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Repeal and savings \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 8 \r\n \r\nTHE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOLK AND TRADITIONAL \r\nHERITAGE (LOK VIRSA) ORDINANCE, 2002 \r\n \r\nORDINANCE NO. LIV OF 2002 \r\n          [17th September, 2002] \r\nAn Ordinance to provide for reconstitution of the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage \r\n(Lok Virsa) to effectively preserve indigenous cultural heritage to project true identity of Pakistan \r\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the reconstitution of the National Institute of \r\nFolk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa), and for matter connected herewith or ancillary thereto; \r\nAND WHEREAS  the President is satisfied that circumstances  exist  which  rend er  it \r\nnecessary to take immediate action; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day \r\nof October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No. l of 1 999, read with the Provisional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order No. 9 of 1999, and in exerc ise of all powers enabling him  in that \r\nbehalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promu lgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance:― \r\n 1. Short title, extent and commencement.__ (1)  This Ordinance may be called the National \r\nInstitute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) Ordinance, 2002.  \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n 2. Definitions .__In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugn ant in the subject or \r\ncontext,― \r\n(a)  “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Institute;  \r\n(b)  “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; \r\n(c)  “Executive committee” means the Executive Committee of the Board; \r\n(d)  “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Institute;  \r\n(e)  “Fund” means fund of the Institute; \r\n(f) “Institute” means the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) \r\nestablished by the  Government of Pakistan vide its Resolution No.F.10 - 11/82― \r\nAdmn, dated the 19th June, 1983; \r\n(g)  “prescribed”‘ means prescribed by rules or regulations; \r\n(h)  “regulations” means the regulations made under this Ordinance; and \r\n(i)  “rules” means the rules made under this Ordinance. \r\n 3. Establishment of the Institute .― (1) The National Institute of Folk and Traditional \r\nHeritage (Lok Virsa) as reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be a \r\nbody corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with powers, subject to the \r\nprovisions of this Ordinance, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both mov eable and \r\nimmovable, and shall by the said name sue and be sued. \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 8 \r\n \r\n (2) The head office of the Institute shall be at Islamabad. \r\n (3) The Institute may, with the approval of the Federal Government, from time to time \r\nestablish regional offices, local offices and research establishments at such places as it may deem fit. \r\n 4. Functions and Powers of the Institute .__The functions and pow ers of the Institute shall \r\nbe― \r\n(a) to engage in  research, systematic collection, documentation, scientific preservation, \r\nprojection and dissemination of oral tradition, folklore and other aspects of indigenous \r\ncultural heritage; \r\n(b) to aim at strengthening and nurturing the roots of Pakistan culture  and to achieve \r\nfundamental objectives regarding its re discovery and reinterpretation  to project the \r\ntrue identity of Pakistan; \r\n(c) to establish cultural complexes and museums for the pur pose of displaying living arts \r\nand crafts, cultural artifacts and, rare objects from all parts of Pakistan; \r\n(d) establish cultural industries, art and craft galleries, artisan villages and to hold and \r\norganize festivals; \r\n(e) to retrieve advance knowledge of the general public and promotion of cultural \r\nheritage and cultural industries of Pakistan; \r\n(f) to carry out studies, investigations, surveys, to collect data to prepare feasibility report \r\nabout schemes, projects and programmes to the extent required for fulfilling the \r\nobjects; \r\n(g) to arrange  and provide t raining and technical assistance to its staff as well as \r\nparticipating  NGOs  and  community  based  organizations,  educational  institutions \r\nthrough  training programmes, purchase  of  existing  services,  workshops,  seminars, \r\npublications  and  trainin g programmes and  scholarships  within  Pakistan  or  in  \r\nsuch other countries as the Board may deem appropriate; \r\n(h) to improve knowledge, understanding and  practices of different aspects of indigenous   \r\ncultural   heritage and  to devise ways and means for a  broader dissemination through \r\nemployment of modern media technologies; \r\n(i) to establish centres of excellence and to activate existing institutions and build or \r\ninnovate   new   institutions   and   forge   mutually   beneficial   private/  public   \r\nsector partnerships; \r\n(j)  to prepare and implement such other  plans and programmes to promote  cultural \r\nheritage of Pakistan; \r\n(k) to promote cultural heritage such that it plays its rightful ro le in developmental issues \r\nsuch as economic reforms, investmen t, industry, education, literature,  poverty \r\nalleviation, human rights and human development; \r\n(1) to cause to be prepared and implemented such schemes and programmes for the \r\npromotion of welfare of its employees; and \r\n(m)  to do all such other things as are necessary  or incidental  to the promotion  or \r\nadvancement of the objects of the Institute. \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 8 \r\n \r\n 5. Power of the Federal Government to issue directives .