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  "text": "THE GHAZI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND \r\nSCIENCES, DERA GHAZI KHAN ACT 2021 \r\n  (XLIV of 2021)  \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Establishment of the Institute \r\n4. Functions and powers of the Institute \r\n5. Institute open to all \r\n6. Jurisdiction \r\n7. Officers of the Institute \r\n8. Patron \r\n9. Inspection and inquiry \r\n10. Rector \r\n11. Powers of the Rector \r\n12. Acting Rector \r\n13. Registrar \r\n14. Controller of Examinations \r\n15. Treasurer \r\n16. Appointments \r\n17. Authorities of the Institute \r\n18. Board of Governors \r\n19. Powers and duties of the Board \r\n20. Business of the Board \r\n21. Delegation of powers \r\n22. Academic Council \r\n23. Powers and duties of Academic Council \r\n24. Fund of the Institute \r\n25. Budget, audit and accounts \r\n26. Rules \r\n27. Statutes \r\n28. First Statutes \r\n29. Regulations \r\n30. Removal of difficulties \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nTHE FIRST STATUTES \r\n \r\n  \r\nTEXT \r\n1THE GHAZI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES, \r\nDERA GHAZI KHAN ACT 2021 \r\n(XLIV of 2021) \r\n    [24 December 2021] \r\nAn \r\nAct  \r\nto provide for the establishment of Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and \r\nSciences, Dera Ghazi Khan \r\nIt is necessary to provide for the establishment of the Ghazi National Institute of \r\nEngineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan in the private sector, and to provide for \r\nthe 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 Ghazi \r\nNational Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan Act 2021. \r\n(2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the Institute; \r\n(b) “Authority” means an Authority of the Institute specified in section 17 of \r\nthis Act; \r\n(c) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Institute; \r\n(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(e)  “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission established \r\nunder the Higher Education Commission Ordinance 2002 (LIII of 2002); \r\n(f) “Controller” means the Controller of Examinations of the Institute; \r\n(g) “constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by \r\nthe Institute; \r\n(h) “Dean” means head of a Faculty of the institute; \r\n(i) “department” means a teaching department maintained and \r\nadministered by the Institute in the prescribed manner; \r\n(j) “Faculty” means an administrative and academic unit of the Institute \r\nconsisting of one or more departments or constituent colleges as may \r\nbe prescribed; \r\n(k) “Foundation” means the Universal Youth Foundation registered under \r\nthe Societies Registration Act 1860 (XXI of 1860); \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 20 December 2021; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 24 \r\nDecember 2021; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 December 2021, pp. 3175-3185. \r\n(l) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(m) “head of department” means the head of a department or principal of a \r\nconstituent college; \r\n(n) “Higher Education Commission” means Punjab Higher Education \r\nCommission set up under the Punjab Higher Education Commission \r\nAct 2014 (I of 2015); \r\n(o) “Institute” means the Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and \r\nSciences, Dera Ghazi Khan established under this Act; \r\n(p) “Patron” means Governor of the Punjab; \r\n(q) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations \r\nmade under this Act; \r\n(r) “Rector” means the Rector of the Institute; \r\n(s) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Institute; \r\n(t) “Search Committee” means the Search Committee constituted by the \r\nBoard to make recommendations for the appointment of the Rector; \r\n(u) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act; \r\n(v) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant \r\nProfessor or Lecturer engaged whole time by the Institute and such \r\nother persons as may be prescribed; and \r\n(w) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Institute. \r\n3. Establishment of the Institute.– (1) The Higher Education Department shall, \r\nby notification in the official Gazette, establish an Institute to be called the Ghazi \r\nNational Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan in the private \r\nsector with its campus located at Dera Ghazi Khan. \r\n(2) The Institute shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession \r\nand a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall, by \r\nthe said name, sue and be sued. \r\n(3) The Institute shall consist of the following: \r\n(a) Patron; \r\n(b) Chairman and members of the Board; \r\n(c) Rector; \r\n(d) Chairpersons, Deans and head of the departments; \r\n(e) members of an Authority; \r\n(f) teachers and the students of the Institute; and \r\n(g) officers and members of the staff of the Institute. \r\n4. Functions and powers of the Institute.