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  "text": "THE CHOLISTAN UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND \r\nANIMAL SCIENCES BAHAWALPUR ACT 2018 \r\n(XIII of 2018) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Incorporation \r\n4. Powers of the University  \r\n5. Jurisdiction of the University \r\n6. Integration of Educational or Research Institutes with the University \r\n7. University to be open to all classes, creeds, etc \r\n8. Teaching in the University \r\n9. Officers of the University  \r\n10. Chancellor \r\n11. Inspection and inquiry \r\n12. Revisional powers of the Chancellor  \r\n13. Visitation  \r\n14. Pro-Chancellor \r\n15. Vice-Chancellor \r\n16. Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor \r\n17. Pro-Vice Chancellor \r\n18. Registrar \r\n19. Treasurer \r\n20. Controller of Examinations  \r\n21. Auditor \r\n22.  Other officers \r\n23. Authorities \r\n24. The Syndicate  \r\n25. Powers and duties of the Syndicate \r\n26. Academic Council \r\n27. Powers and duties of the Academic Council \r\n28. Constitution, functions and powers of other Authorities \r\n29. Appointment of committees by certain Authorities \r\n30. Statutes \r\n31. Regulations \r\n32. Amendment and repeal of statutes and regulations  \r\n33. Rules \r\n34. Affiliation \r\n35. Additions of courses by affiliated educational institutions \r\n36. Reports from affiliated educational institutions  \r\n37. Withdrawal of affiliation \r\n38. Appeal against refusal or withdrawal of affiliation \r\n39. University fund \r\n40. Recovery of University dues \r\n41. Audit and accounts \r\n42. Retirement from service \r\n43. Appeal. \r\n44. Pension, insurance, gratuity, provident fund and benevolent fund \r\n45. Tripartite mobility \r\n46. Commencement of term of office of members of Authorities \r\n47. Filling of casual vacancies in Authorities \r\n48. Disputes about membership of Authority \r\n49. Proceedings of Authorities not invalidated by vacancies \r\n50. First Statutes \r\n51.  Savings \r\n52. Transition \r\n53. Removal of difficulties \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nTHE FIRST STATUTES \r\n(see section 50) \r\n1. Faculties \r\n2. Dean \r\n3. Teaching Departments and Chairpersons \r\n4. Board of Studies \r\n5. Advanced Studies and Research Board \r\n6. Selection Board \r\n7. Functions of the Selection Board  \r\n8. Finance and Planning Committee \r\n9. Functions of Finance and Planning Committee \r\n10. Affiliation Committee \r\n11. Discipline Committee \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE CHOLISTAN UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES \r\nBAHAWALPUR ACT 2018 \r\n(XIII of 2018) \r\n[19 March, 2018] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto establish Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur. \r\nIt is nec essary to establish Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal \r\nSciences Bahawalpur for purposes of promoting and stimulating animal health services \r\nand, for the purpose, making provisions for advanced teaching, research, diagnostic \r\nand treatment methodologies, and for ancillary matters. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\n1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Cholistan \r\nUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur Act 2018. \r\n(2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; \r\n(b) “Act” means the Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal \r\nSciences Bahawalpur Act 2018; \r\n(c) “affiliated college” means an educ ational institution affiliated to the \r\nUniversity but not maintained or administered by it; \r\n(d) “Authority” means an Authority of the University appointed under the  \r\nAct; \r\n(e) “Chairperson” means the head of a teaching Department; \r\n(f) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the University; \r\n(g) “college” means an affiliated college; \r\n(h) “Commission” means Higher Education Commission set up under the \r\nHigher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002); \r\n(i) “constituent college” means a college maintained and  administered by \r\nthe University; \r\n(j) “Dean” means the Chairperson of the Board of Faculty; \r\n(k) “Director” means the head of a teaching division, institute or directorate \r\nof the University; \r\n(l) “educational institution” means an institution imparting instru ctions in \r\nthe subject or subjects assigned to a Faculty; \r\n                                                 \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 14.03.2018; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on \r\n19 March 2018; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 20 March 2018, pp.6673-6693. \r\n(m) “Faculty” means a Faculty of the University; \r\n(n) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by statutes, regulations or rules; \r\n(p) “Principal” means the head of a college; \r\n(q) “Pro-Chancellor” means the Pro-Chancellor of the University; \r\n(r) “Pro-Vice Chancellor” means the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University; \r\n(s) “professional college” means a college providing instruction in courses \r\nof study leading to the deg ree in Animal Production, Business \r\nManagement, Veterinary Sciences, Fisheries and Wildlife, or such \r\nother subjects as may be prescribed by regulations to be professional \r\nsubjects; \r\n(t) “Professor Emeritus” means a retired Professor working in a faculty in \r\nan honorary capacity; \r\n(u) “registered graduate” means a graduate of the University whose name \r\nis entered in the Register of Registered Graduates; \r\n(v) “research officer” means a person engaged whole time by the \r\nUniversity for research; \r\n(w) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” mean respectively the statutes, the \r\nregulations and the rules made or deemed to have been made under \r\nthe Act; \r\n(x) “Syndicate” means the Syndicate of the University; \r\n(y) “teachers” mean Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant \r\nProfessors, Lecturers and Research staff having prescribed \r\nqualifications engaged whole time by the University for teaching \r\ncertificate, diploma, degree or postgraduate classes, and such other \r\npersons as may be declared to be teachers by Regulations; \r\n(z) “teaching department” means a teaching department maintained and \r\nadministered by the University or recognized by the University; \r\n(aa) “University” means Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal \r\nSciences Bahawalpur;  \r\n(bb) “University teacher” means a whole tim e teacher appointed by the \r\nUniversity or recognized as such by the University; and \r\n(cc) “Vice Chancellor” means the Vice Chancellor of the University. \r\n3. Incorporation.– (1) The Government shall, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, establish Cholistan  University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences \r\nBahawalpur in accordance with the provisions of the Act. \r\n(2) The University shall be a body corporate by the name of Cholistan \r\nUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur and shall have perpetual \r\nsuccession and a common seal and may, by the said name, sue and be sued. \r\n(3) The University may acquire and hold property, both movable and \r\nimmovable, and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any movable and immovable \r\nproperty which vests in the University or has been acquired by it. \r\n(4) Consequent on the notification issued under subsection (1), all \r\nproperties, rights and interests of whatever kind, used, enjoyed, possessed, owned \r\nor vested in or held in trust by or for the University College of Veterinary a nd Animal \r\nSciences, a constituent college of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur established \r\nunder the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Act, 1975 (IV of 1975) , and all liabilities \r\nsubsisting against the said College shall stand transferred to the University.  \r\n (5) All employees and servants of the Government or of the Islamia \r\nUniversity Bahawalpur serving at the University College of Veterinary and Animal \r\nSciences, Bahawalpur immediately before the commencement of the Act, shall be \r\nconsidered to be on deputation with the University. \r\n(6) Subject to the procedure notified by the University, an employee or \r\nservant of the Government or of the Islamia University Bahawalpur, on deputation \r\nwith the University may, within three hundred and sixty five days from the \r\ncommencement of the Act, opt for absorption in the service of the University on such \r\nterms and conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed but such terms and \r\nconditions shall not be less favourable than those admissible to such an employee or \r\nservant while in Government service or in the service of the Islamia University \r\nBahawalpur, immediately before his deputation under subsection (5). \r\n4. Powers of the University.