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THE
(Pb. Ord. XXIV of 2002)
C O N T E N T S
Sections
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Establishment of the University.
4. Functions and powers of the University.
5. Jurisdiction.
6. Patron.
7. Inspection and inquiry.
8. Board of Governors.
9. Rector.
10. Powers and functions of the Board of Governors.
11. Business of the Board.
12. Appointments.
13. Delegation of powers.
14. University Fund.
15. Budget, audit and accounts.
16. Regulations.
17. Removal of difficulties.
18. Academic Council.
19. Powers and duties of Academic Council.
20. First Statutes.
SCHEDULES
[1]THE
(Pb Ord XXIV of 2002)
[
An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of the
Preamble.– Whereas it is
expedient to provide for the establishment of the
And
whereas the Provincial Assembly of the
And
whereas under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order
No.9 of 1999, as amended by the Chief Executive Order No.11 of
2000, the
Governor of a Province may issue and promulgate an Ordinance;
Now,
therefore, in exercise of the aforesaid powers and all other powers
enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make
and
promulgate the following Ordinance:-
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Ordinance may be called the
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.– In this
Ordinance unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council
of the University;
(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors;
(c) “Chairperson of Department” means the Head of
a teaching department;
(d) “Company” means the Educational Excellence
Limited;
(e) “Dean” means the Chairman of the Board of a
faculty;
(f) “Faculty” means a faculty of the University;
(g) “Government” means the Government of the
Punjab;
(h) “Patron” means the Governor of the Punjab;
(i) “Rector” means the Rector of the University;
(j) “Statutes”, “Regulations” and “Rules” mean
respectively the Statutes, the Regulations and the Rules made or deemed to have
been made
under this Ordinance; and
(k) “University” means the University of Central
Punjab, Lahore as constituted under this Ordinance.
3. Establishment of the
University.– (1)
There shall be established a University to be called the University of Central
Punjab, Lahore
with its campus located at Lahore.
(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 said name sue and be sued.
4. Functions and powers of the
University.– The functions and
powers of the University shall be-
(a) to provide for instruction and training in -
(i) Management Studies, Information Technology,
Commerce, Law, Economics and English; and
(ii) such other branches of learning as the Board
of Governors may determine with the approval of the Patron given on the
recommendation
of a committee constituted by the Education Department:
Provided that in case of
medical and engineering education, approval of the Pakistan Medical &
Dental Council and Pakistan Engineering
Council respectively shall be a
pre-requisite;
(b) to provide for research, demonstration and other services, and for
the advancement and dissemination of knowledge;
(c) to hold examinations and confer on or award degrees, diplomas,
certificates and other academic distinctions to persons who have passed
its
examinations;
(d) to select and promote faculties;
(e) to prescribe course of studies;
(f) to establish and support other facilities for education, training
and research; and
(g) to decide teaching methods and strategies in order to ensure the
most effective educational and training programs.
5. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the University shall be restricted to the
Province of the Punjab.
(2) The
University shall not open any sub-campus or affiliate any other educational
institution for a period of ten years from the commencement
of this Ordinance
after which period it may have sub-campuses with the approval of the Patron.
6. Patron.– (1) The Governor of the Punjab
shall be the Patron of the University.
(2) The Patron or his nominee shall preside at the
convocations of the University.
(3) Every proposal to confer an honorary degree
shall be subject to confirmation by the Patron.
7. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Patron
may cause an inspection or inquiry to be made in respect of any matter
connected with the affairs of the University.
(2) The Patron shall communicate to the Board of
Governors his views with regard to the result of the inspection or inquiry and
shall,
after ascertaining the views of the Board, advise the Board on the
action to be taken by it.
(3) The Board of Governors shall, within such time
as may be specified by the Patron, communicate to him such action as has been
taken
as a result of the inspection or inquiry.
(4) Where the Board of Governors does not, within
the time specified, take action to the satisfaction of the Patron, the Patron
may issue
such directions as he thinks fit and the Board shall comply with all
such directions.
(5) The
Patron may, on the recommendation of a Committee constituted by the Patron and
comprising a nominee of the Board of Governors,
a Judge of the Lahore High
Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice of the said Court and a Professor
Emeritus or Vice Chancellor,
take any action against the University including
its closure.
(6) The Government may make Rules to give effect
to the provisions of sub-section (5).
(7) The Patron shall have the authority to annul
any decision or action of the Board of Governors, which he thinks was taken against
the
interest of academic excellence, religious and cultural ideology and
national integrity.
8. Board of Governors.– (1) The Board of
Governors of the University shall consist of the following:
(i) Chairman of the Educational Excellence
Limited;
(ii) Members of the Board of Directors of the
Company subject to a maximum of eight members;
(iii) Chairman, University Grants Commission or his
nominee not below the rank of a whole time member;
(iv) A Vice Chancellor of a University in the
Punjab nominated by the Patron;
(v) The Rector; and
(vi) Secretary to the Government of the Punjab
Education Department or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional
Secretary.