– The Institute shall: \r\n(a) provide instruction and training in: \r\n(i) arts, social sciences and humanities, engineering and technology, \r\ncomputer science and basic sciences; and \r\n(ii) such other branches of knowledge, except medical, dental, allied \r\nhealth sciences or nursing education, as the Board may determine \r\nwith the approval of the Patron given on the recommendation of a \r\ncommittee constituted by the Government and, where applicable, \r\nsubject to the prior approval of the relevant statutory body of \r\nprofessional education; \r\n(b) establish, maintain and administer a department, constituent college or \r\nan institute; \r\n(c) make provisions for research, application, advancement and \r\ndissemination of knowledge; \r\n(d) prescribe and conduct courses of studies; \r\n(e) decide teaching methods and strategies in accordance with the \r\neducation policy of the Government to provide for effective educational \r\nand training programmes; \r\n(f) hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies \r\nthe examination, award degree, diploma, certificate and other \r\nacademic distinction to the person;  \r\n(g) prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the officers, \r\nteachers and other employees of the Institute; \r\n(h) engage, where necessary, a person on contract for a specified duration \r\nand specify the terms of the engagement; \r\n(i) institute programs for the exchange of students and teachers between \r\nthe Institute and any other university, educational institution or research \r\norganization; \r\n(j) provide career counseling and job-search services to the students and \r\nalumni; \r\n(k) maintain linkages with alumni; \r\n(l) develop and implement fund-raising plans in the prescribed manner; \r\n(m) provide and support the academic development of the Faculty of the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(n) confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted research in \r\nthe prescribed manner;  \r\n(o) accept an examination and the period of study spent by a student of \r\nthe Institute at any other university or place of learning equivalent to an \r\nexamination or period of study of the Institute and withdraw such \r\nacceptance; \r\n(p) cooperate with a public authority, university or private organization in \r\nsuch manner and for such purpose as may be prescribed; \r\n(q) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant \r\nProfessorship and Lectureship or any other post and appoint a person \r\nto the post thereto; \r\n(r) create posts for research, extension, administration or other related \r\npurpose and appoint persons to such posts; \r\n(s) institute and award financial assistance to students in need, \r\nfellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes in the \r\nprescribed manner; \r\n(t) provide for the residence of the students, establish and maintain halls \r\nof residence and approve or license a hostel, lodging or boarding \r\nplace; \r\n(u) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the Institute; \r\n(v) promote the extra-curricular and recreational activities of the students \r\nand make arrangements for promoting health and general welfare of \r\nthe students; \r\n(w) demand and receive such fees and other charges from the students as \r\nit may determine; \r\n(x) make provision for research, advisory or consultancy services and \r\nenter into arrangements with any other institution, public or private \r\nbody, commercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner; \r\n(y) print and publish research or any other work; and \r\n(z) perform any other function as may be prescribed or an ancillary \r\nfunction as may be determine by the Board. \r\n5. Institute open to all.– Subject to such reasonable restrictions, as may be \r\nprescribed, the Institute shall be open to all persons; and, admission to the institute \r\nshall not be denied on the basis of gender, religion, race, creed, colour or domicile. \r\n6. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the Institute shall be restricted to the \r\nProvince of the Punjab. \r\n(2) The Institute shall not open any sub-campus or affiliate any other \r\neducational institution for a period of ten years from the commencement of this Act \r\nafter which period it may have sub-campuses with the approval of the Patron. \r\n7. Officers of the Institute.– The following shall be the officers of the institute: \r\n(a) Rector; \r\n(b) Deans; \r\n(c) Chairpersons; \r\n(d) Registrar; \r\n(e) Treasurer; \r\n(f) Controller of Examinations; and \r\n(g) such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or regulations \r\nto be the officers of the institute. \r\n8. Patron.– (1) The Patron or his nominee may preside over a convocation of \r\nthe Institute. \r\n(2) The Institute may confer an honorary degree with the prior approval of \r\nthe Patron. \r\n(3) The Patron may approve the draft statutes submitted by the Board or \r\nreturn the statutes to the Board for reconsideration. \r\n(4) In the performance of his functions under this Act the Patron shall act \r\nand be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province acts and is bound \r\nunder Article 105 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n9. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Patron may direct inspection or inquiry into \r\nthe affairs of the Institute. \r\n(2) The Patron shall convey his views with regard to the result of the \r\ninspection or inquiry to the Board and may, after ascertaining the views of the Board, \r\nrecommend any remedial action to the Board. \r\n(3) The Board shall, within the time specified by the Patron, submit a \r\nreport to the Patron about the action taken on the recommendations of the Patron. \r\n(4) If the Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Patron within \r\nthe specified time, the Patron may issue such directions as he thinks fit and the \r\nBoard shall comply with the direction. \r\n(5) The Patron may, on the recommendation of a committee constituted by \r\nhim and comprising a nominee of the Board, a nominee of the Higher Education \r\nDepartment of the Government, not below the rank of an Additional Secretary and a \r\nProfessor or Vice Chancellor of any public sector university, take action against the \r\nInstitute by appointing an administrator, who shall exercise the powers of the Board \r\nto run the affairs of the Institute till such time as may be specified by the Patron. \r\n(6) The Patron shall not take any action under subsection (5), unless the \r\nChairperson of the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing. \r\n(7) The Patron may set aside a decision or action of the Board, which, in \r\nthe opinion of the patron, is against the objectives of the Institute or against the \r\ninterest of academic excellence, religious or cultural ideology or national integrity. \r\n10. Rector.– (1) The Patron shall, on the recommendations of the Board, appoint \r\na person as Rector for a term of four years on such terms and conditions as may be \r\ndetermined by the Board. \r\n(2) The Board shall recommend a person for appointment as Rector from \r\namongst the panel of three persons recommended by the Search Committee. \r\n(3) The Rector shall be the person who possesses the prescribed \r\nqualifications and experience. \r\n(4) The Rector shall perform such functions as are given in this Act or as \r\nmay be prescribed or as are assigned to him by the Board. \r\n11. Powers of the Rector.– (1) The Rector shall be the Chief Executive Officer of \r\nthe Institute responsible for all administrative and academic functions of the Institute \r\nand for ensuring that the provisions of this Act, rules, statutes and regulations are \r\nobserved in all affairs of the Institute. \r\n(2) The Rector may attend a meeting of an Authority or body of the \r\nInstitute. \r\n(3) Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed by the Board, the \r\nRector may, in case of an emergency, take an action which is not otherwise in the \r\ncompetence of the Rector and within three days of taking of such action, shall submit \r\na report of the action taken to the Chairperson of the Board. \r\n(4) Subject to the general supervision and control of the Board, the Rector \r\nmay: \r\n(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the Institute to take \r\nup such assignment in connection with examination, \r\nadministration or any other activities in the Institute as he may \r\nconsider necessary; \r\n(b) sanction by re-appropriation an amount for an unforeseen item \r\nnot provided for in the budget of the Institute; \r\n(c) make appointments of such categories of employees of the \r\nInstitute and in such manner as may be prescribed; \r\n(d) suspend, punish or remove, in the prescribed manner, an \r\nofficer, teacher or employee of the Institute except those \r\nappointed by the Board; \r\n(e) take disciplinary action against a teacher, officer or any other \r\nemployee of the Institute in the prescribed manner;  \r\n(f) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any \r\nof his powers to a teacher or officer of the Institute; and \r\n(g) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed. \r\n(5) The Rector shall prepare an annual report containing information as \r\nregards the preceding academic year including disclosure of all relevant facts \r\npertaining to academics, research, administration and finances of the Institute. \r\n(6) The Rector shall, within three months of the conclusion of an academic \r\nyear, submit the annual report of the Institute to the Board. \r\n12. Acting Rector.– Subject to the conditions as may be prescribed, if the office \r\nof the Rector is vacant, or the Rector is absent or is unable to perform the functions \r\nof his office due to illness or some other cause, the Board shall make arrangements \r\nfor the performance of the duties of the Rector by any other person, as it may deem \r\nfit, and the Board shall, within four months from the date of vacancy in the office of \r\nRector, send its recommendations to the Government for the appointment of the \r\nRector. \r\n13. Registrar.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Registrar of the Institute on such \r\nterms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Registrar unless he \r\npossesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer of the Institute and shall: \r\n(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the Institute and \r\nbe responsible for the provision of secretarial support to the \r\nBoard and the Rector; \r\n(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records \r\nof the Institute; \r\n(c) maintain a register of the students and graduates in the \r\nprescribed manner;  \r\n(d) supervise the process of selection, appointment or nomination of \r\na member to an Authority or body of the Institute in the \r\nprescribed manner; and \r\n(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed or as may be \r\nassigned to him by the Rector or the Board. \r\n(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. \r\n14. Controller of Examinations.