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[1][1]The [2][2][
(W.P. Ordinance XXXIX of
1962)
[7 June 1962]
An
Ordinance to constitute and organise the [3][3][
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to constitute and
organise the [4][4][
NOW,
THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day of
October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the
Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following
Ordinance:-
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the [5][5][
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.— In this Ordinance, unless the context
otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby
respectively assigned to them, that is to say—
(a) “Board” means the [6][6][Punjab Board of Technical Education]
constituted under this Ordinance;
(b) “Centre”
means an institution imparting certificate level training;
(c) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
(d) “Committee”
means a committee constituted under this Ordinance;
(e) “Controller of Examinations” means the Controller
of Examinations of the Board;
(f) “Controlling Authority” means the Controlling
Authority of the Board;
(g) “Government”
means the [7][7][Provincial Government of the
(h) “Head of an institution” means the Principal
of an Institute or the officer incharge of a centre, as the case may be;
(i) “Institute”
means an institution within the jurisdiction of the Board and recognised for
the [8][8][Vocational, Industrial] Technical or Commercial
Education and includes Polytechnic Institute, Technical Institute, Commercial
Institute and any other Institute or College imparting diploma level training
in technical subjects;
(j) “institution” means an institute or a centre:
(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations
or rules;
(l) “Principal”
means the Head of a Polytechnic or Technical Institute, Commercial Institute,
or any other Institute or College imparting diploma level training in technical
subjects;
(m) “recognised” means recognised by the Board;
(n) “Regulations” and “Rules” mean respectively
the regulations and rules made under this Ordinance; and
(o) “Secretary” means the Secretary to the Board.
3. Establishment and incorporation.— (1) The [9][9][Punjab Board of Technical Education] shall
be constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and shall be
called the [10][10][Punjab Board of Technical Education.]
(2) The Board
shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal
with power to acquire and hold property and to transfer the same and may sue or
be sued by its corporate name.
4. Constitution of the Board.— (1) The Board shall consist of the following
members, namely:-
(i) the Chairman;
(ii) the
Vice-Chancellor, West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology Lahore,
or a University Professor nominated by him;
[11][11][(iii) the Director of Technical Education,
(iv) the Director of
Education, Lahore Region,
(v) an industrialist nominated
by the Controlling Authority;
(vi) one Principal [13][13][or a member of teaching staff] of an
institute nominated by the Controlling Authority;
(vii) one representative of
Heads of [14][14][Polytechnic] Institutes elected by and from
among themselves;
(viii) one representative of
the Heads of Commercial Institutes elected by and from among themselves;
(ix) one person nominated by
the Controlling Authority from amongst the Heads of Technical Training Centres
or Vocational Institutes; and
(x) one [15][15][nominee] of the
(2) The names of the nominated and elected
members shall be notified in the official Gazette.
(3) The term of office of members other than
the ex-officio members shall be two
years.
(4) No member appointed by virtue of his
office shall continue to be member if he ceases to hold that office.
(5) When a
person ceases to be member of the Board, he shall cease to be member of any of
the committees of which he may be a member.
5. Resignation
of members.— A member of the Board may resign his membership by a letter addressed
to the Chairman; provided that the resignation shall not have effect until it
is accepted by the Controlling Authority.
6. Removal of members.— A member shall be liable to be removed by
the Controlling Authority, if—
(i) he has become of unsound mind;
(ii) he has been declared insolvent by a competent
court;
(iii) he
has been convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude.
The decision of the Controlling Authority in this behalf
shall be final:
[16][16][Provided that no member shall be removed
unless he is provided an opportunity of being heard.]
7. Casual vacancies.— (1) Whenever there occurs a vacancy in the
membership of the Board due to death, resignation or removal it shall be filled
in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) The person who fills the vacancy shall
be a member of the Board for the remaining [17][17][part of the] two-year term.
8. Meetings
of the Board.— (1) The Chairman may, when he considers necessary, and shall, on a
requisition from at least five members of the Board, call a meeting of the
Board.
(2) The quorum for meetings of the Board
shall be five.
9. Jurisdiction
of the Board.— [18][18][(1) The Board shall exercise its powers within
the territorial limits of the province of the Punjab and such other areas as
may be notified by the Government from time to time.]
