ACT XVII OF 2013
An Act further to amend
the
[Gazette of
No. PAP-Legis-2(02)/2013/931.--The Punjab Service Tribunals
(Amendment) Bill 2013, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of the
Punjab on 15 August 2013, and assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 21
August 2013, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the
Punjab.
Whereas
it is expedient further to amend the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974 (IX of
1974) for purposes hereinafter appearing;
It is
enacted as follows:--
1. Short
title and commencement.--(1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Service Tribunals (Amendment) Act,
2013.
(2) It shall come into force with effect from 22
July 2013.
2.
Amendment in Section 3 of Act IX of 1974.--In the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974
(IX of 1974), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, in Section 3--
(a) for sub-sections (3) and (4), the following shall be
substituted--
"(3) A Tribunal shall consist of--
(a) the Chairman, being a person who has been
or is qualified to be a Judge of the High Court and is not more than sixty
three years of age on the date of appointment; and
(b) such number of
Members as the Government may determine, and a Member shall be a person who is--
(i) a District Judge; or
(ii) in the service of Pakistan of the rank of Secretary to
the Government (or equivalent) and who has performed quasi-judicial functions
or functions relating to service matters of civil servants; or
(iii) a
person qualified for appointment as Judge of a High Court, in case the persons
mentioned at (i) and (ii) above are not available.
(4) Subject to this section, the Governor shall,
in consultation with the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, in the manner
mentioned hereinafter, appoint the Chairman and the Members on such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed and, until so prescribed, as the Government may
determine.
(4a) In case of appointment of the Chairman, the
Government shall send a panel of three persons to the Chief Justice of Lahore
High Court and the Chief Justice shall recommend a person in the panel for appointment
as Chairman.
(4b) In the case of appointment of a Member--
(i) for
a position mentioned in Section 3(b)(i), Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, on
a requisition from the Government, shall send a panel of two District Judges to
the Government and the Government shall select one of the names for appointment
as Member;
(ii) for
a position mentioned in Section 3(b)(ii), the Government shall send a panel of
two persons to Chief Justice of Lahore High Court and the Chief Justice shall
recommend a person in the panel for appointment as Member; and
(iii) for a position mentioned in Section 3(b)(iii), the
Government shall send a panel of two persons to the Chief Justice of Lahore
High Court and the Chief Justice shall recommend a person in the panel for
appointment as Member."
3. Amendment
in Section 3-A of Act IX of 1974.--In the said Act, in Section 3-A, for sub-section (1), the
following shall be substituted:--
"(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3, the Chairman may
constitute a Bench consisting of one or more Members including the Chairman but
a Bench, other than a Bench consisting of the Chairman, shall include at least
one Member with legal or judicial experience and the Bench so constituted shall
be deemed to be a Tribunal:
Provided
that where a single Member Bench is to be constituted, preference shall be
given to the Member having legal or judicial experience."
4. Insertion
of Section 6 in Act IX of 1974.--In the said Act, after Section 5, the following Section 6
shall be inserted:--
“6. Removal of the Chairman or a Member.--(1) The Government may remove the Chairman
or relieve a Member, during the tenure of his office, on the ground of
misconduct or, physical or mental incapacity.
(2) The Government shall, before removing or
relieving the Chairman or the Camber, provide an opportunity of hearing to the
Chairman or the Member.
(3) The Chairman or the Member may, within
fifteen days from the date of the order of removal or relieving, prefer an
appeal before the Lahore High Court.
(4) The appeal
mentioned in sub-section (3) shall be heard and decided by a Division Bench of
Lahore High Court within thirty days and if the High Court fails to decide the
appeal within thirty days of filing the appeal, the appeal shall abate and the
decision of the Government shall become final.
(5) Without
prejudice to any other action under the law, the Government shall communicate
to the appointing authority the circumstances in which the Chairman or the
Member was relieved before the expiry of the term of three years and the appointing
authority may take appropriate necessary action under the law."
5. Insertion of Section 7 in Act IX of
1974.--In the said Act, after Section
6, the following Section 7 shall be inserted:--
"7.
Financial Powers.--(1) The Chairman
shall be the Principal Accounting Officer of the Tribunal.
(2) The Chairman may re-appropriate funds
from one head of account to another head of account or sanction expenditure
from within the budget allocated to the Tribunal and approval of the Government
for the purpose shall not be required."
6. Omission of Section 10 of Act IX of 1974.--In the said Act, Section 10 shall be omitted.
7. Amendment of Section 11 of Act IX of 1974.--In the said Act, for Section 11, the following Section
11 shall be substituted:--
"11. Rules.--The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, may make
rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act, including the rules for
purposes of implementation of the decisions of the Tribunal."
8. Omission of Section 12 of Act IX of 1974.--In the said Act, Section 12 shall be omitted.
9. Omission of Schedules of Act IX of 1974.--In the said Act, the First Schedule and the Second
Schedule shall be omitted.
10. Transition.--(1) Immediately after the commencement of this Act,
the Government shall, by notification, constitute a Committee consisting of at
least three persons to review the cases of the incumbent Chairman and the
Members.
(2) If the
Committee is of opinion that the incumbent Chairman or any Member is not
qualified under this Act, it shall refer the matter to the Government for termination
of his contract with immediate effect and the Government shall act accordingly.
(3) If the
Committee is of opinion that the incumbent Chairman or any Member is qualified
under this Act, he may continue to serve for the remaining term of three years subject
to consultation with Chief Justice of Lahore High Court.
(4) If the
Committee is of opinion that the incumbent Chairman or any Member is qualified
under this Act and was appointed in consultation with the Chief Justice of Lahore
High Court, he may, subject to the said Act, continue to serve for the
remaining term of three years.
(5)
Notwithstanding the upper age limit but subject to other
provisions of this section and the said Act, the incumbent Chairman may
complete his term of three years."
