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  "text": "THE PUNJAB SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT \r\n2019  \r\n(VI OF 2019) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Incorporation \r\n4. Composition of the Authority \r\n5. Disqualification of the members \r\n6. Meetings \r\n7. Functions of the Authority \r\n8. Delegation of powers \r\n9. Committees \r\n10. Director General \r\n11. Employees \r\n12. Technical Experts \r\n13. Registration \r\n14. Fund \r\n15. Budget and accounts \r\n16. Bank Accounts \r\n17. Audit \r\n18. Annual report \r\n19. Penalty \r\n20. Cognizance and summary trial \r\n21. Compounding of offence \r\n22. Non-compliance of standards and procedures \r\n2 \r\n \r\n23. Appeal \r\n24. Public Servants \r\n25. Indemnity \r\n26. Rules \r\n27. Regulations \r\n28. Removal of Difficulties  \r\n3 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1THE PUNJAB SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2019  \r\n(VI OF 2019) \r\n \r\n[March 1st, 2019] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto establish the Punjab Skills Development Authority. \r\nIt is necessary to establish the Punjab Skills Development Authority to \r\npromote and regulate the technical education and v ocational training sector in the \r\nPunjab; and, for ancillary matters. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\n1. Short title, extent and commence ment.– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nPunjab Skills Development Authority Act 2019. \r\n(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, specify; and, the Government may specify different \r\ndates for the enforcement of various provisions of the Act.  \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) “Act” means the Punjab Skills Development Authority Act 2019; \r\n(b) “Authority” means Punjab Skills Development Authority established \r\nunder the Act; \r\n(c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the  Authority; \r\n(d) “Director General” means the Director General of the Authority; \r\n(e) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(f) “institute” means a public or private technical education and vocational \r\ntraining institute  offering diploma or certificate courses in any skill, \r\ntrade, vocation or profession; \r\n(g) “member” means a member of the Authority and, where the context so \r\nrequires, includes the Chairperson and the Director General; \r\n(h) “non-official member” means a member, othe r than an ex officio  \r\nmember, of the Authority; \r\n(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations;  \r\n(j) “regulations” means the regulations framed under the Act; and \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 27 February 2019; assented to by the Governor of the \r\nPunjab on 28 February 2019; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01 March 2019, pp.2045 – \r\n2050. \r\n4 \r\n \r\n(k) “rules” means the rules made under the Act. \r\n3. Incorporation.– (1) The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, establish Punjab Skills Development Authority. \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession \r\nand a common seal, with powers to enter into contracts, acquire and, subject to \r\nsubsection (3), dispose of both movable and immovable property  in accordance with \r\nlaw, and may, by the said name, sue or be sued. \r\n(3)  The Authority shall not dispose of any immovable property without prior \r\napproval of the Government. \r\n(4) The Authority shall have its main o ffice in  Lahore and may, with the \r\nprior approval of the Government, establish regional offices at such places as may \r\nbe necessary. \r\n4. Composition of the Authority .– (1) The Authority shall consist of the \r\nChairperson and  not less than five but not more than nine members, including at \r\nleast one female member  from the industry, agriculture or  services sector, and \r\nprofessionals from the technical education and vocational training sector  and shall \r\nalso include two members of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, one f rom the \r\ntreasury benches to be nominated by the Government and one from the opposition \r\nto be nominated by leader of the opposition. \r\n(2) Secretaries to the G overnment, Industries, Commerce and Investment \r\nDepartment, Finance Department, Labour and Human Reso urce Department and \r\nSchool Education Department shall be ex officio members of the Authority. \r\n(3) The Director General shall be the Secretary of the Authority.  \r\n(4) The Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment, Punjab shall \r\nbe the Chairperson of th e Authority, and the Government shall appoint the non -\r\nofficial members of the Authority on such terms and conditions as may be \r\nprescribed and until so prescribed as the Government may determine.   \r\n(5) Subject to sub -section (6), the term of appointment of t he non-official \r\nmembers shall be three years but any of them may, subject to satisfactory \r\nperformance, be appointed for a second term but no one shall be appointed for more \r\nthan two consecutive terms. \r\n(6) The non -official members shall serve during the ple asure of the \r\nGovernment and the Government may, at any time, appoint another person as the \r\nnon-official member for the remaining term of the outgoing member. \r\n (7) In case, the office of the Chairperson is vacant temporarily or \r\notherwise, by reason of leave , illness, or any other cause for a period not exceeding \r\nthree months, the Government shall make such arrangement for the performance of \r\nduties of the office of the Chairperson as it may deem appropriate. \r\n(8) A non -official member may resign by writing und er his hand and the \r\nGovernment may, in the prescribed manner, appoint an eligible person for the \r\nremaining term of such member. \r\n(9) No act or proceedings of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason \r\nof any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. \r\n5 \r\n \r\n5. Disqualification of the members.– No person shall be appointed or shall \r\ncontinue as the non-official member who: \r\n(a) is or, at any time, has been convicted of an offence involving moral \r\nturpitude; \r\n (b) is or, at any time, has been adjudicated as an insolvent; \r\n (c)  is found to be of unsound mind; or \r\n(d)  has a financial interest or an interest, directly or indirectly, in conflict \r\nwith the interest of the Authority and has failed  to disclose , in writing,  \r\nsuch interest to the Government. \r\n6. Meetings.– (1) The Authority shall meet at least once in every quarter. \r\n(2) The Director General shall arrange for a meeting of the Authority on the \r\ndirection of the Chairperson or on a requisition in writing of not less than four \r\nmembers. \r\n(3) The Chairperson shal l preside over a meeting of the Authority and , in \r\nhis absence, the meeting shall be presided over by the member duly nominated by \r\nthe Chairperson from amongst the non-official members. \r\n(4) Four members, including at least three non-official members, shall \r\nconstitute the quorum for a meeting. \r\n(5) The Authority shall take decisions by the majority of its members \r\npresent and voting, and in case of a tie, the person presiding the meeting shall have \r\na casting vote. \r\n(6) The decisions of the Authority shall be rec orded in writing and signed \r\nby the Chairperson and Director General. \r\n(7) The Director General shall arrange the conduct of meetings and \r\nmaintain a complete record of the minutes and the decisions of the Authority at each \r\nmeeting in the prescribed manner. \r\n7. Functions of the Authority.– The Authority shall: \r\n(a) implement national policies and standards in relation to technical \r\neducation and vocational training;  \r\n(b) register and regulate public and private institutes;  \r\n(c) register and regulate public and private technical  education and \r\nvocational training bodies and assessment agencies; \r\n(d) regulate the enforcement of the apprenticeship laws and policies \r\nrelatable to the technical education and vocational training; \r\n(e) regulate training standards for teachers and evaluators; \r\n(f) conduct performance audit of technical education and vocational \r\ntraining institutes; \r\n(g) devise and enforce  mechanisms for the inspection, monitoring and \r\nevaluation of technical education and vocational training institutes, \r\nbodies and assessment agencies to ensure  compliance with  the \r\nnational and the provincial standards; \r\n6 \r\n \r\n(h) encourage technical education and vocational training institutes to \r\ndevelop syllabi and design courses according to and in conformity with \r\nthe international standards and demands , and national and  terrestrial \r\nrequirements and standards; \r\n(i) validate conformity of the curricula with national standards and its \r\nrelevance to specific level descriptor; \r\n(j) establish a labour market information cell in order to ascertain the skills \r\nrequired to be imparted,  supply and demand of the skilled \r\nprofessionals in local, national and international markets; \r\n(k) devise and implement an integrated social marketing and \r\ncommunication strategy for technical education and vocational training \r\nsector; \r\n(l) set guidelines for the establishment of career guidance and counseling \r\nmechanisms in technical education and vocational training sector; \r\n(m) establish linkages and coordinate with international and national bodies \r\nand agencies for promotion and development of technical education \r\nand vocational training sector; and  \r\n(n) perform such other functions as may be incidental to the functions \r\nmentioned above or as the Government may assign or as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n8. Delegation of powers. – The Authority may, subject to such conditions and \r\nlimitations as it may deem fit to impose, delegate any of its powers or functions to the \r\nChairperson, Director General, a committee constituted by it, a member or \r\nemployee, except the powers to:  \r\n(a) frame, amend or repeal regulations;  \r\n(b) approve policy decisions, guidelines or procedures for the  operation \r\nof the fund;  \r\n(c) determine the terms and conditions of service of the  employees of \r\nthe Authority;  \r\n(d) constitute committees;  \r\n(e) approve the annual budget, audited accounts and annual reports of the \r\nAuthority; and  \r\n(f) consider audit reports of the Authority. \r\n9. Committees.