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Authentication of decisions etc. \r\n14. Rules \r\n15. Regulations \r\n16. Winding Up \r\n17. Indemnity \r\n18. Repeal \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 13 \r\n \r\n \r\nNATIONAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION ORDINANCE 2002 \r\nORDINANCE XX OF 2002 \r\n [17th April, 2002] \r\n 1. Short title and commencement .―(1) This Ordinance may be called the National \r\nEducation Foundation Ordinance, 2002. \r\n (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Federal Government may notify in the official \r\nGazette. \r\n 2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— \r\n(a) “Authority” means the Federal Government; \r\n(b) “beneficiaries” means teachers, educationists and students; \r\n(c) “Board” means the Board of Governors established under section 7; \r\n(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; \r\n(e) “Committee” means a Committee constituted under section 12; \r\n(f) “dependent” means the wife or wives, dependent parents, dependent sons and \r\nunmarried daughters of the teachers and, educationists and such other relatives \r\nof the teachers and educationists as may be recognized by the Board to be the \r\nbeneficiaries for the purpose of this scheme; \r\n(g) “disadvantaged group ” means the children below poverty line of children \r\nbelonging to minorities or handicapped children or children living in very \r\nbackward remote rural areas; \r\n(h) “educationist” means a person engaged in educational research, planning, \r\nmanagement or promotion in the Federal Ministry of Education or an \r\norganization set up or established by the Federal Government or in any \r\norganization as may be recognized by the Committee for the, purposes of this \r\nscheme, and shall include a person who has so retired; \r\n(i) “Federal Administered Areas” means territories of ICT; FATA, FANA, under \r\ncontrol of Federal Government and includes A.J.K for the purposes of this \r\nOrdinance; \r\n(j) “Foundation” means the National Education Foundation established under \r\nsection 3; \r\n(k) “Fund” means the fund constituted under section 10; \r\n(l) “Grant” means a sum of non -refundable amount advanced to an Organization \r\nfrom the Foundation”s Fund; \r\n(m) “Government” means the Federal Government of Pakistan; \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 13 \r\n \r\n(n) “Loan” means a refundable sum of money advanced by the Foundation to an \r\norganization; \r\n(o) “Non-Governmental Organization” means an organization set up with private \r\nfinance for ad vancement of education and is registered under the Voluntary \r\nSocial Welfare Agencies Registration and Control Ordinance, 1961 (XLVI of \r\n1961), Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), the Trust Act, 1882 (II \r\nof 1882), and the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984) ; \r\n(p) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this Ordinance; \r\n(q) “regional office” means sub offices established in Federal Administered Areas; and \r\n(r) “teacher” means a person engaged in teaching in an educationa l institution \r\nestablished or controlled by the Federal Government Ministry of Education or \r\nany such other educational institution as may be recognized by the committee \r\nfor purposes of this scheme, and shall include a person who has so retired. \r\n 3. Establishment of the Foundation.― (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of \r\nthis Ordinance, the Federal Government shall, for the purpose of carrying out the objectives of this \r\nOrdinance, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Foundation to be known as the National \r\nEducation Foundation. \r\n (2) The Foundation shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal \r\nwith power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and shall by the \r\nsaid name sue and be sued. \r\n (3) The Foundation shall be guided by following: ― \r\n (i) Vision: \r\n(a) Providing quality enabling education through public private \r\npartnerships for disadvantaged groups. \r\n Explanation I― “enabling” means, increasing capabilities for improving well -being and \r\nentitlements; ability to keep pace with changing times; problem solving and skills to access \r\nofficial procedures, institutions and potential resources; and enabling both individual and societal \r\ndimensions; \r\n Explanation II―“education” means early childhood education, focus on elementary \r\neducation, special needs within Education For All secondary and technical, integrated literacy \r\nprogramme for disadvantaged groups under