THE TIMES
UNIVERSITY, MULTAN ACT 2020
(Act XXV of 2020)
C O N T E N T S
Section Heading
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
CHAPTER II
THE UNIVERSITY
3. Establishment of the University.
4. Functions of the University.
5. Institute open to all.
6. Jurisdiction.
CHAPTER III
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
7. Officers of the University.
8. Chancellor.
9. Inspection and inquiry.
10. Vice Chancellor.
11. Powers of the Vice Chancellor.
12. Acting Vice Chancellor.
13. Registrar.
14. Controller of Examinations.
15. Treasurer.
16. Appointments.
CHAPTER IV
AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY
17. Authorities of the University.
18. Board of Governors.
19. Powers and duties of the Board.
20. Business of the Board.
21. Delegation of powers.
22. Academic Council.
23. Powers and duties of Academic Council.
CHAPTER V
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
24. University Fund.
25. Budget, audit and accounts.
CHAPTER VI
MISCELLANEOUS
26. Rules.
27. Statutes.
28. First statutes.
29. Regulations.
30. Removal of difficulties.
31. Savings.
THE FIRST STATUTES
[1]THE TIMES UNIVERSITY, MULTAN ACT 2020
ACT XXV OF 2020
[16th September 2020]
An Act to provide for the
establishment of [2][Times University, Multan].
It is expedient to provide for establishment of the [3][Times University, Multan] in the private sector and to provide for the ancillary matters.
Be it enacted by
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short
title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the [4][Times University, Multan] Act 2020.
(2) It shall
come into force at once.
2. Definitions.– In this Act:
(a)
“Academic
Council” means the Academic Council of the [5][University];
(b)
“Act”
means the [6][Times University, Multan] Act 2020;
(c)
“Authority”
means an Authority of the [7][University]
specified in section 17;
(d)
“Board” means Board of Governors of the [8][University];
[9][(da) “Chief Executive” means Chief Executive of the Company and Chairman of
the Board;]
(e)
“Chairperson”
means the head of a department;
(f)
“Chancellor”
means Governor of the Punjab;
(g)
“Controller
of Examinations” means Controller of Examinations of the [10][University];
(h)
“Dean”
means head of a faculty of the [11][University];
(i)
“department” means a teaching department maintained and administered by
the [12][University]
in the prescribed manner;
(j)
“Faculty”
means an administrative and academic unit of the [13][University]
consisting of one or more departments;
(k)
“Government”
means Government of the Punjab;
(l)
“Higher Education Commission” means Higher Education Commission
established under the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of
2002);
(m)
“[14][University]”
means the Times [15][University]
established under the Act;
(n)
“prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations;
(o)
“[16][Vice Chancellor]” means [17][Vice Chancellor] of the [18][University];
(p)
“Registrar” means Registrar of the [19][University];
(q)
“rules”,
“regulations” and “statutes” mean respectively the rules, regulations and
statutes made under the Act;
(r)
“Schedule” means Schedule appended
to the Act;
(s)
“Search Committee” means Search Committee constituted by the Board for
making recommendations for appointment of the [20][Vice Chancellor];
[21][(t) “Company” means the Ali Bin Usman Pvt. Ltd, a Company registered under the Companies
Act, 2017 (XIX of 2017);]
(u)
“teacher”
includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer
engaged whole time by the [22][University] and
such other person as may be prescribed; and
(v)
“Treasurer”
means the Treasurer of the [23][University].
CHAPTER II
THE [24][UNIVERSITY]
3. Establishment of the [25][University].– [26][(1) Times
University, Multan shall stand established in the private sector, with its main
campus located at Multan.]
(2) The [27][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.
(3) The [28][University]
shall consist of the following:
(a)
Chancellor;
(b)
Chairman and members of
the Board;
(c)
[29][Vice Chancellor];
(d)
Chairpersons and Deans;
(e)
members of an
Authority;
(f)
teachers and the
students of the [30][University];
and
(g)
officers and members of the
staff of the [31][University].