– The University shall have the powers to: \r\n(a) provide for instruction in veterinary a nd animal sciences, social and \r\nnatural sciences, humanities, and such other branches of learning as it \r\nmay deem fit, and to make provisions for research and for the \r\nadvancement and dissemination of knowledge in such manner as it may \r\ndetermine; \r\n(b) prescribe courses of studies for the University, institutes and colleges; \r\n(c) hold examinations and award and confer degrees, diplomas, \r\ncertificates and other academic distinctions to and on persons who \r\nhave been admitted to and have passed its examinations under the \r\nprescribed conditions; \r\n(d) confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on approved persons in \r\nthe manner prescribed; \r\n(e) provide such instructions for persons, not being students of the \r\nUniversity, as it may determine and to grant certificates and di plomas \r\nto such persons; \r\n(f) confer degrees on persons who have carried on independent research \r\nunder the prescribed conditions; \r\n(g) affiliate and disaffiliate educational institutions in the prescribed \r\nmanner;  \r\n(h) admit educational institutions to its pri vileges and to withdraw such \r\nprivileges in the prescribed manner; \r\n(i) inspect colleges and other educational institutions affiliated or seeking \r\naffiliation with it; \r\n(j) accept the examinations passed and the periods of study spent by \r\nstudents of the Univer sity at other Universities and places of learning \r\nas equivalent to such examinations and periods of study in the \r\nUniversity, as it may determine, and to withdraw such acceptance; \r\n(k) co-operate with other Universities and public authorities in such \r\nmanner and for such purposes as it may determine; \r\n(l) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant \r\nProfessorships and Lectureships and any other posts and to appoint \r\npersons thereto; \r\n(m) create posts for teaching, research, extension administrati on and other \r\nrelated purposes and to appoint persons thereto;  \r\n(n) recognize selected members of the teaching staff of affiliated \r\neducational institutions admitted to the privileges of the University or \r\nsuch other persons as it may deem fit as University teachers; \r\n(o) institute and award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, \r\nmedals and prizes under the prescribed conditions; \r\n(p) establish teaching departments, schools, colleges, faculties, institutes, \r\ncenters of excellence, museums, campuses or sub-campuses and other \r\ncenters of learning for the development of teaching and research and to \r\nmake such arrangements for their maintenance, management and \r\nadministration as it may determine;  \r\n(q) control the residence of the students of the University an d the colleges \r\nand institutes and maintain halls of residence and approve or license \r\nhostels and lodgings; \r\n(r) supervise and control the discipline of the students of the University \r\nand the colleges, promote the extracurricular and recreational activities \r\nof such students and make arrangements for promoting their health \r\nand general welfare; \r\n(s) demand and receive payment of such fees and other charges as it may \r\ndetermine; \r\n(t) make provisions for research and advisory services and, for the \r\npurpose, enter int o arrangements with other institutions or with public \r\nbodies under the prescribed conditions; \r\n(u) enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts; \r\n(v) receive and manage property transferred and grants, bequests, trusts, \r\ngifts, donations, endowments and ot her contributions made to the \r\nUniversity and invest any fund representing such property, grants, \r\nbequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments or contributions in such \r\nmanner as it may deem fit; \r\n(w) provide for the printing and publication of research and  other works; \r\nand  \r\n(x) do all such other acts and things necessary for accomplishing the \r\nobjectives of the Act. \r\n5. Jurisdiction of the University.– The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to \r\nwhole of the Punjab. \r\n6. Integration of Educational or Research Institutes with the University.– (1) \r\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law, notification, contract, \r\nagreement or instrument, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, \r\nintegrate with the University any educational or research institution situated anywhere in \r\nthe Punjab. \r\n(2) On the publication of a notification under subsection (1): \r\n(a) all rights, properties, assets and liabilities vested in or undertaken by \r\nsuch educational institution shall become the rights, properties, assets \r\nand liabilities of the University; and \r\n(b) all persons serving in connection with the affairs of such educational \r\ninstitution in any capacity, shall stand transferred for service under the \r\nUniversity on such terms and conditions as the Government may, in \r\nconsultation with the University, determine but such terms and \r\nconditions shall not be less favourable than those admissible to them \r\nimmediately before their transfer to the University: \r\nProvided that if any such person is a Government servant on deputation to the \r\ninstitution, he shall not be transferred for service to the University without his consent \r\nin writing.  \r\n(3) Any question arising under the proviso to clause (b) of subsection (2) \r\nshall be referred to the Government and the  decision of the Government on such \r\nquestion shall be final. \r\n7. University to be open to all classes, creeds, etc.– (1) Subject to subsection \r\n(2), t he University shall be open to all persons of either and of whatever religion, \r\nrace, creed, class or colour and no person shall be denied the privileges of the \r\nUniversity on the ground of sex, religion, race, creed, class or colour. \r\n(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prevent religious \r\ninstructions being given to the students in their own re ligious faith in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed. \r\n8. Teaching in the University .– (1) All recognized teaching in various courses \r\nshall be conducted by the University in the prescribed manner and may consist of \r\nlectures, tutorials, discussions, seminars, demonstrations as well as practical work in \r\nthe laboratories, workshops and farms and other methods of instruction. \r\n(2) The authority responsible for organizing recognized teaching shall be \r\nsuch as may be prescribed. \r\n(3) The courses and the curricula shall be such as may be prescribed. \r\n(4) A subject to be called Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies shall be \r\ntaught as a compulsory subject at the Bachelor’s Degree level in all Faculties but a non-\r\nMuslim student may opt for Ethics and Pakistan Studies. \r\n(5) A degree shall not be awarded to a student unless he has passed the \r\nexamination in the subjects mentioned in subsection (4). \r\n9. Officers of the University .– The following shall be the officers of the \r\nUniversity:– \r\n(a) Chancellor; \r\n(b) Pro-Chancellor; \r\n(c) Vice-Chancellor; \r\n(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor; \r\n(e) Deans; \r\n(f) Directors; \r\n(g) Principal of the constituent college; \r\n(h) Chairperson of the teaching departments;  \r\n(i) Registrar; \r\n(j) Treasurer; \r\n(k) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(l) Librarian; and \r\n(m) such other persons as may be prescribed. \r\n10. Chancellor.