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THE
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C O N T E N T S
Sections
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Incorporation
4. Board of Governors
5. Powers and functions of the Board
6. Principal
7. Committees
8. Appointments
9. Delegation of Powers
10. Business of the Board
11. Functions and powers of the College
12. College fund
13. Budget, audit and accounts
14. Rules
15. Regulations
16. Savings
17. Removal of difficulties
[1]THE
ORDINANCE,
2002
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AN
ORDINANCE
to reconstitute and reorganize the
Preamble.— Whereas it is expedient to reconstitute and
reorganize the
Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore in co-operation
with the Association of
the Kannaird College for Women, Lahore being the
owner and previous management of the College, and to make provisions connected
therewith and
ancillary thereto;
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) “Association” means the Association of
the
(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors;
(c ) “College”
means the
(d) “Government” means the Government of the
(e) “Governor” means the Governor of the
(f) “prescribed”
means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; and
(g) “Principal” means the Principal of the
3. Incorporation.— (1) The College shall be reconstituted and
reorganized in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) The College shall be a body corporate
having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and
dispose of property
other than that owned by the Association, and shall by the
said name sue and be sued.
4. Board of Governors.— (1) The Board shall consist of the following: -
(i) Chairman
of the Association;
(ii) Vice Chairman of the Association;
(iii) Secretary to the Government of the
(iv) Secretary to
the Government of the
(v) Secretary to the Government of the
(vi) eight nominees
of the Association;
(vii) one alumnae of
the College to be nominated by the Board;
(viii) one member of the
teaching staff of the College to be selected by the Board;
(ix) Principal, Convent of Jesus and Mary,
(x) two
distinguished educationists or eminent persons to be nominated by the Governor
for a period of three years if not prematurely removed
by the Governor in his
discretion;
(xi) Chairman Higher Education Commission or
his nominee; and
(xii) the Principal.
(2) Chairman
and Vice Chairman of the Association shall be the Chairman and Vice Chairman
respectively of the Board and the Principal
shall be the Secretary of the
Board.
5. Powers and functions
of the Board.— (1) The administration and
management of the affairs of the College shall vest in the Board.
(2) Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the functions and
powers of the Board shall be to –
(i) take effective measures to raise the
standards of teaching, research and other academic pursuits in the light of
national and international
needs with special emphasis on education and
training in scientific and technological disciplines;
(ii) hold, control
and administer the property and funds of the College;
(iii) consider
and approve the annual and revised budget estimates;
(iv) transfer and
accept transfer of moveable and immoveable property on behalf of the College;
(v) enter into and
cancel contracts on behalf of the College;
(vi) cause proper
books of accounts to be kept for all sums of moneys received and expended by
the College, and for the assets and liabilities
of the College;
(vii) invest any money
belonging to the College, as the Board may determine, with the like power of
varying such investments;
(viii) receive and manage any property
transferred, and grants, bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and
other contributions made
to the College;
(ix) govern and
regulate the finance, accounts and investments of the College and for that
purpose appoint such agents and auditors as the Board
may deem fit;
(x) determine the
form, custody and regulate the use of the Common Seal of the College;
(xi) provide buildings, libraries, premises,
furniture, apparatus, equipment and other means required for carrying out the
work of the
College;
(xii) approve or
license hostels or lodgings for the residence of students;
(xiii) institute Professorship, Associate
Professorship, Assistant Professorship, Lectureship and other teaching posts or
to suspend or abolish
such posts;
(xiv) create, suspend or
abolish such teaching, research, training, extension administration or other
posts as may be necessary and to appoint
persons thereto;
(xv) prescribe the terms and conditions of
service of teaching and non-teaching staff including their qualifications,
experience and eligibility
for appointment, and to appoint, confer, suspend,
remove, dismiss or take disciplinary action against the staff in the prescribed
manner;
(xvi) institute Emeritus
Professorships and make these appointments on such terms and conditions as may
be prescribed;
(xvii) confer Honorary
Degrees in accordance with the conditions prescribed;
(xviii) prescribe the
duties of officers, teachers and other employees of the College;
(xix) institute
fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes;
(xx) promote
cooperation with the Government, national and international organizations and
universities in activities falling within the purview
of the College;
(xxi) devise and
implement participatory, merit based, result oriented and accountable
management with suitable checks and balances; and
(xxii) perform such other
functions as have been assigned to it by the other provisions of this
Ordinance.