– (1) The Authority may constitute such committees as it may \r\ndeem necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act.  \r\n (2) The composition and functions of the committees shall be such as the \r\nAuthority may determine or as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n7 \r\n \r\n10. Director General .– (1) The Government shall appoint the Director General  \r\nwho possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. \r\n(2) The Director General shall be appointed on such terms and conditions \r\nas may be prescribed and, until so prescribed, as the Government may determine.  \r\n (3) The Director General shall be the Chief Executive Officer and Principal \r\nAccounting Officer of the Authority and, subject to the general supervision, control \r\nand direction of the Authority, shall exercise such administrative and financial powers \r\nof the Authority as the Authority may delegate to him or as may be prescribed. \r\n (4) The Director General may resign from his office by serving thirty days’ \r\nprior notice or on payment of thirty days’ pay in lieu of the notice.  \r\n (5) The Government may remove the Director General by serving thirty \r\ndays’ prior notice or on payment of thirty days’ pay in lieu of the notice. \r\n11. Employees.– (1) The Authority may appoint such persons in its service, as \r\nmay be necessary for the performance of its functions, on such terms and conditions \r\nas may be prescribed.  \r\n (2) Subject to the terms and conditions of appointment, the Authority may, \r\nat any time, terminate the services of an employee by serving thirty da ys’ prior notice \r\nor on payment of thirty days’ pay in lieu of the notice in the prescribed manner. \r\n12. Technical Experts .– The Authority or any of its committees may invite any \r\ntechnical expert or any other person having specialized knowledge of any subjec t or \r\nthe representative of a Government institution for assistance in the performance of \r\nits functions. \r\n13. Registration.– (1) After the commencement of the Act, no person, institute, \r\npublic or private technical education and vocational training body, asse ssment \r\nagency or organization engaged in any technical education and vocational training \r\nsector service delivery shall commence its business until it is registered with the \r\nAuthority under the Act.  \r\n(2) Any person, institute , public or  private technical ed ucation and \r\nvocational training body, assessment agency  or organization engaged in any \r\ntechnical education and vocational training  sector service delivery , existing before \r\nthe commencement of the Act , shall, within six months of the commencement, apply \r\nto the Authority for registration in such manner as may be prescribed.   \r\n(3) The Authority may charge fee for the registration  or renewal of \r\nregistration and for other services  at such rate and in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(4) The Authority may , subje ct to reasonable notice and after affording \r\nhearing to the person concerned , suspend or cancel the registration made under \r\nsub-section (1) on  account of any contravention of  the standards or violation of any \r\nprescribed procedure.  \r\n8 \r\n \r\n14. Fund.– (1) There shal l be formed a Fund to be known as the Punjab Skills \r\nDevelopment Authority Fund which shall vest in the Authority.  \r\n(2) The Fund shall consist of: \r\n(a) the grants received from the Government;  \r\n(b) the grants received from any other government, authority or \r\nagency; \r\n(c) income from fees charged by the Authority;  \r\n(d) donations made to the Authority; and  \r\n(e) any other income and monies received by the Authority.  \r\n (3) The Fund shall be maintained in such manner as may be prescribed.  \r\n (4) The Fund shall be utilized to meet the ex penses of the Authority in \r\nconnection with the discharge of its functions under the Act.  \r\n (5) The Authority shall not incur any debt  without prior approval in writing \r\nof the Government. \r\n15. Budget and accounts .– (1) The Director General shall, before the \r\ncommencement of a financial year, prepare a statement of the estimated receipts \r\nand expenditure for the next financial year and submit it to the Authority for approval.  \r\n (2) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other records relating \r\nto its fi nancial affairs including its income and expenditure and its assets and \r\nliabilities in such form and manner as may be prescribed.  \r\n (3) As soon as may be after the end of each financial year, the Authority \r\nshall prepare and approve in the manner prescribed , statements of account of the \r\nAuthority which shall include a balance -sheet and an account of income and \r\nexpenditure. \r\n16. Bank Accounts .