PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF QURA’N AND SEERAT STUDIES ACT 2014

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THE PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF QURA’N AND SEERAT 
STUDIES ACT 2014 
(XXIX of 2014) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Institute 
4. Functions of the Institute 
5. Board of Directors 
6. Functions of the Board 
7. Business of the Board 
8. Executive Director  
9. Committees 
10. Appointments 
11. Delegation of powers 
12. Academic Council 
13. Fund 
14. Budget, audit and accounts 
15. Annual Performance Report 
16. Rules 
17. Regulations 
18. Removal of difficulties 
TEXT 
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THE PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF QURA’N AND SEERAT STUDIES ACT 2014 
(XXIX of 2014) 
[17th December, 2014] 
An 
Act 
to establish Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies. 
 Whereas it is expedient to establish Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat 
Studies to provide an enabling environment for undertaking research and 
publications on the Qura’n and Seerat, to impart higher education in the fields of the 
Qura’n and Seerat and, to deal with ancillary matters; 
It is enacted as follows: 
1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the 
Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies Act 2014. 
(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
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[2. Definitions.– In this Act: 
(a) “Academic Council” means Academic Council of the Institute; 
(b) “Board” means Board of Directors of the Institute; 
(c) “Executive Director” means Executive Director of the Institute; 
(d) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(e) “Institute” means  Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies 
established under the Act; and 
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under the 
Act.] 
3. Institute.– (1) The Government shall, by notification, establish Punjab 
Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies at Lahore.  
(2) The Inst itute shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession 
and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall by 
the said name sue and be sued.  
4. Functions of the Institute.– The Institute shall: 
(a) conduct r esearch on the Qura’n and Sunnah to find out workable 
solutions of the problems being faced by the present day society;  
                                                 
1This Act was passed by the Punjab As sembly on 11 .12.2014; assented to by the Acti ng Governor of the  Punjab on 
16.12.2014; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17.12.2014, pages 1897-1901. 
2Substituted by the Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies (Amendment) Act 2015 (XXXV of 2015); and published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 1091-1092, dated 1.9.2015, s.2. 
(b) publish research reports, research journals and such other publications 
for the promotion and spread of knowledge of Islam;  
(c) establish Qura’n museum and a state of the art modern Islamic library; 
(d) hold national and international seminars an d conferences relating to 
the Qura’n and Seerat-ul-Nabi; 
(e) provide instruction, training, research, demonstration and services in 
the fields of Qura’n, Qirrat (Tajveed-ul-Quran) and Sunnah; 
(f)  perform academic functions to achieve its objectives; 
(g) prescribe criteria of admission, migration and examination of students; 
(h) admit students and conduct examinations in the prescribed manner; 
(i) select, appoint and promote academic and administrative staff; 
(j) frame and prescribe courses of study; 
(k) provide for research and printing and publication of research and other 
works; 
(l) make provisions for research, consultancy and advisory services; 
(m) enter into arrangements with other institutions or with public bodies; 
(n) affiliate or associate itself w ith a university or any other local or foreign 
institution and establish facilities for the effective discharge of its 
functions and responsibilities; and 
(o) perform any other function which is  incidental to the above functions or 
as may be required to promote the objectives of the Institute as a place 
of education, learning and research. 
5.  Board of Directors.– (1) There shall be a Board of Directors of the Institute 
consisting of the following:  
(a) Chief Minister Punjab;   Chairperson 
(b) Minister for Auqaf & Religious Affairs; Vice Chairperson 
(c) two Members of the Provincial Assembly of 
the Punjab to be nominated by the Speaker; 
Members 
(d) Secretary to the Government , Auqaf and 
Religious Affairs Department or his nominee 
not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;  
Member 
(e) Secretary to the Government , Higher 
Education Department or his nominee not 
below the rank of an Additional Secretary;  
Member 
(f) Secretary to the Government , Law and 
Parliamentary Affairs Department or his 
nominee not below the rank of an Add itional 
Secretary; 
Member 
(g) Secretary to the Government, Finance 
Department or his nominee not below the rank 
Member 
of an Additional Secretary;  
(h) Chairman Higher Education Commission or 
his nominee; 
Member 
(i) Vice Chancell or of the University with which 
the Institute is affiliated; 
Member 
(j) Chairman, Punjab Qura’n Board; Member 
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[(k) 
 