(2) The
Chairman of the Company shall be the Chairman of the Board.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be
one half of the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one.
9. Rector.– (1) The Rector shall be appointed by the
Government on such terms and conditions as may be determined on the
recommendations of the
Board.
(2) The Rector shall perform such functions as are
assigned to him by the Board.
10. Powers and functions of the Board of
Governors.– The administration and management of the affairs of the
University shall vest in the Board.
11. Business of the Board.– (1) The
meetings and the business of the Board shall be conducted in such manner and in
accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed
in the Regulations and
until these matters are prescribed, as may be determined by the Board.
(2) No
Statute, Regulation or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason of
any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board.
12. Appointments.– The University may appoint such persons in its
services as may be necessary on such terms and conditions as may be determined
by the
Board.
13. Delegation of powers.– The Board may
delegate to any person or a committee any of its powers, duties or functions.
14. University Fund.– There shall be a fund
to be known as the University of Central Punjab Fund which shall vest in the
University and to which shall be
credited all sums received by the University.
15. Budget, audit and accounts.– 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 Board.
16. Regulations.–The Board may, by
notification, make Regulations for the administration and management of the
affairs of the University.
17. Removal of difficulties.–If any
difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Ordinance,
the Government may, in consultation with
the Board, give such directions, not inconsistent with the said
provisions, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty.
18. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist
of:-
(i) The Rector (Chairman);
(ii) All the Deans;
(iii) All the Heads of the Departments/Institutes;
(iv) All Professors and Associate Professors of the
University;
(v) Nominee of the Secretary Higher Education not
below the rank of Deputy Secretary;
(vi) Two Associate Professors, two Assistant
Professors and two Lecturers to be nominated by the Board;
(vii) Three persons eminent in the fields of arts
and sciences of whom at least one shall be from each category, to be nominated
by the
Board;
(viii) Director Academic, University Grants
Commission; and
(ix) The Registrar of the University –
Member/Secretary.
(2) Members
appointed by nomination shall hold office for three years;
(3) The
quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one half of the total
number of members, a fraction being counted as one.
19. Powers and duties of Academic
Council.– (1)The Academic
Council shall be the academic body of the University and shall, by the
Statutes, have the powers to lay down proper
standards of instruction,
research, publication and examination and to regulate and promote the academic
life of the University.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing powers and subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the
Statutes, the
Academic Council shall have the powers–
(a) to advise the Board of Governors on academic
matters;
(b) to regulate the conduct of teaching, research,
publication and examinations;
(c) to regulate the admission of students to the
courses of studies and examinations in the University;
(d) to regulate the conduct and discipline of the
students of the University;
(e) to propose to the Board of Governors scheme
for the constitution and organization of faculties and teaching departments;
(f) to consider or formulate proposals for the
Planning and Development of teaching and research in the University;
(g) to make Regulations prescribing the courses of
studies, the syllabi and the outlines of tests for all University examinations
subject
to the approval of the Board of Governors;
(h) to regulate the award of studentships,
scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
(i) to frame Regulations for submission to the
Board of Governors;
(j) to appoint/nominate members to the various
Authorities in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance; and
(k) to perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by Statutes.
20. First Statutes.–The Schedule prescribes the
Regulations for the establishment of the department, faculty and bodies under
the First Statutes.
SCHEDULE
THE FIRST STATUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL
PUNJAB, LAHORE
1. FACULTIES. There shall be a faculty for a teaching department
or a group of teaching departments. The University shall include the following
faculties and such other faculties as may be prescribed:
(a) Faculty
of Management Studies |
(b) Faculty
of Information Technology |
(c) Faculty
of Commerce |
(d) Faculty
of Law |
(e) Faculty
of Languages and Literature (English) |
(f) Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences (Economics) |
2. BOARD OF FACULTY. (1) There shall be a Board of each Faculty which
shall consist of -
(a) the
Dean of the Faculty;
(b) the Professors and the Heads of the teaching departments in the
Faculty;
(c) one member other than Professors and Head of each teaching
department to be nominated by the Head of Department;
(d) two teachers to be nominated by the Academic
Council by reason of their specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though
not assigned
to be faculty, have in the opinion of the Academic Council,
important bearing on the subjects assigned to be faculty;
(e) two experts in the field from outside the University to be appointed
by the Board of Governors;
(f) one member to be nominated by the Rector;
(2) The members other than ex-officio members
shall hold office for a period of three years.
(3) The
quorum for a meeting of the Board of a Faculty shall be one half of the total
number of members, a fraction being counted as one.
(4) The
Board of each Faculty shall, subject to the general control of the Academic Council
and the Board of Governors have the powers
to–
(i) co-ordinate the teaching and research work in
the subjects assigned to the faculty;
(ii) scrutinize
the recommendations of the Boards 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 Rector;
(iii) consider any other academic matter relating to
the faculty and report thereon to the Academic Council;
(iv) prepare a comprehensive annual report
regarding the performance of each department comprising the faculty for
presentation to the
Academic Council; and
(v) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by Statutes.
