PUNJAB UNIVERSITIES AND BOARDS OF INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION MALPRACTICES ACT, 1950

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THE UNIVERSITIES AND BOARDS OF INTERMEDIATE AND 
SECONDARY EDUCATION MALPRACTICES ACT, 1950 
(XXXII of 1950) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. 
2. Definitions. 
3. Punishment for Malpractices, etc. 
3A. General Provision. 
4. Offence to be cognizable and bailable. 
5. Unpublished records to be privileged documents. 
6. Official inform ation not to be asked for by courts from University and 
Board employees. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TEXT 
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THE 
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[UNIVERSITIES AND BOARDS OF INTERMEDIATE AND 
SECONDARY EDUCATION] MALPRACTICES ACT, 1950 
(XXXII of 1950) 
[21 November 1950] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the eradication of malpractices in connection with 
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[Universities and 
Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education] Examinations 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the eradication of certain 
malpractices in connection with examinations held by the 
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[Universities and Boards 
of Intermediate and Secondary Education]; 
 AND WHEREAS  the Governor of the Punjab has, in pursuance of a 
proclamation issued
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 by the Governor-General of Pakistan under section 92 -A of the 
Government of India Act, 1935, assumed on behalf of  the Governor -General all 
powers vested in or exercisable by the Provincial Legislature; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers so assumed, the Governor of 
the Punjab is hereby pleased to enact as follows:– 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the 
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[Universities and Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education] Malpractices 
Act, 1950. 
 (2) It shall extend to the 
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[whole of the 
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[Province of the Punjab], except the 
Tribal Areas]. 
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or 
context:– 
                                                           
1This Act was reserved by the Governor of the Punjab on October 9, 1950 for the consideration of the Governor -General who 
assented to it on November 9, 1950; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 21, 1950, pp. 
275-277. 
2Substituted for the words “Punjab University” by the Punjab University Malpractices (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 
1966 (XVI of 1966), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 27, 1966, pp. 1047-1050, s. 4(i). 
3Substituted for the word “University” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2. 
4Substituted for the words “University of the Punjab” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 3. 
5It was issued on January 24, 1949 and stood revoked on April 5, 1951. 
6Substituted for the words “Punjab University” by the Punjab University Malpractices (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 
1966 (XVI of 1966), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 27, 1966, pp. 1047-1050, s. 4(i). 
7Substituted for the word “Punjab” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 7. 
8Substituted for the words “Province of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974)(w.e.f. August 
14, 1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2 read with 
Schedule. 
(a) “abetment” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Pakistan Penal 
Code; 
(b) “answer book” means the document containing the answer or answers 
as given by a candidate during an examination to the question or 
questions contained in the question paper meant for the said 
examination and includes a part of an answer book; 
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[(bb) “Board” means a Board of Intermediate and Secondary 
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[or Technical] 
Education established under any law for the time being in force in 
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[the 
Punjab] 
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[or any other examining body notified by the Government];] 
(c) “candidate” means a person who has applied for admission to an 
examination or has appeared as an examinee at any such 
examination; 
(d) “employee” means any person employed by 
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[a University or Board] 
permanently or temporarily either gratis or for remuneration; 
(e) “examination” means an examination held by 
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[a University or Board] for 
the purpose of examining candidates for the gra nt of certificates, 
diplomas or degrees; 
(f) “examiner” means a person appointed by 
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[a University or Board] for 
the purpose of examining and assessing the answer books of a 
candidate or his ability through a written or oral examination and award 
marks therefor, and includes a person appointed to check the standard 
of marking of such examiner and instructing him in assessing the 
marks to be awarded by him; 
(g) “premature disclosure of a question or question paper” means a 
disclosure of a question or any of the questions contained in a question 
paper before the time at which the question or the question paper 
containing the question has to be communicated to a candidate in 
accordance with the procedure prescribed by the University  
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[or the 
Board concerned]; 
                                                           
1Inserted by the Punjab University Malpractices (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1966 (XVI of 1966), published in the 
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 27, 1966, pp. 1047-1050, s. 5(i). 
2Inserted by the Punjab Universities and Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Malpractices (Amendment) 
Ordinance, 1999 (XLII of 1999), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated August 9, 1999, pp.  975-977, s. 2(i), 
which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding 
the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 
3Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974)(w.e.f. August 14, 1973), 
published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2 read with Schedule. 
4Added by the Punjab Universities and Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Malpractices (Amendment) 
Ordinance, 1999 (XLII of 1999), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated August 9, 1999, pp.  975-977, s. 2(ii), 
which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding 
the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 
5Substituted for the words “the University” by the Punjab University Malpractices (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1966 
(XVI of 1966), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 27, 1966, pp. 1047-1050, s. 5(ii). 
6Ibid. 
7Ibid. 
8Added by the Punjab Universi ty Malpractices (West Pakistan A mendment) Ordinance, 1966 (XVI of 1966), published in the 
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 27, 1966, pp. 1047-1050, s. 5(iii). 
(h) “question paper” means a document containing the question or 
questions to be put at an examination for being answered by the 
candidate; and  
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[(i) “University” means a University established under any law for the time 
being in force in West Pakistan.]  
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[3. Punishment for Malpractices, etc.– (1) Whoever is guilty of–  
(i) possessing firearms or other implement capable of being used as 
weapon of offence in or around an examination centre; or  
(ii) impersonating another who is a candidate for an examination; or  
(iii) forging, mutilating, altering, erasing or otherwise tampering with any 
document connected with an examination or making undue use of such 
document; or  
(iv) premature disclosure of a question or question paper knowing that 
such question or que stion paper is to be put or set at an examination 
written or oral; or  
(v) replacement of an answer book or any portion thereof; or  
(vi) recording in any document with dishonest motive marks more or less 
than the marks awarded to a candidate by the examin er concerned, if 
the person doing so is other than the examiner; or  
 (vii) mutilation, alteration, interpolation or erasure in any certificate or other 
document or any record maintained by a University or Board or in any 
manner using or causing to be used  as certificate, document or record 
knowing that it is so mutilated, altered, interpolated or erased; or  
(viii) divulging or procuring information pertaining to a University or Board 
examination papers, answer books, examiners, conduct of 
examinations, fi ctitious roll numbers, examination results or any 
information incidental thereto; or  
(ix) falsification of official examination results by any means including 
substitution of answer books, mutilation, alteration or falsification of 
University or Board records; or  
(x) impeding the progress of examination at any examination centre by 
any means whatsoever; or  
(xi) assaulting or threatening any person incharge of an examination centre 
or any other person employed in connection with an examination; or  
 (xii) attempting or abetting the commission of any of the aforesaid acts, 
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 
three years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.  
                                                           