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Controller of \r\nExaminations of the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Controller of Examinations \r\nunless he possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(3) The Controller of Examinations shall be a full-time officer of the \r\nInstitute and shall be responsible for all matters connected with the conduct of \r\nexaminations and perform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned to \r\nhim by the Rector or the Board. \r\n(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold office for a renewable term of \r\nthree years. \r\n15. Treasurer.– (1) The Board shall appoint a Treasurer of the Institute on such \r\nterms and conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Board shall not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he \r\npossesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Institute and \r\nshall: \r\n(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, funds and \r\ninvestments of the Institute; \r\n(b) prepare the annual and revised budget estimates of the Institute \r\nand present the estimates to the Board; \r\n(c) ensure that the funds of the Institute are spent according to the \r\nbudget or any other special arrangement; \r\n(d) ensure that the accounts of the Institute are audited annually \r\nand are available for submission to the Board within six months \r\nof the end of a financial year; and \r\n(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned \r\nto him by the Rector or the Board.  \r\n(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. \r\n \r\n16. Appointments.– The Institute may employ such persons in its service as may \r\nbe necessary, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board. \r\n17. Authorities of the Institute.– The following shall be the Authorities of the \r\nInstitute: \r\n(a) Board of Governors; \r\n(b) Academic Council; \r\n(c) Boards of Faculties; \r\n(d) Board of Advanced Studies and Research; \r\n(e) Selection Board; \r\n(f) Finance and Planning Committee; and  \r\n(g) any other Authority as may be prescribed by the statutes or the \r\nregulations. \r\n18. Board of Governors.– (1) The Board of Governors of the Institute shall \r\nconsist of the following: \r\n(a) Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Foundation; \r\n(b) members of the Foundation subject to a maximum of three   \r\nmembers to be nominated by the Foundation; \r\n(c) four persons including at least one woman each of whom is an \r\nexpert in any of the fields of knowledge, to be nominated by the \r\nFoundation; \r\n(d) three members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, \r\nincluding at least one woman member to be nominated by the \r\nSpeaker; \r\n(e) Chairperson of the Commission or his nominee not below the \r\nrank of a Director; \r\n(f) Chairperson Punjab Higher Education Commission or his \r\nnominee not below the rank of a Director; \r\n(g) a Vice Chancellor of a public sector university in the Punjab to \r\nbe nominated by the Patron; \r\n(h) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or \r\nhis nominee;  \r\n(i) Secretary to the Government, Law and Parliamentary Affairs \r\nDepartment or his nominee; and \r\n(j) Rector. \r\n(2) The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Foundation shall be the \r\nChairman of the Board and the Rector shall be the Secretary of the Board. \r\n(3) Members of the Board other than ex-officio members shall hold office \r\nfor a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment on the expiry of their \r\nterm of office. \r\n(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one-half of the total \r\nnumber of members. \r\n(5) The Secretary shall, with the approval of the Chairperson of the Board, \r\ncall a meeting of the Board. \r\n(6) The Foundation may fill a casual vacancy occurring because of death \r\nor resignation of a member of the Board nominated by the Foundation to the extent \r\nof the remainder of the term of the former member. \r\n19. Powers and duties of the Board.– (1) The administration and management \r\nof the affairs of the Institute shall vest in the Board. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid power, the Board \r\nmay: \r\n(a) formulate or approve the principles, policies and plans governing \r\nthe activities and operations of the Institute so as to facilitate \r\nresearch, teaching and other academic work; \r\n(b) recommend the draft statutes to the Patron; \r\n(c) make or approve regulations; \r\n(d) create a component of the Institute such as Faculty, department \r\nor constituent college, subject to the provisions of this Act; \r\n(e) constitute a committee, council and any other administrative or \r\nacademic advisory body;  \r\n(f) create such academic or administrative posts as it may deem \r\nnecessary and approve appointments to such posts as it may \r\nspecify; \r\n(g) hold, control and administer the property, funds and resources \r\nof the Institute and raise funds for the purpose of the Institute \r\nupon such security as may be required by the regulations; \r\n(h) undertake the responsibility for the financial viability of the \r\nInstitute including responsibility for ensuring effectiveness of its \r\noperations, their continuity and preservation of the autonomy of \r\nthe Institute; \r\n(i) consider and approve, through a resolution, the annual report, \r\nplan of work, statement of accounts and the annual budget \r\nestimates; \r\n(j) call for and consider reports relating to the activities of the \r\nInstitute and direct the Rector to furnish information relating to \r\nany matter specified by the Board; and \r\n(k) take all such initiatives as it may consider necessary for efficient \r\nand effective management and functioning of the Institute. \r\n(3) The Board shall recommend the draft statutes to the Patron but the \r\nstatutes shall come into force when approved by him. \r\n20. Business of the Board.