(2) Government may, by general or special
order, modify the jurisdiction of the Board with regard to such territorial
limits or any institution therein.
10. Powers of the
Board.—
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Board shall have power to
organise, regulate, develop and control Technical [19][19][Vocational, Industrial], and Commercial
Education.
(2) In
particular and without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by
the preceding sub-section, the Board shall have the power—
(i) to
hold and conduct all final examinations pertaining to Technical [20][20][Vocational, Industrial], and Commercial Education
below degree level 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, after considering
inspection reports received from an Inspection Committee appointed by the Board
in this behalf;
(v) to inspect and arrange for
inspection of recognised institutions and call for inspection reports;
(vi) to
lay down conditions for admission to its examinations, to determine the
eligibility of candidates and to admit them to the examinations;
(vii) to grant certificates
and diplomas to persons who have passed its examinations [21][21][* * *];
(viii) to
fix, demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed;
(ix) to supervise the
residence, health and discipline of students of recognised institutions and
classes with a view to promoting their general welfare;
(x) to organise and promote
extra-mural activities in and for recognized institutions.
(xi) to institute and award
scholarships, medals and prizes in accordance with the regulations and rules;
(xii) to hold, control and
administer its property and funds;
(xiii) to enter into and carry
out contracts in exercise of its duties under this Ordinance and the
Regulations;
(xiv) to pass the annual
budget;
(xv) to transfer any movable
and immovable property;
(xvi) to hold and manage
endowments;
(xvii) to regulate and decide
all administrative matters, including the creation and abolition of posts; provided
that it shall be lawful for the Chairman to create temporary posts for a period
not exceeding six months;
(xviii) to appoint the staff
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 Ordinance; and
(xx) to sanction such
expenditure and to appoint such officers and staff as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes of this Ordinance; and
(xxi) to do all other acts
necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.
(3) The Board may delegate any of its powers
to the Chairman or any officer of the Board or to a Committee or Sub-Committee
appointed by it as it may deem fit.
11. Controlling Authority.— The [22][22][Governor of the
12. Powers of the
Controlling Authority.— (1) The Controlling Authority shall have the power to
cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he may direct, of
the offices, activities and funds and of examinations conducted by the Board
and to cause an enquiry to be made in like manner in respect of any matter
concerning the Board.
(2) The Controlling Authority shall
communicate to the Board the result of such inspection or enquiry and may
advise the Board to take such action within such period as may be specified.
(3) The Board shall report to the
Controlling Authority the action as it proposes to take or has taken on such
communication.
(4) Where the Board does not, within a
reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Controlling Authority,
the Controlling Authority may after considering any explanation made by the
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 the Board or a Committee is not in conformity
with this Ordinance, the Controlling Authority may, without prejudice to the
foregoing provisions of the section, by order in writing, annul such
proceedings:
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.
[23][23][(6) The
Controlling Authority may, from time to time, direct the Board to conduct its
affairs and to perform its functions in such manner as may be specified.]
13. Officers of the Board.— The following shall be the officers of the
Board:-
(i) the
Chairman;
(ii) the
Secretary;
(iii) the
Controller of Examinations;
(iv) such
other officers as may be appointed by the Board.
14. Chairman.— (1) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Controlling Authority on
such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Controlling Authority.
[24][24][(2) The
Chairman shall hold office ordinarily for a term of three years from the date
of notification of his appointment and on the expiry of his term shall be
eligible for re-appointment:
Provided
that if a Government servant is appointed as Chairman, he shall serve, unless
sooner recalled, until the completion of the tenure of his appointment or until
attaining the age of superannuation, whichever occurs earlier.]
(3) When
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) The
Chairman shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the Board and
shall, when present, preside at the meetings of—
(i) the
Board,
(ii) the
Academic Committee, Finance Committee, Appointments Committee, Committee for
the appointment of Paper Setters and Head Examiners, Committees of Courses and
other Committees of the Board.
(5) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to
ensure that the provisions of this Ordinance and the regulations and rules are
faithfully observed and carried out and he shall exercise all powers necessary
for this purpose.
