(xxi) to do all other acts
necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(3) A Board may delegate any of its powers
to its chairman or any officer of the Board or to a committee or sub-committee
appointed by it, as it may deem fit.
[14][14][(4) Except where the Controlling Authority
directs otherwise, a Board shall not make any rules or allow any concession,
benefit, privilege or allowance to any person which is not in conformity with
the rules enforced by the Government on similar matters.]
11. Controlling Authority.— [15][15][* * *] Government shall be the Controlling
Authority of a Board.
12. Powers of the Controlling Authority.— [16][16][(1) The Controlling Authority shall have the
power to inspect and cause an inspection to be made, by such person or persons
as it may direct, of the Offices, activities and funds of and the conduct of
examinations by a Board, and to cause an enquiry to be made in respect of any
matter concerning a Board, or the discharge of functions by the members,
officers and employees of the Board.]
[17][17][(1-A) The
Controlling Authority may at any time suspend a member, an officer or an
employee of the Board.]
(2) The Controlling Authority [18][18][may] communicate to a Board the result of
such inspection or enquiry and may advise a Board to take such action and
within such period as may be specified.
(3) The Board shall report to the
Controlling Authority the action [19][19][* * *] taken on such communication.
(4) Where a Board does not within a [20][20][specified] time, take action to the
satisfaction of the Controlling Authority, the Controlling Authority may, after
considering any explanation made by a Board, issue such directions as it thinks
fit, and the chairman shall comply with such directions.
(5) If the Controlling Authority is
satisfied that any proceeding of a Board or a committee is not in conformity
with the provisions of this Act [21][21][or Regulations or Rules framed thereunder or
in public interest], the Controlling Authority may, without prejudice to the
foregoing provisions of this section, by order in writing, annul such
proceeding:
Provided that before making any such order, the
Controlling Authority shall, through the Chairman, call upon the Board or the
committee, as the case may be, to show cause why such an order should not be
made.
(6) The Controlling Authority may, from time
to time, direct a Board to conduct its affairs and to perform its functions in
such manner as may be specified.
(7) The
Controlling Authority may require a Board to furnish it with:-
(i) any
return, statement, estimate, statistics or other information regarding any
matter under the control of the Board, or
(ii) a
report on any such matter; or
(iii) a copy of any document
in the charge of the Board;
and the chairman shall comply with every such
requisition.
(8) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Act, the Controlling Authority may:-
(i) place
the services of any of the officers or other employees of any Board at the
disposal of the Government or any other Board or institution for such period
and on such terms and conditions as may be determined by him; provided that
such terms and conditions shall not be less favourable than those admissible to
him immediately before his transfer;
(ii) make
appointment to any post in the Board in any capacity from persons in the
service of
(iii) make
regulations concerning efficiency and discipline of officers and other
employees of the Board.
[22][22][(iv) the Controlling Authority may remove from
service any employee of a Board:
Provided
that no such employee shall be removed from service without being given an
opportunity of being heard:
Provided
further that where the Controlling Authority has initiated any such proceedings
against any such employee, no other person including the Board shall have power
to initiate any proceedings or take any steps in the matter.]
13. Officers of the Board.— The following shall be the officers of a
Board:-
(i) the Chairman;
(ii) the Secretary;
(iii) the Controller of
Examination; and
(iv) such other officers as
may be appointed by the [23][23][Controlling Authority]
[24][24][14. Officers of the Board.— (1) The officers of the Board shall be whole
time officers and shall be appointed by the Controlling Authority on such terms
and conditions as may be determined by the Controlling Authority.]
[25][25][(2) The
Officers of the Board shall hold office during the pleasure of the Controlling
Authority.]]
[26][26][(3) Notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (2), a civil servant, if appointed on
deputation as an Officer of the Board, shall cease to hold office in the Board
on the date of his retirement from civil service.]
[27][27][15. Chairman.— (1) The Chairman shall be the principal
executive and academic officer of the Board and shall, when present, preside at
the meeting of—
(i) the
Board; and
(ii) the
Committees of the Board constituted under section 18.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to
ensure that the provisions of this Act and the regulations and rules and
directions of the Controlling Authority are faithfully observed and carried
out, and he shall exercise all powers necessary for this purpose.
