[1]THE
PUNJAB BOARDS OF INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, 1976
( XIII of
1976)
[21st July, 1976]
An
Act
to reconstitute and
establish Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education in the Punjab and to
amend and consolidate the law relating thereto.
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to reconstitute and establish Boards of
Intermediate and Secondary Education in the Punjab and to amend and consolidate
the law relating thereto;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1.
Short title,
and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Boards of
Intermediate and Secondary Education Act, 1976.
(2)
It shall come into force on such date as may be
notified by Government in the official Gazette.
2.
Definitions.—
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions
shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—
(a)
“Board” means a Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education constituted or reconstituted under section 3;
(b)
“chairman” means the chairman of a Board;
(c)
“college” means an institution within the jurisdiction
of a Board and recognised by it for intermediate education, and includes a
college having intermediate and degree classes and affiliated to the University
for the degree classes;
(d)
“committee” means a committee constituted under this
Act;
(e)
“Controller of Examinations” means the Controller of
Examinations of a Board;
(f)
“Controlling Authority” means the Controlling Authority
specified in section 11;
(g)
“Government” means the Government of the Punjab;
(h)
“head of an institution” means the principal of a
college or the headmaster or headmistress of a school;
(i)
“institution” means a college or school;
(j)
“intermediate college” means an institution recognised
for imparting instructions to Class XI and Class XII and includes an
institution having classes for Intermediate and Secondary Education;
(k)
“intermediate education” means education pertaining to
Class XI and Class XII;
(l)
“member” means a member of a Board;
(m)
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations or rules;
(n)
“principal” means the head of a college;
(o)
“recognised” means recognised by a Board;
(p)
“regulations” and “rules” means respectively the
regulations and rules made or deemed to have been made under this Act;
(q)
“school” means an institution within the jurisdiction
of a Board and recognised by it only for secondary education;
(r)
“Secondary education” means education pertaining to
Class IX and Class X and such other classes as may be declared by Government to
be classes of secondary education;
(s)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Board; and
(t)
“University” means the University having jurisdiction
within an area in which a Board functions under section 4.
3.
Constitution
and reconstitution of the Boards.— (1) Government may establish one or more
Boards in respect of such institutions or such areas as it may deem necessary:
Provided that
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala and
Rawalpindi shall be constituted: and
Provided
further that as soon as may be, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education,
Lahore, reconstituted under the West
Pakistan (Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education,
Lahore) Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No.
XVIII of 1961) and the Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Multan and
Sargodha) constituted in accordance with the provisions of the West Pakistan
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Multan and Sargodha) Ordinance
1968 ( Ordinance No. VII of 1968) shall be reconstituted by the Government.
(2)
A Board shall be a body corporate and shall have
perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and transfer
property and may sue or be sued by its corporate name.
4.
Jurisdiction
of the Boards.— A Board shall exercise its powers in respect of such institutions
and within such area as may be determined by the Government from time to time.
5.
Constitution
of a Board.— (1) A Board shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(i)
the Chairman;
(ii)
the Vice-Chancellor of the University, or a University
professor nominated by him;
[2][(iii) all [3][Executive
District Officers (Education)] related to the area within the jurisdiction of a
Board;]
(iv) the Director of Technical Education,
Punjab, Lahore, or his nominee;
[4][(v) one representative each of the
Finance and Education Departments not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary];
(vi)
one Principal of a Degree College situated within the
jurisdiction of the Board to be nominated by the Controlling Authority;
(vii)
one Principal of an Intermediate College situated
within the jurisdiction of the Board to be nominated by the Controlling
Authority;
(viii)
two headmasters and one headmistress of schools
situated within the jurisdiction of the Board to be nominated by the
Controlling Authority; and
(ix)
two persons nominated by the Controlling Authority [5][from
amongst scholars and retired educationist].
(2)
The names of the nominated members shall be notified in
the official Gazette.
(3)
The term of office of members, other than ex-officio members, shall be three
years.
(4)
No member appointed by virtue of his office shall
continue to be a member if he ceases to hold that office.
(5)
When a person ceases to be a member of a Board, he
shall cease to be a member of any committee of which he may be a member.
6.
Resignation
of member.— A member may resign his membership by a letter addressed to the
chairman.
7.