– (1) The meetings and business of the Board shall \r\nbe conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be \r\nprescribed by the regulations and until so prescribed, as may be determined by the \r\nBoard.  \r\n(2) The statutes recommended, regulations framed or proceedings of the \r\nBoard shall not be invalid by reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of \r\nthe Board. \r\n21. Delegation of powers.– (1) Subject to subsection (2) of section 19, the Board \r\nmay delegate any of its powers or functions to a person or committee of the Board.   \r\n(2) The Board shall not delegate the power to: \r\n(a) recommend the draft statutes or frame regulations; \r\n(b) recommend any action to the Patron;  \r\n(c) appoint the Registrar, Controller and Treasurer; and \r\n(d) approve annual budget and make consideration of audit reports. \r\n22. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of: \r\n(a) Rector (Convener); \r\n(b) all Deans; \r\n(c) all Heads of Departments; \r\n(d) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(e) all Professors of the Institute; \r\n(f) nominee of the Secretary to the Government, Higher Education \r\nDepartment not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary; \r\n(g) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two \r\nLecturers to be nominated by the Board; \r\n(h) three persons eminent in the field of art or science of whom at \r\nleast one shall be from each category, to be nominated by the \r\nBoard; \r\n(i) Director Academics of the Commission;  \r\n(j) nominee of the Punjab Higher Education Commission not below \r\nthe rank of a Director; and \r\n(k) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n(2) A member nominated by the Board shall hold office for a renewable \r\nterm of three years. \r\n(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one-half of \r\nthe total number of members of the Academic Council. \r\n23. Powers and duties of Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall \r\nbe the academic body of the Institute and may, subject to the statutes, lay down \r\nstandards of instruction, research, publication and examination to regulate and \r\npromote the academic life of the Institute.   \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject \r\nto the provisions of this Act, rules, statutes and regulations, the Academic Council \r\nmay: \r\n(a) advise the Board on academic matters; \r\n(b) regulate the conduct of teaching, research and  publication; \r\n(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and \r\nexaminations in the Institute; \r\n(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the \r\nInstitute; \r\n(e) propose to the Board, a scheme for the constitution and \r\norganization of faculties, teaching departments, and constituent \r\ncolleges; \r\n(f) consider or formulate proposals for the planning and \r\ndevelopment of teaching and research in the Institute; \r\n(g) recommend to the Board, the regulations prescribing the \r\ncourses of studies, the syllabi and outlines of tests for \r\nexaminations; \r\n(h) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, \r\nmedals and prizes; \r\n(i) frame regulations for submission to the Board; \r\n(j) appoint or nominate members to the various Authorities in \r\naccordance with the provisions of this Act; and  \r\n(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the \r\nstatutes. \r\n24. Fund of the Institute.– (1) The Board shall establish a Fund to be known as \r\nthe Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan  Fund \r\nwhich shall vest in the Institute and to which shall be credited all sums received by \r\nthe Institute. \r\n(2) The Institute may accept donations in the shape of land, vehicles, \r\nequipment or any other item that may facilitate the functioning of the Institute and all \r\nsuch donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the Institute in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n25. Budget, audit and accounts.– (1) The budget of the Institute shall be \r\napproved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may \r\nbe prescribed by the Board. \r\n(2) The Board may approve the budget of the Institute, appropriation of \r\naccounts of the Institute and settle an audit para relating to the audit of the Institute. \r\n26. Rules.– The Government may, by notification in the official gazette, make \r\nrules to carry out the purposes of this Act. \r\n27. Statutes.– (1) Subject to this Act and the rules, the Board may recommend \r\nstatutes to the Patron to provide for and to regulate any matter relevant to the \r\nInstitute. \r\n(2) The Patron may approve the statutes, with or without amendments, or \r\nrefer the statutes back to the Board for reconsideration. \r\n28. First Statutes.– Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this \r\nAct, the statutes set out in the Schedule shall be deemed to be the statutes made \r\nunder section 27 and shall continue to remain in force until amended or repealed in \r\naccordance with the provisions of this Act. \r\n29. Regulations.– Subject to the rules and statutes, the Board may frame \r\nregulations for the proper administration and management of the affairs of the \r\nInstitute. \r\n30. 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