EFA, Information Technology (IT) literacy,(EFA \r\nareas), welfare activities for Federal Government teachers and their families, post secondary \r\nwith specific reference to teacher education [all subjects] education research, management, \r\npolicy and planning. \r\n Explanation III―“disadvantaged” means population living below poverty line, girls and \r\nwomen in rurla areas and urban slums, child labour, children in priso n, minorities, nomads, slum \r\ndwellers, people in under-served areas including revering communities, children with special needs, \r\nGender equality and not gender equity is seen as a measure of overcoming disadvantaged status for \r\ngirls and women. \r\n (ii) Mission \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 13 \r\n \r\n To become a vibrant catalyst for quality enabling education through support to private and \r\nnon-governmental sectors by mobilizing sufficient resources as an effective self sustaining \r\norganization. \r\n Explanation―“private” signifies to private sector capped at tuition fee schedules of Rs. 200 \r\nper month for elementary education, Rs. 600 per month for secondary and technical and Rs. 1500 per \r\nmonth for tertiary or special education or as may be notified by the Federal Government from time to \r\ntime. \r\n 4. Obje ctives of the Foundation. ―(1) The objectives of the Foundation are to promote \r\nquality and gender sensitive education in the territories of Federal administered Areas as defined in \r\nsection 2(i). \r\n (2) The three major categories of objectives are: \r\n (i) Promotion of Education \r\n(a) to promote public private partnerships in attaining basic education for \r\nall through multiple delivery systems (up to elementary and including \r\nearly childhood and literacy for empowerment) with special focus on \r\ndisadvantaged communities and girls by direct support to private and NGOs \r\nschools in the form of grants and loans. Support through loans and grants may \r\nbe used for establishment of facilities, teacher training, train ing in general, \r\nteacher support, curriculum support and resource centers; \r\n(b) to support initiatives in secondary education especially the technical \r\nstream including Information Technology (IT) literacy managed by NGOs \r\nand private sector on no profit basis ; \r\n(c) to interface and facilitate private initiatives with public ones for \r\npromotion of elementary, technical, and IT programs; \r\n(d) to extend assistance to existing special needs initiatives within existing \r\nmainstream programs to address needs of children; \r\n(e) to promote welfare activities for the teachers and education ists of the Federal \r\nGovernment Institutions including provide scholarships and assistance to \r\nstudents and teachers in genera l and to students and familie s of teachers in \r\nFederal Government institutions in particular. This activity shall be carried out \r\nof the return on the endowment fund of Federal Teacher Foundation \r\ntransferred on its merger with National Education Fund ; \r\n(f) to facilitate and undertake innovative programs between public and private \r\nsectors or otherwise and their replication; \r\n(g) to mobilize and manage resources and to act as a conduit for \r\npromotion of education through multiple sources; \r\n(h) to assist and facilitate formulating national educational policies for the private \r\nsector; and \r\n(i) to develop and implement gender sensitivity and aware raising programs \r\namong teachers, students and other members of the academic community. \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 13 \r\n \r\n (ii) Capacity Building: \r\n(a) Provide support to organizations engaged in educa tion development and \r\ncapacity building in areas of training , maintaining standards, curriculum \r\nmanagement, assessment and evaluation; \r\n(b) to strengthen institutional capacity of partner organizations Community Board \r\nOrganisations and private sector organizations to become self -reliant in terms \r\nof quality, resource generation a nd management and effective community \r\nparticipation for good governance in education; \r\n(c) to strengthen institutional capacity of the Foundation to manage and achieve \r\nits objectives, mission and Vision; \r\n(d) to support programs for Teacher Education (general and subject specific) \r\neducation management and planning ; \r\n(e) to set up cell for private sector resource mobilization from l ocal as well as \r\nexpatriate Pakistanis for education initiatives through public private \r\npartnership; and \r\n(f) to prepare and develop gender sensitive curriculum and materials that will \r\npromote equality, peace, human rights and development for all. \r\n (iii) Research and development: \r\n(a) to provide support to organizations engaged in education development, \r\nresearch, assessment and evaluation; \r\n(b) to share best practices and foster exchange of resources for optimum \r\neducation development including collaborat ion with all Education \r\nFoundations, NGOs, national, regional and international agencies and other \r\nstakeholders ; \r\n(c) to create a database on private educational institutions and related NGOs \r\nin the country; \r\n(d) to compile and synthesize sex disaggregated data and information \r\navailable for policy makers, research institutions, and donor agencies ; \r\n(e) to influence education policy through documented research and \r\npractice; and \r\n(f) to assist in the maintaining of standards of education according to agreed \r\nnorms in the privately managed schools. \r\n 5. Functions of the Foundation .―(1) Establishing partnership and collaboration with \r\nagencies and organizations pursuing the common goal of educational development particularly \r\npromoting public-private partnership; mobilizing resources for basic/elementary, \r\ntechnical/vocational education. \r\n (2) Initiating and maintaining contact and collaborating with other o rganizations, \r\ninstitutions, NGOs, bodies and societies in Pakistan and abroad including relevant international \r\n \r\nPage 6 of 13 \r\n \r\nagencies, constituents of UN system inter ested in similar objectives and to cooperate with such \r\ninstitutions, bodies and organizations for furthering the objectives of the Foundation. \r\n \r\n (3) Coordinating and networking with other Foundations and stakeholders, initiating, \r\norganizing and facilitating projects and programs on resource sharing basis. \r\n (4) Providing support in providing and organizing in-service training for; \r\n(a) teachers of the pilot project and innovative program; \r\n(b) Private school teachers; and \r\n (c) NGO communities , representatives and members of educational committees \r\n and other bodies developed for such purpose from time to time. \r\n (5) Providing and administrating direct financial assistance to private school operators and \r\ninstitutions related to educational development. \r\n (6) Providing consultancy services for education development and related activities as and \r\nwhen required by national, international and other organizations. \r\n (7) Ensuring sustainability of educational development under public private partnership \r\nthrough innovative mechanisms such as providing endowment and matching grants etc. \r\n (8) Ensuring that equal opportunities for education are provided to boys and girls of whatever \r\nsocial, class, colour, race or creed to promote equality, development, human rights and peace for all. \r\n (9) Fiend raising from public, private, support organization donors, international \r\nagencies and other sources including income from Foundation”s projects. \r\n (10) Welfare program for dependents of educationists and teachers including scholarships for \r\nstudents, financial support to widows and other related projects. \r\n (11) Developing databases, conducting research and preparing periodical reports on \r\neducational development particularly in private and NGO sector. \r\n (12) Providing assistance through newsletters, rendering advice, developing training \r\npackages, providing a forum for exchange of ideas and sharing experiences among various \r\nstakeholders promoting educational development in particular. \r\n (13) Providing support and assistance for the efforts in educational development \r\nwith focus on new technologies including IT etc. \r\n (14) Establishing in any place in the Federal Administered Areas such regional offices, \r\nbranches and local units as may be necessary for managing any of the affairs of the Foundation. \r\n (15) Investing and dealing with all money of the Foundation not immediately required in \r\nsuch securities, shares, debentures and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined for \r\nthe b enefit of the Foundation as may be permissible under the law and to create reserve fund, \r\ninsurance fund and depreciation fund thereto. \r\n (16) Purchasing, taking on lease or on allotment or hire or otherwise acquire, erect or adapt \r\nmovable or immovable prope rties for the time being and to sell, let outor hire all or any portion of \r\nthe same as considered necessary for attaining the objects of the Foundation. \r\n \r\nPage 7 of 13 \r\n \r\n (17) Entering into any arrangement with any government authority (Federal, Provincial, \r\nmunicipal, local or otherwise), or any corpora tion, company or persons that may be conducive to \r\nthe Foundation ”s objectives and to obtain from any such government, authority, corporation, \r\ncompany or person any charters, contracts, decrees, rights, privileges a nd concessions which the \r\nFoundation may think desirable, and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such charters, \r\ncontracts, decrees, rights, privileges and concessions. \r\n (18) Opening accounts with bank or banks or approved financial institutions and to draw, \r\nmake, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, cheques, \r\nbills of lading, warrants, debentures, and other negotiable or transferable instruments, concerning the \r\nbusiness of the Foundation. \r\n 6. Card inal Principles. The cardinal principles governing the whole operation of the \r\nFoundation” shall be that Board shall― \r\n (1) Ensure that the resources of the Foundation shall not be used for political patronage \r\nor for any other political purposes ; \r\n (2) Treat the income and monies of the “Foundation”, all of which shall be considered \r\npublic assets, as a sacred trust and it shall be their prime responsibility to administer and \r\nmanage Foundation with due diligence and transparent fiduciary responsibility and for the \r\npurposes for which the Foundation has been established; \r\n (3) Ensure that as far as possible the Foundation ”s operations are decentralized, subject to \r\nsound financial and operational management principles, to facilitate access to the Foundation ”s \r\nservices by partner organizations in all the Federal Administered Areas ; \r\n (4) Ensure that the resources of the Foundation are only provided to well functioning, \r\nprofessionally managed institution wit h transparent governance and financial management \r\nsystems ; \r\n (5) Ensure that financial assistance to partner organizations and beneficiaries is based on \r\nsound principles of cost sharing and sustainability, and financial viability where applicable. \r\n 7. Authorities of the Foundation. \r\n I. Board of Governors: \r\n (1) The Board shall consist of thirteen members, including Chairperson, as under :― \r\n(i) Four from civil society i.e., NGO”s Philanthropists, technocrats and \r\nacademicians from private sector, \r\n(ii) Joint Educational Adviser (concerned), Ministry of Education, \r\n(iii) Financial Adviser (Education), Ministry of Finance, \r\n(iv) Vice-Chancellor Allama Iqbal Open University, \r\n(v) “Eminent educationists from ICT, FATA, FANA and AJK.” and \r\n(vi) Managing Director of the Foundation who shall be Member/Secretary; \r\n (2) The Chairperson of the Board shall be selected by the Search Committee to be constituted \r\nby the Ministry of Education comprising members from the Ministry of Education, Mi nistry \r\n \r\nPage 8 of 13 \r\n \r\nof Finance and Planning and a renowned N.G.O. involved in educational development which is \r\nnot associated with the Foundation in running any of its programmes. \r\n (3) There shall be Vice Chairman of the Board who shall be selected by the Members from \r\namongst themselves. \r\n (4) In order to ensure gender balance the Board may be composed of on equal number of men \r\nand women. \r\n (5) The Members of the Board other than ex-officio members shall hold office for a period of \r\nthree years following the date fr om which they were appointed as members and shall be eligible \r\nfor re -appointment on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed under the rules. The \r\nRetiring members of the Board shall continue to perform their functions until their succes sors are \r\nappointed. For the initial selection of the members other than ex-officio members, Ministry \r\nof Education shall constitute a special committee comprising of government and non -\r\ngovernment representatives for the selection. \r\n (6) The Board shall meet at least twice a year. The Chairperson or the Vice- Chairperson or \r\nany three Members of the Board may at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Not less than \r\nseven days notice shall be given to the members of any s uch meeting and the agenda and the \r\nworking papers for the meeting shall be circulated to the members with the notice of such meetings. \r\n (7) The Board shall be responsible for management and administration of the affairs of the \r\nFoundation at policy leve l. The Board may from time to time delegate any of its powers to a \r\ncommittee or committees consisting of three or more members as it deems appropriate. Any \r\ncommittee so formed shall conform to any regulations that may be made