Removal of a
member.— (1) A member shall be liable to be removed by the Controlling
Authority if he,—
(i)
becomes of unsound mind;
(ii)
is declared insolvent by a competent court; or
(iii)
is convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving
moral turpitude;
[6][(iv) is
found negligent in the discharge of his functions]:
(2)
The decision of the Controlling Authority removing a
member from his office under sub-section (1) shall be final and shall not be
questioned by or before any court or other authority.
[7][Provided
that no decision under sub-section (1) shall be made unless the member to be
affected thereby is afforded an opportunity of being heard.]
8.
Casual
vacancies.— (1) Whenever there occurs a vacancy in the membership of a
Board due to death, resignation or removal it shall be filled in accordance
with the provisions of this Act.
(2)
The person who fills the vacancy referred to in
sub-section (1) shall be a member for the full term of three years.
9.
Meetings of
the Board.— (1) The Chairman may, whenever he considers necessary, and
shall, on a requisition from at least [8][
seven] members, call a meeting of the Board.
10.
Powers of a
Board.— (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act a Board shall have power
to organise, regulate, develop and control Intermediate Education and Secondary
Education.
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality
of the powers conferred by the preceding sub-section, a Board shall have the
power:-
(i)
to hold and conduct all examinations pertaining to
Intermediate Education, Secondary Education, Pakistani and classical languages
and such other examinations as may be determined by Government;
(ii)
to prescribe courses of study for its examinations;
(iii)
to lay down conditions for recognition of institutions;
(iv)
to accord, refuse or withdraw recognition, wholly or
partly:-
(a)
in the case of schools maintained by the Government of
Pakistan, after considering inspection reports from the Officer on Special
Duty, Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan or any other authority
appointed for the purpose by the said Ministry;
(b)
in the case of other schools, after considering
inspection reports from the [10][
Executive District Officer (Education)] concerned; and
(c)
in the case of intermediate colleges and institutions
preparing candidates for languages examinations, after considering reports from
an Inspection Committee appointed by a Board in this behalf;
(v)
to inspect and arrange for inspection of recognised
institutions and call for inspection reports in respect of such institutions,
other than the institutions run by the Government of Pakistan;
(vi)
to lay down conditions for admission to its
examinations, to determine the eligibility of candidates and to admit them to
such examinations;
(vii)
to grant certificates and diplomas to persons who have
passed its examinations and to withdraw such certificates and diplomas;
(viii)
to fix, demand and receive such fees as may be
prescribed;
(ix)
to supervise the residence, health and discipline of
the students of recognised institutions with a view to promoting their general
welfare;
(x)
to institute and award scholarships, medals and prizes
in the prescribed manner;
(xi)
to organise and promote extra-mural activities in and
for recognised institutions; (xii) to hold, control and administer its
property and fund;
(xiii)
to enter into and carry out contract in exercise of its
powers and in the performance of its duties under this Act and the regulations;
(xiv)
to pass its annual budget;
(xv)
to transfer any movable and immovable property
belonging to it;
(xvi)
to hold and manage endowments;
(xvii)
to regulate and decide all administrative matters
including the creation and abolition of posts under the Board [11][except
matters relating to the appointment, suspension and removal and matters
relating to the conditions of service of the officers of the Board]:
Provided that a
post carrying an initial pay of 12[equal to Basic
Scale 17] or more, per mensem, shall not be created without the prior approval
of the Controlling Authority.
(xviii)
to appoint such 13[*] staff as it
may consider necessary for the performance of its functions and define their
duties and conditions of service;
(xix)
to make provision for buildings, premises, furniture,
apparatus, books and other means required for carrying out the purposes of this
Act;
(xx)
to sanction or incur such expenditure as may be
necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act; and
(xxi)
to do all other acts necessary for carrying out the
purposes of this Act.
(3)
A Board may delegate any of its powers to its chairman
or any officer of the Board or to a committee or sub-committee appointed by it,
as it may deem fit.
[12][(4)
Except where the Controlling Authority directs otherwise, a Board shall not
make any rules or allow any concession, benefit, privilege or allowance to any
person which is not in conformity with the rules enforced by the Government on
similar matters.]
11.
Controlling
Authority.— 15[ * * *]
Government shall be the Controlling Authority of a Board.
12.
Powers of
the Controlling Authority.— 16[(1) The
Controlling Authority shall have the power to inspect and cause an inspection
to be made, by such person or persons as it may direct, of the Offices,
activities and funds of and the conduct of examinations by a Board, and to
cause an enquiry to be made in respect of any matter concerning a Board, or the
discharge of functions by the members, officers and employees of the Board.]