(3) If at any time the office of the
Chairman is vacant, temporarily or otherwise, by reason of leave, illness or
other cause for a period not exceeding one year, the Controlling Authority
shall make such arrangements for carrying on the duties of the office of the
Chairman as it may think fit.
(4) Subject to clause (xvii) of subsection (2) of section 10 of this Act, the Chairman
may, in case of urgency, create a temporary post in the Board and may appoint a
person against that post for a period not exceeding six months:
Provided
that every appointment so made shall be reported within sixty days of such
appointment to the Board for confirmation.
(5) In any emergency arising out of the
administrative business of the Board and requiring in the opinion of the
Chairman, immediate action, the Chairman may take such action as he may deem
necessary and shall report the action taken to the Board at its next meeting
for approval but not later than sixty days.
(6) The Chairman shall exercise such other
powers as may be prescribed by regulations.]
16. Other officers.— Subject to the provisions of this Act the
powers and duties of other officers of a Board shall be such as may be
determined by the [28][28][Controlling Authority].
17. Retirement from service.— An officer or other employee of a Board
shall retire from service:-
(i) on such date after he has
completed [29][29][ten] years of service qualifying for pension
or other retirement benefits as the competent authority [30][30][or Controlling Authority] may, in the public
interest, direct or; and
[31][31][(ii) where no direction is given under clause (i), on the completion of the sixtieth
year of his age:
Provided
that no order under clause (i) shall
be made in respect of an officer or an employee of a Board unless the competent
authority or the Controlling Authority, as the case may be, has informed him in
writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to be made and has given him an
opportunity of showing cause against it.]
Explanation— In this section “competent authority” means
the appointing authority or a person duly authorised by the appointing
authority in that behalf, not being a person lower in rank to the officer,
teacher or other employee concerned.
18. Committees of Board.— (1) The Board shall have a Joint Academic
Committee which shall serve all the Boards constituted or re-constituted under
this Act.
(2) A Board shall have the following
committees, namely:-
(i) the
Finance Committee;
(ii) the
Appointments Committee;
(iii) Committee for
appointment of paper-setters and head-examiners; and
(iv) Committee of courses.
(3) In addition to the committees mentioned
in sub-section (2) of this section, a Board may appoint such committees or
sub-committees as it may deem necessary.
(4) A committee may appoint such
sub-committees as it may consider necessary.
19. Constitution, functions and duties of
committees.— The
constitution, functions and duties of committees shall be such as may be
prescribed by regulations.
20. Power of a Board to make regulations.— (1) A Board may, subject to the approval of
the Government, frame regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, to carry out the purposes of this Act; provided that—
(i) a Board shall not propose
draft of regulations effecting the constitution or power of any authority of
the Board until such authority has been given an opportunity of expressing an
opinion in writing upon the proposals;
(ii) the draft of regulations shall be forwarded to
the Controlling Authority and shall not be effective until it has been approved
by the Controlling Authority; and
[32][32][(iii) A Board shall not have the power to make any
regulation or adopt any rules or regulations concerning efficiency and
discipline of the officers/officials and other employees which is not in
conformity with rules made by the Government.]
(2) In particular and without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing powers, such regulations may provide for:-
(a) the terms and conditions of service of the
employees of a Board, including matters relating to grant of leave to, and
retirement of such employees;
(b) the constitution of pension or provident fund
or both for the benefit of the officers and other employees of a Board;
(c) the admission of institutions to the privilege
of recognition and the withdrawal of recognition;
[33][33][Explanation—
The terms and conditions should be in conformity with rules applicable to
Government servants carrying equivalent pay scales and other benefits.]
(d) a general scheme of studies, including the
total number of subjects to be taught and the duration of courses; and
(e) all other matters required under any of the
provisions of this Act to be prescribed by regulations.
21. Power of a Board to make rules.— A Board may make rules consistent with this
Act and the regulations to provide for:-
(i) the inspection of
institutions and the reports, returns and other information to be furnished by
them;
(ii) the conditions of
admission of candidates to the examinations held by it and their eligibility
for diplomas, certificates and titles;
(iii) the manner and the form
in which accounts of a Board shall be maintained; and
(iv) such other matters as may
be required under the regulations to be provided in the rules.
22. Fund.— A Board shall have a fund to which shall be credited all its income,
including income from fees, endowments, grants and contributions.
23. Accounts and audit.— (1) The accounts of a Board shall be
maintained in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed by rules.
(2) The accounts of the Board shall be
audited in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations.
