PUNJAB VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ACT 1998

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THE PUNJAB VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ACT 1998 
(VIII of 1998) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Incorporation of the Council 
3. Constitution of the Council 
4. Functions of the Council 
5. Powers and functions of the Chairman 
6. Constitution of Boards 
7. Delegation of powers 
8. Council Fund 
9. Budget, Audit and Accounts  
10. Employees of the Council 
11. Proceedings of Council not invalidated by vacancies, etc 
12. Indemnity 
13. Power to make Rules 
14. Power to make Regulations 
15. Removal of difficulties 
16. Repeal 
 
TEXT 
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THE PUNJAB VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ACT 1998 
(VIII of 1998) 
[1st October, 1998] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Vocational Training Council. 
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Punjab 
Vocational Training Council for setting up, regulation and management of Vocational 
Training Institutes in the Punjab; 
 It is hereby enacted as follows:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab 
Vocational Training Council Act 1998. 
 (2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Incorporation of the Council .– (1) The Government may by notification 
establish a Council to be called the Punjab Vocational Training Council. 
 (2) The Council shall be a body corporate having perpetual successi on 
and a common seal with powers to acquire and hold property and shall sue and be 
sued by the said name. 
3. Constitution of the Council .– (1) The Council shall consist of not less than 
seven and not more than fifteen members. 
 (2) Three of the members of the Council shall be the Secretaries, ex-officio, 
of the Departments of Finance, Zakat and Ushr and Education of the Government and 
the others shall be from amongst eminent persons in the private sector in the fields of 
agriculture, agro-based industry, industry or a profession; provided that the number of 
members from the fields of agriculture and agro-based industry shall not be less than 
25% of the total number of the members of the Council. 
 (3) In addition to the above, the Council may co -opt not more than four 
members. 
 (4) The Government shall appoint one of the members as Chairman of the 
Council on such terms and conditions as the Government may determine. 
 (5) The Chairman shall be an eminent person from the private sector in the 
field of agriculture, agro-based industry, industry or a profession. 
 (6) The term of office of the Chairman shall be five years and that of the 
members shall be three years. 
                                                           
1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 24 September 1998 ; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 29 
September 1998; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 1 October 1998, pages 2881-2883. 
 (7) The Government may at any time remove the Chairman for reasons to 
be recorded in writing. 
 (8) The Government may, on the recommendation of the Chairman, at any 
time remove any member other than a co-opted member. 
 (9) Secretary to the Government in the Zakat & Ushr Department shall be 
Member/ Secretary to the Council. 
 (10) The Council may at any time remove a co-opted member. 
4. Functions of the Council.– The Council shall– 
 (i) establish and administer Vocational Training Institutes; and 
 (ii) perform such other functions in relation to such Institutes as may be 
prescribed by the rules. 
5. Powers and functions of the Chairman .– The Chairman shall be the Chief 
Executive of the Council and shall be responsible for the day to day administration 
and affairs of the Council. 
6. Constitution of Boards.– The Council may establish such Boards as may be 
necessary for the efficient performance of its functions and assign to such Boards 
such functions as it may deem necessary. 
7. Delegation of powers .– (1) The Council may delegate any of its powers, 
duties or functions to the Chairman or to any officer of the C ouncil, the Board or the 
Principal of an Institute. 
 (2) The Chairman may delegate any of his powers to any of the officers of 
the Council or to the Principal of an Institute. 
8. Council Fund .– (1) There shall be a fund to be known as the Vocational 
Training Council Fund which shall vest in the Council and to which shall be credited 
all moneys received by the Council. 
 (2) The fund shall be kept in such custody and shall be utilized and 
regulated in such manner as may be prescribed by the rules. 
 (3) The Government shall provide funds to the Council for its Secretariat 
and other necessary and incidental expenses. 
9. Budget, Audit and Accounts.– The budget of the Council shall be approved 
and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may be 
prescribed by the rules. 
10. Employees of the Council .– The Council may employ such officers, 
advisors, consultants and employees in its service as may be necessary for the 
efficient performance of its functions in such manner and on such terms and 
conditions as may be prescribed by the Council. 
11. Proceedings of Council not invalidated by vacancies, etc .– No act, 
proceedings, resolution or any decision of the Council shall be invalid by reason of 
any vacancy in the Council doing, passing or making it o r by reason of any want of 
qualification or invalidity in the appointment or nomination of any de facto member of 
the Council whether present or absent. 
12. Indemnity.– All acts done, orders passed or proceedings taken by the 
Council in good faith, shall be final and shall not be called in question in any Court by 
a suit or otherwise. 
13. Power to make Rules .– The Government may make rules for carrying out 
the purposes of this Act. 
14. Power to make Regulations .– Subject to this Act and the rules framed 
thereunder the Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this 
Act. 
15. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any 
provision of this Act the Government may make such order as may be necessary for 
removing the difficulty. 
16. Repeal.– The Punjab Vocational Training Council Ordinance 1998 (XXII of 
1998) is hereby repealed.