4. Functions of the [32][University].– The [33][University]
shall:
(a)
provide instruction and
training in:
[34][(i) management sciences, social sciences and
arts, science and technology, law, allied health sciences, medicine,
pharmaceutical sciences, engineering and information technology, provided that
in case of medicine and engineering education, approval of the Pakistan Medical
Commission and Pakistan Engineering Council respectively shall be a pre
requisite; and
[35][(ii) such other branches of
knowledge and faculties as the Board may determine; provided that, where applicable,
subject to the approval of the relevant statutory body of a professional
education; the Board shall be competent to approve departments, constituent
colleges, or Institutes comprising the faculties of the University on the
recommendation of the relevant statutory body from time to time:
Provided that the
faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations
of Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher
Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the
prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education;]]
[36][(b) establish, maintain and administer
faculties, departments, schools, constituent colleges, distance learning study centers, research centers, and
other facilities including teaching hospital as the Board may determine from
time to time;
(c)
establish and support
other facilities for education, training and research;
(d)
prescribe courses of
studies;
[37][(e) decide teaching methods and strategies including
virtual, on-campus, online, distance learning, etc. in such a manner as
determined by the Board to ensure the most effective educational and training
programmes;]
(f)
hold examinations in
the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies the examination, award degree,
diploma, certificate and other academic distinction to the person;
(g)
prescribe the terms and
conditions of employment of the officers, teachers and other employees of the [38][University];
(h)
engage, where
necessary, a person on contract of specified duration and to specify the terms
of the engagement;
(i)
institute programmes for the exchange of students and teachers
between the [39][University]
and any other Institute, educational institution or research organization;
(j)
provide career
counseling and job search services to the students and alumni;
(k)
maintain linkages with
alumni;
(l)
develop and implement
fund-raising plans;
(m)
provide and support the
academic development of the faculty of the [40][University];
(n)
confer degree on a
person who has successfully conducted research in the prescribed manner;
(o)
accept an examination
and the period of study spent by a student of the [41][University]
at any other Institute or place of learning equivalent to an examination or
period of study of the [42][University]
and may withdraw such acceptance;
(p)
cooperate with a public
authority, Institute or private organization in the manner and for such purpose
as may be prescribed;
(q)
institute
Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant Professorship and Lecturership or any other post and may appoint a person on
the post;
(r)
create a post for
research, extension, administration or other related purpose and may appoint a
person on the post;
(s)
institute and award
financial assistance to students in need, fellowships, scholarships, bursaries,
medals and prizes in the prescribed manner;
(t)
provide for the
residence of the students, establish and maintain halls of residence and may
approve or licence a hostel, lodging or boarding
place;
(u)
maintain order,
discipline and security in a campus of the [43][University];
(v)
promote
extra-curricular and recreational activities of the students and make arrangements
for promoting health and general welfare of the students;
(w)
demand and receive such
fees and other charges from the students as it may determine;
(x)
make provision for
research, advisory or consultancy services and enter into arrangements with any
other institution, public or private body, commercial or industrial enterprise
in the prescribed manner;
(y)
receive and manage
property transferred and grants, contributions made to the [44][University]
and to invest any fund in the manner as it may deem fit;
(z)
print and publish
research or any other work; and
(aa)
perform any other prescribed
or ancillary functions.
5. [45][University] open to all.– (1) Subject to such reasonable restrictions as may be prescribed, the [46][University]
shall be open to all persons; and, admission to the [47][University]
shall not be denied merely on the basis of gender, religion, race, creed, colour or domicile.
(2) The [48][University]
shall not discriminate against any person solely on the basis of gender,
religion, race, creed, colour or domicile.
6. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction
of the [49][University]
shall be restricted to the Province of the Punjab.
[50][(2) The
University shall not open any sub-campus for a period of ten years from the
commencement of the Act after which period it may open sub-campuses with
approval of the Chancellor, on the recommendations given by the Board.]
CHAPTER III
OFFICERS OF THE [51][UNIVERSITY]
7. Officers
of the [52][University].– The following shall be
the officers of the [53][University]:
(a) Chancellor;
(b) [54][Vice Chancellor];
(c) Deans;
(d) Chairpersons;
(e) Registrar;
(f) Treasurer;
(g) Controller
of Examinations; and
(h) such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or
regulations to be the officers of the [55][University].
8. Chancellor.–
(1) The Chancellor or his nominee shall preside at a convocation of the [56][University].