(3) A Board
shall, as soon as possible after the end of every financial year, submit to
Government, the annual statement of the accounts of the Board duly audited
together with the report of the auditor.
24. Provident fund or pension.— (1) A Board shall establish for the benefit
of its employees such pension or provident fund or both as it may deem fit in
such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations.
(2) Government
may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare that the provisions of
the Provident Fund Act, 1925(Act XI of 1925), shall apply to a provident fund
established by a Board and on the making of such declaration that Act shall
apply as if such Board were Government and the said fund were the Government
provident fund.
25. Submission of yearly reports and returns.— A Board shall submit to the Controlling
Authority, as soon as possible after the end of every financial year but not
later than the 30th September, a report on the conduct of its affairs for that
year.
26. Members of the Board prohibited from
deriving monetary gains.— (1)
No member shall draw any fee or other remuneration in any capacity whatever
from the funds of the Board or enter into any contract with the Board directly
or through any other person in connection with the affairs of the Board:
Provided
that the emoluments of the Chairman shall be paid from the funds of the Board
in accordance with the terms and conditions of his appointment.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed
to prohibit a member of a committee from receiving from the Board, remuneration
in lump sum for wriging, compiling or editing a book intended to be prescribed
for an examination of the Board.
27. Bar against
membership.— No person who has any financial interest in any book prescribed by a
Board as a course of study for any examination conducted by such Board or has a
financial interest as a partner or otherwise in any firm which publishes,
procures or supplies any such book, shall be eligible to become a member of
such Board, or a committee thereof or continue as such after having acquired any
such interest.
28. Validations.— No act or proceedings of a Board or any
Committee shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of a vacancy on
the Board of the committee as the case may be, or by reason of any irregularity
in the appointment of any member of the Board or the committee.
29. Bar of suit.— No act done, order made or proceeding taken
by a Board in pursuance of the provisions of this Act shall be called in
question in any court.
30. Members and
employees of Boards deemed to be public servants.— Members of a Board and
its committees [34][34][the officers of the Board], the employees of a
Board and other persons appointed for carrying out the purposes of this Act,
shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the
Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).
31. Protection of
acts and order under the Act.— No suit for damages or other legal proceedings shall be
instituted against Government, the Controlling Authority, a Board, a committee,
a member or a committee or an officer or employee of a Board in respect of
anything done or purported to have been done in good faith in pursuance of the
provisions of this Act and the regulations and rules made thereunder.
32. First Regulations.— Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Act, the regulations set out in the Schedule shall be deemed
to be the First Regulations framed by the Board under section 20 of this Act.
33. Transitional provisions.— (1) Till such time as the constitution of a
Board under section 5 is completed, the Chairman and the ex-officio members, shall exercise all the powers and perform all
the duties of a Board and its committees.
(2) A Board shall exercise all powers and
perform all duties of the committees of a Board till such time as the committees
are constituted.
(3) If any difficulty arises in giving
effect to the provisions of this Act, the Controlling Authority may take such
action to remove the difficulty as, in the circumstances of the case, it may
deem necessary.
34. Savings.— Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Act, everything done, action taken,
jurisdiction or power conferred, recognition granted and order issued under any
of the provisions of the West Pakistan (Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education, Lahore) Ordinance 1961 (West Pakistan Ordinance No. XVII of
1961)/West Pakistan Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (
35. Repeal and savings.— The following enactments are hereby
repealed:-
(a) the West Pakistan (Board of Intermediate and
Secondary Education,
(b) the West Pakistan Board of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (
SCHEDULE
THE
FIRST REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD
(See Section 32)
1. Powers and duties of the Chairman.— The Chairman shall exercise control over the
office of the Board as its principal executive and academic officer and shall
do all acts to ensure that the officers and the staff properly perform the
duties entrusted to them. In particular he shall:-
[35][35][(i) write confidential reports on the work of
officers and employees of the rank of Superintendent and above;
(ii) appointment
of supervisory, evaluative and other academic staff or Committees, concerned
with the conduct of examinations.]
2. Powers and duties of the Secretary.— (1) The Secretary shall, subject to the
control of the Chairman, be incharge of the academic and administrative sector
of a Board’s office and cause the orders and decisions of a Board and the
Chairman to be carried out.
(2) The Secretary shall take all possible
steps to ensure that the funds of a Board are spent on the purpose for which
they are provided.