17[(1-A) The Controlling Authority may at
any time suspend a member, an officer or an employee of the Board.]
(2)
The Controlling Authority [13][may]
communicate to a Board the result of such inspection or enquiry and may advise
a Board to take such action and within such period as may be specified.
(3)
The Board shall report to the Controlling Authority the
action [14][*
* *] taken on such communication.
(4)
Where a Board does not within a [15][specified]
time, take action to the satisfaction of the Controlling Authority, the
Controlling Authority may, after considering any explanation made by a Board,
issue such directions as it thinks fit, and the chairman shall comply with such
directions.
(5)
If the Controlling Authority is satisfied that any
proceeding of a Board or a committee is not in conformity with the provisions
of this Act [16][or
Regulations or Rules framed thereunder or in public interest], the Controlling
Authority may, without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section,
by order in writing, annul such proceeding:
Provided that
before making any such order, the Controlling Authority shall, through the
Chairman, call upon the Board or the committee, as the case may be, to show
cause why such an order should not be made.
(6)
The Controlling Authority may, from time to time,
direct a Board to conduct its affairs and to perform its functions in such
manner as may be specified.
(7)
The Controlling Authority may require a Board to
furnish it with:-
(i)
any return, statement, estimate, statistics or other
information regarding any matter under the control of the Board, or
(ii)
a report on any such matter; or
(iii)
a copy of any document in the charge of the Board; and
the chairman shall comply with every such requisition.
(8)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Act, the Controlling Authority may:-
(i)
place the services of any of the officers or other
employees of any Board at the disposal of the Government or any other Board or
institution for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be
determined by him; provided that such terms and conditions shall not be less
favourable than those admissible to him immediately before his transfer;
(ii)
make appointment to any post in the Board in any
capacity from persons in the service of Pakistan or from officers or other
employees of any other Board; and
(iii)
make regulations concerning efficiency and discipline
of officers and other employees of the Board.
[17][(iv) the Controlling Authority may remove
from service any employee of a Board:
Provided that no
such employee shall be removed from service without being given an opportunity
of being heard:
Provided further
that where the Controlling Authority has initiated any such proceedings against
any such employee, no other person including the Board shall have power to
initiate any proceedings or take any steps in the matter.]
13.
Officers of
the Board.— The following shall be the officers of a Board:-
(i)
the Chairman;
(ii)
the Secretary;
(iii)
the Controller of Examination; and
(iv)
such other officers as may be appointed by the 23[ Controlling Authority ]
[18][14. Officers of the Board.— (1) The
officers of the Board shall be whole time officers and shall be appointed by
the Controlling Authority on such terms and conditions as may be determined by
the Controlling Authority.]
25[(2) The
Officers of the Board shall hold office during the pleasure of the Controlling
Authority.]
26[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in
sub-section (2), a civil servant, if appointed on deputation as an Officer of the
Board, shall cease to hold office in the Board on the date of his retirement
from civil service.]
[19][15. Chairman.— (1) The Chairman shall
be the principal executive and academic officer of the Board and shall, when
present, preside at the meeting of— (i)
the Board; and
(ii) the Committees of the Board constituted
under section 18.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the Chairman to ensure that the
provisions of this Act and the regulations and rules and directions of the
Controlling Authority are faithfully observed and carried out, and he shall
exercise all powers necessary for this purpose.
(3)
If at any time the office of the Chairman is vacant,
temporarily or otherwise, by reason of leave, illness or other cause for a
period not exceeding one year, the Controlling Authority shall make such
arrangements for carrying on the duties of the office of the Chairman as it may
think fit.
(4)
Subject to clause (xvii)
of subsection (2) of section 10 of this Act, the Chairman may, in case of
urgency, create a temporary post in the Board and may appoint a person against
that post for a period not exceeding six months:
Provided that every
appointment so made shall be reported within sixty days of such appointment to
the Board for confirmation.
(5)
In any emergency arising out of the administrative
business of the Board and requiring in the opinion of the Chairman, immediate
action, the Chairman may take such action as he may deem necessary and shall
report the action taken to the Board at its next meeting for approval but not
later than sixty days.
(6)
The Chairman shall exercise such other powers as may be
prescribed by
regulations.]
16.
