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The
Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture Act, 2004
(Pb. Act XXI of 2004)
C O N T E N T S
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Establishment of the Institute.
4. Objectives of the Institute.
5. Board of Governors.
6. Functions of the Board.
7. Executive Committee.
8. Powers and functions of the Executive
Committee.
9. Director General.
10. Headquarters.
11. The Fund.
12. Maintenance of Accounts.
13. Recruitment.
14. Protection of Action taken under this
Act.
15. Power to make Rules.
16. Regulations.
17. Dissolution and Savings.
[1][1] The Punjab Institute of
Language, Art and Culture Act, 2004
(Pb. Act XXI of 2004)
[30 September 2004]
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Institute of
Language, Art and Culture.
Preamble.–
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Punjab
Institute of Language, Art and Culture for the patronage, promotion and
development of language, art and culture in the Punjab and matters connected
therewith or incidental thereto;
It is hereby enacted as follows:---
1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be
called the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture Act, 2004.
(2) It extends to the whole of the
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.– In
this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context–
(a) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the
Institute constituted under section 5;
(b) “Chairman”
means the Chairman of the Board;
(c) “Director
General” means the Director General of the Institute;
(d) “Executive Committee” means the Executive
Committee of the Institute;
(e) “Government”
means the Government of the
(f) “Institute”
means the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture established under
section 3; and
(g) “prescribed”
means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
3. Establishment
of the Institute.– (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this
Act, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an
Institute to be called the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture.
(2) The
Institute shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common
seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and
immovable, and shall sue and be sued, by the said name.
4. Objectives
of the Institute.–
The Institute shall be responsible for the promotion and development of the
Punjabi language, art and culture, and shall–
(a) advise the Government on all matters of policy
relating to promotion of the Punjabi language, art and culture;
(b) facilitate and patronise research activities
and programmes regarding the Punjabi
language, literature, art and culture representing various regions of the
(c) collect, preserve and arrange books of
classical and modern Punjabi literature and set up a reference library with
modern facilities and provisions for the common users and research scholars;
(d) promote art and crafts of the people of the
(e) project the
(f) preserve the folk-arts, folk-culture,
folk-crafts and folk-songs in their purest and simplest form;
(g) publish and print books, journals and
literature relating to the Punjabi language, art and culture;
(h) facilitate the translation of best books of
Urdu and English languages and literature of other languages in the Punjabi
language;
(i) encourage culture of tolerance, peace and love
as preached by the great sufi-poets of the
(j) promote love and brotherhood among the people
of various Provinces of Pakistan and integrate regional diversities with
national unity through art and literature;
(k) enrich Punjabi language enabling it to absorb
the advancements in Science and Technology, and progress of modern society;
(l) prepare or cause to prepare dictionaries and
encyclopedia in the Punjabi language;
(m) enable the Punjabi language to serve as a rich
source for broadening the scope, usages and dimensions of the Urdu language;
(n) interact with cultural and literary
institutions, organizations, and libraries in the
(o) arrange surveys and make recommendations for
the preservation of archaeological sites, historical monuments and religious
shrines relating to various periods of the history of the
(p) interact and collaborate with various
institutions, established all over the world, with a view to promoting Punjabi
language, art and culture;
(q) use and develop spoken and written word of all
forms of the Punjabi language and to preserve or reform their folkways and
customs;
(r) expand
the role of intellectuals of the
(s) facilitate
equal opportunities to women for all cultural undertakings;
(t) provide financial, material and technical
assistance for cultural development;
(u) establish linkages with districts, tehsils and
union councils for the promotion of language, art and cultural affairs;
(v) establish linkages with educational
institutions for promotion of the Punjabi language, art and culture;
(w) develop
a model cultural village; and
(x) undertake
cultural projects and programmes with foreign collaboration.
5. Board of
Governors.–
(1) The management, overall control and supervision of the affairs of the
Institute shall vest in a Board of Governors consisting of the following
members, namely:-
(a) Chief Minister,
(b) Minister for Culture
and Youth Affairs,
(c) three Members of the
Provincial Assembly Members
of the
nominated by the Chief Minister and one from
the Opposition to be nominated by the
Leader of the Opposition; provided that at least
one member shall be a woman;
(d) Secretary to
Government of the
Information, Culture and Youth Affairs Department;
(e) Secretary to
Government of the
Finance Department;
(f) Secretary to
Government of the
Education Department;
(g) Director General of
the Institute; Member/
Secretary
(h) Executive Director,
(i) Executive Director,
(j) Chairman, Department
of Punjabi Language and Member
Literature, University of the Punjab,
(k) Head of Department of
Saraiki,
(l) five non-official
members to be nominated by Members
the Chairman.