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ACT XIX OF 2013
An Act further to amend the
[Gazette of
No. PAP-Legis-2(06)/2013/933.--The Punjab Animals Slaughter Control (Amendment) Bill,
2013, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 19 August
2013, and assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 26 August 2013, is
hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Punjab
Animals Slaughter Control Act, 1963 (III of 1963) for purposes hereinafter
appearing;
It is enacted as follows;--
1. Short title and commencement.--(1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Animals Slaughter
Control (Amendment) Act, 2013.
(2) It shall
come into force at once.
2. Amendment in Section 2 of Act III of 1963.--In the Punjab Animals Slaughter Control Act, 1963 (III
of 1963), in Section 2, for clause (a), the following shall be substituted:--
"(a) "animal" means a bull, bullock,
buffalo, buffalo-bull, camel, cow, goat, ostrich, sheep or any other halal
animal of any age domesticated in captivity;"
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ACT XX OF 2013
An Act to amend the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance 2002.
[Gazette of
No.PAP-Legis-2(05)/2013/937.-The Punjab Boilers and Pressure
Vessels (Amendment) Bill, 2013, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly
of the Punjab on 22 August 2013, and assented to by the Governor of the Punjab
on 3 September 2013, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly
of the Punjab.
Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient to amend the
Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance, 2002 (CXXI of 2002) for purposes
hereinafter appearing;
It is
enacted as follows:--
1. Short
title and commencement.--(1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Boilers and Pressure Vessels
(Amendment) Act, 2013.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendments
in Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance 2002 (CXXI of
2002), hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance--
(a) for the words "Federal Government", wherever
occur, the word "Government" shall be substituted; and
(b) for the words "Provincial Government", wherever
occur, the word "Government" shall be substituted.
3. Amendment
in Section 1 of Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, in Section 1, in sub-section
(2), for the word "
4. Amendment
in Section 2 of Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, in Section 2, in sub-section
(1)--
(a) in clause (c), for the word "Federal", the word
"
(b) for clause (f),
the following shall be substituted:--
"(f) "Department" means the Industries
Department of the Government charged with the enforcement of this Ordinance;"; and
(c) after clause (h), the following clause (hh) shall be
inserted:--
"(hh) "Government" means Government of the
5. Substitution
of Section 3 of Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, for Section 3, the following
shall be substituted:--
“3. Limitation of application of this
Ordinance.--(1)
Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to--
(a) any boiler in any steamship or in any mechanically propelled
vessel;
(b) any
boiler appertaining to a sterilizer or disinfector and the like used in hospitals,
hotels, laboratories and other industries etc, if it does not exceed ninety one
liters in capacity;
(c) any boiler used
in relation to the nuclear energy; and
(d) any boiler or steam-pipe, belonging to or under the control
of railway.
(2) The Government may,
by notification in the official Gazette and for reasons to be recorded in
writing, declare that provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply in the case
of any specified class of boilers or steam-pipes."
6. Amendment
in Section 6 of Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, in Section 6, for clause (b),
the following shall be substituted:--
"(b) in case of any boiler which has been
transferred from another Province or territory until it is registered under
this Ordinance;"
7. Amendment
in Section 10 of Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, in Section 10, in sub-section
(2), for the words "a Federal emergency", the words "an emergency"
shall be substituted.
8. Substitution
of Section 25 of Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, for Section 25, the following
shall be substituted:-
“25. Punjab Boiler and Pressure Vessels Safety
Board.--(1) The
Government shall constitute a Board to be called the Provincial Boilers and
Pressure Vessels Safety Board for the purposes of this Ordinance which shall
consist of the following members:--
(a) Director
Industries of the Government who shall be the Chairperson of the Board;
(b) an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary of the
Department;
(c) Chief
Inspector and two Deputy Chief Inspectors nominated by the Government; Chief
Inspector shall be the Secretary of the Board;
(d) one member to be nominated by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce
and Industry;
(e) two members from the manufacturers of boilers and pressure
vessels to be nominated by the Government;
(f) two members from users of boilers and pressure vessels to be
nominated by the Government; and
(g) one member from the insurance companies to be nominated by
the Government.
(2) The Board may
regulate its own procedure and the conduct of business to be transacted by it,
the constitution of committees and sub-committees of members and the delegation
to them of any of the powers and functions of the Board."
9. Substitution
of Section 26 of Ordinance CXXI of 2002.--In the said Ordinance for Section 26, the following
shall be substituted:--
"26. Ad hoc Technical Committee.--(1) The Government shall constitute a committee
to be called the Ad hoc Technical Committee to execute assignments advised by
the Board.
(2) The Ad hoc Technical Committee shall consist
of the following members;--
(a) Chairperson
to be nominated by the Government on the advice of the Board;
(b) one Deputy Director from the Directorate of Industries of
the Government;
(c) one member to be nominated by the Federal Chamber of
Commerce and Industry,
(d) one member to be nominated by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce
and Industry;
(e) one member from the manufacturers of boilers and pressure
vessels to be nominated by the Government;
(f) one member from insurance companies to be nominated by the
Board;
(g) one member from users of boiler and pressure vessels to be
nominated by the Government; and
(h) Chief Inspector who shall be the Secretary
of the Committee."
10. Substitution of Section 27 of Ordinance CXXI
of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, for Section
27, the following shall be substituted:-
"27. Filling of
vacancies.--The Government shall,
within sixty days from the date of occurrence of a vacancy, fill the vacancy in
the Board or Ad hoc Technical Committee under Section 25 or Section 26."
11. Substitution of Section 34 of Ordinance CXXI
of 2002.--In the said Ordinance, for Section
34, the following shall be substituted:-
“34. Application of the Ordinance to the
Governments.--Save as
otherwise expressly provided, this Ordinance shall be applicable to boilers and
pressure vessels belonging to the Government, Federal Government, local
government or any other Provincial Government."
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ACT XXI OF 2013
ACT, 2013
An Act to amend the Police Order, 2002.
