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  "text": "Page 1 of 3 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF CURRICULA, TEXT-BOOKS \r\nAND MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS OF EDUCATION ACT, \r\n1976 \r\n \r\n              \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\n \r\n1.                Short title, extent and commencement  \r\n2.                Definitions  \r\n3.                Appointment and duties of Competent Authority  \r\n4.                Penalty  \r\n5.                Jurisdiction to try offences  \r\n6.                Indemnity  \r\n7.                Power to make rules \r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 3 \r\n \r\nTHE FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF CURRICULA, TEXT-BOOKS AND \r\nMAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS OF EDUCATION ACT, 1976 \r\n \r\n1ACT No. X OF 1976 \r\n[29th March, 1976] \r\n \r\nAn Act to make provision for Federal supervision of curricula text­books and maintenance of \r\nstandards of education. \r\n \r\nWHEREAS it is necessary to provide for the building up of national cohesion by promoting \r\nsocial and cultural harmony, and designing curricula relevant to the nation’s changing social and \r\neconomic needs,  compatible  with  the  basic  national  ideology and  providing massive  shift  from  \r\ngeneral education to more purposeful  agro­technical education; and  to make provision  for Federal \r\nsupervision of curricula, text­books for various classes and maintenance of standards of education; \r\n \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:— \r\n \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Federal \r\nSupervision of Curricula, Text­books and Maintenance of Standards of Education Act, 1976. \r\n \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.  \r\n  \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n \r\n2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— \r\n \r\n(a) “Competent Authority” means an authority appointed as such under  section 3; \r\nand \r\n \r\n(b) “institution” means a school, college or uni versity and includes such other \r\neducational establishment as the Federal Gov ernment may, by notification in \r\nthe official Gazette, specify for the purpose of this clause. \r\n \r\n3. Appointment and duties of Competent Authority.—(1) The Federal Government may, \r\nby notification in the official Gazette, appoint one or more Competent Authorities for carrying out \r\nthe purposes of this Act. \r\n \r\n (2) The Competent Authority may, for carrying out the purposes of this Act,— \r\n \r\n(a)  prepare or cause to be prepared schemes of studies, curricula, manuscripts of \r\ntext­books and schedules or strategy for their introduction in various classes of \r\nan institution in connection with the implementation of the education policy of \r\nthe Federal Government; \r\n \r\n (b) approve manuscripts of text­books produced by other agencies before they are \r\n prescribed in various classes of an institution; and \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gaz. of P ., 1975,. Ext., Pt. III, p. 694.\r\nPage 3 of 3 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n (c)  direct any person or agency in writing to delete, amend or withdraw any \r\n portion, or the whole, of  the curriculum, text­book  or reference material \r\n prescribed for any class of an institution within a period  specified in such  \r\n directive. \r\n \r\n(3) Action on the directive of the competent Authority under clause (c) of sub­section (2) shall \r\nbe taken as soon as possible by the person or agency and an implementation report shall be submitted \r\nto the Competent Authority within such period as may be laid down in the directive. \r\n \r\n4. Penalty. If the person, to whom or the person responsible for the conduct of the affairs of \r\nany agency to which, a directive has been issued under clause (c) of sub­section (2) of section 3 \r\nfails to carry it out, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one \r\nyear and shall also be guilty of gross misconduct; and such agency may be superseded by order of the \r\nauthority appointing or constituting it. . \r\n \r\n5. Jurisdiction to try offences. No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable \r\nunder this Act except upon a complaint in writing made by the Competent Authority. \r\n \r\n6. Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for \r\nanything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or \r\norder made thereunder. \r\n \r\n7. 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. \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\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n      Last Uploaded on 2.11.2023",
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