The Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan Act 2021‎

^{^[1]}THE GHAZI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES, DERA GHAZI KHAN ACT 2021

(ACT XLIV OF 2021)

[24^th December 2021]

An Act to provide for the establishment of Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan

It is necessary to provide for the establishment of the Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan in the private sector, and to provide for the ancillary matters.

Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:

1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan Act 2021.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.– In this Act:

(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the Institute;

(b) “Authority” means an Authority of the Institute specified in section 17 of this Act;

(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Institute;

(e) “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission established under the Higher Education Commission Ordinance 2002 (LIII of 2002);

(f) “Controller” means the Controller of Examinations of the Institute;

(g) “constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by the Institute;

(h) “Dean” means head of a Faculty of the institute;

(i) “department” means a teaching department maintained and administered by the Institute in the prescribed manner;

(j) “Faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the Institute consisting of one or more departments or constituent colleges as may be prescribed;

(k) “Foundation” means the Universal Youth Foundation registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 (XXI of 1860);

(l) “Government” means Government of the Punjab;

(m) “head of department” means the head of a department or principal of a constituent college;

(n) “Higher Education Commission” means Punjab Higher Education Commission set up under the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015);

(o) “Institute” means the Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan established under this Act;

(p) “Patron” means Governor of the Punjab;

(q) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations made under this Act;

(r) “Rector” means the Rector of the Institute;

(s) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Institute;

(t) “Search Committee” means the Search Committee constituted by the Board to make recommendations for the appointment of the Rector;

(u) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;

(v) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor or Lecturer engaged whole time by the Institute and such other persons as may be prescribed; and

(w) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Institute.

3. Establishment of the Institute.– (1) The Higher Education Department shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Institute to be called the Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan in the private sector with its campus located at Dera Ghazi Khan.

(2) The Institute 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 Institute shall consist of the following:

(a) Patron;

(b) Chairman and members of the Board;

(d) Chairpersons, Deans and head of the departments;

(e) members of an Authority;

(f) teachers and the students of the Institute; and

(g) officers and members of the staff of the Institute.

4. Functions and powers of the Institute.– The Institute shall:

(a) provide instruction and training in:

(i) arts, social sciences and humanities, engineering and technology, computer science and basic sciences; and

(ii) such other branches of knowledge, except medical, dental, allied health sciences or nursing education, as the Board may determine with the approval of the Patron 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;

(b) establish, maintain and administer a department, constituent college or an institute;

(d) prescribe and conduct courses of studies;

(e) decide teaching methods and strategies in accordance with the education policy of the Government to provide for 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 Institute;

(h) engage, where necessary, a person on contract for a specified duration and specify the terms of the engagement;

(i) institute programs for the exchange of students and teachers between the Institute and any other university, 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 in the prescribed manner;

(m) provide and support the academic development of the Faculty of the Institute;

(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 Institute at any other university or place of learning equivalent to an examination or period of study of the Institute and withdraw such acceptance;

(p) cooperate with a public authority, university or private organization in such manner and for such purpose as may be prescribed;

(q) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant Professorship and Lectureship or any other post and appoint a person to the post thereto;

(r) create posts for research, extension, administration or other related purpose and appoint persons to such posts;

(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 approve or license a hostel, lodging or boarding place;

(u) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the Institute;

(v) promote the 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) print and publish research or any other work; and

(z) perform any other function as may be prescribed or an ancillary function as may be determine by the Board.

5. Institute open to all.– Subject to such reasonable restrictions, as may be prescribed, the Institute shall be open to all persons; and, admission to the institute shall not be denied on the basis of gender, religion, race, creed, colour or domicile.

6. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the Institute shall be restricted to the Province of the Punjab.

(2) The Institute shall not open any sub-campus or affiliate any other educational institution 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.

7. Officers of the Institute.– The following shall be the officers of the institute:

(a) Rector;

(b) Deans;

(d) Registrar;

(e) Treasurer;

(f) Controller of Examinations; and

(g) such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or regulations to be the officers of the institute.

8. Patron.– (1) The Patron or his nominee may preside over a convocation of the Institute.

(2) The Institute may confer an honorary degree with the prior approval of the Patron.

(3) The Patron may approve the draft statutes submitted by the Board or return the statutes to the Board for reconsideration.

(4) In the performance of his functions under this Act the Patron shall act and be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and is bound under Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

9. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Patron may direct inspection or inquiry into the affairs of the Institute.

(2) The Patron 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 Patron, submit a report to the Patron about the action taken on the recommendations of the Patron.

(4) If the Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Patron within the specified time, the Patron may issue such directions as he thinks fit and the Board shall comply with the direction.

(5) The Patron may, on the recommendation of a committee constituted by him and comprising a nominee of the Board, a nominee of the Higher Education Department of the Government, not below the rank of an Additional Secretary and a Professor or Vice Chancellor of any public sector university, take action against the Institute by appointing an administrator, who shall exercise the powers of the Board to run the affairs of the Institute till such time as may be specified by the Patron.

(6) The Patron shall not take any action under subsection (5), unless the Chairperson of the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing.

(7) The Patron may set aside a decision or action of the Board, which, in the opinion of the patron, is against the objectives of the Institute or against the interest of academic excellence, religious or cultural ideology or national integrity.

10. Rector.– (1) The Patron 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 such functions as are given in this Act or as may be prescribed or as are assigned to him by the Board.

11. Powers of the Rector.– (1) The Rector shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute responsible for all administrative and academic functions of the Institute and for ensuring that the provisions of this Act, rules, statutes and regulations are observed in all affairs of the Institute.

(2) The Rector may attend a meeting of an Authority or body of the Institute.

(3) Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed by the Board, the Rector may, in case of an emergency, take an action which is not otherwise in the competence of the Rector and within three days of taking of such action, shall submit a report of the action taken to the Chairperson of the Board.

(4) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Board, the Rector may:

(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the Institute to take up such assignment in connection with examination, administration or any other activities in the Institute as he may consider necessary;

(b) sanction by re-appropriation an amount for an unforeseen item not provided for in the budget of the Institute;

(d) suspend, punish or remove, in the prescribed manner, an officer, teacher or employee of the Institute except those appointed by the Board;

(e) take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any other employee of the Institute in the prescribed manner;

(f) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his powers to a teacher or officer of the Institute; and

(g) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.

(5) The Rector 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 Institute.

(6) The Rector shall, within three months of the conclusion of an academic year, submit the annual report of the Institute to the Board.

12. Acting Rector.– Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed, if the office of the Rector is vacant, or the Rector 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 Rector by any other person, as it may deem fit, and the Board shall, within four months from the date of vacancy in the office of Rector, send its recommendations to the Government for the appointment of the Rector.

13. Registrar.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Registrar of the Institute 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 Institute and shall:

(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the Institute and be responsible for the provision of secretarial support to the Board and the Rector;

(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records of the Institute;

(d) supervise the process of selection, appointment or nomination of a member to an Authority or body of the Institute in the prescribed manner; and

(e)