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Source transcription retained verbatim; legal completeness, OCR accuracy and current consolidation unverified.", "text_sha256": "9a9e89a9ee20cd053e0938873c03cf03ed0306507e1095b8c6fda407c4844cde", "source_sha256": "9a9e89a9ee20cd053e0938873c03cf03ed0306507e1095b8c6fda407c4844cde", "text_version_id": "law:pk-code-502ae2c9d8b54f4d:sha256:9a9e89a9ee20cd053e0938873c03cf03ed0306507e1095b8c6fda407c4844cde", "quality_flags": [], "encoding": "UTF-8", "text": "Page 1 of 5 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE ACT, 1974 \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\n____________ \r\nSECTIONS: \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Establishment of Centre. \r\n4. Functions of Centre. \r\n5. Board of Governors. \r\n6. Director. \r\n7. Academic Committee. \r\n8. Fund. \r\n9. Audit and accounts, etc. \r\n9 A. Power to transfer centres. \r\n10. Power to make rules. \r\n11. Power to make regulations. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nUpdated till 03.01.2023\r\n \r\n \r\nPage 2 of 5 \r\n \r\nTHE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE ACT, 1974. \r\n1ACT NO. XXIV OF 1974 \r\n[22nd April 1974] \r\nAn Act to provide for the establishment of centres of excellence in the universities for \r\nconducting high­level teaching and research. \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of centres of excellence in the \r\nuniversities for conducting high­level teaching and research; \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:— \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. —(1) This Act may be called the Centres of \r\nExcellence Act, 1974. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.⎯ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—\r\n \r\n(a) “Board” means a Board of Governors referred to in sub­section (1) of section 5; \r\n(b) “Centre” means a Centre of Excellence established under section 3; \r\n(c) “Commission” means the University Grants Commission established or to be \r\nestablished under the law providing for the establishment of such Commission; \r\n(d) “Director” means the Director of a Centre; \r\n(e) “regulations” means regulations made under section 11; and \r\n(f) “rules” means rules made under section 10. \r\n3. Establishment of Centre.⎯ As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the \r\nFederal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Centre of Excellence in a \r\nUniversity specified in the notification. \r\n4. Functions of Centre.⎯ A Centre shall— \r\n(a) engage in goal­oriented high­level teaching and research; \r\n(b) train research workers; \r\n \r\n1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gaz. of P ., 1974, Ext., Pt. III, p. 214. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 5 \r\n \r\n(c) establish M.Phil, 1[Ph. D. and other] programmes in the relevant discipline in \r\naccordance with the standard and requirements of the University in which the \r\nCentre is established; \r\n(d) promote co­operation in inter­disciplinary relationship with other teaching and \r\nresearch establishment; \r\n(e) arrange conferences, seminars and refresher courses for the development of \r\nteaching and research; and \r\n(f) conduct teaching and research in such particular discipline as is assigned to it \r\nby the Federal Government 2[in consultation with the University in which the \r\nCentre is established]. \r\n5. Board of Governors.⎯ (1) The management, overall control and supervision of the affairs \r\nof a Centre established in a University shall vest in a Board of Governors consisting of the following \r\nmembers, namely:— \r\n(a) Vice­Chancellor of the University, who shall also be its Chairman. \r\n(b) A representative of the Commission. \r\n(c) A representative of the Pakistan Science Foundation. \r\n(d) A representative of the Ministry of Education. \r\n(e) Dean of the Faculty of the University. \r\n2[(f) Two experts in the subject to be nominated by the Federal Government on the \r\nrecommendation of the commission. \r\n(g) One expert in the subject to be nominated by the Syndicate of the University. \r\n(h) One expert in the subject to be nominated by the Academic Council of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n(i) One expert in the subject to be nominated by the National Education Council. \r\n(j) Director of the Centre.] \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the Board \r\nshall have the power to— \r\n(a) approve the academic and research programmes of the Centre 2[with the \r\nconcurrence of the Academic Council of the University in which the Centre is \r\nestablished.] \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. and added by the Centres of Excellence (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (IX of 1976), s. 2, for “and