Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973

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THE PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 
RESEARCH ACT, 1973 
 
 
CONTENTS 
 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Definitions 
3. Establishment of the Council 
4. Composition of the Council 
5.  Term of office of members, etc. 
 6.  Functions of the Council 
7.  Meetings of the Council, etc 
8.  Governing Body 
9.  Board of Management of institutes 
10.  Funds of the Council. 
11.  Budget 
12.  Appointment of officers, etc 
13.  Delegation of powers 
14.  Submission of periodical reports, etc 
15.  Directives from the Federal Government.  
16.  Discoveries and inventions to vest in the Council.  
17.  Declaration of fidelity and secrecy.  
18.  Power to make rules 

 
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19.  Power to make regulations.  
20.  Continuance of certain rules 
21.  Winding up 
22.  Dissolution of registered Council 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 
RESEARCH ACT, 1973 
     1Act No. XXX of 1973 
          [9th February, 1973] 
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the  establishment of a Pakistan Council of 
Scientific and Industrial Research to undertake, promote and guide s cientific and t echnological 
research in respect of p roblems connected with the establishment and d evelopment of industries 
under conditions prevailing in Pakistan, and to encourage the extension of the results of research to 
various sectors of the economic development of the country in the best possible manner; 
 It is hereby enacted as follows:― 
CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 
1.  Short  title,  extent  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Pakistan 
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973. 
 (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. 
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. D efinitions. In  this  Act,  unless  there  is  anything  repugnant  in  the  subject  or 
context,— 
(a)   “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council; 
(b)  “Council” means the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 
established under section 3; 
(c)   “Director”, in relation to an Institute, means the Director of the institute ;  
(d)  “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the Council; 
(e)   “institute” means an institute  set up by the Council; ( f)   “member” means a  
member of the Council; 
(g)  “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and 
(h)  “registered Council” means the  Pakistan Coun cil of Scientific and Industrial 
Research registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 
1860). 
1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gaz. of P.. 1973 Ext.. PL II. p. 278.
 
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3. Establishment of the Council.—(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this  
Act, the Federal Government shall establish, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, a Council 
to be called the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate by the name of the Pakistan Council of Scientific 
and Industrial Research having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the 
provisions of this Act, to hold and dispose of property, and shall by the said name sue and be sued. 
 (3) the headquarters of the Council shall be at Islamabad. 
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2[3A. Ordinance XXIII of 1969 not to apply to Co uncil. Nothing contained in the 
Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969 (XXIII of 1969) shall apply to or in relation to the Council or 
any of the officers, advisers and employees appointed by it.] 
CHAPTER II 
COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL, ETC. 
4. Composition of the Council.—(1) The Council shall consist of the following twenty 
one members, namely:— 
(a)       a Chairman to be appointed by the Federal Government; 
(b)       a Finance Member, being a representative of the Ministry of Finance; 
(c)       two whole-time Science members, of whom at least one shall be an engineer 
or a technologist, to be nominated by the Federal Government; 
(d)       four officers serving under the Federal Government, to be nominated by that 
Government; 
(e)       Director of Industries in each Province, ex-officio; 
(f)        th ree Directors of the institutes, to be nominated by the Federal Government 
so, however, that a Director shall not be nominated for another term until the 
other Directors have been members ; 
(g)  six  representatives  of  industries  in  the  private  and  public  sectors, to be 
nominated by the Federal Government. 
 
 
1Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and Sen., II. 
2Added by the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (42 of 1984), s. 2. 
 
