Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons Ordinance, I962

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THE PAKISTAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS 
ORDINANCE, 1962 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement 
2.  Definitions 
3.  Establishment of the College 
4.  Fellows of the College 
5.  Functions of the College 
6.  The Council 
7.  Election of Office-bearers 
8.  Secretary 
9.  Powers of the Council 
10.  Expulsion of Fellows 
11.  The Executive Committee 
12.  Funds 
13.  Common Seal 
14.  Accounts and Audit 
15.  Budget and Annual Report 
16.  Meeting of the College 
17.  The President, etc., of the Council to be public servant 
18.  Bar to suits, etc. 
19.  Power to make rules 
 
 

 
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THE PAKISTAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS 
ORDINANCE, 1962 
ORDINANCE NO. XX OF 1962 
[19th May, 1962]  
An Ordinance to establish a College of Physicians and Surgeons in Pakistan. 
 WHEREAS it is expedient to establish a College of Physicians and Surgeons in Pakistan for 
maintaining high principles of medical profession, promoting specialists medical practice, arranging 
post-graduate medical training, and for matters ancillary thereto;  
 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the seventh day of October, 1958, 
and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and 
promulgate the following Ordinance: ___ 
 
 1. Short title, extent and comm encement.___(1) This Ordinance may be called the Pakistan 
College of Physicians and Surgeons Ordinance, 1962.  
 
 
 (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.  
 
 (3) It shall come into force at once.  
 2. Definitions. ___In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugn ant in the subject or 
context, ___ 
 
(a)  “College” means the Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons established    
under section 3;  
(b)  “Council” means the Council of the College constituted under section 6;  
(c)  “Fellow” means a Fellow of the College;  
(d)  “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 19.  
 
 3. Establishment of the College. ___(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this 
Ordinance, there shall be established a College, to be called the Pakistan College of Physicians and 
Surgeons.  
 
 (2) The College shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal,  
with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and shall, by the 
said name, sue and be sued.  
 
 4. Fellows of the College. ___The College shall consist of the following persons who shall be 
called the Fellows of the College, namely: ___ 
 
(a)  persons, who have post -graduate medical qualifications with experience in 
teaching, research or public health administration, or who have attained 
eminence in any branch of medical science or public health administration, to 
be appointed as Fellows by the 1[Federal Government] when the College is 
first established under section 3;  
 
1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table. 
 
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(b)  persons elected as Fellows under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 9; and  
(c)  persons who have passed the Fellowship examination and are admitted as 
Fellows by the Council.  
           5. Functions of the College.___The following shall be the functions of the College, namely: ___ 
          (1) to promote specialist practice of medic ine, surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics and such 
other specialities by securing improvement of teaching and training in hospitals and hospital 
methods;  
            (2) to arrange post-graduate medical, surgical and other specialists training;  
            (3) to hold and conduct examinations for grant of diplomas and admission to the Fellowship 
of the College;  
 (4) to provide for research;  
 (5) to bring together the physicians, surgeons and other specialists of Pakistan periodically for 
scientific discussions and practical demonstrations of various subjects; and  
 (6) to do all acts and things as it may consider necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
Ordinance.  
 6. The Council.___(1) There shall be constituted a Council of the College consisting of twenty 
members elected, in the prescribed manner, by the Fellows from amongst themselves:  
 Provided that the first Council shall consist of twenty members appointed from amongst the 
Fellows as follows: ___  
(a)  eight members appointed by the 1[Federal Government];  
(b) six members appointed by the Government of East Pakistan; and  
(c)  six members appointed by the Government of West Pakistan.  
 (2) A member of the Council shall, subject to his continuance as a Fellow, hold office for a 
period of four years and shall be eligible for a re -election and in the case of the first members, for 
election.  
 (3) A casual vacancy in the office of the members of the Council shall be filled by 
appointment or election according as the member whose vacancy is being filled was appointed or 
elected and the person so appointed or elected shall hold office for the unex pired period of the term 
of his predecessor.  
 7. Election of Office-bearers.___(1) The members of the Council shall elect, in the prescribed 
manner, from amongst themselves a President, two Vice-Presidents and a Treasurer:  
 Provided that the first Presid ent shall be appointed by the 1[Federal Government] from 
amongst the members of the Council.  
1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table. 
 