Other
officers.— Subject to the provisions of this Act the powers and duties of
other officers of a Board shall be such as may be determined by the [20][
Controlling Authority ].
17.
Retirement
from service.— An officer or other employee of a Board shall retire from
service:-
(i) on such date after he has completed [21][ten]
years of service qualifying for pension or other retirement benefits as the
competent authority [22][or
Controlling Authority] may, in the public interest, direct or; and
31[(ii)
where no direction is given under clause (i),
on the completion of the sixtieth year of his age:
Provided that no
order under clause (i) shall be made
in respect of an officer or an employee of a Board unless the competent
authority or the Controlling Authority, as the case may be, has informed him in
writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to be made and has given him an
opportunity of showing cause against it.]
Explanation— In
this section “competent authority” means the appointing authority or a person
duly authorised by the appointing authority in that behalf, not being a person
lower in rank to the officer, teacher or other employee concerned.
18.
Committees
of Board.— (1) The Board shall have a Joint Academic Committee which shall
serve all the Boards constituted or re-constituted under this Act.
(2)
A Board shall have the following committees, namely:-
(i)
the Finance Committee;
(ii)
the Appointments Committee;
(iii)
Committee for appointment of paper-setters and
head-examiners; and (iv) Committee of courses.
(3)
In addition to the committees mentioned in sub-section
(2) of this section, a Board may appoint such committees or sub-committees as
it may deem necessary.
(4)
A committee may appoint such sub-committees as it may
consider necessary.
19.
Constitution,
functions and duties of committees.— The constitution, functions and duties
of committees shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations.
20.
Power of a
Board to make regulations.— (1) A Board may, subject to the approval of the
Government, frame regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, to carry out the purposes of this Act; provided that—
(i)
a Board shall not propose draft of regulations
effecting the constitution or power of any authority of the Board until such
authority has been given an opportunity of expressing an opinion in writing
upon the proposals;
(ii)
the draft of regulations shall be forwarded to the
Controlling Authority and shall not be effective until it has been approved by the
Controlling Authority; and
[23][(iii) A Board shall not have the power to
make any regulation or adopt any rules or regulations concerning efficiency and
discipline of the officers/officials and other employees which is not in
conformity with rules made by the Government.]
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing powers, such regulations may provide for:-
(a)
the terms and conditions of service of the employees of
a Board, including matters relating to grant of leave to, and retirement of
such employees;
(b)
the constitution of pension or provident fund or both
for the benefit of the officers and other employees of a Board;
(c)
the admission of institutions to the privilege of
recognition and the withdrawal of recognition;
33[Explanation— The terms and conditions should be in conformity with rules
applicable to Government servants carrying equivalent pay scales and other
benefits.]
(d)
a general scheme of studies, including the total number
of subjects to be taught and the duration of courses; and
(e)
all other matters required under any of the provisions
of this Act to be prescribed by regulations.
21.
Power of a
Board to make rules.— A Board may make rules consistent with this Act and
the regulations to provide for:-
(i)
the inspection of institutions and the reports, returns
and other information to be furnished by them;
(ii)
the conditions of admission of candidates to the
examinations held by it and their eligibility for diplomas, certificates and
titles;
(iii)
the manner and the form in which accounts of a Board shall
be maintained; and
(iv)
such other matters as may be required under the
regulations to be provided in the rules.
22.
Fund.— A
Board shall have a fund to which shall be credited all its income, including
income from fees, endowments, grants and contributions.
23.
Accounts and
audit.— (1) The accounts of a Board shall be maintained in such form and in
such manner as may be prescribed by rules.
(2)
The accounts of the Board shall be audited in such
manner as may be prescribed by regulations.
(3)
A Board shall, as soon as possible after the end of
every financial year, submit to Government, the annual statement of the
accounts of the Board duly audited together with the report of the auditor.
24.
Provident
fund or pension.— (1) A Board shall establish for the benefit of its employees
such pension or provident fund or both as it may deem fit in such manner and
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations.
(2)
Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, declare that the provisions of the Provident Fund Act, 1925(Act XI of
1925), shall apply to a provident fund established by a Board and on the making
of such declaration that Act shall apply as if such Board were Government and
the said fund were the Government provident fund.
25.
Submission
of yearly reports and returns.— A Board shall submit to the Controlling
Authority, as soon as possible after the end of every financial year but not
later than the 30th September, a report on the conduct of its affairs for that
year.
26.