by the Boa rd and \r\nshall be governed in the exercise of the powers so delegated by the provisions contained for \r\nregulating meeting and proceedings. \r\n (8) The Chairperson of the Board in consultation with members may invite advisers and \r\nexperts by special invitation to the meeting of the Board. \r\n (9) The Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive of the Foundation. The Managing \r\nDirector shall be a full time salary paid employee of the Foundation. \r\n (10) The Board shall generall y pursue vision and mission of the Foundation for providing \r\nenabling education through public private partnerships for disadvantaged groups and carry out the \r\nobjectives of the Foundation which includes promotion of education, capacity building arid \r\nResearch and Development. \r\n (11) The Board shall have the responsibility to determine direction and scope of the activities \r\nof the Foundation. It shall also have the responsibility to review, approve work plan, projects, \r\napproving grants, donations, loans, contributions, technical assistance to partner organizations, \r\nNGOs and others school operators and Community Board Organisations. \r\n (12) The Board shall review, revise and approve the annual and supplementary \r\nbudgets. \r\n (13) The Board may exercise the powers of the Foundation to acquire, borrow or to mortgage \r\nproperty or any part thereof or to issue debentures or other securities. \r\n (14) The Board may from time to time and at any time appoint any company, \r\norganisation, NGO or person to be the attorney or attorneys of the Foundation for such purposes \r\n \r\nPage 9 of 13 \r\n \r\nincluding audit of the Foundation and with such powers, authorities and discretions for such \r\nperiod and subject to such conditions as the Board may deem appropriate. \r\n (15) The Board shall record minutes to be kept in bound volume provided for the purpose: (a) \r\nof names of the persons present in each meeting of the Board and any committee of the Board; (b) \r\nof all resolutions and proceedi ngs at all meetings of Board and committees of the Board. Every \r\nmember present at any meeting of Board shall be provided minutes for obtaining their consent.” \r\n (16) Minutes of the Board ’s meeting shall be open for inspection by any member during \r\noffice hours. Minutes of the Executive Committee of all the meetings shall be presented in the next \r\nmeeting of the Board. \r\n (17) The Board may meet on a tentativ e agenda to be confirmed at the meeting, adjourn, or \r\notherwise regulate its meetings as it deems fit. \r\n (18) The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Board shall be observed \r\nas simple majority. \r\n (19) All questions arising at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by simple majority of \r\nvotes to be given by a show of hands but the Chair person may order, if so requested by any member, \r\nthat voting on any specific question shall be by secret ballot. In the event of an equality of votes \r\nhowsoever given the Chairperson shall have a second or casting vote. \r\n (20) The Chairperson of Board shall preside at every Board’s meeting. If at any meeting he is \r\nnot present, the Vice-Chairperson of the Board shall preside over the meeting and, failing him, the \r\nmembers present may choose one of their member to be the Chairperson of the meeting. \r\n (21) A member of the board shall be paid travelling, boarding, lodging and other expenses \r\nincurred by them in the performance of their duties or business if any of them has to come to attend \r\nthe Board or general meeting of the Foundation from outstation. \r\n (22) The Bo ard may create, abolish or suspend Foundation ”s posts as deemed \r\nnecessary: \r\n Provided that initially the required posts shall be created or abolished in consultation \r\nwith the Finance Division. \r\n (23) The Board may, from time to time deleg ate to the Chairperson such of its powers as it \r\nmay consider necessary; provided that Chairperson in any emergency, which in his or her opinion \r\nrequires immediate action, may take such action, but the action taken shall be reported to the Board \r\nin the next meeting. \r\n (24) The Board may delegate any of its powers to the Managing Director to enable him to \r\ncarry out his functions. \r\n (25) The Board may determine, revise personal requirements, rules and salary structure \r\nof the Foundation employees accord ing to prevailing market and can also offer incentives to attract \r\ncompetent professionals. \r\n (26) The Board may approve, modify or amend rules and regulations of the \r\nFoundation framed or recommended by