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THE PUNJAB
INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE, ART AND CULTURE ACT 2004
(Pb. Act XXI of 2004)
C O N T E N T S
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Establishment of the Institute.
4. Objectives of the Institute.
5. Board of Governors.
6. Functions of the Board.
7. Executive Committee.
8. Powers and functions of the Executive Committee.
9. Director General.
10. Headquarters.
11. The Fund.
12. Maintenance of Accounts.
13. Recruitment.
14. Protection of Action taken under this Act.
15. Power to make Rules.
16. Regulations.
17. Dissolution and Savings.
[1]THE PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE, ART AND CULTURE ACT 2004
(Pb. Act XXI
of 2004)
[30 September 2004]
An Act to provide for the establishment of
the
Punjab Institute
of Language, Art and Culture.
Preamble.– Whereas it is
expedient to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Institute of Language,
Art and Culture for the patronage,
promotion and development of language, art
and culture in the Punjab and matters connected therewith or incidental
thereto;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture Act 2004.
(2) It
extends to the whole of the Punjab.
(3) It
shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.– In this
Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context–
(a) “Board”
means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under section 5;
(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
(c) “Director General” means the Director General
of the Institute;
(d) “Executive Committee” means
the Executive Committee of the Institute;
(e) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab;
(f) “Institute” means the Punjab Institute of
Language, Art and Culture established under section 3; and
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made
under this Act.
3. Establishment of the Institute.– (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Institute to be called the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture.
(2) The Institute shall
be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to
acquire, hold and dispose of
property, both movable and immovable, and shall
sue and be sued, by the said name.
4. Objectives of the Institute.– The Institute shall be
responsible for the promotion and development of the Punjabi language, art and
culture, and shall–
(a) advise the Government on all matters of policy
relating to promotion of the Punjabi language, art and culture;
(b) facilitate and patronise research activities
and programmes regarding the Punjabi
language, literature, art and culture representing various regions of the
Punjab;
(c) collect, preserve and arrange books of
classical and modern Punjabi literature and set up a reference library with
modern facilities
and provisions for the common users and research scholars;
(d) promote art and crafts of the people of the
Punjab;
(e) project the Punjab, its people, culture and
folklore on national and international forums in their true perspective;
(f) preserve the folk-arts, folk-culture,
folk-crafts and folk-songs in their purest and simplest form;
(g) publish and print books, journals and literature
relating to the Punjabi language, art and culture;
(h) facilitate the
translation of best books of Urdu and English languages and literature of other
languages in the Punjabi language;
(i) encourage culture of tolerance, peace and love
as preached by the great sufi-poets of the Punjab;
(j) promote love and brotherhood among the people
of various Provinces of Pakistan and integrate regional diversities with
national
unity through art and literature;
(k) enrich Punjabi language enabling it to absorb
the advancements in Science and Technology, and progress of modern society;
(l) prepare or cause to prepare dictionaries and
encyclopedia in the Punjabi language;
(m) enable the Punjabi language to serve as a rich
source for broadening the scope, usages and dimensions of the Urdu language;
(n) interact with
cultural and literary institutions, organizations, and libraries in the Punjab
and other Provinces of Pakistan engaged
in the promotion of language and
culture;
(o) arrange surveys and
make recommendations for the preservation of archaeological sites, historical
monuments and religious shrines
relating to various periods of the history of
the Punjab;
(p) interact and collaborate with various
institutions, established all over the world, with a view to promoting Punjabi
language, art
and culture;
(q) use and develop spoken and written word of all
forms of the Punjabi language and to preserve or reform their folkways and
customs;
(r) expand the role of intellectuals of the Punjab;
(s) facilitate equal opportunities to women for all cultural
undertakings;
(t) provide financial, material and technical
assistance for cultural development;
(u) establish linkages with districts, tehsils and
union councils for the promotion of language, art and cultural affairs;
(v) establish linkages with educational
institutions for promotion of the Punjabi language, art and culture;
(w) develop a model cultural village; and
(x) undertake cultural projects and programmes with foreign
collaboration.
5. Board of Governors.– (1) The management,
overall control and supervision of the affairs of the Institute shall vest in a
Board of Governors consisting
of the following members, namely:-
(a) Chief
Minister, Punjab; Chairman
(b) Minister
for Culture and Youth Affairs, Punjab; Member
(c) three Members of the Provincial Assembly Members
of the Punjab, two from the Treasury to be
nominated by the Chief Minister and one from
the Opposition to be nominated by the
Leader of the Opposition; provided that at least
one member shall be a woman;
(d) Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Member
Information, Culture
and Youth Affairs Department;
(e) Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Member
Finance Department;
(f) Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Member
Education Department;
(g) Director General of the Institute; Member/
Secretary
(h) Executive Director, Punjab Council of the Arts; Member
(i) Executive Director, Lahore Arts Council; Member
(j) Chairman, Department of Punjabi Language and Member
Literature, University
of the Punjab, Lahore;
(k) Head of Department of Saraiki, Islamia University, Member
Bahawalpur; and
(l) five non-official members to be nominated by Members
the Chairman.
