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Agrahayana 18, 1935, at 09:31:44 PM
[1][1]The
(Pb Ord. II of 1978)
[
An
Ordinance to repeal and, with certain modifications, re-enact the
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal and, with
certain modifications, re-enact the Punjab Public Service Commission Act, 1974;
AND WHEREAS the Governor of the
NOW,
THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July, 1977,
read with the Laws (Continuance in Force) Order, 1977 (CMLA Order No.1 of
1977), the Governor of the
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the Punjab
Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1978.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.— In this Ordinance, unless there is anything
repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a) “Commission” means the Punjab Public Service
Commission;
(b) “Member” means a member of the Commission and
includes the Chairman thereof; and
(c) “Service of Pakistan” means the Service of
Pakistan as defined in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
3. Composition of Commission, etc.— (1) There shall be a Commission consisting
of such number of members as may be determined by the Governor.
(2) The members of the Commission shall be
appointed by the Governor.
(3) The terms and conditions of service of
the members shall be [2][2][such
as may be prescribed by rules]:
Provided
that the salary, allowances and privileges of a member shall not be varied to
his disadvantage during his term of office.
[3][3][(4)
The Commission shall have—
(a) not less than one half of the members who
shall be persons having held office in the service of
Provided that no serving
Government servant shall be appointed as a member;
(b) at least one member each from—
(i) retired judges of the superior judiciary;
(ii) retired
officers not below the rank of Major General or equivalent of the Armed Forces;
and
(iii) women
and the private sector possessing such qualification and experience as the
Provincial Government may by rules prescribed.]
(5) No proceeding or act of the Commission
shall be invalid merely on the ground of existence of any vacancy in, or any
defect in the constitution of the Commission.
(6) The Governor shall nominate one of the
members to be the Chairman of the Commission.
[4][4][(7)
A person appointed as member and holding office as such immediately before the
commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been appointed as member
under this Ordinance; and]
[5][5][(8) *
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4. Terms of office of a member.— [6][6][(1)
The term of office of a member shall not exceed three years:
Provided
that a member may be reappointed for another term not exceeding two years.]
(2) A member may resign his office by
writing under his hand addressed to the Governor.
[7][7][(3) A
member shall cease to hold office on completion of his term or on attaining the
age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.]
[8][8][4-A. Oath of office.— Before entering upon office the Chairman and
members shall make oath in the form set out in the Schedule to this Ordinance before
the Governor in case of Chairman and before the Chairman in case of a member.]
5. Removal from office.— (1) A member shall not be removed from
office during the term of his office except in the manner hereinafter provided.
(2) If, the Governor is of the opinion that
a member—
(a) may have been guilty of misconduct; or
(b) may be incapable of properly performing the
duties of his office by reason of physical or mental incapacity;
the Governor shall appoint a Judge of the
High Court to inquire into the matter.
(3) If, after inquiring into the matter the
Judge reports to the Governor that he is of the opinion that the member has
been guilty of misconduct or is incapable of performing the duties of his
office, the Governor may remove the member from office.
6. Ineligibility for further employment.— (1) On ceasing to hold office, a member
shall not be eligible for further employment in the service of Pakistan [9][9][:]
[10][10][Provided that the
Government may in an individual case and in public interest allow such
employment on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, in the case of a
member who had ceased to hold office either as a result of completing the term
of office or had resigned.]
[11][11][(2) Nothing
contained in sub-section (1) shall be deemed—
(i) to
prevent a member, other than the Chairman, from being appointed as Chairman;
and
(ii) to
apply to a person who, at the time of the commencement of this Ordinance, was
holding the office of the member and immediately before his appointment as member,
was holding an office in service of Pakistan.]
[12][12][7. Functions of Commission.— The functions of the Commission shall be—
(a) to
conduct tests and examination for recruitment to—
(i) such
Provincial services and posts connected with the affairs of the Province, as
may be prescribed; and
(ii) such
posts in or under a Corporation or other body or organisation set up by
Government under any law, as may be prescribed;
(b) to advise the Government on such matters as
may be prescribed, relating to the terms and conditions of service of persons
who are members of a Provincial service or hold posts in connection with the
affairs of the Province; and
(c) such other functions as may be prescribed.]
8. Commission to be informed when its
advice is not accepted.—
Where the Governor does not accept the advice of the Commission he shall inform
the Commission accordingly.
9. Report of Commission.— (1) The Commission shall, not later than
15th day of February in each year, prepare report as to the work done by it
during the preceding year ending on the 31st day of December and submit the
report to the Governor.
(2) The report shall be accompanied by a
statement setting out, so far as known to the Commission—
(a) the cases, if any, in which the advice of the
Commission was not accepted and the reasons therefor; and
(b) the matters, if any, on
which the Commission ought to have been consulted but was not consulted and the
reasons therefor.
(3) The Governor shall cause a copy of the
report to be laid before the Provincial Assembly.
10. Rules [13][13][and
Regulations].— (1) The
Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for
carrying out the purpose of this Ordinance.
[14][14][(2) Subject
to the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules the Commission may make
regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance and the rules.]
11. Repeal.— The Public Service Commission Act, 1974 (I of 1974) is hereby
repealed.
[15][15][SCHEDULE
(See section 4-A)
I, _______________________________________________________
do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to
That,
as a Chairman (or Member) of the Punjab Public Service Commission I will
discharge my duties, and perform any functions, honestly, to the best of my
ability and faithfully in accordance with the Constitution of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan and the law, and always in the interest of the solidarity,
integrity, well being and prosperity of Pakistan.
That,
I will not allow my personal interest to influence my official conduct or my
official decisions and that in the performance of my functions, whether in the
selection of persons for recruitment or appointment or in any other way, I will
act without fear or favour, affection or ill will.
May Allah Almighty help and guide me
(A’meen).]
[1][1]This Ordinance was
promulgated by the Governor of the
[2][2]Substituted by the
[3][3]Substituted ibid.
[4][4]Substituted by the
[5][5]Deleted ibid.
[6][6]Substituted ibid.
[7][7]Added by the Punjab Public Service Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (XVI
of 2002), 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.
[8][8]Added by the
[9][9]Substituted by the
[10][10]Added ibid.
[11][11]Substituted by the
[12][12]Ibid.
[13][13]Added by
the
[14][14]Ibid.
[15][15]Added by the
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