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Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Act, 2017

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THE COMPULSORY TEACHING OF THE HOLY QURAN ACT, 2017

Section 1. Short title, application and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Act, 2017.

(2) It shall apply to only Muslim students in all educational institutions

(a) in the Islamabad Capital Territory; and

(b) owned and controlled by the Federal Government wherever they may be.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Section 2. Definition

Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, 

(a) “appropriate Government “shall have the same meaning as assigned to this expression in the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act,2012 (XXIV of 2012);

(b) “educational institution” means any school, college, institute or otherwise, by whatever name called for, established and setup in public or private sector for imparting education to students irrespective of its status whether registered or not registered with the appropriate Government or any other body;

(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and

(e) “rules” means rules made under this Act.

Section 3. Compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran

(1) There shall be, in all educational institutions, compulsory teaching of

(a) the Naazrah Quran in classes, grades or, as the case may be, levels I to V in prescribed manner; and

(2) The Minister-in-charge of the appropriate Government shall ensure implementation of this Act in the manner as may be prescribed.

Section 4. Power to make rules

The Minister-in-charge of the appropriate Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Section 5. Act not to be derogatory to any other law

The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force.

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CONTENTS 
  
 
1.  Short title, application and commencement. 
2.  Definition. 
3.  Compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran. 
4.  Power to make rules. 
5.  Act not to be derogatory to any other law.

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THE COMPULSORY TEACHING OF THE HOLY QURAN
ACT, 2017

CONTENTS

1. Short title, application and commencement.
2. Definition.
3. Compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran.
4. Power to make rules.
5. Act not to be derogatory to any other law.

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THE COMPULSORY TEACHING OF THE HOLY QURAN ACT, 2017
ACT NO. XXX OF 2017
[Islamabad, 30th August, 2017]
An Act to provide for making compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran to
Muslim students in all educational institutions
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for making compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran to
Muslim students in all educational institutions in the Islamabad Capital Territory and in all the public
sector educational institutions owned and controlled by the Federal Government wherever they may
be and for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto;
It is hereby enacted as follows:
1. Short title, application and commencement.(1) This Act may be called the Compulsory
Teaching of the Holy Quran Act, 2017.
(2) It shall apply to only Muslim students in all educational institutions
(a) in the Islamabad Capital Territory; and
(b) owned and controlled by the Federal Government wherever they may be.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definition. Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, 
(a) “appropriate Government “shall have the same meaning as assigned to this
expression in the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act,2012 (XXIV of
2012);
(b) “educational institution” means any school, college, institute or otherwise , by
whatever name called for, established and setup in public or private sector for
imparting education to students irrespective of its status whether registered or
not registered with the appropriate Government or any other body;
(c) “Naazrah Quran” means recitation by sighting of the Arabic text;
(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
(e) “rules” means rules made under this Act.
3. Compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran.(1) There shall be, in all educational institutions,
compulsory teaching of
(a) the Naazrah Quran in classes, grades or, as the case may be, levels I to V in
prescribed manner; and

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(b) the translation of the Holy Quran in classes , grades or, as the case may be ,
levels VI to XI I in such prescribed manner so that the entire Holy Quran is
completed upto class, grade or as the case may be level XII.
(2) The Minister-in-charge of the appropriate Government shall ensure implementation of this
Act in the manner as may be prescribed.
4. Power to make rules. The Minister-in-charge of the appropriate Government may , by
notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
5. Act not to be derogatory to any other law. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition
to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force.

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