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 (2) The President, Vice-President and the Treasurer shall hold office for a period of one year 
but each shall continue in office after the expiry of his term until his successor is elected and shall be 
eligible for re-election and in the case of the first President, for election.  
 (3) Any dispute relating to the election under sub-section (1) shall be referred to the 1[Federal 
Government] whose decision thereon shall be final.  
 8. Secretary.___(1) The Council shall appoint a Secretary on such terms and conditions as it 
may think fit.  
 (2) The Secretary may attend and take part in the proceedings of the Council but shall not be 
entitled to vote.  
 9. Powers of the Council. ___(1) The general direction and administration of the affairs of the 
College shall vest in the Council which may exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things 
as may be exercised or done by the College.  
 (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Council 
may___ 
(a)  lay down the powers and functions of the officers of the College;  
(b)  hold examinations for the grant of Diplomas and admission to Fell owship of 
the College;  
(c)  appoint Boards of Examiners to conduct examination in different subjects;  
(d)  appoint Committees of the Council and lay down the powers and functions of 
such Committees;  
(e)  appoint auditors and other officers and employees of the College;  
(f)  admit as Fellows the persons who have passed Fellowship examination and 
signed the prescribed pledge;  
(g)  elect as Fellows, in the prescribed manner, from amongst the distinguished 
medical graduates of not less than twenty years standing subject to the rules:  
 Provided that, except during the first two years, not more than two persons shall be elected as 
Fellows, in any one year;  
(h)  admit, subject to rules made in this behalf, distinguished persons as honorary 
Fellows of the College:  
 Provided that no physician or surgeon practising in Pakistan shall be admitted as an honorary 
Fellow;  
(i)  lay down fees, subscription and other charges for Fellowship, admission to 
examination and for such other matter as it may think fit; and  
(j)  do all such acts and things as may be necessary for the performance of the 
functions of the College.  
 
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 10. Expulsion of Fellows.___(1) Where the Council is of the opinion that a Fellow is guilty of 
misconduct or of any conduct derogatory to the digni ty of a Fellow and the interest of the College 
requires his expulsion from the Fellowship of the College, the Council may expel such Fellow by a 
resolution at a meeting specially called for the purpose pa ssed by not less than two-thirds of the total 
number of members of the Council.  
 (2) The Council may also expel a Fellow for any other reason by a resolution at a meeting 
called for the purpose passed unanimously by all the members of the Council.  
 (3) The notice of every meeting called under sub -section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be given 
to the Fellow who is proposed to be expelled together with a statement of charges against him and 
every such Fellow shall be entitled to submit an explanation of his conduct in writing and also to 
attend the meeting of the Council and show cause against his expulsion.  
 11. The Executive Committee. ___(1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the Council 
consisting of the President, the Vice-President, the Treasurer, the Secretary and two members elected 
by the members of the Council from amongst themselves.  
 (2) The Executive Committee shall exercise and perform such powers and functions of the 
Council in the management and conduct of the affairs of the College as may be entrusted to it by 
resolution of the Council or as the President may, in the  case of emergency, require the Executive 
Committee to exercise and perform.  
 12. Funds. ___(1) All receipts of the College from any source whatever shall constitute the 
College Fund which shall be applied, subject to any rules made in this behalf, by the Council to meet 
all expenditure for the administration and management of the affairs of the College.  
 (2) The Council shall make disbursment of College Funds by cheques signed by the Treasurer 
and the Secretary or by one member of the Executive Committee and the Secretary or by any two 
members of the Executive Committee.  
 13. Common Seal. ___The common seal of the College shall be deposited at the office of the 
Council and shall not be used except by the authority of the Executive Committee and in the 
presence of two members of the Executive Committee and the Secretary each of whom shall append 
his signature to the documents on which the common seal is affixed. 
 14. Accounts and audit. ___The Council shall maintain in the prescribed manner the accounts 
of al l receipt and expenditure of the College and such account shall be audited annually by such 
auditors as may be appointed by it in this behalf.  
 15. Budget and Annual Report. ___(1) The Council shall, before the close of every financial 
year, prepare an ann ual report of the working of the Council and a statement of the estimate of the 
receipts and expenditure of the College for the next succeeding financial year, and present at the 
Annual Meeting of the College the report and the statement which may be discussed at the meeting.  
 (2) After the close of the Annual Meeting of the College, the Council shall approve the 
estimate of receipts and expenditure, with or without modification.  
 16. Meeting of the College. ___(1) The Council shall, before the close of every financial year, 
call at such time and place as it may think fit the annual meeting of the College___ 
(a)  to receive and consider the annual report presented by the Council;  
 
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(b)  to receive and discuss the statement of the estimate of receipt and ex penditure 
of the College for the next succeeding financial year; and  
(c)  to transact such other business as the Council and the Fellows may think fit.  
 (2) The Council may also from time to time call general meetings of the Fellows for the 
purposes of providing information or for discussion of matters concerning the welfare of the College 
and the Fellows and such other matters within the scope of the objects of the College as the Council 
may think fit to present at such general meeting.  
 17. The Preside nt, etc., of th e Council to be public servant. ___The Pre sident and other 
members of the  Council, and every officer and servant of th e College acting or purporting  to act 
under this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of sect ion 21 of the 
Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).  
 18. Bar to suits, etc. ___No suit, prosecution of other legal proceedings shall lie against the 
College, Council or any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under 
this Ordinance.  
 19. Power to make rules. ___The Council may make rules for carrying out the purposes of 
this Ordinance.  
 
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RGN Date: 29-05-2024