– Subject to general instructions of the Government, t he \r\nAuthority shall open and maintain its accounts at such schedul ed banks as it may , \r\nwith the approval of the Government, determine. \r\n17. Audit.– (1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall annually audit the accounts \r\nof the Authority. \r\n(2) The Government may, in addition to the audit under subsection (1), \r\ncause the annual accounts of the Authority audited, in the prescribed manner by a \r\nChartered Accountant or a firm of Chartered Accountants. \r\n18. Annual report.– (1) The Director General shall, by 30 September each year, \r\nsubmit annual performance report to the Authority enume rating all the activities, \r\ndevelopmental initiatives undertaken and targets achieved during the previous \r\nfinancial year for the betterment of the technical education and vocational training \r\nsector and the future plans and projects. \r\n(2) The Authority shall submit the report to the Government which shall lay \r\nthe report in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab within ninety days of its receipt. \r\n9 \r\n \r\n19. Penalty.– Any person, institute, public or private technical education and \r\nvocational training body, assessment agenc y or organization engaged in any \r\ntechnical education and vocational training sector service delivery that contravenes \r\nthe provisions of section 13 of the Act shall be liable to punishment which may \r\nextend to six month but which shall not be less than fifteen days and with fine which \r\nmay extend to one million but which shall not be less than two hundred thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n20. Cognizance and summary trial .- (1) No court shall take cog nizance of an \r\noffence under the  Act except on a complaint in writing filed by the Director General \r\nor an officer of Authority duly authorized for the purpose.  \r\n(2) A Magistrate of the first class shall conduct the trial of an offence under \r\nthe Act in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXII of the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure 1898 (V of 1898) relating to the summary trials. \r\n21. Compounding of offence.– (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority or an \r\nofficer of the Authority specifically authorized in this behalf may, at any stage, \r\ncompound an offence under the Act subject to t he deposit of administrative penalty \r\nwhich shall not be less than two hundred thousand rupees. \r\n(2) An offence under the  Act shall not be compoundable if the accused \r\nhad been previously convicted under the Act or his previous offence had been \r\ncompounded by the Government or the officer authorized by the Government. \r\n22. Non-compliance of standards and procedures .- The Authority may impose \r\non any person, institute, public or private technical education and vocational training \r\nbody, assessment agency or organiz ation engaged in any technical education and \r\nvocational training sector service delivery that fails to comply with prescribed \r\nstandards and procedures, the administrative penalty at such rate , not exceeding \r\nrupees five hundred thousand, and in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n23. Appeal.– Any person, institute, public or private technical education and \r\nvocational training body, assessment agency or organization engaged in any \r\ntechnical education and vocational training sector service delivery , aggrieved by an \r\nadministrative order under the Act, may, within thirty days of the receipt of the order, \r\nprefer an appeal to such appellate authority as may be prescribed. \r\n24. Public Servants .– The Director General, members, employees and other \r\npersons authorized to p erform or exercise any function or power under the  Act, or \r\nrendering services to the Authority as agents, advisors or consultants, shall be \r\ndeemed to be public servants within the meanings of section 21 of Pakistan Penal \r\nCode, 1860 (XLV of 1860). \r\n25. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or any other legal proceedings shall lie \r\nagainst the Authority, the Chairperson, members, Director General and any \r\nemployee of the Authority, in respect of anything done or intended to be done in \r\ngood faith under the Act.  \r\n26. Rules.– The Government may, by notification  in the official Gazette , make \r\nrules for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n10 \r\n \r\n27. Regulations.– Subject to the Act and the rules, the Authority may , with prior \r\napproval of the Government,  frame regulations for the  efficient performance of its \r\nfunctions under the Act.  \r\n28. Removal of Difficulties .– If any difficulty arises in giving  effect to any \r\nprovision of the Act, the Government may, within one year of the commencement of \r\nthe Act, make such order as may be  necessary and consistent with the provision s of \r\nthe Act.",
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