__The Federal Government may, \r\nas and when it considers necessary, issue directives to the  Institute on matters of policy , and such \r\ndirectives shall be binding on the Institute, and if a question arises whether any matter is a policy \r\nmatter or not, the decision of the Federal Government shall be final. \r\n  6. Board of Governors.__ (1) The overall control, direction and superintendence of the affairs \r\nof the Institute shall vest in a Board of Governors consisting of the following members, namely: __ \r\n(a)    Minister for Culture Chairman. \r\n(b)    Secretary (Culture) Vice-Chairman. \r\n(c)     Financial Adviser Member. \r\n(d)     Executive Director Member. \r\n(e)     three   eminent   persons   in the    \r\nfield of cultural heritage Members. \r\n(f)      three   persons   from   non-\r\ngovernment financial and corporate              \r\nsector……….. \r\nMembers. \r\n \r\n (2) The members, other than ex-officio members, shall be appointed by the Federal  \r\nGovernment and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Federal Government.  \r\n (3) The Executive Director shall act as Secretary of the Board. \r\n 7. Terms of Office of the Members of the Board .―(1) Subject to sub-section (2) of section \r\n6 the members of the Board, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for a term of three years \r\nand shall be eligible for reappointment , but no person shall hold that office for more than two \r\nconsecutive terms:  \r\nProvided that a person shall be eligible for reappo intment after break of one term  of his \r\noffice. \r\n (2) Any causal vacancy in the office of a member, other than ex-officio member, s hall be \r\nfilled by a person nominated by the Federal Government and the person so nominated shall hold \r\noffice for remainder of the term of office. \r\n (3) A member of the Board, other  than ex-officio member may resign from office by \r\nsubmitting his resignation in writing to the Chairman: \r\n Provided that the resignation shal l take effect from the date it  is accepted by the  Federal \r\nGovernment. \r\n 8. Meetings.__ (1)The meeting of the Board shall be held at least twice a year and shall be \r\npresided over by the Chairman. \r\n (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the meeting of the Board and of the Executive \r\nCommittee shall be held at such time and at such place and in such manner as may be prescribed by \r\nregulations: \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 8 \r\n \r\n Provided  that  until  regulations  a re  made  in  this  behalf,  such  meeting  shall  be \r\nconvened by the Chairman. \r\n (3) Unless otherwise prescribed one -third of the total members in case of the B oard and one-\r\nhalf of the total members in case of the Executive Committee shall form a quorum at  the meeting of \r\nthe Board or, as the case may be, the Executive Committee. \r\n (4) The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence of the Chairman.  \r\n 9. Executive Committee .__ The Board shall be assisted by an Executive Committee, \r\nconsisting of not less than three members, to be constituted from amongst members of the Bo ard and \r\nperform such functions, as may be prescribed by the regulations. \r\n  10. Executive Director .―(1) The Executive Director shall be the overall incharge of \r\ntechnical and administrative work of the Institute and shall be appointed by the Federal Government \r\non such terms and conditions as it may determine. \r\n(2) The Executive Director shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as m ay be \r\nprescribed.   \r\n 11. Delegation of Powers.―The Board may, from time to time delegate to the Chairman, the \r\nExecutive Committee and Executive Director such of its powers and functions and subject to such \r\nconditions as it may consider necessary. \r\n 12. Validity of Proceedings .__ No act, proceedings, decision or order of the Institute,  Board \r\nor Executive Committee shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of a vacancy in, or any \r\ndefects in the constitution of, the Institute, Board or Executive Committee. \r\n 13. Appointment of Officers  etc.―The Institute may, from time to time, appoint such \r\nOfficers, servants,  experts  and  consultants  as  it  may  consider  necessary  for  the efficient  \r\nperformance  of  its  functions  on  such  terms  and  conditions  as  may  be prescribed, by rules. \r\n 14. Members, officers etc ., to be public servants. ―Every member of the Board and every \r\nofficer, servant, expert, consultant and employee of the Institute shall, when acting or purporting, to \r\nact in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules, or regulations made \r\nthereunder shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning  of section 21 of the Pakistan \r\nPenal Code (Act XLV of 1860). \r\n 15. Funds.―There  shall be established a fund to be called the National Institute of  Folk and \r\nTraditional Heritage (Lok Versa) Fund which shall consist of― \r\n(a) grant-in-aid from the Federal Government, the Provincial Governments, local bodies \r\nand statutory or non-statutory corporations; \r\n(b) collections, subscriptions, and donations from any person, body , association or \r\norganization; \r\n(c) receipts from other sources  as may  be  approved  by  the  Federal  Gove rnment \r\nincluding sale proceeds from the Institute’s products,  publications,  and holding of \r\nexhibitions, programmes,  f estivals and projects as a sell -generated  fund, which the \r\nInstitute  may,  with the approval  of the Board,  retain and spend therefrom and the \r\nbalance, if any, shall be deposited in the self -generated fund account maintained by \r\nthe Institute separately for this purpose in the scheduled banks; \r\n(d) generation of funds through mul ti-media productions, cultural telecasts, broadcasts, \r\netc; and \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 8 \r\n \r\n(e) such funds as it may generate through private-public partnerships. \r\n \r\n 16. Budget .