Executive Committee or Committee constituted for this \r\npurpose. \r\n II. Executive Committee \r\n \r\nPage 10 of 13 \r\n \r\n (1) There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the following:― \r\n(i) Managing Director-Chairperson. \r\n(ii) Joint Educational Advisor (concerned) Ministry of Education or his nominee. \r\n(iii) Financial Advisor (Education) or his nominee. \r\n(iv) Two members to be nominated by BOG from NGO or vicil society. \r\n (2) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the Rules and Regulations made there \r\nunder and the general or special directions of the Board, the Executive Committee shall be \r\nthe principal administrative body of the Foundation responsible for executing all policies and \r\ndischarging all functions of the Foundation. \r\n (3) The Executive Committee shall perform the following functions:― \r\n(i) Develop criteria for financing enabling quality education programs in the \r\ncountry. \r\n(ii) Review and scrutinize proposals received from Private and Non- \r\nGovernmental Organizations, based on the eligibility criteria for \r\nfinancing the proposal. \r\n(iii) Review and approve various programs of the Foundation. \r\n(iv) Scrutiny of the budget and examining of audit, and accounts reports. \r\n(v) Recommend creation of posts or otherwise change in positions to the Board. \r\n(vi) Any other matter assigned to it by the Board. \r\n (4) The Executive Committee shall meet at least once in three months and or as and when \r\nrequired. \r\n III. Managing Director: \r\n (1) As an administrative head of the Foundation, a Managing Director shall be appointed by \r\nFederal Government on recommendation of the Board. \r\n (2) The appointment of Managing Director may be terminated by the Federal Government \r\non advice of the Board in accordance with the prescribed procedure. \r\n (3) The Managing Director shall hold office, and exercise such powers duties, obligations \r\nand privileges as the Board may confer upon him from time to time and shall accordingly in \r\nexercise of such powers delegated to him conform to any limits and restrictions which may be \r\nimposed by the Board from time to time in this respect. The Managing Director may exercise all \r\nsuch powers and do all acts and things on behalf of the Foundation as he may be authorized to do by \r\nthe Board. \r\n (4) In case the post of the Managing Director is vacant, an officer appointed by the \r\nChairperson, shall act on his behalf and exercise powers as delegated to him by the Chairperson from \r\ntime to time. \r\n \r\nPage 11 of 13 \r\n \r\n (5) The Managing Director shall be responsible for the day to day management of the \r\nFoundation particularly for: \r\n(i) ensuring that the Foundation ”s Vision, Mission, Objectives and Cardinal \r\nPrinciples are adhered to; \r\n(ii) proper administration of the affairs, funds and resources of the Foundation; \r\n(iii) making to draw, endorse, sign, accept, negotiate and give all cheques, bills of \r\nlading, drafts, orders, bills of exchange, promissory notes, and other \r\nnegotiable instruments as may be required by and be in the interest of the \r\nFoundation. \r\n(iv) securing the fulfillment of any contract, agreemen ts, or engagements \r\nentered into by the Foundation by mortgage or charge of all or any of the \r\nproperties of the Foundation from time to time or in such manner as he \r\nmay think fit in the interest of the Foundation. \r\n(v) appointing at his discretion through delegated powers by the Board, removing \r\nor suspending officers and staff including secretaries, clerks and other \r\nemployees, either permanent or temporary, as he may, deem fit and to \r\ndetermine their assignments and duties and fix their salaries or emolu ments \r\nand he may constitute committees for this purpose; \r\n(vi) instituting, conducting, defending or abandon any legal proceedings by or \r\nagainst the Foundation or its officers or otherwise concerning the affairs of \r\nthe Founda tion and also to compound and allow time for payment or \r\nsatisfaction of any debts due and of any claims or demands by car against \r\nFoundation and for the purpose to appoint advocate (s); \r\n(vii) referring any claims or demands by or against the Found ation to \r\narbitration and observe and perform the awards; \r\n(viii) exercising supervision and disciplinary control over the work and conduct \r\nof all employees of the Foundation; and \r\n(ix) any other tasks as may be delegated by the Board. \r\n (6) The Managing Director― \r\n(a) may in writing delegate his powers, as he may consider necessary to any \r\nofficer of the