[Gazette of
No.PAP-Legis-2(07)/2013/940.--The Punjab Police Order (Amendment)
Bill, 2013, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 29
August 2013, and assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 10 September
2013, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Whereas
it is expedient to amend the Police Order, 2002 (C.E. Order No. 22 of 2002) for
purposes hereinafter appearing;
It is
hereby enacted as follows:--
1. Short
title and commencement.--(1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Police Order (Amendment) Act, 2013.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendments
in Article 7 of Order No. 22 of 2002.--In the Police Order, 2002 (C.E. Order No. 22 of 2002),
hereinafter referred to as the said Order, in Article 7--
(a) for clause (3),
the following shall be substituted:--
"(3)
The recruitment in the police other than ministerial and specialist cadres shall
be in the rank of Constable, Sub-Inspector and Assistant Superintendent of Police.";
(b) after clause (3), the following clauses (3a), (3b) and (3c)
shall be inserted:--
"(3a)
The selection for direct recruitment in the rank of
Constable shall be made on the basis of district of domicile.
(3b)
The selection for direct recruitment in the rank of
Sub-Inspector shall be made through Punjab Public Service Commission on the
basis of police region in which district of domicile of the candidate is
located and shall not exceed fifty percent of total posts in the rank of
Sub-Inspector.
(3c) Subject to the rules--
(a) twenty-five percent of the quota reserved
for departmental promotion to the rank of Sub-Inspector shall be filled through
selection-on-merit by Punjab Public Service Commission from amongst police
officers holding bachelor's degree in the rank of Head Constable and Assistant
Sub-Inspector; and
(b) twenty-five percent departmental
promotions to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector shall be made through
selection-on-merit by Punjab Public Service Commission from amongst police
officers holding bachelor's degree in the rank of Constable and Head
Constable."; and
(c) clause (5) shall be omitted.
3. Substitution of Article 18 of Order No. 22 of
2002.--In the said
Order, for Article 18, the following shall be substituted:--
"18. Separation of investigation function.--(1) There shall be separation of investigation
from other functions of the Police.
(2) Subject to clause (3), the District
Investigation Branch shall investigate, under the supervision of the Head of
District Investigation Branch, all cases registered in the District.
(3) The Provincial Police Officer may notify the
offences which shall be investigated by the Investigaton Officer in the police
station under the supervision of the officer-in-charge of the police station
and if an offence in a case is required to be investigated by the District
Investigation Branch then the entire case shall be investigated by the District
Investigation Branch.
(4) The District Investigation Branch, other than
in the Capital City District or a City District, shall be headed by a police
officer not below the rank of a Superintendent of Police and shall consist of
such other police officers as the Provincial Police Officer may determine.
(5) In the Capital City District and a City
District, the District Investigation Branch shall be headed by a police officer
not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police and Senior
Superintendent of Police respectively and shall consist of such other police
officers as the Provincial Police Officer may determine.
(6) In order to institute functional
specialization in each District, the Provincial Police Officer shall determine
the investigation organization and jurisdictions, as and when required, at the
level of the District, City District, Capital City District or a division
within a City District or the Capital City District.
(7) The members of District Investigation Branch
shall not form part of any police station and, as far as possible,
the District Investigation Branch shall comprise several specialized wings,
each wing being responsible for investigation of one or more types of cases.
(8) The Head of District Investigation Branch
shall be directly responsible to the Head of District Police.
(9) The supervisory officers--
(a) shall ensure timely completion and verification of
investigation; and
(b) may summon the Investigaton Officer or team of officers,
review the case file, evaluate the evidence and, in that case, shall issue
instructions to the Investigaton Officer or team of officers in the form of
case diary.
(10) A supervisory officer not below the rank of a
Deputy Superintendent of Police may verify the correctness of the investigation
and accuracy of conclusions of investigation by writing a case diary before
submission of report in the Court.
(11) An officer-in-charge of the police station
shall, immediately after receiving information of an offence, inform the
District Investigation Branch of the offence which is required to be
investigated by the District Investigation Branch.
(12) If the Head of District Investigation Branch
is of the opinion that a case under investigation with the District
Investigation Branch is not in its jurisdiction, he shall, under intimation to
the Head of District Police, send the case for further investigation to the
officer-in-charge of the police station.
(13) If the officer-in-charge of the police
station is, for reasons to be recorded, of the opinion that a case under
investigation by the police station staff is required to be investigated by the
District Investigation Branch, he shall, under intimation to the Head of
District Police, send the case for further investigation to the District
Investigation Branch.
(14) Except in case of
an emergency notified by the Provincial Police Officer for a specified period,
the members of District Investigation Branch shall not be employed for duties
other than investigation."
4. Insertion
of Article 18-A in Order No. 22 of 2002.--In the said Order, after Article 18, the following
Article 18-A shall be inserted:--
"18-A. Transfer of investigation.--(1) Within seven working days of the
filing of an application, the Head of District Police may, after obtaining
opinion of the District Standing Board and for reasons to be recorded in
writing, transfer investigation of a case from the Investigaton Officer to any
other Investigaton Officer or a team of Investigaton Officers of a rank equal
to or higher than the rank of the previous Investigaton Officer.
(2) If the Head of District Police has decided an
application for transfer of investigation, the Regional Police Officer may,
within seven working days of the filing of an application, after obtaining
opinion of the Regional Standing Board and for reasons to be recorded in
writing, transfer investigation of a case from the Investigaton Officer or a
team of Investigaton Officers to any other Investigaton Officer or a team of Investigaton
Officers of a rank equal to or higher than the rank of the previous Investigaton
Officer or officers.
(3) If a Regional Police Officer has decided an
application for transfer of an investigation, the Provincial Police Officer may
within thirty days of filing of an application, after obtaining opinion of a
Standing Review Board, transfer investigation of a case to an Investigaton
Officer or a team of Investigaton Officers of a rank equal to or higher than
the rank of the previous Investigaton Officer or officers.
(4) A case under investigation with a District
Investigation Branch may only be transferred to another officer or a team of
officers of the District Investigation Branch, Regional Investigation Branch or
Provincial Investigation Branch.
