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THE FORMAN
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, LAHORE ACT 2004
(Pb. Act XXIII of 2004)
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. Rector.
9. Appointments.
10. University fund.
11. Budget, audit and accounts.
12. Authorities of the University.
13. Board of Governors.
14. Powers and duties of the Board.
15. Business of the Board.
16. Delegation of powers.
17. Academic Council.
18. Powers and duties of Academic Council.
19. Statutes.
20. First Statutes.
21. Regulations.
22. Removal of difficulties.
23. Repeal.
Schedule
[1]THE FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, LAHORE ACT 2004
(Pb. Act XXIII
of 2004)
[12 September 2004]
An Act to grant University status to the
Forman Christian College, Lahore.
Preamble.–
Whereas it is expedient to grant University status to the Forman Christian
College, Lahore in the private sector and to make provisions
for matters connected
therewith or ancillary thereto;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short
title and commencement.– (1)
This Act may be called the Forman Christian College, Lahore Act 2004.
(2) It
shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless there is
anything repugnant in the subject or context–
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council
of the University;
(b) “Academic
Vice President” means the Academic Vice President of the University;
(c) “Authority”
means any of the Authorities of the University specified in section 12;
(d) “Board” means the Board of Governors;
(e) “Chairperson of Department” means the head of
a teaching department;
(f) “Dean” means the Chairman of the Board of a
Faculty;
(g) “Faculty” means a faculty of the University;
(h) “Government” means the Government of the
Punjab;
(i) “Patron” means the Patron of the University;
(j) “Rector” means the Rector of the University;
(k) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the
University;
(l) “Society” means the educational society of the
Forman Christian College, Lahore registered under the Societies Registration
Act
1860;
(m) “Statutes”,
“Regulations” and “Rules” mean respectively the Statutes, the Regulations and
the Rules made or deemed to have been
made under this Act; and
(n) “University” means the Forman Christian
College, Lahore constituted as University under this Act.
3. Establishment
of the University.– (1) There shall be established a University to be
called the Forman Christian College, Lahore in the private sector 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) Natural Sciences, Social & Behavioural
Sciences, Humanities, Information Technology, Management, Education and
Business &
Commerce; and
(ii) such other branches of learning as the Board
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 in a manner as may be
determined by the Government 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 courses 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 for a period of ten years from the
commencement of this Act after which period it may
have sub-campuses with the
approval of the Patron.
(3) The
University may affiliate any other educational institution only 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.
(4) The
Patron shall have the power to assent to the Statutes submitted to him by the
Board or refer them back to the Board for reconsideration.
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 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 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 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 him and
comprising a nominee of the Board, 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,
which he thinks was taken against the interest
of academic excellence,
religious and cultural ideology and national integrity.
8. Rector.– (1) The
Rector shall be an eminent scholar of national repute, who shall be appointed
by the Government upon the recommendation of the
Board on such terms and
conditions as may be determined by the Board.
(2) The
Rector shall be the chief executive officer of the University and shall perform
such functions as are assigned to him by the
Board.
9. 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.
10. University fund.– There
shall be a fund to be known as the Forman Christian College, Lahore Fund which
shall vest in the University and to which
shall be credited all sums received
by the University.
11. 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.
12. Authorities of the University.– The
following shall be the Authorities of the University:-
(a) the
Board of Governors;
(b) the
Academic Council;
(c) the
Board of Faculties;
(d) the
Board of Advanced Studies and Research;
(e) the
Selection Board;
(f) the
Finance and Planning Committee; and
(g) such
other Authorities as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
13. Board of
Governors.– (1) The Board of Governors of the University shall consist of
the following:-
(i) the Chairman of the Society;
(ii) members of the Board of Directors of the
Society subject to a maximum of eight members;
(iii) two eminent persons/scholars of national
repute to be nominated by the Board of Directors of the Society;
(iv) the Chairman, Higher Education Commission or
his nominee not below the rank of an Executive Director;
(v) a Vice Chancellor of a public sector
University in the Punjab nominated by the Patron;
(vi) the Rector; and
(vii) Secretary
to Government of the Punjab, Education Department or his nominee not below the
rank of Additional Secretary.