(6) 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 so taken
to the Board at its next meeting for approval.
(7) The Chairman shall exercise such other
powers as may be prescribed.
[25][25][15. Secretary and Controller of
Examinations.— (1) The
Secretary and the Controller of Examinations shall be whole-time salaried
officers appointed by the Board with the approval of the Controlling Authority.
(2) Subject
to the provisions of sub-section (3), the terms and conditions of service of
the Secretary and the Controller of Examinations and their powers and duties
shall be such as may be prescribed with the approval of the Controlling
Authority.
(3) In case a Government servant is
appointed as Secretary or Controller of Examinations, on deputation, his term
of appointment shall not exceed three years.]
16. Other officers.— Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance,
the powers and duties of other officers of the Board, shall be such as may be
determined by the Board.
17. Committees of the Board.— (1) The Board shall have the following
Committees, namely:-
(i) the Academic Committee;
(ii) the Finance Committee;
(iii) the Appointments
Committee;
(iv) Committee for appointment
of Paper Setters and Head Examiners;
(v) Committees of Courses; and
(vi) Such other Committees as
may be prescribed.
(2) The Board or a Committee may appoint
such Sub-Committees as it may deem necessary.
18. Constitution, powers and duties of the
Committees.— The
constitution, functions and duties of the Committee mentioned in sub-section
(1) of section 17 shall be such as may be prescribed by Regulations.
19. Powers of the
Board to frame Regulations.— (1) The Board shall have the power to make Regulations
consistent with this Ordinance on all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the constitution, powers and duties of the
Committees;
(b) Powers and duties of the officers of the Board
mentioned in section 13;
(c) Rules
of service including rules regulating disciplinary action, grant of leave and
retirement of the employees of the Board;
(d) constitution of pension or provident fund or
both for the benefit of the officers and other employees of the Board;
(e) admission of institutions to the privilege of
recognition and withdrawal of recognition;
(f) general scheme of studies including the total
number of subjects to be taught and the duration of courses; and
(g) such other matters as may appear necessary for
giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) The regulations approved by the Board
shall be submitted to Government and shall not take effect until they are
approved by Government. Government may approve or disallow or remit them to the
Board with its recommendations for further consideration.
20. Powers of the
Board to make rules.— The Board may make rules consistent with this Ordinance
and the regulations to provide for—
(i) inspection of institutions
and the reports, returns and other information to be furnished by them;
(ii) conditions of admission of candidates to the
examinations and eligibility for diploma certificates and titles;
(iii) such other matters as may be prescribed by
regulations.
[26][26][20-A. Restrictions on issuance of diplomas and
certificates.— No person
shall unless authorised by Government issue any diploma or certificate in
vocational, technical or commercial subjects included in the general scheme
of studies made by the Board under
section 19.
Explanation— ‘Person’ in this section shall include any
body corporate or other body organization or institution.]
[27][27][20-B. Punishment.— (1) Whoever contravenes any provision of section
20-A of this Ordinance, or regulations or rules made thereunder, shall be
punished with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine
which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both.
(2) If the contravention of this Ordinance
or regulations or rules made thereunder is made by—
(a) a body corporate, every director, manager,
secretary or other officer or agent thereof, or
(b) other body, organization
or institution, every member or partner thereof, or the manager or the principal
officer running such body, organization or institution, shall, unless he proves
that the contravention took place without his knowledge or that he exercised
due diligence to prevent such contravention, be deemed to be guilty of such
contravention.
[28][28][20-C. Cognizance of offence.— No Court shall take cognizance of an offence
under this Ordinance, except on a report in writing of the facts constituting
such offence made by the Chairman or any person authorized by him in that
behalf.]
21. Fund.— The Board shall have a fund to which shall be credited all its income
including income from fees, endowments, grants and contributions.
22. Accounts and Audit.— (1) The accounts of the Board shall be
maintained in such manner as may be prescribed by rules.
(2) The statement of accounts of the Board
shall be submitted to Government once a year.
(3) The accounts of the Board shall be
submitted in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations.
23. Provident fund and pension.— (1) The 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.
(2) Government may, by notification, declare
that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (Act XIX of 1925), shall
apply to such fund, and on making of such declaration that Act shall apply
accordingly as if the Board were Government and the said fund were the
Government Provident Fund.