(5) For the purpose of this Article--
(a) `District
Standing Board' means the District Standing Board constituted by the Head of
District Police consisting of a Superintendent of Police as chairperson and two
officers not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police as members;
(b) 'Regional
Standing Board’ means the Regional Standing Board constituted by the Regional
Police Officer consisting of a Superintendent of Police as chairperson and two
Superintendents of Police as members;
(c) 'Standing
Review Board’ means the Standing Review Board constituted by the Provincial
Police Officer consisting of a Deputy Inspector General of Police as
chairperson and two officers not below the rank of Superintendent of Police as
members; and
(d) reference to Head of District Police and Regional Police
Officer in the case of Capital City District shall be construed to mean the
Head of District Investigation Branch of the
5. Amendment
in Article 21 of Order No. 22 of 2002.--In the said Order, in Article 21, in clause (4)--
(a) after the word "Inspector", the words "or
Sub-Inspector" shall be inserted; and
(b) in the proviso, after the word "Inspectors", the
words "or Sub-Inspectors" shall be inserted.
6. Omission
of Article 184 of Order No. 22 of 2002.--In the said Order, Article 184 shall be omitted.
7. Repeal.--The Punjab Police Order (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2013 (II of 2013) is hereby repeated.
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ACT, XXII OF 2013
An Act to provide for
the establishment of
[Gazette of
No. PAP-Legis-2(04)/2013/941.--The Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University
of Agriculture Multan Bill, 2013, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly
of the Punjab on 29 August 2013, and assented to by the Governor of the Punjab
on 10 September 2013, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly
of the Punjab.
Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient to provide for
the establishment of Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan
and for ancillary matters;
It is
enacted as follows:--
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short
title and commencement.--(1) This Act may be cited as the Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of
Agriculture Multan Act, 2013.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.--In this Act--
(a) "Academic
Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(b) "affiliated college" means a college or institute
affiliated with the University;
(c) "Authority" means an Authority
of the University;
(d) "chairperson" means the head of a department, principal
of a constituent college or director of an institute;
(e) "Chancellor" means the
Chancellor of the University;
(f) "Commission"
means the Higher Education Commission set up under the Higher Education
Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002);
(g) "constituent college" means a college maintained and
administered by the University;
(h) "Controller
of Examinations" means Controller of Examinations of the University;
(i) "Dean" means the head of a
faculty of the University;
(j) "department" means a teaching department maintained and
administered by the University in the prescribed manner;
(k) "faculty" means an administrative and academic unit of
the University consisting of one or more departments, institutes or constituent
colleges;
(l) "Government"
means Government of the
(m) "institute" means an institute established, maintained
and administered by the University;
(n) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules, statutes or
regulations;
(o) "Pro-Chancellor"
means Pro-Chancellor of the University;
(p) "Pro-Vice
Chancellor" means Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University;
(q) "Registrar"
means Registrar of the University;
(r) "statutes", "regulations" and
"rules" respectively mean the statutes, regulations and rules made
under the Act;
(s) "Syndicate" means the Syndicate
of the University;
(t) "teacher"
includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer,
Teaching Assistant, Demonstrator and Instructor engaged whole-time by the
University and such other persons as may be prescribed;
(u) "Treasurer" means Treasurer of
the University;
(v) "University"
means Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan; and
(w) "Vice
Chancellor" means Vice Chancellor of the University.
CHAPTER II
THE UNIVERSITY
3. Incorporation.--(1) There shall be established at
(2) The University shall be a body corporate
having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and
dispose of property and shall, by the aforesaid name, sue and be sued.
(3) The Government may, by notification,
affiliate any of its postgraduate and degree colleges with the University.
(4) The University may, with the approval of
the Government, open and administer a sub-campus of the University.
(5) The University shall consist of the
following:--
(a) Chancellor;
(b) Pro-Chancellor;
(c) Vice Chancellor;
(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(e) members of an
Authority;
(f) chairpersons and
Deans;
(g) teachers and
students of the University; and
(h) officers and
members of the staff of the University.
4. Functions
of the University.--(1)
The University shall—
(a) provide
for education in various faculties of agriculture and such other branches of
knowledge as it may deem fit, and make provisions for research in agriculture,
service to the society and for the application, advancement and dissemination
of knowledge in such manner as it may determine;
(b) establish, maintain and administer a department, constituent
college or an institute;
(c) establish and support other facilities for education,
training and research;
(d) prescribe courses
of studies;
(e) decide teaching methods and strategies in order to ensure
the most effective educational and training programmes;
(f) hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies
the examination, award degree, diploma, certificate and other academic
distinction to the person;
(g) prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the
officers, teachers and other employees of the University;
(h) engage, where necessary, a person on contract for a
specified duration and to specify the terms of the engagement;
(i) provide career counselling and job search services to the
students and alumni;
(j) maintain linkages with alumni;
(k) provide and support the academic development of the faculty
of the University;
(l) confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted
research in the prescribed manner;
(m) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant
Professorship and Lectureship or any other post and may appoint a person on the
post;
(n) create a post for research, extension, administration or
other related purposes and appoint a person to the post;
(o) institute and award financial assistance to students in
need, fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes in the prescribed
manner;
(p) provide for the residence of the students, establish and
maintain halls of residence and may approve or licence a hostel, lodging or
boarding place;
(q) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the
University;
(r) promote extracurricular and recreational activities of the
students and make arrangements for promoting health and general welfare of the
students;
(s) demand and receive such fees and other charges as it may
determine; and
(t) perform any other prescribed or ancillary function.
(2) The University may--
(a) institute programmes for the exchange of students and
teachers between the University and any other university, educational
institution or research organization;
(b) develop and
implement fund-raising plans;
(c) accept
an examination and the period of study spent by a student of the University at
any other university or place of learning equivalent to an examination or
period of study of the University and may withdraw such acceptance;
(d) cooperate with a public authority, university or private
organization in the prescribed manner;
(e) make provision for research, advisory or consultancy
services and enter into arrangements with any other institution, public or
private body, commercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner;
(f) receive and manage property transferred and grants,
contributions made to the University and to invest any fund in the manner as it
may deem fit;
(g) print and publish
research or work;
(h) admit any college or other educational institution to its
privileges or withdraw such privileges in the prescribed manner;
(i) affiliate or disaffiliate a college or any other educational
institution in the prescribed manner; and
(j) exercise any power ancillary to the above powers or as may
be prescribed.
