Federal Supervision of Curricula Text-books and Maintenance of Standards of Education Act, 1976

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THE FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF CURRICULA, TEXT-BOOKS 
AND MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS OF EDUCATION ACT, 
1976 
 
              
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
 
1.                Short title, extent and commencement  
2.                Definitions  
3.                Appointment and duties of Competent Authority  
4.                Penalty  
5.                Jurisdiction to try offences  
6.                Indemnity  
7.                Power to make rules 
  
 
 

 
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THE FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF CURRICULA, TEXT-BOOKS AND 
MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS OF EDUCATION ACT, 1976 
 
1ACT No. X OF 1976 
[29th March, 1976] 
 
An Act to make provision for Federal supervision of curricula text­books and maintenance of 
standards of education. 
 
WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for the building up of national cohesion by promoting 
social and cultural harmony, and designing curricula relevant to the nation’s changing social and 
economic needs,  compatible  with  the  basic  national  ideology and  providing massive  shift  from  
general education to more purposeful  agro­technical education; and  to make provision  for Federal 
supervision of curricula, text­books for various classes and maintenance of standards of education; 
 
It is hereby enacted as follows:— 
 
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Federal 
Supervision of Curricula, Text­books and Maintenance of Standards of Education Act, 1976. 
 
 (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.  
  
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
 
2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— 
 
(a) “Competent Authority” means an authority appointed as such under  section 3; 
and 
 
(b) “institution” means a school, college or uni versity and includes such other 
educational establishment as the Federal Gov ernment may, by notification in 
the official Gazette, specify for the purpose of this clause. 
 
3. Appointment and duties of Competent Authority.—(1) The Federal Government may, 
by notification in the official Gazette, appoint one or more Competent Authorities for carrying out 
the purposes of this Act. 
 
 (2) The Competent Authority may, for carrying out the purposes of this Act,— 
 
(a)  prepare or cause to be prepared schemes of studies, curricula, manuscripts of 
text­books and schedules or strategy for their introduction in various classes of 
an institution in connection with the implementation of the education policy of 
the Federal Government; 
 
 (b) approve manuscripts of text­books produced by other agencies before they are 
 prescribed in various classes of an institution; and 
 
 
 
1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gaz. of P ., 1975,. Ext., Pt. III, p. 694.
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 (c)  direct any person or agency in writing to delete, amend or withdraw any 
 portion, or the whole, of  the curriculum, text­book  or reference material 
 prescribed for any class of an institution within a period  specified in such  
 directive. 
 
(3) Action on the directive of the competent Authority under clause (c) of sub­section (2) shall 
be taken as soon as possible by the person or agency and an implementation report shall be submitted 
to the Competent Authority within such period as may be laid down in the directive. 
 
4. Penalty. If the person, to whom or the person responsible for the conduct of the affairs of 
any agency to which, a directive has been issued under clause (c) of sub­section (2) of section 3 
fails to carry it out, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one 
year and shall also be guilty of gross misconduct; and such agency may be superseded by order of the 
authority appointing or constituting it. . 
 
5. Jurisdiction to try offences. No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable 
under this Act except upon a complaint in writing made by the Competent Authority. 
 
6. Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for 
anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or 
order made thereunder. 
 
7. Power to make rules.  The Federal Government may, by notification in the official 
Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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