– (1) Governor of the Punjab shall be the Chancellor of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n(2) The Chancellor or his nominee shall preside at the convocation of the \r\nUniversity. \r\n(3) If the Chancellor is satisfied that the proceedings of any Authority are not \r\nin accordance with the provisions of the Act, the statutes, regulations or rules, he may, \r\nafter calling upon such Authority or officer to show cause why such proceedings or \r\norders should not be annulled, by order in writing, annul such proceedings. \r\n(4) Every proposal to confer an honorary degree shall be subject to \r\nconfirmation by the Chancellor. \r\n(5) The Chancellor shall have the power to assent to such Statutes as are \r\nrequired to be submitted to him by the Syndicate or withhold assent or refer them back \r\nto the Syndicate for reconsideration. \r\n(6) The Chancellor may remove any person from the membership of any \r\nAuthority if such person: \r\n(a) has become of unsound mind; or  \r\n(b) has been incapacitated to function as member of such Authority; or  \r\n(c) has been convicted by a court of law of an offence involving moral \r\nturpitude; or  \r\n(d) has failed to attend three consecutive meetings of the Authority without \r\ninformation to the Vice Chancellor; or \r\n(e) has accepted any assignment which involves his abse nce from the \r\nUniversity for a continuous period of six months or more. \r\n(7) An order under subsection (6) shall not be passed unless the person \r\nlikely to be affected thereby is afforded an opportunity of being heard. \r\n(8) In the performance of his functions under the Act, the Chancellor shall \r\nact and be bound in the same manner as Governor of the Punjab acts and is bound \r\nunder Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n11. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Chancellor may direct inspec tion or inquiry \r\ninto the affairs of the University. \r\n (2) The Chancellor shall convey the views with regard to the result of the \r\ninspection or inquiry to the Syndicate and may, after ascertaining the views of the \r\nSyndicate, direct any remedial action to the Syndicate. \r\n (3) The Syndicate shall, within the time specified by the Chancellor, submit \r\na report to the Chancellor about the action taken on the direction of the Chancellor. \r\n (4) If the Syndicate fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Chancellor  \r\nwithin the specified time, the Chancellor may issue such directions as the Chancellor \r\ndeems appropriate and the Syndicate shall comply with the directions.  \r\n (5) The Chancellor may set aside a decision or action of the Syndicate, \r\nwhich, in his opinion, is  against the law, interest of academic excellence of the \r\nUniversity, religious or cultural ideology, or national integrity. \r\n12. Revisional powers of the Chancellor .– The Chancellor may, of his own \r\nmotion or otherwise, call for and examine the record of any  proceedings in which an \r\norder has been passed by any Authority for purposes of satisfying himself as to the \r\ncorrectness, legality or propriety of any finding or order and may pass such orders as he \r\nmay deem fit but no order shall be so passed unless the p erson likely to be affected \r\nthereby is afforded an opportunity of being heard.  \r\n13. Visitation.– (1) The Chancellor may cause an inspection or inquiry to be \r\nmade in respect of any matter connected with the University and shall, from time to \r\ntime, appoint s uch person or persons as he may deem fit for purposes of carrying \r\nout inspection of: \r\n(a) the University, its buildings, laboratories, libraries, museums, \r\nworkshops and equipment; \r\n(b) any institution, college or hostel maintained or recognized by or \r\naffiliated to the University; \r\n(c) the teaching and other work conducted by the University; and \r\n(d) the conduct of examinations held by the University. \r\n(2) The Chancellor shall, in every such case as aforesaid, give a notice to \r\nthe Syndicate of his intention to ca use an inspection or inquiry to be made, and the \r\nSyndicate shall be entitled to be represented thereat. \r\n(3) The Chancellor shall communicate to the Syndicate his views with \r\nregard to the results of such inspection or inquiry and shall after ascertaining th e \r\nviews thereon of the Syndicate, advise the Syndicate on the action to be taken. \r\n(4) The Syndicate shall communicate to the Chancellor, within such time as is \r\nspecified by him, the action taken or proposed to be taken as a consequence of the \r\ninspection or inquiry. \r\n(5) Where the Syndicate does not, within a reasonable time, takes action \r\nto the satisfaction of the Chancellor, the Chancellor may, after considering any \r\nexplanation furnished or representation made by the Syndicate, issue such \r\ndirections as he thinks fit, and the Vice Chancellor shall comply with such directions.  \r\n14. Pro-Chancellor.–(1) The Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development \r\nDepartment of the Government shall be the Pro-Chancellor of the University. \r\n (2) The Pro -Chancellor shall perfor m such duties and functions and \r\nexercise such powers as may be assigned or delegated to him by the Chancellor. \r\n15. Vice-Chancellor.– (1) An eligible person who is not more than sixty five years \r\nof age on the last date fixed for submission of applications f or the post of the Vice \r\nChancellor may apply for the post. \r\n(2) The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, determine the \r\nqualifications, experience and other relevant requirements for the post of the Vice \r\nChancellor. \r\n(3) The Government shall constitute a Search Committee consisting of not \r\nless than three and not more than five members including experts in the area for making \r\nrecommendations for appointment of the Vice Chancellor. \r\n(4) The Search Committee shall follow such procedure and cr iteria for the \r\nselection of the panel for the post of the Vice Chancellor, as the Government may, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, determine. \r\n(5) The Search Committee shall recommend to the Government, in \r\nalphabetical order, a panel of three person s who, in its opinion, are suitable for \r\nappointment as the Vice Chancellor. \r\n(6) The Chancellor shall appoint the Vice Chancellor for a term of four \r\nyears but he shall serve during the pleasure of the Chancellor. \r\n(7) The Government shall determine the terms and conditions of service of \r\nthe Vice Chancellor. \r\n(8) The incumbent Vice Chancellor shall not be allowed any extension in \r\nhis tenure but subject to eligibility he may again compete for the post of the Vice \r\nChancellor in accordance with the procedure prescribed by or under this section. \r\n(9) If the office of the Vice Chancellor is vacant or the Vice Chancellor is \r\nabsent or is unable to perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor owing to any cause, \r\nthe Pro-Vice Chancellor shall perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor but, if at any \r\ntime, the office of Pro -Vice Chancellor is also vacant or the Pro -Vice Chancellor is \r\nabsent or is unable to perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor owing to any cause, \r\nthe Chancellor shall make such temporary arrangement s for the performance of the \r\nduties of the Vice Chancellor as he may deem fit. \r\n16. Powers and duties of the Vice -Chancellor.– (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be \r\nthe principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall ensure that the \r\nprovisions of the Act, the statutes, regulations and rules are faithfully observed in order to \r\npromote the general efficiency and good order of the University and shall have all powers \r\nnecessary for the purpose, including administrative control over all officers, teachers, \r\nstudents and employees of the University. \r\n(2) The Vice Chancellor shall preside at the meetings of the Authorities of \r\nwhich he is the Chairperson and be entitled to attend and preside any meeting of any \r\nother Authority or body of the University. \r\n(3) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the Vice Chancellor \r\nmay, in an emergency, take an action which is not otherwise in the competence of \r\nthe Vice Chancellor but is in the competence of any other Authority. \r\n(4) The vice Chancellor shall, wi thin seven days of taking an action under \r\nsubsection (3), submit a report of the action taken to the Pro -Chancellor and to the \r\nmembers of the Syndicate; and, the Syndicate shall, within forty days of such an \r\naction of the Vice Chancellor, pass such orders as the Syndicate deems appropriate. \r\n(5) The Vice Chancellor shall also have the power to: \r\n(a) sanction all expenditure provided for in the approved budget and to re -\r\nappropriate funds within the same major head of expenditure;  \r\n(b) sanction, by re -appropriation, an amount not exceeding rupees two \r\nhundred thousand for an unforeseen item not provided for in the budget \r\nand report it to the Syndicate at the next meeting; \r\n(c) appoint paper -setters and examiners for all examinations of the \r\nUniversity on receipt of  the panels of names from the concerned \r\nAuthorities; \r\n(d) make such arrangements for the scrutiny of papers, marks and results \r\nas he may consider necessary; \r\n(e) direct teachers, officers and other employees of the University to take \r\nup such assignments in c onnection with teaching, research, \r\nexamination, administration and such other activities as he may \r\nconsider necessary for achieving the objectives of the University; \r\n(f) delegate subject to such conditions, if any, as may be prescribed, any \r\nof his powers under the Act to an officer or officers of the University; \r\n(g) appoint employees in Basic Pay Scales 1 to 16; and \r\n(h) exercise and perform such other powers and functions as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n17. Pro-Vice Chancellor .