(2) The [57][University]
may confer honorary degree subject to the prior approval of the Chancellor.
(3) The
Chancellor may approve the draft statutes submitted by the Board or refer the
statutes back to the Board for reconsideration.
(4) In the
performance of his functions under the Act, the Chancellor shall act and be
bound in the same manner as the Governor of the Province acts and is bound
under Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
9. Inspection
and inquiry.– (1) The Chancellor may direct inspection or inquiry
into the affairs of the [58][University].
(2) The
Chancellor shall convey his views with regard to the result of the inspection
or inquiry to the Board and may, after ascertaining the views of the Board,
recommend any remedial action to the Board.
(3) The
Board shall, within the time specified by the Chancellor, submit report to the
Chancellor about the action taken on the recommendation of the Chancellor.
(4) If the
Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor within the
specified time, the Chancellor may issue such direction as he thinks fit and
the Board shall comply with the direction.
(5) The
Chancellor 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 High Court and a Professor Emeritus or
Rector of any Institute, take action against the [59][University]
by appointing an administrator, who shall exercise the powers of the Board to
run the affairs of the [60][University]
till such time as may be specified by the Chancellor.
(6) The
Chancellor shall not take any action under subsection (5), unless the Chairman
of the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing.
(7) The
Chancellor may set aside a decision or action of the Board, which, in the
opinion of the Chancellor, is against the interest of academic excellence,
religious or cultural ideology or national integrity.
[61][10. Vice
Chancellor.– (1) The
Government shall, on the recommendations of the Board, appoint a person as Vice
Chancellor for a term of three years on such terms and conditions as may be
determined by the Board.
(2) The
Board shall recommend a person for appointment as Vice Chancellor from amongst
the panel of three persons recommended by the Search Committee.
(3) The
Vice Chancellor shall be the person who possesses the prescribed qualifications
and experience.
(4) The
Vice Chancellor shall perform functions under the Act or any other function as
may be assigned to him by the Board.]
11. Powers of the [62][Vice Chancellor].– (1) The [63][Vice Chancellor]
shall be the chief executive officer of the [64][University] responsible for administrative and academic functions of the [65][University] and for ensuring that the provisions of the Act, rules, statutes
and regulations are observed in all the affairs of the [66][University].
(2) The [67][Vice Chancellor] may
attend a meeting of any Authority or body of the [68][University].
(3) Subject to the
conditions as may be prescribed by the Board, the [69][Vice Chancellor] may,
in an emergency, take an action which is not otherwise in the competence of the
[70][Vice Chancellor] and
within three days of taking of such action, submit a report of the action taken
to the Chairman of the Board.
(4) Subject to the
general supervision and control of the Board, the [71][Vice Chancellor] may:
(a)
direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the [72][University] to take up such assignment in connection with examination,
administration or any other activity in relation to the [73][University];
(b)
sanction by re-appropriation an amount for an unforeseen item not
provided for in the budget of the [74][University];
(c)
make appointments of such categories of employees of the [75][University] in such manner as may be prescribed;
(d)
take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any other
employee of the [76][University] in the prescribed manner;
(e)
delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of
his powers to a teacher or officer of the [77][University]; and
(f)
exercise such other powers as may be
prescribed.
(5) The [78][Vice Chancellor]
shall prepare an annual report containing information as regards the preceding
academic year including disclosure of all relevant facts pertaining to
academics, research, administration and
finances of the [79][University].
(6) The [80][Vice Chancellor]
shall, within three months of the end of an academic year, submit the annual
report of the [81][University] before the Board.
12. Acting [82][Vice Chancellor].– Subject
to such conditions as may be prescribed, if the office of the [83][Vice Chancellor] is vacant, or the [84][Vice Chancellor] is absent or is unable to
perform the functions of his office due to illness or some other cause, the
Board shall make arrangements for the performance of the duties of the [85][Vice Chancellor] by such other person as it may
deem fit.
13. Registrar.– (1) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the [86][Vice Chancellor], appoint Registrar of
the [87][University]
on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Registrar unless he
possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience.