(2) The
Chairman of the Society 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; provided
that at least two members
shall be official members.
14. Powers
and duties of the Board.– (1) The administration and management of
the affairs of the University shall vest in the Board.
(2) The
Board shall forward the draft of Statutes to the Patron for approval.
15. Business of the Board.– (1)
The meetings and 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.
16. Delegation
of powers.– The Board may delegate to any person or a committee any of its
powers, duties or functions.
17. 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) all
full-time members of the teaching faculty who hold appointments as Assistant
Professors and Lecturers, who have been on the
faculty for at least one year;
(vi) any
senior administrative officer of the University to be nominated by the Rector;
(vii) an expert in the field of education to be
nominated by the Secretary, Education Department out of a panel of experts; and
(viii) the Registrar (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.
18. 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 Act and the Statutes, the Academic
Council shall have the
powers to–
(a) advise the Board on academic matters;
(b) regulate the conduct of teaching, research and
publication;
(c) regulate the admission of students to the
courses of studies and examinations in the University;
(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the
students of the University;
(e) propose to the Board, scheme for the
constitution and organization of Faculties and teaching departments;
(f) consider or formulate proposals for the
planning and development of teaching and research in the University;
(g) make
Regulations prescribing the courses of studies, the syllabi and the outlines of
tests for all University examinations subject
to approval of the Board;
(h) regulate the
award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;
(i) frame Regulations for submission to the
Board;
(j) appoint or nominate members to the various
Authorities in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and
(k) perform such other functions as may be
prescribed by the Statutes.
19. Statutes.– Subject to the
provisions of sub-section (6) of section 7 and section 21, Statutes may be made
to provide for and to regulate any
matter relevant to the University.
20. First
Statutes.– Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained
in this Act, the Statutes set out in the Schedule appended to this Act shall be
deemed to be the Statutes framed under section
19 of this Act and shall
continue to remain in force until amended or repealed.
21. Regulations.–
The Board may, by notification, make Regulations for the administration and
management of the affairs of the University.
22. Removal of difficulties.– If
any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act,
the Board may, with the approval of the Government,
give such directions, not
inconsistent with the said provisions, as it may consider necessary for the
removal of such difficulty.
23. Repeal.– The Forman Christian College, Lahore Ordinance, 2004 (II of 2004) is hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE
(See section 19)
THE FIRST
STATUTES OF THE
FORMAN CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE, 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 Natural Sciences;
(b) Faculty
of Social & Behavioural Sciences;
(c) Faculty
of Humanities;
(d) Faculty of Information Technology;
(e) Faculty of Management;
(f) Faculty of Education; and
(g) Faculty of Business & Commerce.
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; and
(d) five persons
nominated by the Rector, in consultation with the Academic Council, who may be
members of other faculties with insights
having important bearing on the
subjects assigned to the faculty, or may be experts in the field from outside
the University.
(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, 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 to submit its report 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 the Statutes.
(5) There
shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be the Chairman and Convener of the
Board of Faculty.
(6) The
Dean shall be appointed for a period of three years by the Rector from amongst
the Faculty, subject to confirmation by the Board
and shall be eligible for
reappointment.
(7) The
Dean shall present candidates for admission to degree, except honorary degrees,
courses falling within the purview of the Faculty.
(8) The
Dean shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board on the
recommendations of the Rector.
3. Academic Departments and
Heads of the Departments.–
(1) There shall be an Academic Department for each subject or a group of
subjects, as may be prescribed by the 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 on the
recommendations of the Rector.
(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
heads of the departments shall prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding
the performance of department at the Graduate
and Postgraduate levels, Faculty
research and development and submit the 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;
(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; and
(f) the 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, a fraction
being counted as one.
5. Functions of the Board of
Advanced Studies and Research.– The functions of the Board of Advanced
Studies and 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 of the 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 synopsis 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 the Statutes.
