Military College of Engineering, Risalpur (Degree) Ordinance, 1962

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THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, RISALPUR 
(DEGREE) ORDINANCE, 1962 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
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1.  Short title and commencement 
2.  Definitions 
3.  Constitution and powers of the College 
4.  Controlling Authority 
5.  Commandant 
6.  Academic Board 
7.  Functions of Academic Board 
8.  Power to make rules 
9.  Regulations 
10.  Interpretation by Federal Government 
11.  Waiver of defect in the constitution of Academic Board 
12.  Bar of Jurisdiction 
13.  Power to remove difficulties 
 
  
  
 
 

 
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THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, RISALPUR (DEGREE) 
ORDINANCE, 1962 
ORDINANCE NO. XVII OF 1962 
[9th May, 1962]  
An Ordinance to grant a charter to the Military College of Engineering, Risalpur. 
 WHEREAS it is expedient to grant a charter to the Military College of Engineering, Risalpur, 
for the purpose of enabling it to award the Degree of Bachelor of Civil Engineering and to provide 
for matters ancillary thereto;  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Proclamation of the seventh day of October, 1958, and 
in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate 
the following Ordinance:__  
 1. Short title and commencement. ___(1) This Ordinance may be called the Military College 
of Engineering, Risalpur (Degree) Ordinance, 1962.  
 (2) It shall come into force at once.  
 2. Definitions. ___In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or 
context,__  
 (1) ‘Academic Board’ means the Academic Board of the College;  
 (2) ‘College’ means the Military College of Engineering, Risalpur;  
 (3) ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of the College;  
 (4) ‘Controlling Authority’ means the Controlling Authority of the College. 
 3. Constit ution and powers of the College. ___(1) The College shall consist of the 
Controlling Authority, the Commandant and the Academic Board.  
 (2) Subject to rules made under this Ordinance, the College shall have the powers:___ 
(a)  to provide for instruction in Civil Engineering and allied subjects;  
(b)  to hold examinations and confer the Degree of Bachelor of Civil Engineering 
on persons who have pursued a regular course of study in the College and 
have passed the final examination of the College, whether before or after the 
commencement of this Ordinance;  
(c)  to co-operate with Universities and other authorities in such manner and for 
such purposes as may be necessary;  
(d)  to institute professorships, readerships or lecturers hips and to create any other 
teaching or administrative posts required by the College and to make appoint -
ments thereto;  
 
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(e)  to institute and award fellowships, scholarships bursaries, medals and other 
awards in accordance with the prescribed conditions;  
(f)  to establish teaching departments and to make such arrangements for their 
maintenance, management and administration as it may consider necessary;  
(g)  to supervise and control the residence and discipline of the students of the 
College and to make arrangeme nts for the promotion of their health and 
general welfare;  
(h)  to organize exhibitions and such other functions as may be beneficial to the 
students; and  
(i)  to do such other acts and things as may be necessary for the furtherance of the 
objects of the College as an examining and teaching body.  
 4. Controlling Authority. ___(1) The Engineer -in-Chief of the Pakistan Army shall be the 
Controlling Authority of the College.  
 (2) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder, the Controlling 
Authority shall have such powers and duties as the 1[Federal Government] may determine.  
 5. Commandant.___(1) There shall be a Commandant of the College who sha ll be appointed 
by the Controlling Authority on such terms and conditions as it may determine.  
 (2) Subject to provisions of this Ordinance and the rules and regulations made thereunder, the 
Commandant shall have such powers and duties as the Controlling Authority may determine.  
 6. Academic Board.___There shall be an Academic Board consisting of__  
(a)  the Commandant who shall be the Chairman of the Academic Board;  
(b)  the Professors and Assistant Professors of the College; and  
(c)  such other persons as may be appointed by the Controlling Authority.  
 7. Functions of Academic Board.___The functions of the Academic Board shall be__  
(a)  to advise the Controlling Authority on all academic matters;  
(b)  to make arrangements for the proper teaching and conduct of examinations 
and the promotion of academic life in the College;  
(c)  to propose to the Controlling Authority schemes for the constitution of 
teaching departments in the College;  
(d)  to prescribe, subject to the approval of the Controlling Authority, the course of 
studies, the syllabi and the outlines of texts for the Degree examination in 
Civil Engineering.  
 
1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975. 
 
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  8. Power to make rules.___The 1[Federal Government] may, by notification in the official 
Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.  
 9. Regulations. The Controlling Authority may with the previous approval of the 1[Federal 
Government] make regulations, not inconsistent with the rules, to carry out the purposes of this 
Ordinance.  
 10. Interpreta tion by 1[Federal Government ].___If any question arises regarding 
interpretation of any provisions of this Ordinance or of any rul es or regulations made thereunder, the 
matter shall be referred by the Controlling Authority to the 1[Federal Government] whose decision 
thereon shall be final.  
 11. Waiver of defect in the constitution of Academic Board.___No act or proceeding of any 
Authority or other body of the College shall be invalid m erely on the ground of the exis tence of any 
vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the Academic Board.  
 12. Bar of J urisdiction.___No order made under this Ordinance or the rules or regulatio ns 
made thereunder shall be called in question in any court, and no suit, prosecution or other legal 
proceedings shall lie against any person for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under 
this Ordinance or the rules or regulations.  
 13. Pow er to remove difficulties. ___The 1[Federal Government] may for the purpose of 
removing any difficulties in first giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance, particularly in 
relation to the constitution or re -constitution of any authority, make such order as it may deem 
necessary or expedient.  
 
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RGN Date: 20-05-2024 
1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975.