(3) The Registrar shall be
a full-time officer of the [88][University]
and shall:
(a)
be the administrative
head of the Secretariat of the [89][University]
and be responsible for the provision of secretariat support to the Board and
the [90][Vice Chancellor];
(b)
be the custodian of the
common seal and the academic records of the [91][University];
(c)
maintain a register of
the students and graduates in the prescribed manner;
(d)
supervise the process
of election, appointment or nomination of a member to an Authority or body of
the [92][University]
in the prescribed manner; and
(e)
perform such other duties as
may be prescribed or as may assigned
by the [93][Vice Chancellor] or the Board.
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a renewable term of three
years.
14. Controller of Examinations.– (1) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the [94][Vice Chancellor], appoint Controller of
Examinations of the [95][University]
on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Controller unless
he possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience.
(3) The Controller shall be a full-time officer of the [96][University] and shall be responsible for all matters
connected with the conduct of examinations and perform such other duties as may
be prescribed or assigned by the [97][Vice Chancellor] or the Board.
(4) The Controller shall hold office for a renewable term of
three years.
15. Treasurer.– (1) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the [98][Vice Chancellor], appoint Treasurer of
the [99][University]
on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he
possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience.
(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the [100][University] and shall:
(a)
manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, funds and investments
of the [101][University];
(b)
prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the [102][University] and present the estimates to the Board;
(c)
ensure that the funds of the [103][University] are spent according to the budget or any
other special arrangement;
(d)
ensure that the accounts of the [104][University] are audited annually and are available for
submission to the Board within six months of the end of a financial year; and
(e)
perform such other functions as
may be prescribed or as my be assigned to him by the [105][Vice Chancellor] or the Board.
(4)
The Treasurer shall hold office for a renewable term of three years.
16. Appointments.– The [106][University]
may appoint such persons in its services as may be necessary on such terms and
conditions as may be determined by the Board.
CHAPTER IV
AUTHORITIES OF THE [107][UNIVERSITY]
17. Authorities
of the [108][University].– The following shall be
the Authorities of the [109][University]:
(a) Board
of Governors;
(b) Academic
Council;
(c) Boards
of Faculties;
(d) Board
of Advanced Studies and Research;
(e) Selection
Board;
(f) Finance
and Planning Committee; and
(g) any other
prescribed Authority.
[110][18. Board of Governors.– (1) The Board of Governors of the [111][University] shall consist of the
following:
[112][(a) Chief Executive of the Company;]
(b) [113][Vice Chancellor];
[114][(c) maximum four members of the Company to be nominated by the Chief Executive of the Company;
(d) four persons including at least one woman from amongst eminent scholars, business persons or academicians to be nominated by the Chief Executive of the Company;
[115][(e) three members of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,
including at least one female member of the Assembly, to be nominated by the
Speaker of the Assembly;]
(f) Chairman, Higher Education Commission or
his nominee not below the rank of a Director;
(g) Vice Chancellor of a public sector
University in the Punjab nominated by the Chancellor; and
(h) Secretary to the Government, Higher
Education Department or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional
Secretary.
[116][(2) The
Chief Executive of the Company shall be the Chairman of the Board and the Vice
Chancellor shall be the Vice Chairman of the Board.]
(3) The members of the Board other than ex-officio members shall
hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment
on the expiry of their term of office.
[117][(4) The
quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one half of the total number of
members.]
(5) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board and the
Secretary shall, with the approval of the Chairman of the Board, call the
meeting of the Board.
(6) The Company may fill a casual vacancy occurring because of
death or resignation of a member of the Board nominated by the Company to the
extent of the remainder of the term of the former member.]
19. Powers and duties of the Board.– (1) The administration and management of the affairs of
the [118][University]
shall vest in the Board.
(2) Without
prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid power, the Board may:
(a) formulate or approve the principles, policies and plans
governing the activities and operations of the [119][University]
so as to facilitate research, teaching and other academic work;
(b) recommend the statutes to the Chancellor;
(c) make or approve regulations;
(d) create a component of the [120][University]
such as faculty, department, constituent college or Institute, subject to the
provisions of the Act;
(e) constitute a committee, council and any other administrative
or academic advisory body;
(f) create such academic or administrative posts as it may deem
necessary and to approve appointments to such posts as it may specify;
(g) hold, control and administer the property, funds and
resources of the [121][University]
and raise funds for the purpose of the [122][University]
upon such security as may be required under the regulations;
(h) undertake the responsibility for the financial viability of
the [123][University]
including responsibility for ensuring effectiveness of its operations, their
continuity and preservation of the autonomy of the [124][University];
(i) consider and pass through a resolution the annual report,
plan of work, statement of accounts and the annual budget estimates;
(j) call for and consider reports relating to the activities of
the [125][University]
and may direct the [126][Vice Chancellor] to furnish information
relating to any matter specified by the
Board; and
(k) take all such initiatives as it may consider necessary or
desirable for efficient and effective management and functioning of the [127][University].