24. Members prohibited from deriving monetary
benefit.— No member of the
Board 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 under
the terms and conditions of his appointment, be paid from the funds of the
Board:
Provided
further that a member of a Committee may receive from the Board remuneration in
lump sum for writing, compiling or editing a book intended to be prescribed for
an examination of the Board.
25. Bar against membership.— No person who has any financial interest in
any book prescribed by the Board as course of study for any examination
conducted by the 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 the Board or a Committee or continue as such
after having acquired any such interest.
26. Validation.— No act or proceedings of the Board or any
Committee shall be invalidated merely by reason of any irregularity in the
appointment of any member of the Board or the Committee.
27. Bar to suits.— All acts done, orders passed or proceedings
taken by the Board shall be final and shall not be called in question in any
court by a suit or otherwise.
28. Members and
employees to be public servants.— Members of the Board and the Committee
constituted under this Ordinance, the employees of the Board and other persons
appointed for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to
be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code
(XLV of 1860).
29. Legal
protection for acts and orders.— No suit for damages or other legal proceedings
shall be instituted against Government, the Controlling Authority, the Board,
any Committee, any member of the Board or Committee, or officer or employee of
the Board in respect of anything done or purported to have been done in good
faith in pursuance of this Ordinance and the regulations and rules made
thereunder.
30. First Regulations.— (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Ordinance, the regulations set out in the Schedule shall, on
the commencement of this Ordinance be deemed to be the First Regulations framed
by the Board under section 19.
(2) The regulations laid down by Government
within three months of the date of commencement of this Ordinance shall become
part of the Schedule.
31. Transitional provision.— (1) From the date of commencement of this
Ordinance and till such time as the nominated and elected members are
appointed, the Chairman and the ex-officio
members shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the
Board and its Committees.
(2) On the
appointment of the nominated and elected members, the Board shall exercise all
powers and perform all duties of the Committees of the Board upto the time the
Committees are constituted.
(3) If there is any difficulty in giving
effect to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Controlling Authority may take
such action to remove the difficulty as he may deem necessary.
[29][29][32. Validation of certain acts, etc.— Anything done,
proceeding or action taken, rights or assets acquired, obligation or liability
incurred, persons appointed or authorised, jurisdiction or power conferred,
endowment, bequest or fund created, donation or grant made, scholarship or
award instituted, recognition granted, order issued and regulations or rules
made by the West Pakistan Board of Technical Education as such or in the name
of the Punjab Board of Technical Education on or after 1st July, 1970, shall be
deemed to have been respectively done, taken, acquired, incurred, appointed or
authorised, conferred, created, made, instituted, granted, issued and made by
the Punjab Board of Technical Education constituted under section 4.]
SCHEDULE
REGULATIONS
OF THE BOARD
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—
(i) write confidential reports on the work of
officers whose grades carry an initial salary of [30][30][four hundred rupees] or more per mensem;
(ii) recommend to the Board any disciplinary action
that he considers necessary against officers mentioned in clause (i);
(iii) take disciplinary action against members of
the establishment whose grades carry an initial salary of less than [31][31][four hundred rupees] per mensem; and
(iv) appoint Superintendents 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 the Board’s office and shall cause the orders and decisions of the Board and
the Chairman, in all matters except those concerning the examinations to be
carried out.
(2) The
Secretary shall take all possible steps to ensure that the funds of the Board
are spent on the purpose for which they are provided.
(3) The
Secretary shall cause to be prepared and submit to the Board for approval the
annual statement of accounts and budget estimates.
(4) All meetings of the Board and the
Committees shall be convened by the secretary under the directions of the
Chairman. While preparing the agenda for a meeting of the 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 previous permission of the Chairman.
(5) The Secretary shall record the minutes
and maintain the records of the proceedings of the 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 Bank or Treasury approved by the Board [32][32][in
accordance with the instructions issued by Government from time to time].
(8) The Secretary shall issue to successful
candidates on behalf of the Board in the prescribed form diplomas or
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 in
these regulations the Board may assign to any other officer or officers such
duties of the Secretary as it may deem necessary.