1Substituted by the Ordinance ibid., s. 5(iv). 
2Substituted by the Punjab Un iversities and Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Malpractices (Amendment) 
Ordinance, 1999 (XLII of 1999), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated August 9, 1999, pp.  975-977, s. 3, 
which will remain in force under the Provisiona l Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding 
the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 
 (2) Whoever is guilty of–  
(i) making false repre sentation in his admission form or any other 
document connected with an examination; or  
(ii) giving or receiving any assistance for solving any part of a question 
paper or allowing any other candidate to copy from his answer book or 
attempting to do so; or  
(iii) unauthorisedly copying or receiving assistance from any paper, book, 
note or other source for answering a question; or  
(iv) taking unauthorisedly the whole or a part of an answer book or a 
continuation sheet into or out of any examination centre; or  
(v) awarding with dishonest motive marks more or less than the marks 
deserved by a candidate, if the person doing so is an examiner; or  
(vi) supplying to a candidate during his examination answer to a question 
contained in the question paper or a question put or to be put at an oral 
examination; or  
 (vii) approaching or influencing any employee to act corruptly or dishonestly 
in the conduct of any examination, declaration of any examination 
result, or marking of papers, or obtaining secret informatio n relating to 
any examination; or  
(viii) attempting or abetting the commission of any of the aforesaid acts shall 
be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two 
years or with fine which may extend to twenty five thousand rupees or 
with both.] 
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[3A. General Provision .– (1) The offences under section 3(2) of this Ordinance 
may be tried summarily under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure 
1898
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.  
 (2) There shall be no appeal by a convicted person in cases which are 
tried summarily and a sentence of fine not exceeding one thousand rupees only is 
passed in respect of an offence under this Ordinance.] 
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[4. Offence to be cognizable and bailable .– Notwithstanding any provision 
contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
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, or any  other law for the time 
being in force, an offence under this Act shall be cognizable by the police only on a 
report made, in the case of an offence relating to a University or an examination held 
or to be held by a University, by the 
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[Vice Chancellor] of the University or such other 
                                                           
1Added by the Punjab Universities and Boards of Intermedia te and Secondary Education Malpractices (Amendment) 
Ordinance, 1999 (XLII of 1999), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated August 9, 1999, pp.  975-977, s. 4, 
which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 19 99 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding 
the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 
2IV of 1898. 
3Substituted by the Punjab University Malpractices (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1966 (XVI of 1966), published in 
the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 27, 1966, pp. 1047-1050, s. 7. 
4IV of 1898. 
5Substituted for the word “Registrar” by the Punjab Universities and Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Educati on 
Malpractices (Amendment) Ordinance, 1999 (XLII of 1999), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated August 9, 
1999, pp. 975-977, s. 5, which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), 
officer of the University as may be specially authorised by him in this respect in 
writing, and in the case of an offence relating to a Board or an examination held or to 
be held by a Board, by the Chairman of the Board or suc h other officer of the Board 
as may be specially authorised by him in this respect in writing, 
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[and the offences 
mentioned in section 3(1) shall be nonbailable while those mentioned in section 3(2) 
shall be bailable].] 
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[5. Unpublished records to be privi leged documents .– No employee shall 
give evidence of any fact relating to unpublished records of the University or Board 
employing him or produce any document pertaining to the affairs of such University 
or Board except, in the case of University records o r documents pertaining to the 
affairs of the University, with the previous written sanction of the Vice -Chancellor or 
the Registrar of the University, and in the case of Board records or documents 
pertaining to the affairs of the Board, of the Chairman of the Board, and the Vice -
Chancellor, the Registrar or the Chairman, as the case may be, may give or withhold 
such permission in his discretion.] 
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[6. Official information not to be asked for by courts from University and 
Board employees.– No employee shall be compelled to give evidence in any court 
of law of communications made to him or information in his possession which comes 
to his knowledge by reason of his employment by a University or Board except, in 
the case of a University employee, with the previo us written sanction of the Vice -
Chancellor or the Registrar of such University, and in the case of an employee of a 
Board, with the previous written sanction of the Chairman of the Board, and such 
Vice-Chancellor, Registrar or Chairman, as the case may be,  may give or withhold 
such sanction in his discretion.] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                     
Article 5(i), notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan. 
1Substituted for the words “and every offence shall be bailable” by the Punjab Universities and Boards of Intermed iate and 
Secondary Education malpractices (Amendment) Ordinance, 1999 (XLII of 1999), published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated August 9, 1999, pp.  975-977, s.  5(ii), which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution 
(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 
128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 
2Substituted by the Punjab University Malpractices (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1966 (XVI of 1966), published in 
the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 27, 1966, pp. 1047-1050, s. 8. 
3Ibid., s. 9.