(5) (i) There
shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be the Chairman and Convener of the
Board of Faculty;
(ii) The Dean shall be appointed by the Board of
Governors from amongst the three most senior professors of the faculty on the
recommendation
of the Rector and shall hold office for a period of three years
and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(iii) The Dean shall present candidates for
admission to degree (except honorary degrees) in the courses falling within the
purview of the
faculty.
(6) The
Dean shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of
Governors on the recommendations of the Rector.
3. ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENTS AND HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT.– (1) There shall be an Academic
Department for each subject or a group of subjects, as may be prescribed by
Regulations and each Academic
Department shall be headed by a Head of
Department.
(2) The
Head of an Academic Department shall be appointed by the Board of Governors on
the recommendation of the Rector from amongst three
senior most Professors
other than any Professor already working as Dean for a period of three years
and shall be eligible for re-appointment
provided that in a department where
there are less than three eligible Professors, the appointment shall be made
from amongst the
three senior most Professors and Associate Professors of the
Department.
(3) The Head of the department shall plan,
organize and supervise the work of the department and shall be responsible to
the Dean for
the work of his department.
(4) The
Head of the Department shall under the general supervision of the Rector and
the Dean exercise all administrative, financial and
academic powers and such
other duties or powers as may be delegated to him.
(5) The Head of the department shall prepare a
comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of department at the
Graduate and
Postgraduate levels, faculty research and development and submit
this report to the Dean of the Faculty for his evaluation.
4. BOARD OF ADVANCED STUDIES AND
RESEARCH. (1) The Board of
Advanced Studies and Research shall consist of-
(a) the Rector (Chairman)
(b) all the Deans;
(c) one University Professor from each Faculty other than Dean to be
appointed by the Board of Governors;
(d) one member to be nominated by the Rector;
(e) three members from the relevant field, research Organizations and
Government Departments, to be nominated by the Board of Governors;
and
(f) the Registrar as 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,
a fraction
being counted as one.
5. FUNCTIONS OF ADVANCED STUDIES
AND RESEARCH.–
The functions of the Board of
Advanced Studies and Board of Research shall
be to-
(a) advise the Authorities on all matters connected with the promotion
of advanced studies and research publication in the University;
(b) consider and report to the Authorities in the University of
research degrees in the University;
(c) propose Regulations regarding the award of research degrees;
(d) appoint supervisors for Postgraduate research students and to
approve titles and synopses of their thesis/dissertations;
(e) recommend panels of names of examiners for evaluation of their
other research examinations; and
(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.
6. SELECTION
BOARD.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of–
(a) The Rector (Chairman);
(b) the Dean of the Faculty concerned;
(c) the Head of the Academic Department concerned;
(d) one member of the Board of Governors to be nominated by the Board;
(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Board of Directors of
the Company; and
(f) one expert in the subject to be nominated by the Secretary
Education.
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the
Selection Board.
(3) The members other than ex-officio members
shall hold office for a period of three years.
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Selection
Board shall be four.
(5) No
member who is a candidate for the posts to which appointment is to be made
shall take part in the proceedings of the Board.
(6) In
selection of candidates for the posts of Professors and Associate Professors,
the Selection Board shall co-opt or consult three
experts in the subject
concerned and in selecting candidates for other teaching posts, two experts in
the subject concerned, to be
nominated by the Rector from a standing list of
experts for each subject approved by the Board on the recommendation of the
Selection
Board and revised from time to time.
7. FUNCTIONS OF THE SELECTION
BOARD.– The functions of the
Selection Board shall be–
(a) to consider the applications and recommend to the Board of
Governors the names of suitable candidates for appointment to teaching
and
other posts as the case may be and recommend suitable salary for the person
concerned; and
(b) to 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 Board of Governors.
8. FINANCE AND PLANNING
COMMITTEE. - (1) The Finance and
Planning Committee shall consist of–
(a) the Rector
(Chairman);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) one member of the Board of Governors to be nominated by the Board
of Governors;
(d) one member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the Academic
Council;
(e) one representative each from Education Department and Finance
Department of the Government of the Punjab not below the rank of Deputy
Secretary;
(f) Director Planning, University Grants Commission;
(g) the Registrar; and
(h) one
nominee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
(2) The
term of office of the nominated members shall be three years.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Finance and
Planning Committee shall be five members.
9. FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCE AND
PLANNING COMMITTEE.– The functions of the Finance and Planning Committee
shall be to–
(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose annual budget
estimates and advise the Board of Governors thereon;
(b) review periodically the financial position of the University;
(c) advise the Board of Governors on all matters relating to finance,
investments and accounts of the University; and
(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.
[1]Promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 10 April 2002; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 10 April 2002, pages 1309-1317. Under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), it will remain in force notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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