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(2) The Chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the Council and the other members, 
except the Finance Member, shall perform such functions as the Council may assign to each of them 
from time to time. 
 (3) The Finance Member shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be 
prescribed. 
 5. Term of  office of members, etc.—(1) Save as hereinafter provided, a members, oth er 
than an ex-officio member, shall hold office for a p eriod of th ree years from the d ate of his  
nomination and shall be eligible for re-nomination for such further period or periods, not exceeding 
three years at any one time, as the Federal Government may deem fit. 
 (2) A person who becomes, or is nominated to be, a member by virtue of his holding an 
office or appointment shall cease to be a member when he ceases to hold that office or appointment. 
 (3) A member, other than an ex-officio member, may at any time resign his membership by 
writing under his hand addressed to the Federal Government but shall continue to p erform his 
functions until his resignation has been accepted. 
 (4) A vacancy caused by  resignation or any other reason shall be filled by the 
nomination of a person qualified to fill such vacancy. 
 (5) The Federal Government may at any time terminate the appointment of the Chairman or 
any other member without assigning any cause. 
 (6) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid on the ground only of the existence 
of a vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the Council. 
 6. Functions of the Council. The functions of the Council shall be— 
(a)  to set up and manage technological research institutes exclusively for certa in 
selected industries and such laboratories and centres as may be required for the 
promotion of the overall technological development of the country; 
(b)  to coordinate and review the work of the institutes, laboratories and centres; 
(c) to manage the existing research units of the registered Council pending the ir 
absorption  in  the  institutes,  laboratories  and  centres  to  be  set  up  b y  the 
Council; and 
(d)       to   undertake   such   special   scientific    and   technological   surveys   and 
investigations as may be referred to it by the Federal Government from time to 
time. 
7. Meetings of the Co uncil, etc.—(1) Save as hereinafter provided, the  Council shall 
regulate the procedure for its meetings. 
(2) Meetings of the Council shall be called by its Chairman on such date and at such time 
and place as he may deem fit: 
 
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 Provided that not less than two meetings shall be held in a year. 
(3) Ten members shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Council. 
(4) Each meeting of the Council shall be presided over by the Chairman and, in his absence, 
by a member elected for the purpose by the members present. 
 8. Governing Body.—(1) There shall be a Governing Body consisting of the following 
members, namely:— 
(a)       the Chairman; 
(b)       the Finance Member; and 
(c)       the two whole-time Science members. 
 (2) The Governing Body shall be the executive organ of the Council and shall, subject 
to the superintendence and control of the Council, perform all functions of the Council and shall be 
guided by such general or special instructions as may from time to time be given to it by the Council. 
 9. Board of Management of institutes.—(1) Each Institute shall be managed by a Board of 
Management consisting of seven to eleven members, depending on the size of the institute  
concerned, of whom not less than two and not more th an four sh all be the representatives of the 
industries concerned in the private and public sectors. 
 (2) The Director shall be the Chairman of the Board of Management of the institute and shall 
be directly responsible for the day to day working of the institute to the Board of Management and, 
through it, to the Governing Body. 
 (3) Members of the Board of Management, including the Director, shall be appointed by the 
Council for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for such further period or 
periods, not exceeding three years at any one time, as the Council may deem fit. 
 10. Funds of the Council.—(1) The funds of the Council shall comprise—  
(a) funds of the registered Council which stand transferred to the Council under 
 section 22; 
(b)       grants from the Federal Government and the Provincial Governments;  
(c)       donations and endowments; and 
(d)       income and receipts from such other sources as may be approved by the 
 Federal Government. 
 (2) The Council may open a deposit account with the State Bank of Pakistan or with any 
agency of  the State Bank other than Government Treasury o r, with the approval of the Federal 
Government, with any other bank. 
 