– (1) The Chancellor shall nominate the Pro-Vice \r\nChancellor of the University, from amongst three senior most Professors of the \r\nUniversity, for a term of three years. \r\n (2) The Pro -Vice Chancellor shall perform such functions as may be \r\nassigned to him under the Act, statutes or regulations. \r\n (3) The Syndicate or the Vice Chancellor may assign any other functions \r\nto the Pro-Vice Chancellor in addition to his duties as Professor. \r\n18. Registrar.– (1) The Registrar shall be a whole time officer of the University \r\nand shall be appointed by the Syndicate  on such terms and conditions as may be \r\ndetermined by it.  \r\n(2) The Registrar shall: \r\n(a) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(b) maintain a register of Registered Graduates in the prescribed manner; \r\n(c) be the Sec retary of the Syndicate and Academic Council and be \r\nresponsible to record and issue the minutes with the approval of \r\nChairperson of the concerned statutory body; \r\n(d) conduct elections of members to the various authorities in the \r\nprescribed manner; and \r\n(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed. \r\n19. Treasurer.– (1) The Treasurer shall be a whole time officer of the University \r\nand shall be appointed by the Chancellor on such terms and conditions as the \r\nChancellor may determine.  \r\n(2) The Treasurer shall:  \r\n(a) manage the property, finances and investments of the University; \r\n(b) prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the University and \r\npresent them to the Finance and Planning Committee and the \r\nSyndicate; \r\n(c) ensure that the funds of the Univer sity are spent for the purposes for \r\nwhich they are provided; and \r\n(d) perform such other duties as may be prescribed. \r\n20. Controller of Examinations.– (1) The Controller of Examinations shall be a \r\nwhole time officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Syndicate on such \r\nterms and conditions as may be determined by it.  \r\n(2) The Controller shall be responsible for all matters connected with the \r\nconduct of examinations and perform such other duties as may be prescribed.  \r\n21. Auditor.– The Resident Au ditor shall be taken on deputation from the \r\nGovernment. \r\n22.  Other officers.– Subject to the Act, the terms and conditions of service and \r\npowers and duties of other officers shall be such as may be prescribed. \r\n23. Authorities.– The following shall be the Authorities of the University: \r\n(a) Syndicate; \r\n(b) Academic Council; \r\n(c) Board of Faculties; \r\n(d) Selection Board; \r\n(e) Advanced Studies and Research Board; \r\n(f) Finance and Planning Committee; \r\n(g) Affiliation Committee; \r\n(h) Discipline Committee; and \r\n(i) such other Authorities as may be prescribed by the statutes. \r\n24. The Syndicate.– (1) The Syndicate shall consist of: \r\n(a) the Vice-Chancellor, who shall be its Chairperson; \r\n(b) three members, including at least one female member, of Provincial \r\nAssembly of the Pun jab to be nominated by the Speaker of the \r\nAssembly; \r\n(c) Vice Chancellor, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore;  \r\n(d) Pro-Vice Chancellor;  \r\n(e) four senior scientists, including at least two female, to be nominated by \r\nthe Chancellor; \r\n(f) Secretary to the Government, Livestock and Dairy Development \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional \r\nSecretary; \r\n(g) Secretary to the Government, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries \r\nDepartment or his representative not below the rank of an Ad ditional \r\nSecretary; \r\n(h) Secretary to the Government, Finance Department or his \r\nrepresentative not below the rank of an Additional Secretary; \r\n(i) Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Department or his \r\nrepresentative not below the rank of an Additional Secretary; \r\n(j) Managing Director, Cholistan Development Authority, Bahawalpur; \r\n(k) one nominee of Higher Education Commission not below the rank of a \r\nmember; \r\n(l) one nominee of Punjab Higher Education Commission ; \r\n(m) one Dean to be nominated by the Chancel lor on the recommendation \r\nof the Vice Chancellor; \r\n(n) one Professor, one Associate Professor, one Assistant Professor and one \r\nsuch Lecturer who has completed a minimum of two years’ service in the \r\nUniversity, to be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendations of \r\nthe Vice Chancellor; \r\n(o) three persons of eminence including at least one woman from amongst \r\nstakeholders including professionals from relevant disciplines of \r\nindustry or trade to be nominated by the Chancellor; and \r\n(p) One of the heads of the  constituent colleges, institutions or schools to \r\nbe nominated by the Vice Chancellor. \r\n(2) The members of the Syndicate, other than ex-officio members, shall \r\nhold office for three years. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Syndicate shall be one third of t he \r\ntotal number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n25. Powers and duties of the Syndicate .– (1) The Syndicate shall be the \r\nprincipal executive body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of the \r\nAct and the statutes, take effective  measures to raise the standard of teaching, \r\nresearch and publication and other academic pursuits and exercise general \r\nsupervision over the affairs and management of the property of the University.  \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, and subject \r\nto the provisions of the Act and the statutes, the Syndicate shall have the power to: \r\n(a) take effective measures to raise the standard of teaching, research and \r\npublication in the light of national needs and public interest; \r\n(b) hold control and administer the property and funds of the University; \r\n(c) govern and regulate, with due regard to the advice of the Finance and \r\nPlanning Committee in this behalf, the finances, accounts and \r\ninvestments of the University and for that purpose to appoint such agents \r\nas it may think fit;  \r\n(d) consider and pass the annual report, the annual statement of accounts, \r\nthe annual and revised budget estimates and re-appropriate funds from \r\none major head of expenditure to another; \r\n(e) transfer and accept trans fer of movable or immovable property on \r\nbehalf of the University; \r\n(f) enter into, vary, carry out and cancel a contract on behalf of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(g) cause proper books of accounts to be kept for all sums of money \r\nreceived and expended by the University  and for the assets and \r\nliabilities of the University; \r\n(h) invest any money belonging to the University including any unapplied \r\nincome, in any of the securities described in section 20 of the Trusts Act, \r\n1882 (II of 1882) or in the purchase of immovable property or in such other \r\nmanner, as it may determine, with the like power of varying such \r\ninvestments; \r\n(i) receive and manage any property transferred and grants, bequests, \r\ntrusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made to \r\nthe University;  \r\n(j) administer any funds placed at the disposal of the University for \r\nspecified purposes; \r\n(k) determine the form, provide for the custody and regulate the use of the \r\nCommon Seal of the University; \r\n(l) provide buildings, libraries, premises, furniture, ap paratus, equipment \r\nand other means required for carrying out the work of the University; \r\n(m) establish and maintain halls of residence and hostels or approve or \r\nlicense hostels or lodgings for the residence of students; \r\n(n) affiliate and disaffiliate colleges; \r\n(o) admit educational institutions to the privileges of the University and \r\nwithdraw such privileges; \r\n(p) arrange for the inspection of the teaching departments, colleges and \r\ninstitutes; \r\n(q) institute Professorships, Associate Professorships, Assistant  \r\nProfessorships, Lectureships and other teaching posts or suspend or \r\nabolish such posts; \r\n(r) create, suspend or abolish such administrative, research, extension or \r\nother posts, as may be necessary; \r\n(s) appoint University Teachers and other officers in Basi c Pay Scale 17 \r\nand above, on the recommendation of the Selection Board; \r\n(t) appoint Professor Emeritus on such terms and conditions as may be \r\nprescribed; \r\n(u) confer an honorary degree in accordance with the conditions \r\nprescribed; \r\n(v) prescribe the duties o f officers, teachers and other employees of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(w) suspend, punish and remove from service in the prescribed manner \r\nsuch officers, teachers and other employees as are appointed by the \r\nSyndicate; \r\n(x) report to the Chancellor on matters on which  it has been asked to \r\nreport; \r\n(y) appoint members to the various Authorities in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of the Act; \r\n(z) approve statutes and recommend the drafts of statutes requiring \r\napproval of the Chancellor; \r\n(aa) consider and deal, in the manner  prescribed in subsection (2) of \r\nsection 31, the regulations made by the Academic Council but the \r\nSyndicate may frame regulation on its own initiative and approve it \r\nafter advice of the Academic Council;  \r\n(bb) regulate, determine and administer all other m atters concerning the \r\nUniversity and exercise all other powers in this behalf; \r\n(cc) delegate any of its powers to an Authority or officer or a committee or \r\nsub-committee;  \r\n(dd) perform such other acts, functions and things, not inconsistent with the \r\nAct or  the statutes, necessary to achieve the objectives of the \r\nUniversity as a place of education, learning, research and \r\nadministration; and \r\n(ee) perform such other functions as are assigned under the Act or the \r\nstatutes. \r\n26. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b)  Pro-Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) Deans of all Faculties; \r\n(d) Deans of the Faculties of Veterinary Science and Animal Production \r\nand Technology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore;  \r\n(e) Directors; \r\n(f) Professors; \r\n(g) Chairperson of the teaching departments; \r\n(h) Registrar; \r\n(i) Librarian; \r\n(j) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(k) three Animal Science Educationists, including at least one female \r\nEducationist, to be nominated by the Chancellor; and  \r\n(l) one nominee of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council. \r\n(2) The members appointed by nomination or election shall hold office for \r\nthree years. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one -third \r\nof the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n27. Powers and duties of the Academic Council .– (1) The Academic Council \r\nshall be the academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of \r\nthe Act and the statutes, have the power to lay down proper stand ards of instruction, \r\nresearch, publications and examinations and to regulate and promote the academic \r\nlife of the University and the constituent colleges. \r\n(2)Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, and subject to \r\nthe provisions of the  Act and the statutes, the Academic Council shall have the \r\npower to: \r\n(a) advise the Syndicate on academic matters; \r\n(b) regulate the conduct of teaching, research publications and \r\nexaminations; \r\n(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studie s and \r\nexaminations in the University; \r\n(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the University; \r\n(e) propose to the Syndicate the schemes for the constitution and \r\norganization of faculties, teaching departments, institutes, schools, \r\ncampuses, centres of excellence, other centres of learning, faculty \r\nboards and boards of studies; \r\n(f) consider or formulate proposals for the planning and development of \r\nteaching and research in the University; \r\n(g) make regulations, on the recommendations of the Boards of Faculties \r\nand the Boards of Studies, prescribing the courses of studies, the \r\nsyllabi and the outlines of tests for all University examinations; provided \r\nthat if the recommendations of the Board of a Faculty or a Board of \r\nStudies are not received by the prescribed date, the Academic Council \r\nmay, subject to the approval of the Syndicate, continue for the next \r\nyear the courses of studies already prescribed for an examination; \r\n(h) recognize the examinations of other Universities or examining bodies \r\nas equivalent to the corresponding examinations of the University; \r\n(i) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals \r\nand prizes; \r\n(j) frame regulations for submission to the Syndicate; \r\n(k) appoint members to the various Authorities in accordance with \r\nprovisions of the Act; and  \r\n(l) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. \r\n28. Constitution, functions and powers of other Authorities .– The \r\nconstitution, functions and powers of the Authorities for which no specific  provision \r\nhas been made in the Act shall be such as may be prescribed by statutes. \r\n29. Appointment of committees by certain Authorities .– The Syndicate, the \r\nAcademic Council and other Authorities may, from time to time, appoint such standing, \r\nspecial or a dvisory committees, as they may deem fit, and may nominate such \r\npersons on these committees as are not members of the Authorities appointing the \r\ncommittees. \r\n30. Statutes.– Subject to the provisions of the Act, statutes may be made to regulate \r\nor prescribe all or any of the following matters: \r\n(a) the constitution of pension, insurance, gratuity, provident fund and \r\nbenevolent fund for the University employees; \r\n(b) the scales of pay and other terms and conditions of service of officers, \r\nteachers and other employees of the University; \r\n(c) the maintenance of the Register of Registered Graduates; \r\n(d) affiliation and disaffiliation of educational institutions and related \r\nmatters; \r\n(e) admission of educational institutions to the privileges of the University \r\nand the withdrawal of such privileges; \r\n(f) the conduct of elections for membership of the Authorities of the \r\nUniversity and related matters; \r\n(g) the establishment of faculties, institutes, colleges and other academic \r\ndivisions; \r\n(h) the powers and duties of officers and teachers; \r\n(i) conditions under which the University may enter into arrangements \r\nwith other institutions or with public bodies for purposes of research \r\nand advisory services; \r\n(j) conditions for appointment of Professors Emeritus and award of \r\nhonorary degrees; \r\n(k) efficiency and discipline of the University employees; \r\n(l) the general schemes of studies including the duration of courses and \r\nthe number of subjects and papers for an examination; and \r\n(m) all other matters which by the Act are to be or may b e prescribed or \r\nregulated by statutes: \r\nProvided that: \r\n(i) the Syndicate shall not propose or approve draft of statutes \r\naffecting the constitution or powers of any Authority of the \r\nUniversity until such authority has been given an opportunity of \r\nexpressing an opinion in writing about the proposal; and \r\n(ii) the draft of statutes concerning any of the matters mentioned in \r\nclauses (a) and (b) of this section, shall be forwarded to the \r\nChancellor and shall not be effective until it has been approved \r\nby the Chancellor. \r\n31. Regulations.– (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act and the statutes, regulations \r\nmay be framed for all or any of the following matters: \r\n(a) courses of study for degrees, diplomas and certificates of the \r\nUniversity; \r\n(b) the manner in which th e recognized teaching referred to in subsection \r\n(1) of section 8 shall be organized and conducted; \r\n(c) admission of students to the University; \r\n(d) the conditions under which the students shall be admitted to the courses \r\nand the examinations of the University for the award of degrees, diplomas \r\nor, as the case may be, certificates;  \r\n(e) conduct of examinations; \r\n(f) fees and other charges to be paid by the students for admission to the \r\ncourses of study and the examinations of the University; \r\n(g) conduct and discipline of students of the University; \r\n(h) conditions of residence of the students of the University or the colleges, \r\nincluding the levy of fees for residence in halls of residence and \r\nhostels; \r\n(i) approval and licensing of hostels and lodgings; \r\n(j) conditions under which a person shall carry on independent research \r\nto entitle him to a degree; \r\n(k) institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes; \r\n(l) institution of stipends and free and half free studentships; \r\n(m) academic costume; \r\n(n) use of the Library; \r\n(o) formation of teaching departments and Boards of Studies; and \r\n(p) all other matters which by the Act and the statutes are to be, or may \r\nbe, prescribed by regulations. \r\n(2) The regulations shall be prepared by the Academic Council  and shall \r\nbe submitted to the Syndicate which may approve them or withhold approval or refer \r\nthem back to the Academic Council for reconsideration.  \r\n(3) The regulations prepared by the Academic Council but shall not be \r\nvalid unless approved by the Syndicate. \r\n32. Amendment and repeal of statutes and regulations .– The procedure for \r\nadding to, amending or repealing the statutes and the regulations shall be the same \r\nas that prescribed respectively for framing or making statutes and regulations.  \r\n33. Rules.– (1) The Authorities and the other Bodies of the University may make \r\nrules, not inconsistent with the Act, statutes and regulations, to regulate the conduct \r\nof their business, the time and place of meetings and related matters but the \r\nSyndicate may direct the  amendment or the annulment of any rule made under this \r\nsection by another Authority or body: \r\nProvided that if the Authority is dissatisfied with the direction of the Syndicate, \r\nit may appeal to the Chancellor and the decision of the Chancellor shall be final. \r\n(2) The Syndicate may make rules, not inconsistent with the Act, statutes \r\nand regulations, to regulate any matter relating to the affairs of the University for \r\nwhich no provision or no sufficient provision exists in the Act, statutes and \r\nregulations. \r\n34. Affiliation.– (1) An educational institution applying for affiliation to the \r\nUniversity shall make an application to the University and shall satisfy it that: \r\n(a) the educational institution is under the management of the Government \r\nor of a regularly constituted governing body; \r\n(b) the financial resources of the educational institution are sufficient to ensure \r\nits continued maintenance and efficient working; \r\n(c) the strength and qualifications and the terms and conditions of service \r\nof the teaching and other staff of the educational institution are \r\nsatisfactory for purposes of teaching of the prescribed courses of \r\nstudies and training in the institution; \r\n(d) the educational institution has framed proper rules governing the \r\nconduct and discipline of its employees; \r\n(e) the building in which the educational institution is to be located is \r\nsuitable, and that provisions shall be made in conformity with the \r\nstatutes and the regulations for: \r\n(i) the residence of students, not residing with their parents or \r\nguardians, in the hostel established and maintained by the \r\neducational institution, or in hostels or lodgings approved by it; \r\nand  \r\n(ii) the supervision and physical and general welfare of students; \r\n(f) provision has been made for a library and adequate library services; \r\n(g) where affiliation is sought in any branch of experimental sciences, due \r\narrangements have been made for imparting instruction in that branch \r\nof science in a properly equipped laboratory, museum and other places \r\nof practical work; \r\n(h) due provision shall, so far as circumstances may permit, be made for \r\nthe residence of the Principal and members of the teaching staff in or \r\nnear the educational institution or the place provided for the residence \r\nof students; and  \r\n(i) the affiliation of educationa l institution having regard to the provision \r\nwhich may have been made for students by another educational \r\ninstitution in its neighborhood will not be injurious to the interests of \r\neducation or discipline. \r\n (2) The application shall further contain an under taking that after the \r\neducational institution is affiliated, any transference of, and changes in, the \r\nmanagement and in the teaching staff, save in the case of Government Colleges, \r\nshall forthwith be reported to the University, and that the teaching staff shall possess \r\nsuch qualifications as may be prescribed. \r\n (3) The procedure to be followed in disposing of an application for the affiliation \r\nof an educational institution shall be such as may be prescribed. \r\n (4) The Syndicate may, on the recommendation of the Affiliation \r\nCommittee, grant or refuse affiliation to an educational institution: \r\n Provided that the affiliation shall not be refused unless the educational \r\ninstitution has been given an opportunity of making a representation against the \r\nproposed decision. \r\n35. Additions of courses by affiliated educational institutions .– Where an \r\neducational institution desires to add to the course of instruction in respect of which it \r\nis affiliated, the procedure prescribed under subsection (3) of section 34 shall, as far \r\nas possible, be followed. \r\n36. Reports from affiliated educational institutions .– (1) Every educational \r\ninstitution affiliated to the University shall furnish such reports, returns and other \r\ninformation as the University may require to enable it to judg e the efficiency of the \r\neducational institution.  \r\n (2) The University may call upon any educational institution affiliated to it \r\nto take, within a specified period, such action as may appear to the University to be \r\nnecessary in respect of any of the matters referred to in subsection (1) of section 34.  \r\n37. Withdrawal of affiliation .– (1) If an educational institution affiliated to the \r\nUniversity fails at any time to fulfill any of the requirements mentioned in the Act, or if an \r\ninstitution fails to observe any of the conditions of its affiliation, or its affairs are \r\nconducted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of education, the Syndicate may, on \r\nthe recommendation of the Affiliation Committee, and after considering such \r\nrepresentation as the educational institution may wish to make, withdraw, either in whole \r\nor in part, the rights conferred on the educational institution by affiliation or modify such \r\nrights. \r\n (2) The procedure to be followed for the withdrawal of affiliation shall be \r\nsuch as may be prescribed. \r\n38. Appeal against refusal or withdrawal of affiliation .– An appeal shall lie to \r\nthe Chancellor against the decision of the Syndicate refusing to affiliate an institution, or \r\nwithdrawing in whole or in part the rights conferred on an institution by  affiliation, or \r\nmodifying such rights but no such order shall be passed without affording an opportunity \r\nof being heard to the institution to be affected thereby. \r\n39. University fund.– The University shall have a fund to which shall be credited \r\nits income from fees, donations, trusts, bequests, endowments, contributions, grants \r\nand all other sources. \r\n40. Recovery of University dues .– The University or any person generally or \r\nspecially authorized by it may apply to the Collector for recovery of any sum due to the \r\nUniversity and the Collector shall thereupon proceed to recover the sum due as arrears of \r\nland revenue: \r\n Provided that the University shall not take action unless the person concerned \r\nis given an opportunity of being heard. \r\n41. Audit and accounts.– (1) The accounts of the University shall be maintained \r\nin such form and manner as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) No expenditure shall be made from the funds of the University unless: \r\n(a) the expenditure is included in the approved budget of the University; \r\nand  \r\n(b) a bill for its payment has been audited in conformity with the statutes, \r\nregulations and rules by the Auditor appointed by the Government. \r\n (3) The annual statement of the accounts of the University signed by the \r\nTreasurer and the Auditor shall be submi tted to the Government within six months of \r\nthe closing of the financial year. \r\n (4) The accounts of the University shall be audited once a year, in \r\nconformity with the statutes, regulations and rules by the Auditor appointed by the \r\nGovernment for this purpose. \r\n (5) The observations of the Government Auditor, together with such \r\nannotations as the Treasurer may make, shall be presented to the Syndicate. \r\n42. Retirement from service .– An officer, other than the Chancellor, Pro -\r\nChancellor and Vice Chancellor, or  other employee of the University shall retire from \r\nservice: \r\n(a) on such date, after he has completed twenty five years of service \r\nqualifying for pension or other retirement benefits, as the competent \r\nauthority may, in the public interest, direct, or \r\n(b) where no direction is given under clause (a), on the completion of the \r\nsixtieth year of his age. \r\nExplanation.