5.
University to be open to all classes and creeds.--The University shall be open to all
persons irrespective of their religion, race, creed, class, gender or color and
the University shall not deny its privileges to a person on any such ground.
6. Jurisdiction.--The jurisdiction of the University
shall extend to the Province of the
CHAPTER III
OFFICERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY
7. Officers
of the University.--The
following shall be the officers of the University:--
(a) Chancellor;
(b) Pro-Chancellor;
(c) Vice Chancellor;
(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(e) Deans;
(f) Chairpersons;
(g) Registrar;
(h) Treasurer;
(i) Controller of Examinations;
(j) Librarian; and
(k) such other persons
as may be prescribed.
8. Chancellor.--(1) The Governor of the
(2) The Chancellor or a nominee of the
Chancellor shall preside at convocation of the University.
(3) The University may, subject to prior
approval of the Chancellor, confer an honorary degree.
(4) Subject to this Act, the Chancellor may
approve the draft statutes submitted by the Syndicate or refer the statutes
back to the Syndicate for reconsideration.
(5) In the performance of functions under the
Act, the Chancellor shall act and shall be bound in the same manner as the
Governor of a Province acts and is bound under clause (1) of Article 105 of the
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
9. Inspection
and inquiry.--(1) The
Chancellor may direct inspection or inquiry into the affairs of the University.
(2) The Chancellor shall convey the views with
regard to the result of the inspection or inquiry to the Syndicate and may,
after ascertaining the views of the Syndicate, recommend any remedial action to
the Syndicate.
(3) The Syndicate shall, within the time
specified by the Chancellor, submit report to the Chancellor about the action
taken on the recommendation of the Chancellor.
(4) If the Syndicate fails to take action to
the satisfaction of the Chancellor within the specified time, the Chancellor
may issue such direction as the Chancellor deems appropriate and the Syndicate
shall comply with the direction.
(5) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or
action of the Syndicate, which, in the opinion of the Chancellor, is against
the law, interest or academic excellence of the University, national integrity,
religious or cultural ideology.
10. Pro-Chancellor.--(1) Minister for Agriculture of the
Government shall be the Pro-Chancellor of the University.
(2) The Pro-Chancellor shall perform functions
under this Act and exercise such powers of the Chancellor, except the powers
under Section 9, as may be prescribed or assigned to him by the Chancellor.
11. Vice
Chancellor.--(1) A
person who is eligible and who is not more than sixty five years of age on the
last date fixed for submission of applications for the post of Vice Chancellor
may apply for the post.
(2) The Government shall determine, by
notification in the official Gazette, the qualifications, experience and other
relevant requirements for the post of the Vice Chancellor.
(3) The Government shall constitute, for a term
of two years, a Search Committee consisting of not less than three and not more
than five members for making recommendations for appointment of the Vice
Chancellor.
(4) The Search Committee shall follow such
procedure and criteria for search or selection of the panel of persons for the
post of the Vice Chancellor as the Government may, by notification, determine.
(5) The Search Committee shall recommend to the
Government, in alphabetical order, a panel of three persons who; in its
opinion, are suitable for appointment as the Vice Chancellor.
(6) The Chancellor shall appoint the Vice
Chancellor for a term of four years but he shall serve during the pleasure of
the Chancellor.
(7) The Government shall determine the terms
and conditions of service of the Vice Chancellor.
(8) The incumbent Vice Chancellor shall not be
allowed any extension in his tenure but subject to eligibility he may again
compete for the post of the Vice Chancellor in accordance with the procedure
prescribed by or under this section.
(9) If the office of the Vice Chancellor is
vacant or the Vice Chancellor is absent or is unable to perform the functions
of the Vice Chancellor owing to any cause, the Pro-Vice Chancellor shall
perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor but, if at any time, the office of
Pro-Vice Chancellor is also vacant or the Pro-Vice Chancellor is absent or is
unable to perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor owing to any cause, the Chancellor
shall make such temporary arrangements for the performance of the duties of the
Vice Chancellor as he may deem fit.
12.
Powers of the Vice Chancellor.--(1) Subject to this Act, the Vice Chancellor shall be the
chief executive officer of the University and shall ensure that the provisions
of the Act, statutes, regulations and rules are faithfully observed.
(2) The Vice Chancellor may attend a meeting of
any Authority or body of the University.
(3) Subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed, the Vice Chancellor may, in an emergency, take an action which is
not otherwise in the competence of the Vice Chancellor but is within the
competence of any Authority.
(4) The Vice Chancellor shall, within seven
days of taking an action under sub-section (3), submit a report of the action
taken to the Pro-Chancellor and to the members of the Syndicate and the
Syndicate shall, within forty five days of such an action of the Vice
Chancellor, pass such order as the Syndicate deems appropriate.
(5) Subject to the general supervision and
control of the Syndicate, the Vice Chancellor may--
(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the
University to take up such assignment in connection with examination,
administration or any other activity in relation to the University;
(b) sanction by re-appropriation an amount for an unforeseen
item not provided for in the budget of the University;
(c) make appointments of such categories of employees of the
University and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(d) take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any
other employee of the University in the prescribed manner;
(e) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed,
any of his powers to a teacher or officer of the University; and
(f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed or as may be
assigned by the Syndicate.
(6) The Vice Chancellor shall prepare an annual
report containing information as regards the preceding academic year including
disclosure of all relevant facts pertaining to academics, research,
administration and finances of the University.
(7) The Vice Chancellor shall, within three
months of the end of an academic year, submit the annual report of the
University to the Syndicate.
13.
Pro-Vice Chancellor.--(1) The Chancellor shall nominate the Pro-Vice Chancellor of
the University from amongst three senior most Professors of the University for
a term of three years.
(2) The Pro-Vice Chancellor shall perform such
functions as may be assigned to him under this Act, statute or regulations.
(3) The Syndicate or the Vice Chancellor may
assign any function to the Pro-Vice Chancellor in addition to his duties as Professor.