Members of
the Board prohibited from deriving monetary gains.— (1) No member shall
draw any fee or other remuneration in any capacity whatever from the funds of
the Board or enter into any contract with the Board directly or through any
other person in connection with the affairs of the Board:
Provided that the
emoluments of the Chairman shall be paid from the funds of the Board in
accordance with the terms and conditions of his appointment.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit a
member of a committee from receiving from the Board, remuneration in lump sum
for wriging, compiling or editing a book intended to be prescribed for an
examination of the Board.
27.
Bar against
membership.— No person who has any financial interest in any book
prescribed by a Board as a course of study for any examination conducted by
such Board or has a financial interest as a partner or otherwise in any firm
which publishes, procures or supplies any such book, shall be eligible to
become a member of such Board, or a committee thereof or continue as such after
having acquired any such interest.
28.
Validations.—
No act or proceedings of a Board or any Committee shall be invalid merely by
reason of the existence of a vacancy on the Board of the committee as the case
may be, or by reason of any irregularity in the appointment of any member of
the Board or the committee.
29.
Bar of
suit.— No act done, order made or proceeding taken by a Board in pursuance
of the provisions of this Act shall be called in question in any court.
30.
Members and
employees of Boards deemed to be public servants.— Members of a Board and
its committees [24][34][the officers of the Board], the
employees of a Board and other persons appointed for carrying out the purposes
of this Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of
section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).
31.
Protection
of acts and order under the Act.— No suit for damages or other legal
proceedings shall be instituted against Government, the Controlling Authority,
a Board, a committee, a member or a committee or an officer or employee of a
Board in respect of anything done or purported to have been done in good faith
in pursuance of the provisions of this Act and the regulations and rules made
thereunder.
32.
First
Regulations.— Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Act, the regulations set out in the Schedule shall be deemed to be the First
Regulations framed by the Board under section 20 of this Act.
33.
Transitional
provisions.— (1) Till such time as the constitution of a Board under
section 5 is completed, the Chairman and the ex-officio members, shall exercise all the powers and perform all
the duties of a Board and its committees.
(2)
A Board shall exercise all powers and perform all
duties of the committees of a Board till such time as the committees are constituted.
(3)
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the
provisions of this Act, the Controlling Authority may take such action to
remove the difficulty as, in the circumstances of the case, it may deem
necessary.
34.
Savings.—
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, everything
done, action taken, jurisdiction or power conferred, recognition granted and
order issued under any of the provisions of the West Pakistan (Board of
Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore) Ordinance 1961 (West Pakistan
Ordinance No. XVII of 1961)/West Pakistan Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Multan and
Sargodha) Ordinance, 1968 (West Pakistan Ordinance No. VII of 1968), as the
case may be, and the regulations and rules made thereunder, shall, if not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the regulations and rules made
thereunder, be continued and, so far as may be, be deemed to have respectively
been done, taken, conferred, granted and issued under this Act and the
regulations and rules made thereunder.
35.
Repeal and
savings.— The following enactments are hereby repealed:-
(a)
the West Pakistan (Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education, Lahore) Ordinance, 1961; and
(b)
the West Pakistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Multan and Sargodha) Ordinance, 1968.
SCHEDULE
THE FIRST
REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD
( See Section 32)
1.
Powers and
duties of the Chairman.— The Chairman shall exercise control over the
office of the Board as its principal executive and academic officer and shall do
all acts to ensure that the officers and the staff properly perform the duties
entrusted to them. In particular he shall:-
[25][(i) write confidential reports on the
work of officers and employees of the rank of Superintendent and above;
(ii) appointment of supervisory,
evaluative and other academic staff or Committees, concerned with the conduct
of examinations.]
2.
Powers and
duties of the Secretary.— (1) The Secretary shall, subject to the control
of the Chairman, be incharge of the academic and administrative sector of a
Board’s office and cause the orders and decisions of a Board and the Chairman
to be carried out.
(2)
The Secretary shall take all possible steps to ensure
that the funds of a Board are spent on the purpose for which they are provided.
(3)
The Secretary shall cause to be prepared and submit to
a Board for approval the annual statement of accounts and budget estimates.
(4)
All meetings of a Board and the committees shall be
convened by the Secretary under the direction of the Chairman. While preparing
the agenda for a meeting of a Board or a committee, the Secretary shall carry
out the directions of the Chairman given in this respect and no item shall be
placed on such agenda or be considered in the meeting without the previous
permission of the Chairman.