6. Selection
Board.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of –
(a) the Academic Vice President;
(b) the Dean of the Faculty concerned; and
(c) the Head of the Academic Department concerned.
(2) The
Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Selection Board.
(3) The
quorum for a meeting of the Selection Board shall be two.
(4) The
Selection Board shall reduce the pool of candidates to the three top candidates
and recommend them to the Rector with an evaluation
of the strengths and
weaknesses of each candidate.
(5) Whenever
there is a vacancy on the faculty, the Rector, upon recommendation of the
Academic Vice President and Dean of the concerned
Faculty, shall appoint a
Search Committee consisting of five members with at least two of them being
from the Academic Department
in which there is a vacancy. The Search Committee
shall be responsible for identifying candidates, screening the candidates,
checking
references for the candidates, and establishing an interview process
for the final lists in the search. The results of this process
will be sent to
the Selection Board.
(6) In
selection of candidates the search committee shall co-opt or consult at least
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) The Rector shall make the final selection of members of the Faculty
subject to the approval of the Board of Governors. He shall make
his
recommendation based upon the findings of the Selection Board.
(8) When
the recommendations of the Rector for new faculty members are presented to the
Board of Governors, there shall be a review
of the recommendations by the
Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Governors, which shall present its
recommendations to
the Board of Governors.
7. Functions
of the Selection Board.– The
functions of the Selection Board shall be to–
(a) consider the candidates presented to them by the Search Committee
and reduce the pool of suitable candidates to the three top candidates
and
recommend them to the Rector with an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses
of each candidate; and
(b) recommend suitable salary for the candidate
concerned.
8. Finance
and Planning Committee.– (1) The Finance and Planning Committee shall
consist of–
(a) the Rector;
(b) the Academic Vice President;
(c) all of the Deans;
(d) the Bursar; and
(e) one member of the Academic Council to be
nominated by the Academic Council.
(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.
9. Functions
of the Finance and Planning Committee.– The functions of the Finance and
Planning Committee shall be to –
(a) advise and assist the Rector in the preparation of the annual
statement of accounts and in developing the annual budget estimates
for
presentation to the Board of Governors;
(b) advise
and assist the Rector in the preparation of the strategic plan for the
University; and
(c) perform
such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
10. Academic Affairs Committee of
the Board of Governors.– The Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Governors
shall consist of –
(a) five members of the Board of Governors;
(b) an eminent scholar nominated by the Board of Directors of the
Society; and
(c) an
expert in the subject nominated by the Secretary to Government of the Punjab,
Education Department.
11. Functions of the Academic Affairs Committee of
the Board of Governors.– The
functions of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Governors shall be
to –
(a) review and make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Governors,
any recommendations from the Rector concerning new academic
programs; and
(b) review
and make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Governors, any
recommendations from the Rector concerning appointments
to the Faculty of the
University.
12. Academic Standards Committee.– (1) The Academic Standards Committee
shall consist of–
(a) the Academic Vice President; and
(b) one senior faculty member either Professor or Associate Professor
from each Faculty.
(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 Academic Standards Committee shall be one-half of
the total number of members, a fraction being
counted as one.
13. Functions of the Academic Standards Committee.– The functions of the Academic Standards Committee shall be to review the performance of each faculty member and make recommendations to the Rector regarding the promotion in rank or continued service of each faculty member.
14. Finance Committee of the Board of Governors.– The Finance Committee of the Board of
Governors shall consist of –
(a) five members of the Board of Governors;
(b) one representative each from the Education and Finance Departments
of the Government of the Punjab not below the rank of Deputy Secretary;
and
(c) Director of Planning, Higher Education
Commission.
15. Functions of the Finance Committee of the Board
of Governors.– The
functions of the Finance Committee of the Board of Governors shall be to –
(a) review
the budget proposed by the Rector and to recommend appropriate action to the
Board of Governors; and
(b) advise
the Board on all matters relating to finance, investments and accounts of the
University.
[1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 16 September 2004; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab
on 10 October 2004; and,
was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary),
dated 12 October 2004, pages 1481-88.
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