(3) The Secretary shall cause to be prepared
and submit to a Board for approval the annual statement of accounts and budget
estimates.
(4) All meetings of a Board and the
committees shall be convened by the Secretary under the direction of the
Chairman. While preparing the agenda for a meeting of a Board or a committee,
the Secretary shall carry out the directions of the Chairman given in this
respect and no item shall be placed on such agenda or be considered in the
meeting without the previous permission of the Chairman.
(5) The Secretary shall record the minutes
and maintain the records of the proceedings of a Board and the committees.
(6) The Secretary shall conduct the official
correspondence of the Board under the authority of the Chairman except the
correspondence relating to the conduct of examinations.
(7) All fees and dues payable to the Board,
and all sums received by the Secretary, shall be credited without delay to the
account of the Board in a Government treasury or a bank approved by the Board.
(8) The Secretary shall issue to successful
candidates on behalf of the Board in the prescribed form certificates of having
passed the examinations held by the Board.
(9) The Secretary shall perform such other
duties as may be assigned to him by the Chairman.
(10) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in these Regulations, the Board may assign to any other officer or
officers such duties of the Secretary as it may deem necessary.
3. Duties and
powers of the Controller of Examinations.— The Controller of Examinations shall, subject to
the control of the Chairman, be incharge of the examination sector of the
Board, and shall—
(i) make arrangements for the
conduct of all examinations of the Board;
(ii) conduct official
correspondence of the Board relating to the Examinations; and
(iii) perform such other
duties as may be assigned to him by the Chairman from time to time.
(iv) [36][36][* * * * *
* * * * * * *]
5. Appointments Committee.— (1) The Appointments Committee shall consist
of—
(i) the Chairman of the Board;
(ii) the Vice-Chancellor of the University or his
nominee;
(iii) [37][37][one [38][38][Executive District Officer (Education)] by
rotation from amongst [39][39][Executive District Officers (Education)]]; and
(iv) two nominees of the Controlling Authority.
[40][40][(2) The
appointments Committee shall recommend the appointment confirmation and scale
of officers and employees of the Board in BS-16 and above.]
(3) The members of the Appointment Committee
other than the ex-officio members,
shall hold office for two years.
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the
Appointments Committee shall be three.
6. Constitution and functions of the
Finance Committee.— (1) The
Finance Committee shall consist of—
(i) the Chairman of the Board;
[41][41][(ii) one [42][42][Executive District Officer (Education)] by rotation from amongst [43][43][Executive District Officers (Education)];
(iii) the representative of the Finance Department,
Government of the
(iv) two nominees of the Controlling Authority.
(2) The functions of the Finance Committee
shall be—
(i) to
examine the annual budget and advise the Board thereon; and
(ii) to
review the financial position of the Board periodically and make
recommendations to the Board for improving its finances.
(3) The members of the Finance Committee,
other than ex-officio members, shall
hold office for two years.
(4) The quorum for the meetings of the
Finance Committee shall be three.
7. Constitution
and functions of the committee for appointment of paper setters and head
examiners.— (1) There shall be a committee for the appointment of paper setters and
head examiners which shall consist of:-
(i) the Chairman of the Board;
(ii) the Vice-Chancellor of the
(iii) the [44][44][Executive District Officer (Education)] concerned.
(2) The
functions of the committee for the appointment of paper setters and head
examiners shall be to appoint paper setters and head examiners for all
examinations conducted by the Board, after considering the recommendations of
the Committee of Courses in this behalf; provided that where a Committee of
Courses does not make its recommendation within the time specified by the
committee for appointment of paper setters and head examiners the committee
will make these appointments without the recommendations of the Committee of
Courses.
8. Committee of Courses.— (1) There shall be a Committee of Courses
for each subject or a group of allied subjects included in the courses of
studies organised by the Board. Each committee shall consist of the following
namely:-
(i) two teachers of the subject or subjects from
among the teachers of Intermediate colleges, nominated by the Academic
Committee;
(ii) two
teachers of the subject or subjects from among the teachers of Secondary
schools nominated by the Academic Committee.
(iii) two persons having experience of Intermediate
education, or Secondary education, nominated by the Board; and
(iv) one
expert in the subject or subjects nominated by the Chairman:
Provided
that if in any subject the required number of teachers is not available, the
Chairman may decide that the number of members of the Committee of Courses for that
subject may be less than seven or may permit the nomination of suitable persons
who are not teachers as members of a particular Committee of Courses.
