[1]THE PUNJAB SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD ORDINANCE,
1970
( II of
1970)
[12th October, 1970]
An
Ordinance
to provide for the
constitution of a Social Services Board to perform certain functions.
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to establish a Social Services Board to
promote social welfare, to co-ordinate and integrate social welfare programmes
and to provide an opportunity to the citizens at large to participate in the
social welfare movement, and to make provision for matters connected therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the
Martial Law Proclamation of 25th March, 1969, read with the Provisional
Constitution Order, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf,
the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make and promulgate the following
Ordinance:-
1.
Short title,
extent and commencement. – (1) This Ordinance may be called the Punjab
Social Services Board Ordinance, 1970.
(2)
It extends to the whole of the Punjab.
(3)
All provisions of this Ordinance except provisions
relating to voluntary corps shall come into force at once, while the provisions
relating to voluntary corps shall come into force on such date as the Governor
may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
2.
Definitions.
– In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
the context:-
(a)
“Board” means the Punjab Social Services Board
established under section 3;
(b)
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
(c)
“employees” mean the officers, advisors and servants of
the Board and include persons who enter into agreement with the Board to serve
it on honorary basis;
(d)
“Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of
the Board;
(e)
“Government” means the Government of the Punjab;
(f)
“member” means a member of the Board;
(g)
“President” means the President of the Board;
(h)
“province” means the Province of the Punjab;
(i)
“rules” mean the rules made under this ordinance;
(j)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board and the
Executive Committee;
[3][(l) “voluntary social welfare agency” means an
organization registered under the
Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies
(Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961;
(m) “voluntary
worker” means a person working in a Voluntary Social Welfare Agency.]
3.
Establishment
of the Board. – As soon as may be, after the commencement of this
Ordinance, Government shall establish a Board to be called the Punjab Social
Services Board.
4[4. Constitution of the Board. – (1) The
Board shall consist of–
(a)
a President;
(b)
a Vice-President;
(c)
a Chairman;
(d)
a Secretary; and
(e)
ex-officio and nominated members specified in
sub-sections (6) and (7).
(2)
The [4][Chief
Minister] shall be the President of the Board and shall act as such in his
individual capacity.
(3)
The Minister for Social Welfare shall be the
Vice-President of the Board.
(4)
The President shall, by notification in the official
Gazette, nominate a person as Chairman of the Board.
(5)
The Director-General, Social Welfare, Government of the
Punjab shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Board.
(6)
The Secretaries to Government of the Punjab Social
Welfare, Education, Finance and Health Departments shall be ex-officio members
of the Board.
6[(7) The President shall, by notification
in the official Gazette, nominate six members from amongst the members of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, of which at least two shall be women, six
members from whole of the Province of the Punjab from amongst renowned social
workers committed to the cause of public welfare and experts in the field of
education, public health, environment and poverty alleviation, one eminent
jurist and one financial expert of good repute:
Provided that the
President shall nominate the members of the Provincial Assembly on the
recommendation of the Speaker of Provincial Assembly and remaining members on
the recommendation of the Government.]
5. Temporary vacancies. – (1) If the Chairman is temporarily unable
to perform his duties, for any reason, the President may nominate a
Vice-President or member to act as Chairman until the Chairman can perform his
duties.
(2) If there is a
temporary vacancy in the office of the Secretary, the Government may nominate a
member or officer of the Board to perform the duties of the Secretary during
the subsistence of that vacancy.
[5][6. Tenure of Chairman and nominated
members.– (1) Subject to sub-section (3), the term of the Chairman and the
members nominated under sub-section (7) of Section 4 shall be three years and
they shall be eligible for reappointment for a term not exceeding three years
at a time.
(2)
The Chairman and the members nominated under
sub-section (7) of section 4 shall work on an honorary basis but they will be
entitled to such allowances and facilities as may be determined by the
President.
(3)
The President may, in the public interest, order that
the Chairman or the members nominated under sub-section (7) of Section 4 shall
cease to hold office from such date as may be specified in the notification
published in the official Gazette:
Provided that the
President shall obtain recommendations from the Government in this behalf.]
7. Resignations. – The Chairman or any of the members nominated
under sub-section (7) of section 4 may resign by tendering resignation, in
writing to the President.
[6][8. Meetings of the Board. – (1) The
meetings of the Board shall be held at least twice in a year and shall be
presided over by the president and in his absence by the Vice-President in
accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by rules.] 9. Functions of the Board. – The
functions of the Board shall be– (i) to formulate policies with regard to the
objectives of the Board;
(ii) to plan,
co-ordinate, integrate, evaluate and intensify social welfare programmes in the
Province 9[ in collaboration with the public
and private sector];
[7][(iii)
to provide professional and technical assistance and grants-in-aid to those
voluntary social welfare agencies which work on non-profit basis, to evaluate
their performance and functioning through a voluntary check and balance
mechanism, and to perform such other functions in respect of these agencies as
may be entrusted to the Board by or under any law;]
(iv)
to control the raising and utilisation of funds by
voluntary social welfare agencies for social welfare objectives and to [8][
develop mechanism] for their audit;
(vii)
to arrange and control study tours abroad of social
workers;
(viii)
to secure enactment or change of laws relating to
social welfare; and
(ix)
to inculcate in the citizens of the Province,
particularly the students and the youth, the spirit of serving the cause of
social welfare with dedication.