Ph.D.” \r\n2Subs. and added by the Centres of Excellence (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (IX of 1976), s. 3, for clauses (f) and (g). \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 4 of 5 \r\n \r\n(b) lay down rules of admission to the Centre; \r\n(c) institute fellowships for promotion of research in the discipline concerned; \r\n(d) create, suspend or abolish such posts as may be necessary; \r\n(e) appoint teachers and other officers; and \r\n(f) hold, control and administer the funds of the Centre. \r\n(3) A member of the Board referred to in paragraph (f) of sub­clause (1) shall hold office for \r\nsuch term as may be determined by the Federal Government. \r\n(4) The meetings of the Board shall be held as and when called by the Chairman: \r\nProvided that not less than two meetings shall be held in each year. \r\n(5) In the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions, a Board shall be subject \r\nto such special or general instructions as may be issued by the Commission from time to time. \r\n(6) The Board may, for the speedy and efficient working of the Centre, delegate to the Director \r\nsuch of its powers as it may deem necessary. \r\n6. Director.— (1) The Director shall be appointed by the Federal Government 1[after \r\nconsultation with the Commission and the Vice­Chancellor of the University in which the Centre \r\nconcerned is established,] on such remuneration and other terms and conditions of service as may be \r\ndetermined by the Federal Government. \r\n(2) The Director shall be the academic and executive head of the Centre and secretary of the \r\nBoard, and shall be responsible to the Board for carrying out the objectives of the Centre. \r\n(3) The Director shall perform such other functions and exercise such powers as may be \r\nassigned or delegated to him by the Board. \r\n(4) The Director may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman, resign his office. \r\n7. Academic Committee.— (1) At each Centre, there shall be an Academic Committee \r\nconsisting of the following members, namely:— \r\n(a) Director of the Centre, who shall also be its Convener. \r\n(b) All Professors and Associate Professors of the Centre. \r\n(c) Two experts to be nominated by the Commission. \r\n(2) The Committee may associate such other experts as it may consider necessary. \r\n(3) The Committee shall prepare and submit to the Board the academic and research \r\nprogrammes of the Centre. \r\n \r\n \r\n1Subs. by the Centres of Excellence (Amdt.) Act, 1976. (IX of 1976), s. 4, for “on the recommendation of the Commission”. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 5 of 5 \r\n \r\n8. Fund.⎯ Each Centre shall have a fund to which shall be credited— \r\n(a) grants made by the Federal Government, the Provincial Governments and the \r\nCommission; \r\n(b) contributions and donations from individuals, local bodies, corporations, \r\ninstitutions, organizations and agencies; and \r\n(c) income from fees. \r\n9. Audit and accounts, etc.— (1) The accounts of a Centre shall be maintained in such form \r\nand manner as may be prescribed by rules. \r\n(2) The accounts of a Centre shall be audited once in every year by an auditor appointed by the \r\nCommission on such remuneration, if any, to be paid by the Centre, as the Commission may fix. \r\n(3) A Centre shall submit, through the Commission, to the Federal Government a copy of its \r\naudited annual accounts, together with the observations of the Director, if any, thereon, and a report \r\non the activities of the Centre during the preceding year. \r\n(4) A Centre shall furnish to the Federal Government such information relating to its activities \r\nas may be asked for by the Federal Government from time to time. \r\n1[9A. Power to transfer Centres.⎯ The Federal Government may, by Order published in the \r\nofficial Gazette and subject to such terms and conditions as it may think fit to impose, transfer any \r\nCentre to a university or, as the case may be, the Provincial Government.] \r\n10. Power to make rules.⎯ The Federal Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act, 2[including rules to regulate the financial \r\nand administrative matters relating to a Centre.] \r\n11. Power to make regulations.⎯ A Centre may, with the approval of the Commission, make \r\nsuch regulations 3[concerning academic matters], not inconsistent with the rules, as it may consider \r\nnecessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \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\n1Ins. by Ord. of the Centers Laws (Amdt.) Ordinance, 2002. (LVIII of 2002). s.2 & Sch. \r\n2Added by the Centers of Excellence (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (IX of 1976), s. 5. \r\n3Ins. by The Centers of Excellence (Amdt.) 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