(5)
The Secretary shall record the minutes and maintain the
records of the proceedings of a Board and the committees.
(6)
The Secretary shall conduct the official correspondence
of the Board under the authority of the Chairman except the correspondence
relating to the conduct of examinations.
(7)
All fees and dues payable to the Board, and all sums
received by the Secretary, shall be credited without delay to the account of
the Board in a Government treasury or a bank approved by the Board.
(8)
The Secretary shall issue to successful candidates on
behalf of the Board in the prescribed form certificates of having passed the
examinations held by the Board.
(9)
The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be
assigned to him by the Chairman.
(10)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
these Regulations, the Board may assign to any other officer or officers such
duties of the Secretary as it may deem necessary.
3.
Duties and
powers of the Controller of Examinations.— The Controller of Examinations
shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, be incharge of the examination
sector of the Board, and shall—
(i)
make arrangements for the conduct of all examinations
of the Board;
(ii)
conduct official correspondence of the Board relating
to the Examinations; and
(iii)
perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by
the Chairman from time to time.
(iv)
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5. Appointments
Committee.— (1) The Appointments Committee shall consist of—
(i)
the Chairman of the Board;
(ii)
the Vice-Chancellor of the University or his nominee;
(iii)
[26][one
[27][28][Executive
District Officer (Education)] by rotation from amongst 39[Executive
District Officers (Education)]]; and
(iv)
two nominees of the Controlling Authority.
[29][(2) The appointments Committee shall recommend
the appointment confirmation
and scale of officers and employees
of the Board in BS-16 and above.]
(3)
The members of the Appointment Committee other than the
ex-officio members, shall hold office
for two years.
(4)
The quorum for a meeting of the Appointments Committee
shall be three.
6.
Constitution and functions of the Finance Committee.— (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of—
(i) the Chairman of the Board;
[30][(ii) one [31][Executive
District Officer (Education)] by rotation from amongst [32][Executive
District Officers (Education)];
(iii) the
representative of the Finance Department, Government of the Punjab; and (iv) two
nominees of the Controlling Authority.
(2) The
functions of the Finance Committee shall be—
(i)
to examine the annual budget and advise the Board
thereon; and
(ii)
to review the financial position of the Board
periodically and make recommendations to the Board for improving its finances.
(3)
The members of the Finance Committee, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office
for two years.
(4)
The quorum for the meetings of the Finance Committee
shall be three.
7.
Constitution
and functions of the committee for appointment of paper setters and head
examiners.— (1) There shall be a committee for the appointment of paper
setters and head examiners which shall consist of:-
(i)
the Chairman of the Board;
(ii)
the Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab University or his
nominee who should be a professor in one of the Science subjects; and
(2)
The functions of the committee for the appointment of
paper setters and head examiners shall be to appoint paper setters and head
examiners for all examinations conducted by the Board, after considering the
recommendations of the Committee of Courses in this behalf; provided that where
a Committee of Courses does not make its recommendation within the time
specified by the committee for appointment of paper setters and head examiners
the committee will make these appointments without the recommendations of the
Committee of Courses.
8.
Committee of
Courses.— (1) There shall be a Committee of Courses for each subject or a
group of allied subjects included in the courses of studies organised by the
Board. Each committee shall consist of the following namely:-
(i)
two teachers of the subject or subjects from among the
teachers of Intermediate colleges, nominated by the Academic Committee;
(ii)
two teachers of the subject or subjects from among the
teachers of Secondary schools nominated by the Academic Committee.
(iii)
two persons having experience of Intermediate
education, or Secondary education, nominated by the Board; and
(iv)
one expert in the subject or subjects nominated by the
Chairman:
Provided that if in
any subject the required number of teachers is not available, the Chairman may
decide that the number of members of the Committee of Courses for that subject
may be less than seven or may permit the nomination of suitable persons who are
not teachers as members of a particular Committee of Courses.
(2)
The term of office of the members of the Committee of
Courses shall be two years:
Provided that if a
vacancy occurs in the Committee during the course of two years the member
appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the remaining term only.
(3)
Each Committee of Courses shall consider academic
matters relating to the subject or subjects with which it is concerned and
shall recommend to the Academic Committee the courses of study and text books
to be prescribed as well as the conditions to be fulfilled by the candidates
for passing the relevant examination in the subject or subjects.