14[10.
Executive Committee. – (1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the
Board which shall exercise the executive powers of the Board for implementation
of the policies of the Board.
(2)
The Executive Committee shall consist of a Chairman and
four members.
(3)
The Chairman of the Board shall be the Chairman of the
Executive Committee.
(4)
The following members of the Board shall be members of
the Executive Committee:-
(a)
Three of the numbers nominated on the Board under
Sub-Section (7) of section 4; and
(b)
the Director-General, Social Welfare, Government of the
Punjab, who shall also act as Secretary of the Executive Committee.
(5)
The Executive Committee shall meet at least once in
every three months.]
11.
Employees of
the Board.– (1) The Board may appoint such employees as it may consider
necessary for the efficient performance of its functions on such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed by the rules:
Provided that until
the rules are framed, the Board may appoint employees on ad hoc basis on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit.
(2)
Subject to the rules, the Board shall be competent to
take disciplinary action against its employees.
12.
Functionaries
of the Board to be public servants. – The Chairman, Secretary and employees
of the Board and Government servants allocated to the service of the Board
shall be deemed to be public servants within the meanings of section 21 of the
Pakistan Penal Code.
13.
Bar to
political activities. – The Chairman and employees of the Board shall not
take part in politics.
14.
Delegation
of power. – The Board may delegate to the Chairman, or any member or
committee or officer of the Board any of its powers under this Ordinance or the
rules.
15.
Funds of the
Board. – (1) The funds of the Board shall consist of such funds as may be
raised by the Board or as may be allocated to it by the Government by or under
any law or otherwise.
(2)
The Board may make arrangements for the collection of Zakat, Fitrah, donations, charities and
other contributions.
(3)
The Board may enter into industrial or commercial
ventures to build up its funds.
16.
Custody and
operation of funds. – (1) The funds of the Board shall be kept in any
scheduled bank which is approved by the Board for the purpose.
(2)
The funds shall be operated by the Secretary under the
directions of the Board.
17.
Accounts and
audit.– (1) The accounts of the Board shall be audited by an auditor who is
a Chartered Accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants
Ordinance, 1961[11]
and is appointed by the Board for the purpose.
(2)
The Board shall produce all books of account and
documents and furnish such explanation and information as the auditor may
require for the purposes of audit.
18.
Annual
report. – The Board shall, as soon as possible, after the close of every
financial year, submit an annual report to the Government on the conduct of its
affairs for that year.
19.
General
provisions.– (1) The Board shall maintain liaison with all Departments of
Government carrying on social welfare activities and may tender advice to those
departments through the President or Secretary.
(2)
The Board shall have the powers to address various
officers of Government and correspond with them direct:
Provided that the
matters requiring orders of the Government shall be submitted by the Board
through its administrative department.
(3)
The Government may require any Government servant or
any class of Government servants, by general or special order, to carry out the
policies of the Board.
20.
Power to
make rules. – (1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, and with the
approval of the Government, the Board may make rules for carrying out the
purposes of this Ordinance.
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for–
(a)
the appointment of committees of the Board to deal with
specific matters;
(b)
the procedure to be followed at the meetings of the
Board and the quorum required at such meetings;
(c)
the terms and conditions of the service of the
employees of the Board;
(d)
the preparation and authentication of annual budget of
the Board;
(e)
the mode of operation and expenditure of the funds of
the Board;
(f)
the powers and duties of the President, Vice-President,
Chairman, Executive Committee, Secretary, members, etc;
(g)
the recruitment, allowances and training of voluntary
workers;
(h)
organisation, maintenance and control of voluntary
corps; and
(i)
prosecution of persons personating as functionaries of
the Board specified in section 11 or as
members of the voluntary corps.
[1] This Ordinance was
promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 9th October, 1970; published in
the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 12th October, 1970, pages 327-333;
saved by Article 281 of the Interim Constitution of Pakistan (1972); and,
validated by the Validation of Laws Act, 1975 (LXIII of 1975).
[2] Omitted by the Punjab
Social Services Board (Amendment) Act, 1994 (III of 1994).
[4] Word “Governor”
substituted by the Punjab Social Services Board (Amendment) Act, 2013 (XIV of
2013) 6Substituted by the Punjab Social Services Board (Amendment) Act 2004
(XXII of 2004).
[5] Substituted by the Punjab
Social Services Board (Amendment) Act, 1994 (III of 1994).
[6] Substituted by the Punjab
Social Services Board (Amendment) Act, 1994 (III of 1994). 9Inserted by the
Punjab Social Services Board (Amendment) Act 2004 (XXII of 2004).
[7]
Substituted ibid.
[8]
Ibid, for the word “arrange”.
[9] Omitted ibid.
[11]
Ord. X of 1961.
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