14. Registrar.--(1) The Syndicate shall, on the recommendation of the
Vice Chancellor, appoint a Registrar in such manner and on such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as
Registrar unless he possesses the proscribed qualifications and experience.
(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer
of the University and shall--
(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the
University and be responsible for the provision of secretarial support to the
Syndicate and the Vice Chancellor;
(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records
of the University;
(c) maintain a register of the students and graduates in the
prescribed manner;
(d) supervise the process of election, appointment or nomination
of a member to an Authority or body of the University in the prescribed manner;
and
(e) perform such
other duties as may be prescribed.
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a term of
three years.
15.
Treasurer.—(1)
The Syndicate shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint a
Treasurer in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as
Treasurer unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience.
(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial
officer of the University and shall--
(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures,
funds and investments of the University;
(b) prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the University
and present the estimates to the Syndicate;
(c) ensure that the funds of the University are spent according
to the budget or any other special arrangement;
(d) ensure that the accounts of the University are audited
annually and are available for submission to the Syndicate within six months of
the end of a financial year; and
(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or
assigned to him by the Syndicate.
(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a term
of three years.
16. Controller
of Examinations.--(1)
The Syndicate shall, on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor, appoint a
Controller of Examinations in such manner and on such terms and conditions as
may be prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate shall not appoint a person as
Controller of Examinations unless he possesses the prescribed qualifications
and experience.
(3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a
full-time officer and shall be responsible for all matters connected with the
conduct of examinations and perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold
office for a term of three years.
17. Other
Officers.--Subject to
the provisions of this Act, the terms and conditions of services and powers and
duties of other officers of the University shall be such as may
prescribed.
18. Appointments.--The University may appoint such
persons in its service as may be necessary in such manner and on such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed.
CHAPTER IV
AUTHORITIES OF THE
UNIVERSITY
19.
Authorities of the University.--(1) The following shall be the Authorities of the University:--
(a) Syndicate;
(b) Academic Council;
(c) Board of Faculties;
(d) Board of Advanced Studies and Research;
(e) Selection Board;
(f) Finance and Planning Committee; and
(g) such other
Authority as may be prescribed.
(2) The Syndicate may constitute committees
consisting of the members of the Syndicate or it may create committees
consisting of members of the Syndicate or teachers or officers of the
University or a combination of all or any of such persons.
20. Syndicate.--(1) The Syndicate shall consist
of--
(a) Vice Chancellor, who shall be its
Chairperson;
(b) Pro-Vice Chancellor;
(c) Secretary
to the Government, Agriculture Department or a nominee not below the rank of
Additional Secretary;
(d) Secretary
to the Government, Finance Department or a nominee not below the rank of
Additional Secretary;
(e) The
Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Lahore or his nominee from amongst the judges
of Lahore High Court;
(f) Chairman
of the Commission or a nominee not below the rank of a whole-time member of the
Commission;
(g) one senior most
Dean of the faculties;
(h) three persons of eminence to be nominated by the Chancellor;
(i) two members of the Provincial Assembly of the
(j) one professor, one associate professor, one assistant
professor and one such lecturer as has completed a minimum of two years'
service in the University to be elected from amongst themselves.
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the
Syndicate.
(3) The members of the Syndicate, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for
three years.
(4) Six members of the Syndicate shall
constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Syndicate.
(5) The Registrar shall, with the approval of
the Chairperson of the Syndicate, summon a meeting of the Syndicate.
(6) The Syndicate shall take decision by
majority of the votes of members present and voting and the Registrar shall
clearly reflect the dissent, if any, along with the reasons of such dissent.
21. Powers and duties of the Syndicate.--(1) The Syndicate shall be the
executive body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this
Act and statutes, take effective measures to raise the standard of teaching,
research, technological development, publication and other academic pursuits
and exercise general supervision over the affairs of the University and
management of the property of the University.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing powers and subject to the provisions of the Act, the Syndicate may—
(i) hold, control and administer the property and funds of the
University;
(ii) govern
and regulate, with due regard to the advice of the Finance and Planning
Committee in this behalf, the finances, accounts and investments of the
University and for that purpose, to appoint such agents as it may deem fit;
(iii) consider and approve the annual report, the annual and
revised budget estimates and to re-appropriate funds from one major head of
expenditure to another;
(iv) transfer and accept transfer of movable or immovable
property on behalf of the University;
(v) enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of
the University;
(vi) cause proper books of account to be kept for all sums of
money received and expended by the University and for the assets and
liabilities of the University;
(vii) invest
any money belonging to the University including any unapplied income in any of
the securities described in Section 20 of the Trusts Act, 1882 (II of 1882), or
in the purchase of immovable property or in such other manner, as it may
determine, with the like power of varying such investments;
(viii) receive
and manage any property transferred, grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations,
endowments and other contributions made to the University;
(ix) determine the form, custody and regulation of the use of the
common seal of the University;
(x) provide
buildings, libraries, premises, furniture, apparatus, equipment and other means
required for carrying out the work of the University;
(xi) establish and maintain halls of residence and hostels or
approve or license hostels or lodgings for the residence of students;
(xii) affiliate or disaffiliate colleges and institutes;
(xiii) admit educational institutions to the privileges of the
University and withdraw such privileges;
(xiv) arrange for the inspection of the academic departments;
(xv) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships,
Assistant Professorships, Lectureships and other posts and to suspend or
abolish such posts;
(xvi) create, suspend or abolish such administrative, technical,
research, extension or other posts as may be necessary;
(xvii) appoint University teachers and other officers on the
recommendation of the Selection Board for teaching and other managerial posts;
(xviii) confer, with prior approval of the
Chancellor, an honorary degree;
(xix) prescribe the duties of the officers, teachers and other
employees of the University and of those working in the University on
deputation or on contract;
(xx) appoint members to the various Authorities, committees and
bodies in the prescribed manner;
(xxi) remove any person from the membership of any Authority if
such person has accepted any assignment which involves absence from the
University for a continuous period of six months or more;
(xxii) regulate,
determine and administer, all other matters concerning the University and to
this end exercise all necessary powers not specifically mentioned in this Act
and statutes but not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act;
(xxiii) appoint Professor Emeritus on such terms
and conditions as may be prescribed;
(xxiv) suspend, punish and remove from service in the prescribed
manner officers, teachers and employees whom it is empowered to appoint;
(xxv) consider and approve regulations recommended by the Academic
Council;
(xxvi) approve statutes and recommend those drafts of the statutes,
for approval of the Chancellor, which pertain to terms and conditions of
service of the University employees;
(xxvii) delegate
any of its powers to an Authority or officer or a committee or sub-committee;
and
(xxviii) perform
such other functions as may be assigned to it under the Act and the statutes.