(4)
Each Committee of Courses shall have a convenor who
shall be nominated by the Board.
(5)
The quorum for a Committee of Courses shall be four.
9.
Person
ceasing to be a member of a committee would cease to be a member of
subcommittee.— Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations,
when a person ceases to be a member of a committee, he shall cease to be a
member of any sub-committee of which he may be a member by virtue of his
membership of that committee.
10.
Recognition
of schools.— (1) The Board shall accord recognition, to the secondary school
examination, to such schools as are within the jurisdiction of the Board, if it
is satisfied, on the basis of the inspection report received in the case of
schools maintained by the Government of Pakistan from the Officer on Special
Duty, Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan, or any other authority
appointed for the purpose by the said Ministry and in the case of other
schools, from the [34][Executive
District Officer (Education)] concerned that the conditions prescribed for
recognition have been satisfactorily fulfilled.
(2)
If the Board on the basis of a report received in the
case of a school maintained by the
Government of Pakistan, from the
Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan, or any
other authority appointed for the purpose by that Ministry, and in the case of
any other school, from the [35][Executive
District Officer (Education)], is satisfied that the conditions of recognition
have ceased to be fulfilled by any school recognised by it, the Board may,
after giving the management of the school an opportunity of being heard, cancel
the recognition.
(3)
The Board may if it considers necessary, arrange a
special inspection of any school by an Inspection Committee appointed by it.
11.
Audit.—
(1) The Board shall appoint whole-time Audit Officer and Auditor for the
purpose of auditing the accounts and the bills to be paid from the funds of the
Board. No expenditure shall be made from the funds of the Board, unless the
bill for its payment has been audited by the Auditor in conformity with the
regulations and rules.
(2)
The statement of accounts of the Board, signed by the
Secretary and the Auditor, shall be submitted to Government within six months
of the closing of the financial year.
(3)
The accounts of the Board shall be audited once a year,
in conformity with the regulations and rules, by Auditors appointed by
Government for this purpose.
[1]
This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 5th July, 1976; assented to by
the Governor of the Punjab on 21st July, 1976; and, published in the Punjab
Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 21st July, 1976, pages 2013-2032.
[2] Substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985).
[3] Substituted for the words
“Directors of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will remain in
force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999),
Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under
Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[4] Substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985).
[5] [5]Added
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1985 (XXXIII of 1985).
[6] Ibid.
[7] Added by the Punjab Boards
of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (XX of
1984).
[8] Substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985).
[9] Ibid.
[10] Substituted for the words
“Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of 2001), which will remain in
force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999),
Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under
Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[11] Added by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985). 12Added
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1985 (XXXIII of 1985). 13Omitted ibid.
[12] Added ibid., and substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1992 (X of
1992). 15Omitted by the
Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance,
1985 (XXXIII of 1985). 16Substituted
ibid. 17Added by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and
Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XXXIII of 1985).
[13] Substituted ibid.
[14] Omitted ibid.
[16] Added ibid.
[17] Added by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985). 23Substituted
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1985 (XXXIII of 1985).
[18] Ibid. 25Substituted
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Act,
1992 (X of 1992). 26Added
ibid.
[19] [Substituted
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1985 (XXXIII of 1985).
[20] Substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985).
[21] Substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1992 (X of
1992).
[22] Added by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985). 31Substituted
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Act,
1992 (X of 1992).
[23] Substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985). 33Added
ibid.
[24] Added by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985).
[25] Substituted by the Punjab
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985
(XXXIII of 1985). 36Omitted
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1985 (XXXIII of 1985).
[26] Substituted ibid.
[27] Substituted for the words
“Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (XLVII of
[28] ), 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. 39Ibid, for the words “Directors of
Education”.
[29] [40]Substituted
by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Act,
1992 (X of 1992).
[30]
[Substituted by the Punjab Boards
of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XXXIII of
1985).
[31] Substituted for the words
“Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001
(XLVII of 2001),
which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order
1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months
prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan.
[32] Ibid., for the words “Directors of Education”.
[33] Substituted for the words
“Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001
(XLVII of 2001), which will remain in force under the Provisional
Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the
maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[34] Substituted for the words
“Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001
(XLVII of 2001),
which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order
1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months
prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan.
[35] Substituted for the words
“Director of Education” by the Punjab Boards of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2001
(XLVII of 2001), which will remain in force under the Provisional
Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the
maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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