(3) The Board
shall recommend statutes to the Chancellor and the statutes shall come into
force when the same are approved by the Chancellor.
20. 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 so prescribed, as may be
determined by the Board.
(2)
The statutes,
regulations or proceedings of the Board shall not be invalid merely by reason
of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board.
21. Delegation of powers.–
The Board may delegate to any person or a committee any of its powers, duties
or functions.
22. Academic Council.–
(1) The Academic Council shall
consist of:
(a) [128][Vice Chancellor] (Chairman);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) all the Chairpersons;
(d) Controller of Examinations;
(e) all the Professors of the [129][University];
(f) nominee of the Secretary to the Government, Education
Department not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary;
(g) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and
two Lecturers to be nominated by the Board;
(h) three persons eminent in the field of art or science
of whom at least one shall be from each category, to be nominated by the Board;
(i) Director Academics of Higher Education Commission; and
(j) Registrar (Member/Secretary).
(2) A
nominated member shall hold office for a renewable term of three years.
(3) The quorum
for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one half of the total number of
members of the Academic Council.
23. Powers
and duties of Academic Council.– (1) The Academic
Council shall be the academic body of the [130][University]
and may, subject to the statutes, lay down proper standards of instruction,
research, publication and examination and to regulate and promote the academic
life of the [131][University].
(2) Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject to the
provisions of the Act, rules, statutes and regulations, the Academic Council
may:
(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 [132][University];
(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the [133][University];
(e) propose to the Board, a scheme for the constitution and
organization of faculties, teaching departments, constituent colleges and
institutes;
(f) consider or formulate proposals for planning and development
of teaching and research in the [134][University];
(g) recommend to the Board regulations prescribing the courses
of studies, the syllabi and the outlines of tests for the [135][University]
examinations;
(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 various Authorities in
accordance with the provisions of the Act; and
(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statutes.
CHAPTER V
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
24. [136][University] Fund.– (1) There shall be a
fund to be known as the Times [137][University] Fund which shall vest in the [138][University]
and to which shall be credited all sums received by the [139][University].
(2) The [140][University]
may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicles, equipment or any other
item that may facilitate the functioning of the [141][University]
and all such donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the [142][University]
in the prescribed manner.
25. Budget,
audit and accounts.– (1) The budget of the [143][University]
shall be approved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such
manner as may be prescribed by the Board.
(2) The Board may approve the budget of the [144][University],
appropriations of accounts of the [145][University] and
settle an audit para relating to the audit of the [146][University].
(3) The Board may delegate the power of
appropriation or re-appropriation of funds to any of the officers of the [147][University].
CHAPTER VI
MISCELLANEOUS
26. Rules.– The Government may, by
notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act.
27. Statutes.– Subject to the rules, the
Chancellor may approve statutes on the recommendation of the Board in order to
provide for and to regulate any matter relevant to the [148][University].
28. First statutes.– Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in the Act, the statutes set out in the Schedule shall
be deemed to be the statues made under section 27 and shall continue to remain
in force until amended or repealed in accordance with the provisions of the
Act.
29. Regulations.– Subject to the rules and the statutes,
the Board may make regulations for the proper administration and management of
the affairs of the [149][University].
30. Removal of difficulties.– If any
difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of the Act, the
Board may, with the approval of the Government, give such directions, not
inconsistent with the Act, as it may consider necessary for the removal of such
difficulty.
31. Savings.– Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Act, an examination conducted by the proponents of
the [150][University]
prior to the coming into force of the Act, shall be deemed to be the
examination conducted by the [151][University]
under the Act and the [152][University]
may award degree, diploma or certificate on the basis of such examination.