(2) The members of the
Board, other than the ex-officio members, shall hold office for a term of two
years and shall be eligible for
re-nomination.
(3) A member of the
Board, other than the ex-officio member, may by writing under his hand
addressed to the Government, resign his office.
(4) Any casual vacancy in
the office of a member of the Board shall be filled by a person nominated by
the Government and the person
so nominated shall hold office for the un-expired
period of the term of his predecessor.
(5) Notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (2), the non-official members shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Government
and may be removed without
assigning any reason.
(6) The Board shall meet
at least once in three months.
(7) The Chairman shall
preside all meetings of the Board and in his absence a member selected by the
majority of members shall preside
the meeting.
6. Functions of the Board.– The Board shall perform all functions and exercise
all powers necessary for carrying out the objectives of the Institute and may
delegate any of its powers to the Executive Committee or Director General.
7. Executive Committee.– There shall be an
Executive Committee comprising the following members:-
(a) Director General (Convener);
(b) two members of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to be nominated by the Chairman on the
recommendation of the Speaker, Provincial
Assembly of the Punjab;
(c) Additional Secretary, Government of the
Punjab, Information, Culture and Youth Affairs Department;
(d) Additional Secretary, Government of the
Punjab, Education Department;
(e) Additional Secretary, Government of the
Punjab, Finance Department;
(f) Executive Director, Punjab Council of the
Arts; and
(g) Executive Director, Lahore Arts Council.
8. Powers and functions of the
Executive Committee.– (1) The Executive Committee shall exercise such administrative,
executive and financial powers as may be delegated to it by the
Board.
(2) The Executive
Committee shall have power to incur all expenditure out of the funds of the
Institute for conducting its business
in accordance with the objectives of the
Institute.
(3) Where the Board has
not been constituted under section 5, all affairs of the Institute shall be
conducted by the Executive Committee.
9. Director General.– (1) There shall be a
Director General who shall be appointed by the Government on such terms and
conditions as it may determine.
(2) The Director General
shall be the Chief Executive of the Institute and shall be responsible to the
Board for carrying out the objectives
of the Institute.
(3) The Director General
shall also act as Secretary to the Board and Convener of the Executive
Committee.
(4) The Director General,
if he is not a Government employee, may resign his office by writing under his
hand addressed to the Government.
10. Headquarters.– The Headquarters of the
Institute shall be at Lahore.
11. The Fund.– (1) There shall be
established a fund to be known as the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and
Culture Fund which shall vest in
the Institute and shall be utilized by the
Institute to meet charges related to the performance of its objectives under
this Act
including the payment of salaries and other remunerations to the
Director General and employees of the Institute.
(2) The Fund shall
consist of –
(i) grants made by the Federal Government;
(ii) grants made by the Provincial Government;
(iii) contributions and donations made by
individuals, local bodies, corporations, institutions, organizations and
agencies;
(iv) income derived from the activities of the
Institute; and
(v) any other source approved by the Board.
12. Maintenance of Accounts.– (1) The accounts of the
Institute shall be maintained in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The accounts of the
Institute shall be audited every year in such manner as may be prescribed.
13. Recruitment.– (1) The Institute may, from
time to time, recruit such employees as it may consider necessary for the
performance of its functions.
(2) The Institute shall
make regulations for the appointment of its employees and the terms and
conditions of their service.
(3) Until the regulations
are made under sub-section (2), the existing Government rules and regulations
on the subject shall be applicable.
14. Protection of action taken
under this Act.– No
suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be instituted or entertained
against any employee of the Institute or any person,
acting or purporting to
act under this Act or the rules and regulations, in good faith, in furtherance
of the objectives of the
Institute.
15. Power to make Rules.– The Government may, by
notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes
of this Act.
16. Regulations.– The Institute may make
regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder.
17. Dissolution
and Savings.– (1) Notwithstanding anything
contained in the Societies Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860), upon the
commencement of this Act, the Institute
of the Punjabi Language and Culture established as a society on 15th
January, 2004 under the aforesaid Act, shall stand dissolved and all its assets
and liabilities shall stand transferred to the
Institute established under this
Act.
(2) Notwithstanding the
dissolution of the society, anything done, action taken, obligation, liability,
penalty or punishment incurred,
inquiry or proceedings commenced, persons
appointed or authorized, rules made and order or notification issued under any
of the
provisions of the Memorandum of Association of the said society, if not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed
to have been
respectively done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorized, made and
issued under this Act.
[1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 20 September 2004; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab
on 25 September 2004;
and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary),
dated 30 September 2004, pages 1265-1269.
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