―The Institute shall, in respect of each financial year, by such date as may be \r\ndetermined by the Federal Government, submit to it for approval a statement , to be called the annual \r\nbudget statement, in the prescribed manner, showing the estimated receipts and expenditure and the \r\nsums likely to be required during th e next financial year along with detail programme of works for \r\nthat year. \r\n 17. Maintenance of accounts and audit .― The Institute shall maintain complete and \r\naccurate  accounts  and other relevant  records in such manner  and form as may be prescribed   by   \r\nthe   Federal   Government   in   consultation   with   Auditor -General of Pakistan which shall be \r\naudited by the Auditor-General of Pakistan. \r\n 18. Annual Report .―The Institute shall, as soon as possible, after the end of each financial \r\nyear, but not later than the last day of December, submit to the Federal Government a detailed report, \r\ncalled the Annual Report, on the conduct of its affairs and its achievements duri ng the preceding \r\nfinancial year along with financial statements where necessary. \r\n 19. Indemnity.―No suit, prosecution or order legal proceedings shall lie against the Board \r\nor any of its members, officers, servants, experts or consultants of the Institute in respect of anything \r\nin good faith done or intended to be done under this Ordinance,  the rules or the regulations, made \r\nthereunder. \r\n 20. Transfer of civil servants etc ., to the Institute .―(1) Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in any law, contract or agreement or in the condition of service, every civil servant \r\nemployed in the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, existing immediately before the \r\ncommencement of this Ordinance, including persons on deputation to other organizations shall, save \r\nas hereinafter provided, cease to be civil servants and stand transferre d, to and become an employee \r\nof the Institute as established in this Ordinance on the same terms and conditions, including \r\nremuneration, tenure of service, rules and privileges as to pension and gratuity and other matters as \r\nwere applicable to him immediat ely before the commencement of this Ordinance , until his re -\r\nemployment in the Institute is terminated in accordance with the conditions of service or his terms \r\nand conditions are altered by regulation which shall not be  less favourable than those by which he \r\nwas governed immediately before his transfer to the Institute. \r\n (2) Any person referred to in sub -section (1) who is on deputation with the Institute shall \r\ncontinue in his employment of the Institute on deputation in accordance with the terms of his \r\ndeputation. \r\n (3) Any person referred to in sub -section (1) may, within three months from the \r\ncommencement of this Ordinance, opt not to be tra nsferred to the service of the Institute and option \r\nso exercised shall be final. \r\n 23. Winding up .― No provision of law relating to the winding up of the bodies corporate \r\nshall apply to the Institute and the Institute shall not be wound up except by the order of the Federal \r\nGovernment in such manner as the Federal Government may direct. ‘ \r\n 24. Removal of  difficulties..—If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provisions of \r\nthis Ordinance, t he Federal Government may make such order, not inconsistent  with the express \r\nprovisions of this Ordinance, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of \r\nremoving the difficulty. \r\n 25. Repeal and savings .—(1) The Government of Pakistan ’s Resolution No. F.10 -11/82-\r\nAdmn; dated the 19th June, 1983, is hereby repealed.  \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 8 \r\n \r\n(2) Upon the commencement of this Ordinance― \r\n(a) all funds, properties, rights and interests of whatsoever kind issued, use d, enjoyed and \r\npossessed by the  National Institute of Folk and Tradi tional Heritage ( Lok Virsa ) in \r\nexistence immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance and  all liabilities  \r\nlegally subsisting  against  the  said  Institute  shall  pass to the Institute  as established \r\nunder this Ordinance; \r\n(b) everything done, action taken, obligation or liabilities incurred, rights and assets \r\nacquired, persons appointed, or authorized, powers  conferred, endowments, bequest \r\nor funds created, donations  or grants made, order issued under a resolution ,  rules or \r\nregulations applicable to the said Institute shall remain in force and be continued and , \r\nhaving regard to various matters which by this Ordinance  have to be regulated  or \r\nprescribed by rules or regulations, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, \r\nincurred, acquired, appointe d, authorized, empowered, created, made or issued under \r\nthis Ordinance, and reference in any document to any of the provisions of the said \r\nResolution,  or  the  rules  or  regulations  made thereunder,  shall,  so  far  as  may  \r\nbe, deemed to be reference to the corresponding provisions of this Ordinance, or the \r\nrules or the regulations made or deemed to have been made thereunder; and \r\n(c) any rules or regulations made under the said R esolution shall, in so far as they are not \r\ninconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules or the regulations made \r\nthereunder having regard to various matters which by this Ordinance have to be \r\nregulated or prescribed by rules or regulations respectively shall continue in force, \r\nuntil they are repealed, replaced, rescinded or modified in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of this Ordinance. \r\n____________ \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nRGN Date: 14-01-2026",
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