[153][32. Powers of
the Chief Executive.– (1) The Chief Executive may, in an emergency, take any
action at the behest of Authorities of the University specified in Section 17;
(2) The Chief Executive, after taking an
action under sub-section (1), shall seek approval of the relevant authority in
its upcoming meeting or through circulation, as the case may be.]
THE FIRST STATUTES
1. Faculties.– (1) There shall be a
faculty for a teaching department or a group of teaching departments.
(2) The [154][University]
shall have the following faculties and such other faculties as may be
prescribed:
|
(a)
Faculty of Social
Sciences; |
|
(b)
Faculty of Management
Sciences; |
|
(c)
Faculty of Science
and Technology; and |
|
(d)
Faculty of Law. |
|
[155][(e) Faculty
of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences; |
|
(f) Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; |
|
(g) Faculty
of Engineering and Information Technology.] |
2. Board
of Faculty.– (1)
There shall be a Board of Faculty for each faculty which shall consist of:
(a)
Dean of the faculty;
(b)
Professors and
Chairpersons in the faculty;
(c)
two teachers to be
nominated by the Academic Council owing to their specialized knowledge of the
subjects which, though not assigned to the faculty, have in the opinion of the
Academic Council, important bearing on the subjects assigned to the faculty;
(d)
two experts in the
field from outside the [156][University]
to be appointed by the Board; and
(e)
one member to be nominated
by the [157][Vice Chancellor].
(2) The
members other than ex-officio members
of a Board of Faculty shall hold office for a period of three years.
(3) The
quorum for a meeting of a Board of Faculty shall be one half of the total
number of members.
(4) A
Board of Faculty, subject to the general control of the Academic Council and
the Board, may:
(a) co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subjects
assigned to the faculty;
[158][(b) scrutinize the recommendations of a Board of Studies, where
applicable;]
(c) consider any other academic matter relating to the faculty
and to submit its report to the Academic Council;
(d) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the
performance of each department, constituent college or institute comprising the
faculty for presentation to the Academic Council; and
(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by
statutes.
(5) The
Dean of the faculty shall be the Chairman and convener of the Board of Faculty.
(6) The
Dean shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendations of the [159][Vice Chancellor] from amongst three
senior most Professors of the faculty; shall hold office for a period of three
years; 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 [160][Vice Chancellor].
3. Academic
department, constituent college and institute.– (1) There shall be an academic department, constituent
college or an Institute for each subject or a group of subjects, as may be
prescribed by the regulations and each academic department, constituent college
or institute shall be headed by a head of department, principal of the
constituent college and director of the institute, collectively called
Chairpersons.
(2) The
Board shall, on the recommendations of the [161][Vice Chancellor], appoint the
Chairperson from amongst three senior most Professors other than a Professor
already working as Dean for a period of three years and the Chairperson shall
be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that where in a department, constituent
college or institute 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, constituent college or institute.
(3) The
Chairperson shall plan, organize and supervise the work of the department,
constituent college or institute and shall be responsible to the Dean for the
work of his department, constituent college or institute.
(4) The
Chairperson shall, under the general supervision of the [162][Vice Chancellor] and the Dean, exercise
all the administrative, financial and academic powers and such other duties or
powers as may be delegated to him.
(5) The
Chairperson shall prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the
performance of the department, constituent college or institute at the graduate
and postgraduate levels, faculty research and development and submit this
report to the Dean for evaluation.
4. Board
of Advanced Studies and Research.– (1) The Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall
consist of:
(a) [163][Vice Chancellor] (Chairman);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) Controller
of Examinations;
(d) one [164][University]
Professor from each faculty other than Dean to be appointed by the Board;
(e) one member to be nominated by the [165][Vice Chancellor];
(f) three members from the relevant field, research
organizations and Government, to be nominated by the Board; and
(g) 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.
5. Functions
of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research.– The Board of Advanced
Studies and Research shall:
(a) advise an Authority on all matters connected with the
promotion of advanced studies and research publication in the [166][University];
(b) consider and report to an Authority with regard to a
research degree of the [167][University];
(c) propose regulations regarding the award of a research
degree;
(d) appoint supervisors for a postgraduate research student and
to approve title and synopses of a thesis or dissertation;
(e) recommend panels of names of examiners for evaluation of a
research examination; and
(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statutes.