22. Academic
Council.--(1) The
Academic Council shall consist of--
(i) Vice Chancellor, who shall be its
Chairperson;
(ii) Deans;
(iii) chairpersons;
(iv) three Principals of affiliated colleges nominated by the
Syndicate;
(v) all Professors
including Professors Emeritus;
(vi) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two
lecturers to be elected from amongst themselves;
(vii) three persons of eminence to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(viii) Secretary
to the Government, Agriculture Department or a nominee not below the rank of
Deputy Secretary;
(ix) five experts in the field of education to be nominated by
the Chancellor;
(x) Registrar
(Member/Secretary);
(xi) Controller
of Examinations; and
(xii) Librarian
of the University.
(2) The members of the Academic Council, other
than ex-officio members, shall hold office
for three years, and if the office of any such member becomes vacant before the
expiry of the term, the vacancy shall be filled for the remaining period in the
prescribed manner.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic
Council shall be one-third of the total number of members, a fraction being
counted as one.
23. Powers
and duties of the Academic Council.--(1) The Academic Council shall be the academic body of the
University and may lay down proper standards of instruction, research,
publication and examination and to regulate and promote the academic life of the
University and affiliated colleges.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing provision, the Academic Council may--
(i) advise the
Syndicate on academic matters;
(ii) regulate teaching,
research and examinations;
(iii) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies
and examinations of the University and affiliated colleges;
(iv) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, medals and
prizes;
(v) regulate the conduct and discipline of students of the
University and affiliated colleges;
(vi) propose to the Syndicate schemes for the constitution and
organization of faculties, institutes and other academic bodies;
(vii) propose regulations on the recommendations of the Boards of
Faculties and the Boards of Studies for consideration and approval of the
Syndicate;
(viii) propose
for each academic year, on the recommendations of the Boards of Studies,
regulations prescribing the courses of studies, the syllabi and the outlines of
tests for all examinations; provided that, if the recommendations of a Board of
Faculties or the Board of Studies are not received by the prescribed date, the
Academic Council may, subject to be approval of the Syndicate, permit such
regulations to continue for the following years;
(ix) recognize the examinations of other Universities or
examining bodies as equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the
University;
(x) appoint members to the Authorities in accordance with the
provisions of this Act; and
(xi) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statutes.
24. Board
of Faculty.--(1)
There shall be a Board of Faculty for each faculty which shall consist of--
(a) Dean of the faculty (Chairperson);
(b) Professors and the chairpersons in the
faculty;
(c) two teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council on the
basis of their specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though not assigned
to the faculty, have in the opinion of the Academic Council, important bearing
on the subjects assigned to the faculty;
(d) two experts in the field from outside the University to be
appointed by the Syndicate; and
(e) one member to be
nominated by the Vice Chancellor.
(2) The members, other than ex-officio members,
of a Board of Faculty shall hold office for a period of three years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of a Board of
Faculty shall be one-half of the total number of members.
(4) A Board of Faculty, subject to the general
control of the Syndicate and Academic Council, may--
(a) co-ordinate the teaching and research work
in the subjects assigned to the faculty;
(b) scrutinize the recommendations of a Board of Studies
comprising the faculty with regard to the appointment of paper-setters and
examiners for graduate and postgraduate examinations and to forward the panels
of suitable paper-setters and examiners for each examination to the Vice
Chancellor;
(c) consider any other academic matter relating to the faculty
and to submit its report to the Academic Council;
(d) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the
performance of each department, constituent college or Institute comprising the
faculty for presentation to the Academic Council; and
(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statutes.
25. Board
of Advanced Studies and Research.--(1) The Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall consist of--
(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) Controller of Examinations;
(d) one University Professor from each faculty to be nominated
by the Syndicate;
(e) one member to be
nominated by the Vice Chancellor;
(f) three members from the relevant field, research
organizations of the Government to be nominated by the Syndicate; and
(g) Registrar (Secretary).
(2) The term
of office of the members of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research, other
than ex-officio members, shall be
three years.
(3) The
quorum for a meeting of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall be
one-half of the total number of members.
26. Functions of the Board of Advanced Studies
and Research.--The Board of Advanced
Studies and Research shall—
(a) advise an Authority on all matters connected with the
promotion of advanced studies and research publication in the University;
(b) consider and report to an Authority with regard to a
research degree of the University;
(c) propose regulations regarding the award of a research
degree;
(d) appoint supervisors for a postgraduate research student and
to approve title and synopses of thesis or dissertation;
(e) recommend panels of names of examiners for evaluation of a
research examination; and
(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statues.
27. Selection Board.--(1) The Selection Board shall consist
of--
(a) Vice
Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) Dean of
the faculty concerned;
(c) chairperson concerned;
(d) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated by the
Syndicate;
(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Syndicate;
(f) two experts to be nominated by the Government; and
(g) Registrar
(Secretary).
(2) The
members, other than ex-officio
members, shall hold office for a period of three years.
(3) Five
members including at least one expert shall constitute the quorum for a meeting
of the Selection Board.
(4) No member
who is a candidate or whose family member is a candidate, for a post to which
appointment is to be made, shall take part in the proceedings of the Selection
Board for selection of a candidate on such post.
(5) In
selection of candidates for the post of Professor or Associate Professor, the Selection
Board shall co-opt or consult three experts in the subject and in selecting candidates
for any other teaching post, two experts in the subject, to be nominated by the
Vice Chancellor from a standing list of experts for each subject approved by
the Syndicate.