– In this section “competent authority” means the appointing authority \r\nor a person duly authorized by the appointing authority in that behalf, not b eing a \r\nperson lower in rank than the officer, teacher or other employee concerned. \r\n43. Appeal.– (1) If an order is passed by an Authority, body or officer of the \r\nUniversity, other than the Chancellor, and an appeal against the order is not \r\nprovided under the statutes or the regulations, an aggrieved person may, within thirty \r\ndays of the receipt of the order, prefer an appeal to the Syndicate against the said \r\norder. \r\n(2) The Syndicate may constitute a committee of its members to hear and \r\ndispose of the appeal under subsection (1) on behalf of the Syndicate. \r\n(3) If a member of the Syndicate is the officer who passed the order or \r\nwho is also member of the authority against whose order, the appeal filed, such \r\nmember shall not hear the appeal as member of the Synd icate or the committee \r\nconstituted to hear and dispose of the appeal. \r\n(4) The person aggrieved by a final order of the Syndicate, other than an \r\norder on an appeal under subsection (1), may, within thirty days of the receipt of the \r\norder, prefer an appeal t o the Chancellor and the Chancellor may pass such orders \r\nas he may deem fit. \r\n(5) The appeal under subsection (4) shall be submitted to the Vice \r\nChancellor and he shall, within ten days of the receipt of the appeal, submit it to the \r\nChancellor with his comments. \r\n(6) No order under this section shall be passed unless the person likely to \r\nbe affected thereby is afforded an opportunity of being heard either by the appellate \r\nauthority or by an officer or committee nominated by that authority. \r\n44. Pension, insura nce, gratuity, provident fund and benevolent fund .– (1) \r\nThe University shall constitute for the benefit of its officers, teachers and other \r\nemployees, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, \r\nsuch pension, insurance, gratuity,  provident  fund and  benevolent fund schemes as \r\nit may deem fit. \r\n (2) Where a provident fund has been constituted under the Act, the \r\nprovisions of the Provident Fund Act, 1925 (XIX of 1925) shall apply to such fund as if it \r\nwere a Government Provident Fund. \r\n45. Tripartite mobility.– (1) Any officer, teacher of the  Government or employee \r\nof the University, on the recommendation of the Syndicate, may be directed to serve \r\nin any post in the University or under the Government or an educational or research \r\ninstitution in public interest. \r\n (2) The Government may, in consultation with the Selection Board, place \r\nthe services of an employee of the Government or of any other University or an \r\neducational or research institution at the disposal of the University in public interest. \r\n (3) The terms and conditions of service of an officer or employee under this \r\nsection shall not be less favourable than those enjoyed by him immediately before \r\nhis services are placed at the disposal of the University, Government, educational or \r\nresearch institution, and full benefit of his previous service shall continue to remain in \r\nforce until altered in accordance with law. \r\n46. Commencement of term of office of members of Authorities .– (1) When a \r\nmember of newly constituted Authority is ele cted, appointed or nominated, his term \r\nof office, as fixed under the Act, shall commence on such date as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n (2) Nothing in sub section (1) shall affect the provisions of section 48. \r\n47. Filling of casual vacancies in Authorities .– (1) Any casual vacancy among \r\nthe elected, appointed or nominated members of any Authority shall be filled as soon \r\nas may be, by the person or persons or the body who elected, appointed or \r\nnominated the member whose place has become vacant and the person elected, \r\nappointed or nominated to the vacancy shall be a member of such authority for the \r\nresidue of the term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a \r\nmember. \r\n (2) Whenever there occurs a vacancy in the constitution of an Authority, as \r\nconstituted by the Act, because of the abolition of a specified office under the \r\nGovernment, or because an Organization, institution or other body outside the \r\nUniversity has been dissolved or has ceased to function, or because of some other \r\nsimilar reason, it shall be filled in such manner as the Chancellor may direct. \r\n48. Disputes about membership of Authority .– If a question arises whether or \r\nnot any person is entitled to be a member of any Authority, the matter shall be \r\nreferred to a Committee consisting of the Vi ce-chancellor, Secretary to Government \r\nof the Punjab, Livestock and Dairy Development Department, and Dean who is \r\nmember of the Syndicate and the decision of this Committee shall be final. \r\n49. Proceedings of Authorities not invalidated by vacancies .– No ac t, \r\nresolution or decision of any Authority shall be invalid by reason of any vacancy on \r\nthe Authority doing, passing, or making it or by the reason of want of qualification or \r\ninvalidity in the election, appointment or nomination of any de facto member of the \r\nAuthority, whether present or absent. \r\n50. First Statutes .– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the \r\nAct, the statutes, set out in the Schedule appended to the Act, shall be deemed to be \r\nthe statutes framed under section 30 of the Act a nd shall continue to remain in force \r\nuntil amended or repealed. \r\n51.  Savings.– (1) Everything done, action taken, obligations or liabilities incurred, \r\nrights and assets acquired, persons appointed or authorized, jurisdiction or power \r\nconferred, endowments,  bequests, funds or trusts created, donations or grants \r\nmade, scholarships, studentships, or instituted, affiliations or privileges granted and \r\norders issued under any of the provisions of the statutes, the Islamia University of \r\nBahawalpur Act, 1975 (IV of  1975), the regulations and rules made or deemed to \r\nhave been made thereunder, shall, if not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act \r\nor the statutes, regulations or rules made under this Act, be continued and, so far as \r\nmay be, be deemed to have been respectively done, taken, incurred, acquired, \r\nappointed authorized, conferred, created, made, instituted, granted and issued under \r\nthis Act. 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Transition.– The Chancellor shall constitute a Chancellor’s Committee to \r\nexercise the powers assigned to the Syndicate under the Act till such time the \r\nSyndicate is constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Act or until expiry of \r\none year from the date of establishment of the University, whichever is earlier. \r\n53. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises as to the first constitution of \r\nany Authority afte r the commencement of the Act, the Chancellor may, on the \r\nrecommendations of the Vice -Chancellor, give appropriate directions, not \r\ninconsistent with the Act, to remove such difficulty. \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nTHE FIRST STATUTES \r\n(see section 50) \r\n1. 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Dean.– (1) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty and he shall be the \r\nChairperson and Convener of the Board of Faculty. \r\n (2) The Dean of each Faculty shall be appointed by the Chancellor from \r\namongst the three senior most Professors in the F aculty for a period of three years \r\nand may be re-appointed. \r\n (3) The Dean shall present the candidates for admission to degrees except \r\nhonorary degrees, in the courses falling within the purview of the Faculty. \r\n (4) The Dean shall exercise such administrat ive and academic powers as \r\nmay be delegated to him. \r\n3. Teaching Departments and Chairpersons .