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(3) The accounts of the Council shall be audited by the Auditor-General of Pakistan, and shall 
be maintained and Presented for audit in such form and manner as may be prescribed. 
 11. Budget. The Council shall, by such date and in such form as may be prescribed, submit 
to the Federal Government for approval its budget for each financial year showing the estimated 
receipts and expenditure and the sums which are likely to be required from the Federal Government 
during that financial year. 
 12. Appointment of officers, etc.—(1) The Council may, subject to the provisions of sub-
section (2) and such general or special orders as the Federal Government may give from time to 
time, appoint such officer advisers and employee as it considers necessary for the efficient 
performance of its functions on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit. 
 (2) The Federal Government may direct the Council to terminate the services of any officer, 
adviser, or employee and the Council shall be bound to comply with any such direction. 
 13. Delegation of powers. The Council may, by general or special order in writing, direct 
that such of its powers shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be 
specified in the order, be exercisable also by the Governing Body, the Board of Management of an 
Institute, or a member or officer of the Council. 
CHAPTER III  
MISCELLANEOUS 
 14. Submission of periodical reports, etc. The Council shall submit to the Federal 
Government at such time and at such intervals as the Federal Government may specify:— 
(a)       annual report on the working of the Council and of each Institute, laboratory 
and centre established by the Council: 
(b)       such periodical reports and summaries as may be required by the Federal 
Government; 
(c)       such periodical returns, accounts, statements and statistics as may be required 
by the Federal Government; 
(d)       information and comments asked for by the  Federal Government on any 
specific point; 
(e)       copies of the documents required by the Federal Government; and 
(f)        original documents required by the Federal Government for examination of 
any other purpose. 
 15. Directives from the Federal Government. The Federal Government may, from time to 
time, issue to the Council such directives and orders as it may consider necessary for carrying out 
the purposes of this Act and the Council shall follow and carry out such directives and orders.       
 
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 16. Discoveries and inventions to vest in the Council. All rights relating to discoveries  and  
inventions  and  any  imp rovements  in  materials,  methods,  processes, apparatus or equipment 
made by any officer or employee of the Council in the course of this employment shall vest in the 
Council 
 17. Declaration of fidelity and secrecy. Every member, adviser, officer or other employee 
of the Council shall make such declaration of fidelity and secrecy as may be prescribed. 
 18. Power to make rules. The Federal Government may, by noti fication in the o fficial 
Gazette, make rules for carrying but the purposes of this Act. 
 19. Power to make regulations. The Council may, with the previous sanction of the Federal 
Government, make such regulations, not inconsistent with this Act or the rules made thereunder, as 
may, in its opinion, be necessary or expedient for the achievement of its aims and objects or for the 
performance of its functions. 
 20. Continuance of certain rules. All rules, regulations and bye-laws made by t he 
registered Council and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, mut atis 
mutandis, and so far as they are not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act, continue in 
force until repealed or altered by rules or regulations made under this Act. 
 21. Winding up. No provision of law relating to the winding up of bodies .corporate shall 
apply to  the Council and the Council shall not be wound up except by o rder of the Federal 
Government and in such manner as the Federal Government may direct. 
 22. Dissolution of registered Council.—(1) Upon the commencement of this Act, the   
registered   Council   shall,   notwithstanding   anything   contained   in   the   Societies Registration 
Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), stand dissolved, and upon such dissolution— 
(a)       all assets, rights, powers, authorities and privileges and all property, movable 
and immovable, cash and bank balance, reserve funds, investments and all 
other interests and rights in, or arising out of, such property and all debts, 
liabilities  and  obligations  of  whatever  kind  of  the  registered  Council 
subsisting immediately before its dissolution shall stand transferred to and 
vest in the Council; 
(b)       all   officers   and   other   employees   of   the   registered   Council   shall, 
notwithstanding anything contained in any law or in any agreement, deed, 
document or other instrument, stand transferred to the Council and shall be 
deemed to have been appointed or engaged, by the Council in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of service applicable to them; and no officer or 
other employee whose services are so transferred shall be entitled to any 
compensation because of such transfer; 
(c)       all debts and obligations incurred or contracts entered into or rights acquired 
and all matters and things engaged to be done by, with or for the registered 
 
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Council before its dissolution shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered 
into, acquired or engaged to be done by, with or for the Council; and 
   (d)   all suits and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the regist ered 
Council before its dissolution shall be deemed to be suits and proceedings  or  
against the Council and may be proceeded or otherwise dealt with accordingly. 
 (2) The Federal Government may, for the purpose of removing any difficulty in relation to 
the transfer and other matters specified in sub-section (1), make such order as it considers expedient 
and any such order shall be deemed to be, and given effect to, as a part of the provisions of this 
Act.