(2) The members
of the Board, other than the ex-officio members, shall hold office for a term
of two years and shall be eligible for re-nomination.
(3) A member
of the Board, other than the ex-officio member, may by writing under his hand
addressed to the Government, resign his office.
(4) Any
casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Board shall be filled by a
person nominated by the Government and the person so nominated shall hold
office for the un-expired period of the term of his predecessor.
(5) Notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (2), the non-official members shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Government and may be removed without
assigning any reason.
(6) The Board
shall meet at least once in three months.
(7) The
Chairman shall preside all meetings of the Board and in his absence a member
selected by the majority of members shall preside the meeting.
6. Functions of
the Board.– The Board shall perform
all functions and exercise all powers necessary for carrying out the objectives
of the Institute and may delegate any of its powers to the Executive Committee
or Director General.
7. Executive
Committee.–
There shall be an Executive Committee comprising the following members:-
(a) Director
General (Convener);
(b) two members of the Provincial Assembly of the
Punjab to be nominated by the Chairman on the recommendation of the Speaker,
Provincial Assembly of the
(c) Additional
Secretary, Government of the
(d) Additional
Secretary, Government of the
(e) Additional
Secretary, Government of the
(f) Executive
Director,
(g) Executive
Director,
8. Powers and
functions of the Executive Committee.– (1) The Executive Committee shall exercise such
administrative, executive and financial powers as may be delegated to it by the
Board.
(2) The
Executive Committee shall have power to incur all expenditure out of the funds
of the Institute for conducting its business in accordance with the objectives
of the Institute.
(3) Where the
Board has not been constituted under section 5, all affairs of the Institute
shall be conducted by the Executive Committee.
9. Director General.–
(1)
There shall be a Director General who shall be appointed by the Government on
such terms and conditions as it may determine.
(2) The
Director General shall be the Chief Executive of the Institute and shall be
responsible to the Board for carrying out the objectives of the Institute.
(3) The
Director General shall also act as Secretary to the Board and Convener of the
Executive Committee.
(4) The
Director General, if he is not a Government employee, may resign his office by
writing under his hand addressed to the Government.
10. Headquarters.– The Headquarters of the
Institute shall be at
11. The Fund.– (1) There shall be
established a fund to be known as the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and
Culture Fund which shall vest in the Institute and shall be utilized by the
Institute to meet charges related to the performance of its objectives under
this Act including the payment of salaries and other remunerations to the
Director General and employees of the Institute.
(2) The Fund
shall consist of ,---
(i) grants made by the Federal Government;
(ii) grants made by the Provincial Government;
(iii) contributions and donations made by individuals, local bodies,
corporations, institutions, organizations and agencies;
(iv) income derived from the activities of the Institute; and
(v) any other source approved by the Board.
12. Maintenance
of Accounts.–
(1) The accounts of the Institute shall be maintained in such form and manner
as may be prescribed.
(2) The
accounts of the Institute shall be audited every year in such manner as may be
prescribed.
13. Recruitment.–
(1) The
Institute may, from time to time, recruit such employees as it may consider
necessary for the performance of its functions.
(2) The
Institute shall make regulations for the appointment of its employees and the
terms and conditions of their service.
(3) Until the
regulations are made under sub-section (2), the existing Government rules and
regulations on the subject shall be applicable.
14. Protection of
action taken under this Act.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be instituted or
entertained against any employee of the Institute or any person, acting or
purporting to act under this Act or the rules and regulations, in good faith,
in furtherance of the objectives of the Institute.
15. Power to make
Rules.–
The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for
carrying out the purposes of this Act.
16. Regulations.– The Institute may make
regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder.
17. Dissolution
and Savings.– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Societies
Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860), upon the commencement of this Act, the
Institute of the Punjabi
Language and Culture established as a society on 15th January, 2004
under the aforesaid Act, shall stand dissolved and all its assets and
liabilities shall stand transferred to the Institute established under this
Act.
(2) Notwithstanding
the dissolution of the society, anything done, action taken, obligation,
liability, penalty or punishment incurred, inquiry or proceedings commenced,
persons appointed or authorized, rules made and order or notification issued
under any of the provisions of the Memorandum of Association of the said society,
if not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to have
been respectively done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorized, made
and issued under this Act.
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