– (1) There shall be a teaching \r\ndepartment for each subject or a group of subjects, as may be prescribed by the \r\nregulations and each teaching department shall be headed by a Chairperson. \r\n (2)  The Director of an institute shall be appointed by the Syndicate on the \r\nrecommendation of the Vice -Chancellor from amongst the Professors and Associate \r\nProfessors in the University for a period of three years and may be re-appointed. \r\n(3) The Chairperson of a teaching department of a Faculty shall be \r\nappointed by the Syndicate on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor from \r\namongst the three senior most Professors of the teaching department of the Faculty \r\nfor a period of three years and may be re-appointed: \r\n Provided that in a teaching department where there are less than three \r\nProfessors, the appointment shall be made from amongst the three senior most \r\nProfessors and Associate Professors in the department: \r\n Provided further that where in a teaching department of a Faculty, there is no \r\nProfessor or Associate Professor, no such appointment shall be made and in such a \r\ncase the teaching department shall be looked after by the Dean of the Faculty or as \r\nthe case may be the Director o f the institute, with the assistance of the senior most \r\nteacher of the Department. \r\n (4) The Chairperson of the department shall plan, organize and supervise \r\nthe work of the Department and shall be responsible to the Dean for work of his \r\nDepartment.  \r\n (5) The Principal of a constituent college shall be appointed by the \r\nSyndicate, on the recommendations of the Vice Chancellor from amongst the \r\nProfessors of the College for a period of three years and may be re-appointed. \r\n4. Board of Studies .– (1) There shall b e a separate Board of Studies for each \r\nsubject, as may be prescribed by Regulations. \r\n (2) Each Board of Studies shall consist of: \r\n(a) all the teachers of the Department concerned; and \r\n(b) one expert to be appointed by the Dean. \r\n (3) The term of office of m embers of the Board of Studies, other than ex \r\nofficio members, shall be three years. \r\n (4) The quorum for meetings of the Board of Studies shall be one -half of \r\nthe number of members, a fraction being counted as one. \r\n (5) The Chairperson of the teaching depa rtment concerned shall be the \r\nChairperson and Convener of the Board of Studies but where in respect of a subject, \r\nthere is no University teaching department, the Chairperson shall be appointed by \r\nthe Syndicate. \r\n (6) The functions of the Board of Studies shall be to: \r\n(a) advise the Authorities on all academic matters connected with \r\ninstruction, publication, research and examination in the subjects \r\nconcerned; \r\n(b) propose curricula and syllabi for all degree, diploma and certificate \r\ncourses in the subjects concerned; \r\n(c) suggest a panel of names of paper setters and examiners in the \r\nsubjects concerned; and \r\n(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by regulations. \r\n5. Advanced Studies and Research Board .– (1) The Advanced Studies and \r\nResearch Board shall consist of: \r\n(a) the Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) the Deans; \r\n(c) All University Professors other than Deans; \r\n(d) three University teachers having research qualifications and \r\nexperience, one shall preferably be a female, to be appointed by the \r\nAcademic Council; \r\n(e) five experts from other sister institutions, one shall preferably be a \r\nfemale, to be nominated by the Syndicate; \r\n(f) the Dean Faculty of Veterinary science, University of Veterinary and \r\nAnimal Sciences, Lahore; \r\n(g) Principals of the constituent colleges; and \r\n(h) Directors of the institutes. \r\n (2) The term of office of members of the Advanced Studies and Research \r\nBoard, other than ex officio members, shall be three years. \r\n (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Advanced Studies and Research \r\nBoard shall be one-half of the total number of members, a fraction being counted as \r\none. \r\n (4) The functions of the Advanced Studies and Research Board shall be \r\nto: \r\n(a) advise the Authorities on all matters connected with the promotion of \r\nAdvanced Studies and Research in the University; \r\n(b) consider and report to the Authorities on the institution of research \r\ndegrees in the University; \r\n(c) propose regulations regarding the award of research degrees; \r\n(d) appoint supervisors for research studies and to determine the subjects \r\nof their thesis; \r\n(e) recommend panels of names of paper setters and examiners for \r\nresearch examinations after considering the proposals of the Board of \r\nStudies in this behalf; and \r\n(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the st atutes or \r\nregulations. \r\n6. Selection Board.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of: \r\n(a) the Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) the Chairman or a member of the Punjab Public Service Commission \r\nto be nominated by the Chairman; \r\n(c) the Dean of the Faculty c oncerned or, as the case may be, the \r\nPrincipal of the constituent college; \r\n(d) the Chairperson of the teaching department concerned or Director of \r\nthe Institute concerned; and \r\n(e) one member of the Syndicate and two other members of eminence \r\nwho are not em ployees of the University to be appointed by the \r\nSyndicate. \r\n (2) The members mentioned in clause (e) of sub paragraph (1) shall hold \r\noffice for three years. \r\n (3) The quorum of Selection Board in case of selection of a Professor or \r\nAssociate Professor and o ther teachers shall respectively be four and three \r\nmembers; but in case of officers, other than teachers, the Selection Board shall \r\nconsist only of members mentioned at (a), (b) and (e) of sub -paragraph (1) and the \r\nquorum shall be three. \r\n (4) A member, who is a candidate for the post to which an appointment is \r\nto be made, shall not take part in the proceedings of the Board.  \r\n(5) The Dean of a Faculty or the Chairperson of a department who is \r\ninferior in rank to the post for which appointment is to be made, shall not take part in \r\nthe proceedings of the Selection Board. \r\n (6) In selecting candidates for the posts of Professors and Associate \r\nProfessors, the Selection Board shall co -opt or consult three experts in the subject \r\nconcerned and in selecting candidates  for other teaching posts, two experts in the \r\nsubject concerned, to be nominated by the Vice -Chancellor from a standing list of \r\nexperts for each subject approved by the Syndicate on the recommendation of the \r\nSelection Board and revised from time to time. \r\n7. Functions of the Selection Board .– (1) The Selection Board for teaching and \r\nother posts shall consider the applications received in response to advertisement and \r\nrecommend to the Syndicate the names of suitable candidates for appointment to \r\nteaching or other posts and may also recommend – \r\n(a) the grant of a higher initial pay in a suitable case for reasons to be \r\nrecorded; or \r\n(b) the appointment of an eminently the qualified person to a Professorship \r\nin the University on the terms and conditions other than  those \r\nprescribed. \r\n (2) The Selection Board may in case of leave vacancy, tenure post and \r\nany post, other than teaching post, without advertising the post, recommend suitable \r\ncandidates from amongst the University employees to the Syndicate for approval.  \r\n (3) In the event of an unresolved difference of opinion between the \r\nSelection Board and the Syndicate, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor \r\nwhose decision shall be final.  \r\n8. Finance and Planning Committee .– (1) The Finance and Planning \r\nCommittee shall consist of: \r\n(a) Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson); \r\n(b) one Dean to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation \r\nof the Vice Chancellor; \r\n(c) one member of the Syndicate to be appointed by the Syndicate; \r\n(d) two members of the Academic Council to  be appointed by the \r\nAcademic Council; \r\n(e) two nominees of the Chancellor, one each from Livestock & Dairy \r\nDevelopment Department and Finance Department; \r\n(f) one nominee of the Higher Education Commission;  \r\n(g) Registrar; and \r\n(h) Treasurer. \r\n (2) The term of office of the appointed members shall be three years. \r\n (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Finance and Planning Committee \r\nshall be three members. \r\n9. Functions of Finance and Planning Committee .– The functions of Finance \r\nand Planning Committee shall be to: \r\n(a) consider the annual statement of accounts and the annual and revised \r\nbudget estimates and advise the Syndicate thereon; \r\n(b) review periodically the financial position of the University; \r\n(c) advise the Syndicate on all matters relating to planning, de velopment, \r\nfinances, investments and accounts of the University; and \r\n(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes. \r\n10. 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