3. Powers
and duties 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’s office and shall—
(i) cause the orders and decisions of the Board
and the Chairman, in all matters concerning the examinations to be carried out;
(ii) make arrangements for the conduct of an
examination of the Board;
(iii) conduct official correspondence of the Board
relating to examinations;
(iv) perform such other duties as may be assigned
to him by the Chairman.
4. Constitution of the Academic
Committee.— The Academic
Committee shall consist of—
(i) the Chairman of the Board;
(ii) Heads of the following
Departments of the West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology,
(a) Mechanical
Engineering Department;
(b) Electrical
Engineering Department;
[33][33][(c) Civil Engineering Department; and
(d) Architecture
and Town Planning Department;]
[34][34][(iii) (a) one nominee of the Vice-Chancellor of the
(b) one nominee of the
Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Punjab, from the
(c) the Director of Technical
Education,
(d) two nominees of the
Government;]
(iv) [36][36][Two] industrialists nominated by the Director of
Industries,
[38][38][(v) the Principal of a
(vi) one Headmaster of a
(vii) one nominee of the
Director of Education, Lahore Region, not below the rank of Principal of a
(viii) two
Heads of Government Commercial Institutes and Centres elected from and by the
Heads of the Government Commercial Institutes and Commercial Centres in
(ix) A representative of the
technical arm of each of the defence services [41][41][;] [42][42][and]
[43][43][(x) two heads of recognized Polytechnic or
Technical Institutes, offering diploma level course, elected by and from
amongst themselves.]
(2) Term
of office of members of the Academic Committee.— The members of the
Academic Committee, other than ex-officio
members, shall hold office for two years.
(3) Quorum
for the meetings.— The quorum for the meetings of the Academic Committee
shall be one-third of the total number of members, a fraction being counted as
one.
(4) Powers
and duties of the Academic Committee.— (a)
The Academic Committee shall have the general superintendence and control of
and the responsibility for the maintenance of the standards of teaching and
examination.
(b) Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions and subject to such
conditions as may be prescribed, the Academic Committee shall exercise the
following powers and perform the following duties, namely:-
(i) to
determine the subject or subjects which shall be assigned to each committee of
courses;
(ii) to
advise the Board on the qualifications of the teachers and examiners, their
duties and conditions of appointments;
(iii) to advise the Board on
all academic matters including the general scheme of studies for an
examination, the number of subjects to be included in an examination, the value
of each subject in respect of marks to be assigned to it, and the conditions to
be fulfilled for passing an examination and for being placed in a particular
division; and
(iv) to exercise such other
powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
5. Constitution, powers and duties of the
Appointments Committee.— (1)
The Appointments Committee shall consist of—
(i) the Chairman of the Board;
[44][44][(ii) the Director of Technical Education,
(iii) the Director of
Education, Lahore Region;
(iv) one nominee of the
Controlling Authority; and
(v) one industrialist
nominated by the Director of Industries, [45][45][
(2) The Appointments Committee shall
recommend the appointment, confirmation and scale of pay of officers or
employees of the Board whose scales of pay carry an initial salary of three
hundred rupees or more per mensem.
(3) The members of the Appointments
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;
[46][46][(ii) the Director of Technical Education,
(iii) one representative of
the Finance Department, Government of [47][47][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 the 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
appointment of Paper Setters and Head Examiners and shall consist of—
(i) the Chairman of the Board;
(ii) one Principal of a Polytechnic elected from
and by Principals of Polytechnics;
(iii) one Principal of a Technical Institute elected
from and by Principals of Technical Institutes;
(iv) one Head of a Government Commercial Institute
or Centre nominated by the Chairman [48][48][;] [49][49][and]
[50][50][(v) the Director of Technical Education,
(2) The
functions of the Committee for 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. Where a Committee of Courses does not make its
recommendations 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.
(3) The members of the Appointments
Committee, other than the Chairman, shall hold office for two years.
(4) The quorum for the meetings of the
Appointments Committee shall be three.