6. Principal.— (1) The Government shall, on recommendation of the Board,
appoint the Principal whose qualifications and terms and conditions of
service
shall be such as may be determined by the Board.
(2) The Principal shall be the Chief
Executive of the College and shall perform such functions as may be prescribed
or assigned to him
by the Board.
7. Committees.— The Board may constitute such committees as may be deemed
necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.
8. Appointments.— (1) The College may appoint such persons in its service
as may be necessary on the terms and conditions as may be determined by the
Board.
(2) All persons serving the College, in any
capacity, immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance, unless
absorbed in the service
of the College, shall remain on deputation and shall be
liable to be transferred to their parent department at any time.
9. Delegation of powers.— The Board may delegate to any person or a committee any
of its powers, duties or functions.
10. 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 and until
these matters are prescribed, as may be determined by the Board.
(2) No act or proceeding of the Board shall
be invalid by reasons of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the
Board.
11. Functions and powers of
the College.— The functions and powers of the
College shall be to –
(i) provide instruction, tuition, training, research,
demonstration and service in the fields of arts and sciences and applied
disciplines at
the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels;
(ii) perform
academic functions to achieve its objectives;
(iii) prescribe
criteria of admission, migration and examination of students;
(iv) admit students
and conduct examinations;
(v) award degrees,
diplomas, certificates and other academic disciplines;
(vi) select, appoint
and promote academic and administrative staff;
(vii) frame and
prescribe courses of study;
(viii) provide for
research and printing and publication of research and other works;
(ix) decide teaching
methods and strategies as well as co-curricular activities in order to ensure
the most effective educational and other related
programmes;
(x) accept
examinations passed and the periods of study spent by students at other
colleges or universities or institutions and places of learning
as equivalent
to such examination and study in the College as it may determine and to
withdraw such acceptance;
(xi) make provisions
for research, consultancy and advisory services and with these objectives to
enter into arrangements with other institutions
or with public bodies;
(xii) affiliate or
associate itself with other institutions within
(xiii) introduce,
suspend or abolish any of the disciplines; and
(xiv) do such other acts
and things whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be required
in order to further the objects
of the College as a place of education,
learning and research.
12. College fund.— (1) There shall be a fund to be known as the Kinnaird College Fund which shall vest in the College and
to which shall be credited all sums received by the College.
(2) The fund shall be kept in such custody
and shall be utilized and regulated in such manner as may be prescribed.
13. Budget, audit and
accounts.— The budget of the College shall be
approved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may
be prescribed.
14. Rules.— Government may, by notification, make rules not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance for carrying out the
purposes
of this Ordinance.
15. Regulations.— The Board may, by notification, make regulations not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder for the administration and management of the
affairs of the College.
16. Savings.— Upon the commencement of this Ordinance –
(a) all
funds, properties, rights and interests of whatsoever kind issued, used,
enjoyed, possessed or owned by the College immediately
before the commencement
of this Ordinance and all liabilities subsisting against the College shall
stand transferred to the College
established under this Ordinance:
Provided
that all properties owned by the Association shall continue to be owned by the
Association; and
(b) everything done, action taken,
obligations and liabilities incurred, persons appointed or authorized,
jurisdictions or powers conferred,
orders issued and rules or regulations made
by or in relation to the College immediately before the commencement of this
Ordinance
shall be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, incurred,
acquired, appointed, conferred, created, made or issued under this
Ordinance.
17. Removal of difficulties.— If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any
provision of this Ordinance, Government may, on recommendation of the Board,
give
such directions, not inconsistent with the said provisions, as it may
consider necessary for the removal of such difficulty.
[1]Promulgated by the Governor
of the
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