6. Selection Board.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of:
(a) [168][Vice Chancellor] (Chairman);
(b) the Dean of the faculty concerned;
(c) the Chairperson concerned;
(d) one member of the Board to be nominated by the Board;
[169][(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Company; and]
(f) one expert in the subject to be nominated by the Secretary
to the Government, Education Department.
(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) Four
members of the Selection Board shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the
Selection Board.
(5) No
member who is a candidate or whose family member is a candidate, for a post to
which appointment is to be made, shall take part in the proceedings of the
Selection Board for selection of a candidate on such post.
(6) In
selection of candidates for the post of Professor or Associate Professor, the
Selection Board shall co-opt or consult three experts in the subject concerned
and in selecting candidates for any other teaching post, two experts in the
subject concerned, to be nominated by the [170][Vice Chancellor] from a standing list
of experts for each subject approved by the Board on the recommendation of the
Selection Board.
(7) The
Board may revise the standing list of experts of a subject on the
recommendation of the Selection Board.
7. Functions
of the Selection Board.– The Selection Board shall:
(a) consider
the applications and recommend to the Board, the names of suitable candidates
for appointment to teaching and other posts and recommend suitable salary for
the selected candidate; and
(b) consider all cases of promotion or selection of officers of
the [171][University]
and recommend the names of suitable candidates for such promotion or selection
to the Board.
8. Finance
and Planning Committee.– (1) The Finance and Planning Committee shall consist
of:
(a) [172][Vice Chancellor] (Chairman);
(b) all the Deans;
(c) Treasurer;
(d) one member of the Board to be nominated by the Board;
(e) one member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the
Academic Council;
(f) one representative each from Education Department and
Finance Department of the Government of the Punjab not below the rank of a
Deputy Secretary;
(g) Director
Planning of Higher Education Commission;
(h) Registrar;
and
[173][(i) one
nominee of the Company.]
(2) The
term of office of the nominated members shall be three years.
(3) Five
members of the Finance and Planning Committee shall constitute the quorum for a
meeting of the Finance and Planning Committee.
9. Functions
of the Finance and Planning Committee.– The Finance and
Planning Committee shall:
(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose annual
budget estimates and advise the Board thereon;
(b) review periodically the financial position of the [174][University];
(c) advise the Board on all matters relating to finance,
investments and accounts of the [175][University];
and
(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the
statutes.
[1]This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly
on 02 September 2020; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 15 September
2020; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 16
September 2020; pages 1091-1101.
[2]Substituted for “Times Institute,
Multan” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[3]Substituted for “Times
Institute, Multan” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of
2025).
[4]Substituted for “Times
Institute, Multan” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of
2025).
[5]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[6]Substituted for “Times
Institute, Multan” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of
2025).
[7]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[8]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[9]Added by the
Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[10]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[11]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[12]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[13]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[14]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[15]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[16]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[17]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[18]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[19]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[20]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[21]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2021 (IV of 2021), for the following:
“(t) Society”
means the Al-Seyal Educational Trust, a Society
registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860);”
[22]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[23]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[24]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[25]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[26]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(1) The Government shall, by
notification, establish an Institute to be called Times
Institute with its campus located at Multan.”
[27]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[28]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[29]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[30]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[31]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[32]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[33]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[34]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2021 (IV of 2021), for the following:
“(i) management
sciences, social sciences, science and technology and law; and
(ii) such other branches of knowledge, except medical, dental,
health sciences or nursing education, as the Board may determine with the
approval of the Chancellor given on the recommendation of a committee
constituted by the Government and, where applicable, subject to the prior
approval of the relevant statutory body of professional education.”
[35]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(ii) such
other branches of knowledge, as the Board may determine with the approval of
the Chancellor given on the recommendation of a committee constituted by the
Government and, where applicable, subject to the prior approval of the relevant
statutory body of professional education;”
[36]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(b) establish,
maintain and administer a department, constituent college or an institute;”
[37]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(e) decide
teaching methods and strategies to ensure the most effective educational and
training programmes;”
[38]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[39]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[40]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[41]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[42]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[43]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[44]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[45]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[46]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[47]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[48]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[49]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[50]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(2) The Institute shall not open any sub-campus
for a period of ten years from the commencement of the Act after which period
it may open a sub-campus with the approval of the Chancellor.”