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 organized by the Board. Each such Committee shall consist of the
following, namely:-
(i) one Head of the Department
of the subject from Polytechnics or [51][51][one Principal from] Commercial Institutes
nominated by the Academic Committee;
[52][52][(ii) one Principal of a Vocational Institute or
Technical Training Centre or Commercial Centre nominated by the Academic
Committee;]
(iii) one person having
experience of the subject nominated by the Board; and
(iv) one expert in the subject
nominated by the Chairman:
Provided
that if in a subject the required number of teachers is not available, the
Chairman may decide that the number of members of the Committee of Courses for
the subject concerned may be less than four 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 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 for
passing the relevant examination in the subject or subjects.
[53][53][(3-A) Each
Committee of Courses shall recommend to the Committee for Appointment of Paper
Setters and Head Examiners the names of suitable persons to be appointed as
Paper Setters, Head Examiners and Sub-Examiners.]
(4) Each Committee of Courses shall have a
Convener who shall be nominated by the Board.
(5) The quorum for a Committee of Courses
shall be three.
9. Termination
of membership.— Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations when a person
ceases to be member of a Committee, he shall cease to be member of any
Sub-Committee of which he may be a member by virtue of his membership of that
Committee.
10. Recognition of Institutions.— (1) The Board shall accord recognition, for
its Diploma or Certificate Examinations, to such Institutes as are within the
jurisdiction of the Board in [54][54][the Punjab] if it is satisfied, on the basis
of the inspection report received from an inspection committee appointed by it,
that the conditions prescribed for the recognition have been satisfactorily
fulfilled.
(2) If the Board, on the basis of a report
received from an inspection committee appointed by it, is satisfied that the
conditions of recognition have ceased to be fulfilled by any institute, the
Board may cancel the recognition.
(3) The Board may, if it considers
necessary, arrange a special inspection of any institute by an inspection
committee appointed by it.
11. Audit.— (1) The Board shall
appoint a whole-time officer as Auditor for the purposes of auditing the bills
to be paid from the funds of the Board. No expenditure shall be made from the
funds of the Board, unless the bills for its payment have been audited by the
Auditor in conformity with the regulations and rules.
(2) The statement of the 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 the Auditor appointed by the Government for this
purpose.
[1][1]This Ordinance was
promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on 5th June, 1962; published in
the West Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7th June, 1962, pages 2277-91;
saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 of the Constitution of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962).
[2][2]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[3][3]Ibid.
[4][4]Ibid.
[5][5]Ibid.
[6][6]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (III
of 1971), for “
[7][7]Substituted, for “Government
of West Pakistan”, by the
[8][8]Inserted by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[9][9]Substituted ibid., for “West Pakistan Board of
Technical Education.”
[10][10]Ibid.
[11][11]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (
[12][12]Substituted ibid., for “Principal of a
[13][13]Inserted ibid.
[14][14]Substituted ibid., for “Technical”.
[15][15]Substituted ibid., for “representative”.
[16][16]Added by
the
[17][17]Inserted by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[18][18]Substituted ibid.
[19][19]Inserted by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[20][20]Ibid.
[21][21]The words “and to withdraw
such certificates and diplomas” deleted ibid.
[22][22]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “Governor of
[23][23]Added by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[24][24]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (
[25][25]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (
[26][26]Added by the
[27][27]Ibid.
[28][28]Added by the
[29][29]Added by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[30][30]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (III
of 1971), for “three hundred rupees”.
[31][31]Ibid.
[32][32]Added by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[33][33]Added by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[34][34]Substituted ibid.
[35][35]Now ‘
[36][36]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (III
of 1971), for “three”.
[37][37]Now ‘
[38][38]Substituted by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[39][39]Now ‘
[40][40]Now “
[41][41]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (III
of 1971), for the full-stop.
[42][42]Added ibid.
[43][43]Ibid.
[44][44]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (
[45][45]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[46][46]Substituted by the West
Pakistan Board of Technical Education (
[47][47]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
[48][48]Substituted, for the
full-stop, by the West Pakistan Board of Technical Education (Punjab Amendment)
Ordinance, 1971 (III of 1971).
[49][49]Added ibid.
[50][50]Ibid.
[51][51]Added by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[52][52]Substituted ibid.
[53][53]Added by the West Pakistan
Board of Technical Education (
[54][54]Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974), for “
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