Foundation; \r\n(b) exercise in respect of the Foundation such administrative and financial powers \r\nincluding powers of delegation as may be delegated to him by the Board or the \r\nChairperson; \r\n(c) submit the annual work plan and budget of the Foundation to the Executive \r\nCommittee and the Board; \r\n(d) operate the accounts of the Foundation; \r\n(e) prepare the annual report of the Foundation for the Board. \r\n \r\nPage 12 of 13 \r\n \r\n(f) have powers to incur miscellaneous, contingent expenditure within the \r\nbudgetary provision; \r\n(g) exercise powers of a controlling officer in respect of his own and the \r\ntraveling allowance bills of the employees of the Foundation; and \r\n(h) interacting with international agencies and donors, preparing and \r\nsubmitting projects negotiating and executing partnership programs and \r\nprojects with partner organization. \r\n 8. Filling in casual vacancy. Any casual vacancy caused due to the permanent absence \r\nof a member, other than ex-officio members, shall be filled by a person nominated by the Federal \r\nGovernment and the person so nominate shall hold office for the un-expired period of the term of his \r\npredecessor. \r\n 9. Resignati on by a member of the Board of Governors. A member of the Board of \r\nGovernors, other than an ex-officio member, may, at any time, resign his office by letter addressed to \r\nthe Chairperson provided that no resignation shall take effect until it has been accep ted by the \r\nFederal Government. \r\n 10. Foundation”s Fund.―(1) There shall be Foundation”s Fund to be known as the “Fund”, \r\nand the following shall be the sources of the Fund, namely― \r\n(a) grants made by the Federal Government; \r\n(b) income from investments made by the Foundation; \r\n(c) donations and e ndowments from national and international, \r\norganizations; and \r\n(d) revolving funds placed by the Federal Government and incomes from other \r\nsources. \r\n (2) The Fund shall be kept in such custody and shall be utilized and regulated in such manner \r\nas may be prescribed. \r\n (3) The accounts of the Foundation shall be maintained in such form and manner as may \r\nbe prescribed and shall be audited by an auditor to be appointed by the Federal Government being \r\na person who is a Chartered Accounta nt within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants \r\nOrdinance, 1961 (X of 1961). \r\n (4) The Foundation shall, after the end of every financial year, submit to the Board the \r\naudited annual statement of accounts of the Foundation, together with the report of the auditor. \r\n (5) The Foundation shall also submit to the Board after the end of every year a report of its \r\nactivities during that year. \r\n 11. Appointment of officers, employees etc. For the efficient” performance of its functions, \r\nthe Foundation may appoin t its employees, with the prior approval of the Board on such terms and \r\nconditions as may be prescribed. \r\n 12. Committees. ― (1) The Board may constitute such financial, technical, advisory and \r\nother committees which may be deemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n \r\nPage 13 of 13 \r\n \r\n (2) The composition and functions of a committee shall be such as the Board may determine. \r\n 13. Authentication of decisions etc. All decisions of the Board shall be authenticated by \r\nthe signature of the Chairperson o r of any other member authorized by the Board in this behalf \r\nand all other orders or instruments issued or executed by or on behalf of the Board shall be \r\nauthenticated by the signature of an officer of the Board authorized by it in this behalf. \r\n 14. Rules. The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules \r\nfor carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n 15. Regulations. Subject to this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder, the Board may, \r\nwith the previous approval of the Federal Government, make regulations for all matters not provided \r\nfor in the rules for which provision is necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance and \r\nthe rules. \r\n 16. Winding Up. The Foundation shall be wound up voluntarily whenever a special \r\nresolution is passed by the Board and is so consented by the Authority. \r\n 17. Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall lie against any officer or \r\nemployee of the Foundation or any other person exercising any power or performing any \r\nfunction under this Ordinance or the rules or regulations made thereunder for anything \r\nwhich is done in good faith. \r\n 18. Repeal. 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