(2) The term of office of the members of the
Committee of Courses shall be two years:
Provided
that if a vacancy occurs in the Committee during the course of two years the
member appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the remaining term
only.
(3) Each
Committee of Courses shall consider academic matters relating to the subject or
subjects with which it is concerned and shall recommend to the Academic
Committee the courses of study and text books to be prescribed as well as the
conditions to be fulfilled by the candidates for passing the relevant
examination in the subject or subjects.
(4) Each Committee of Courses shall have a
convenor who shall be nominated by the Board.
(5) The quorum for a Committee of Courses
shall be four.
9. Person
ceasing to be a member of a committee would cease to be a member of
sub-committee.— Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, when a person
ceases to be a member of a committee, he shall cease to be a member of any
sub-committee of which he may be a member by virtue of his membership of that
committee.
10. Recognition of schools.— (1) The Board shall accord recognition, to
the secondary school examination, to such schools as are within the
jurisdiction of the Board, if it is satisfied, on the basis of the inspection
report received in the case of schools maintained by the Government of Pakistan
from the Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Education, Government of
Pakistan, or any other authority appointed for the purpose by the said Ministry
and in the case of other schools, from the [45][45][Executive District Officer (Education)] concerned that the conditions prescribed for
recognition have been satisfactorily fulfilled.
(2) If the
Board on the basis of a report received in the case of a school maintained by
the Government of Pakistan, from the Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of
Education, Government of Pakistan, or any other authority appointed for the
purpose by that Ministry, and in the case of any other school, from the [46][46][Executive District Officer (Education)], is
satisfied that the conditions of recognition have ceased to be fulfilled by any
school recognised by it, the Board may, after giving the management of the
school an opportunity of being heard, cancel the recognition.
(3) The Board may if it considers necessary,
arrange a special inspection of any school by an Inspection Committee appointed
by it.
11. Audit.— (1) The Board shall appoint whole-time Audit Officer and Auditor for
the purpose of auditing the accounts and the bills to be paid from the funds of
the Board. No expenditure shall be made from the funds of the Board, unless the
bill for its payment has been audited by the Auditor in conformity with the
regulations and rules.
(2) The statement of accounts of the Board,
signed by the Secretary and the Auditor, shall be submitted to Government
within six months of the closing of the financial year.
(3) The
accounts of the Board shall be audited once a year, in conformity with the
regulations and rules, by Auditors appointed by Government for this purpose.
[1][1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 5th July, 1976; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on
21st July, 1976; and, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated
21st July, 1976, pages 2013-2032.
[2][2]Substituted by the
[3][3]Substituted
for the words “Directors of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will
remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of
1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed
under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[4][4]Substituted by the
[5][5]Added by the
[6][6]Ibid.
[7][7]Added by the
[8][8]Substituted by the
[9][9]Ibid.
[10][10]Substituted
for the words “Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will
remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of
1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed
under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[11][11]Added by the
[12][12]Added by the
[13][13]Omitted ibid.
[14][14]Added ibid., and substituted by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1992 (X of 1992).
[15][15]Omitted by the
[16][16]Substituted ibid.
[17][17]Added by the
[18][18]Substituted ibid.
[19][19]Omitted ibid.
[20][20]Substituted ibid.
[21][21]Added ibid.
[22][22]Added by the
[23][23]Substituted by the
[24][24]Ibid.
[25][25]Substituted by the
[26][26]Added ibid.
[27][27]Substituted by the
[28][28]Substituted by the
[29][29]Substituted by the
[30][30]Added by the
[31][31]Substituted by the
[32][32]Substituted by the
[33][33]Added ibid.
[34][34]Added by the
[35][35]Substituted by the
[36][36]Omitted by the
[37][37]Substituted ibid.
[38][38]Substituted
for the words “Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will
remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of
1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed
under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[39][39]Ibid, for the words “Directors of
Education”.
[40][40]Substituted by the
[41][41]Substituted by the
[42][42]Substituted
for the words “Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will
remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of
1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed
under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[43][43]Ibid., for
the words “Directors of Education”.
[44][44]Substituted for the words “Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[45][45]Substituted for the words “Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[46][46]Substituted
for the words “Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will
remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of
1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed
under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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