(6) The
Syndicate may approve or revise the standing list of experts of a subject on the
recommendation of the Selection Board.
28. Functions of the Selection Board.--The Selection Board shall--
(a) consider
the applications and recommend to the Syndicate, the names of suitable
candidates for appointment to teaching and other posts and recommend suitable
salary for the selected candidate; and
(b) consider all cases of promotion or selection of officers of
the University and recommend the names of suitable candidates for such
promotion or selection to the Syndicate.
29. Finance and Planning Committee.--(1) The Finance and Planning Committee shall consist of--
(a) Vice
Chancellor (Chairperson);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) one member of the Syndicate to be nominated by the
Syndicate;
(d) one member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the
Academic Council;
(e) one representative, each from Agriculture Department and
Finance Department of the Government, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary;
(f) Director
Planning or any other nominee of the Commission;
(g) Registrar;
and
(h) Treasurer
(Secretary).
(2) The term
of office of the nominated members shall be three years.
(3) Five
members of the Finance and Planning Committee shall constitute the quorum for a
meeting of the Finance and Planning Committee.
30. Functions of the Finance and Planning
Committee.--The Finance and Planning Committee
shall--
(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose annual
budget estimates and make recommendations to the Syndicate;
(b) review periodically the financial position of the
University;
(c) advise the Syndicate on all matters relating to finance,
investments and accounts of the University; and
(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statutes.
31. Appointment of Committees by Authorities.--Any Authority may constitute such standing, special or
advisory committees as it may deem fit, and appoint to such committees persons
who may not be its members.
CHAPTER V
STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND RULES
32. Statutes.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, Syndicate
may make statutes or recommend statutes relating to the matters specified in
clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-section (2) to the Chancellor.
(2) The
statutes may be made to provide for and regulate all or any of the following
matters:--
(i) scales of pay, method of recruitment and
other terms and conditions of service of officers, teachers and other employees
of the University and the constitution of their pension, insurance, gratuity,
provident fund and benevolent fund;
(ii) conduct and
discipline of the officers, teachers and other employees of the University;
(iii) constitution,
powers and duties of the Authorities and conduct of elections to such
Authorities and related matters;
(iv) affiliation and
disaffiliation of colleges, institutes, etc. and related matters;
(v) admission of
educational institutions to the privileges of the University and the withdrawal
of such privileges;
(vi) establishment of
Institutes, faculties, colleges, departments and academic divisions;
(vii) powers and duties of officers, teachers and employees of the
University;
(viii) conditions for appointment of Professors Emeritus;
(ix) conditions on which the University may enter into
arrangements with public bodies or other organizations for purposes of research
and advisory services;
(x) general scheme of studies including the duration of courses,
the system of examinations and the number of subjects and papers for
examinations;
(xi) award of honorary degrees;
(xii) maintenance of register of students and registered
graduates;
(xiii) conduct of elections for membership of Authorities of the
University and related matters; and
(xiv) all other matters which are to be or may be prescribed or
regulated by the statutes.
(3) The
Syndicate shall recommend statutes under clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-section
(2) to the Chancellor who may approve it with or without any modification or
may refer it back to the Syndicate for reconsideration or may reject it.
33. Regulations.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the
statutes, the Syndicate may, on the recommendation of the Academic Council,
frame regulations in respect of all or any of the following matters:--
(i) courses of study for degrees, diplomas and certificates of
the University;
(ii) manner and method of teaching conducted in the University
and affiliated colleges;
(iii) admission
of students to the University and conditions under which they are admitted or
allowed to take courses and examinations of the University and become eligible
for the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates;
(iv) fees and other charges to be paid by students for admission
to the courses of studies and the examinations of the University;
(v) conduct of examinations;
(vi) conduct and discipline of students of the University;
(vii) conditions of residence of the students of the University or
colleges including the levying of fee for residence in halls of residence and
hostels and approval of hostels, and lodgings for students;
(viii) conditions for acquiring research degrees;
(ix) institution of fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes;
(x) institution of stipends and free and half-free studentships;
(xi) academic costume;
(xii) use of the library;
(xiii) formation of teaching departments and Boards of Studies; and
(xiv) all other matters which under this Act or the statutes are
to be or may be prescribed by regulations.
(2) The
Academic Council shall prepare and submit the regulations to the Syndicate and
the Syndicate may approve them with or without modifications or refer them back
to the Academic Council for reconsideration or reject them.
34. Rules.--(1) An Authority or a body of the University may make rules consistent
with this Act, statutes and regulations, to regulate the conduct of its
business.
(2) The
Syndicate may direct any Authority or body of the University to amend or repeal
any rules made by the Authority or body.
CHAPTER VI
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
(2) The
University may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicles, equipment or
any other items that may facilitate the functioning of the University and all
such donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the University in
the prescribed manner.
36. Budget, audit and accounts.--(1) The budget of the University shall be approved and
its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may be
prescribed by the Syndicate.
(2) The
Syndicate may approve the budget of the University, appropriation of accounts of
the University and may settle an audit para relating to the audit of the
University.
(3) The
Syndicate may delegate the power of appropriation or re-appropriation of funds
to an officer of the University.
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS
37. Appeal to Syndicate.--(1) If an order is passed by an Authority, body or
officer of the University, other than the Chancellor, and an appeal against the
order is not provided under the statutes or the regulations, any aggrieved
person may prefer an appeal against the order to the Syndicate.
(2) The
Syndicate may constitute a committee of its members to hear and dispose of any
appeal on behalf of the Syndicate.
(3) If a
member of the Syndicate is the officer who passed the order or who is also member
of the Authority against whose order appeal is filed before the Syndicate, such
member shall not hear the appeal as member of the Syndicate or committee
constituted to hear and dispose of the appeal.
38. Removal of difficulties.--If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of
the provisions of this Act, the Government may give such directions, not
inconsistent with the Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such
difficulty.
39. Indemnity.--No suit or legal proceedings shall lie against the
Government, the University or any Authority, officer or employee of the
Government or the University or any person in respect of anything which is done
in good faith under this Act.
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