[51]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[52]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[53]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[54]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[55]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[56]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[57]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[58]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[59]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[60]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[61]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“10. Rector.– (1) The Government shall, on the recommendations of
the Board, appoint a person as Rector for a term of four years on such terms
and conditions as may be determined by the Board.
(2) The Board
shall recommend a person for appointment as Rector from amongst the panel of
three persons recommended by the Search Committee.
(3) The Rector
shall be the person who possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience.
(4) The Rector shall perform functions under the
Act or any other function as may be assigned to him by the Board.”
[62]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[63]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[64]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[65]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[66]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[67]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[68]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[69]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[70]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[71]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[72]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[73]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[74]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[75]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[76]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[77]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[78]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[79]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[80]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[81]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[82]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[83]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[84]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[85]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[86]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[87]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[88]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[89]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[90]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[91]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[92]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[93]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[94]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[95]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[96]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[97]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[98]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[99]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[100]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[101]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[102]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[103]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[104]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[105]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[106]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[107]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[108]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[109]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[110]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2021 (IV of 2021), for the following:
“18. Board of
Governors.– (1) The Board of
Governors of the Institute shall consist of the following:
(a) Chairman, Board of
Trustees of the Society;
(b) Rector;
(c) four members of the
Society to be nominated by the Society;
(d) four persons including
at least one woman from amongst eminent scholars, business persons or
academicians to be nominated by the Society;
(e) two members of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab including one female member to be nominated
by the Speaker;
(f) Chairman, Higher
Education Commission or his nominee not below the rank of a Director;
(g) Rector of a public
sector Institute in the Punjab nominated by the Chancellor; and
(h) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education
Department or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary.
(2) The Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of the Society shall be the Chairman of the Board and the
Rector shall be the Vice Chairman of the Board.
(3) The members of the
Board other than ex-officio members
shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for
re-appointment on the expiry of their term of office.
(4) The quorum for a
meeting of the Board shall be one half of the total number of members with at
least three ex-officio members.
(5) The Registrar shall
be the Secretary of the Board, who shall, with the approval of the Chairman of
the Board, call the meeting of the Board.
(6) The Society may fill a casual vacancy
occurring because of death or resignation of a member of the Board nominated by
the Society to the extent of the remainder of the term of the former member.”
[111]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[112]Substituted by the Times Institute,
Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(a) Chairman of the Company;”
[113]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[114]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(c) maximum four members of the Company to be
nominated by the Chairman of the Company;
(d) four
persons including at least one woman from amongst eminent scholars, business
persons or academicians to be nominated by the Chairman of the Company;
(e) two
members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab including one female member to
be nominated by the Speaker;”
[115]Substituted by the Universities
and Institutes Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (LXIII of 2025) for the following:
“(e) Three members of
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, including at least one female member of the
Assembly, to be nominated by the Speaker of the Assembly;”
[116]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(2) The Chairman of the Company shall be the
Chairman of the Board and the Rector shall be the Vice Chairman of the Board.”
[117]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Board
shall be one half of the total number of members with at least three ex-officio
members.”
[118]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[119]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[120]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[121]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[122]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[123]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[124]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[125]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[126]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[127]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[128]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[129]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[130]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[131]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[132]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[133]Substituted for
“Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[134]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[135]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[136]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[137]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[138]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[139]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[140]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[141]Substituted for
“Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[142]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[143]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[144]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[145]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[146]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[147]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[148]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[149]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[150]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[151]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[152]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[153]New section added by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[154]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[155]Inserted by
the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2021 (IV of 2021).
[156]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[157]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[158]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025) for the following:
“(b) scrutinize the recommendations of a Board of
Studies comprising a 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;”
[159]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[160]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[161]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[162]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[163]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[164]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[165]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[166]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[167]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[168]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[169]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2021 (IV of 2021), for the following:
“(e) one
eminent scholar to be nominated by the Society; and”
[170]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[171]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[172]Substituted
for “Rector” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[173]Substituted by the Times
Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2021 (IV of 2021), for the following:
“(i) one nominee of the Society.”
[174]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).
[175]Substituted
for “Institute” by the Times Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025).