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[(kk) 
President and General Secretary of Ittehad 
Tanzimat-e-Madaris-e-Pakistan; 
one eminent scholar to be nominated by the 
Government; 
Members] 
 
Member] 
(l) one member of the teaching staff of the 
Institute to be nominated by the Government; 
and 
Member 
(m) Executive Director.   Secretary  
(2)  In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall chair a 
meeting of the Board. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one half of the total 
number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
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[(4) The Government shall nominate members of the Board, other than ex -
officio members, for a term of two years but the member shall  serve during the 
pleasure of the Government.] 
(5) The Government shall nominate for a terms of two years an expert 
from private sector in the field of education and Shariah who shall be the member 
and second Vice Chairperson of the Board. 
6.  Functions of the Board .– (1) The administration and management of the 
affairs of the Institute shall vest in the Board. 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the 
powers and functions of the Board shall be to: 
(a) take effective measures t o raise the standards of teaching, research 
and other academic pursuits in the field of Qura’n and Sunnah; 
(b) hold, control and administer the property and funds of the Institute; 
(c) consider and approve the annual and revised budget estimates; 
(d) enter into and cancel contracts on behalf of the Institute; 
                                                 
3Substituted by the Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies (Amendment) Act 2015 (XXXV of 2015); and published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 1091-1092, dated 1.9.2015, s.3. 
4Inserted by the Punjab Institute of Qura ’n and Seerat Studies (Amendment) Act 2015 (XXXV of 2015) ; and published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 1091-1092, dated 1.9.2015, s.3. 
5Substituted by the Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies (Amendment) Act 2015 (XXXV of 2015); and published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 1091-1092, dated 1.9.2015, s.3. 
(e) cause proper books of accounts to be kept for all sums of moneys 
received and expended by the Institute, and for the assets and 
liabilities of the Institute; 
(f) invest any money belonging to the Institute in the prescribed manner or 
as the Board may determine; 
(g) receive and manage any property transferred, and grants, bequests, 
trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions made to 
the Institute; 
(h) govern and regulate the finance,  accounts and investments of the 
Institute and for that purpose appoint such agents and auditors as the 
Board may deem fit; 
(i) determine the form, custody and regulate the use of the common seal 
of the Institute; 
(j) provide buildings, libraries, premises , furniture, apparatus, equipment 
and other means required for carrying out the objectives of the 
Institute; 
(k) create, suspend or abolish such teaching, research, training, extension, 
administration or other posts as may be necessary; 
(l) make appointmen ts to the posts of the Institute in the prescribed 
manner; 
(m) prescribe the terms and conditions of service of teaching and non -
teaching staff including their qualification , experience and eligibility for 
appointment, and to appoint, confer, suspend, remo ve, dismiss or take 
disciplinary action against the staff in the prescribed manner; 
(n) prescribe the duties of officers, teachers and other employees of the 
Institute; 
(o) institute fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes; 
(p) promote cooperation wit h the Government  and, national and 
international organizations in activities within the purview of the 
Institute; 
(q) devise and implement participatory, merit based, result oriented and 
accountable management with suitable checks and balances; and 
(r) perform such other functions as are incidental to the above functions or 
as may be prescribed. 
7. Business of the Board .– (1) The meetings and the business of the Board 
shall be conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may 
be prescribed and, until these matters are prescribed, as may be determined by the 
Board. 
(2) An act or proceeding of the Board shall not be invalid merely by reason 
of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. 
8.  Executive Director.– (1) The Governmen t shall, on recommendation of the 
Board, appoint the Executive Director whose qualifications and terms and conditions 
of service shall be such as may be determined by the Board. 
(2) The Executive Director shall be the executive and academic head of 
the Institute and shall perform such functions as may be prescribed or assigned to 
him by the Board. 
(3)  Without prejudice to the genera lity of the foregoing provision , the 
Executive Director shall: 
(a)  make appointments to the posts from BS -1 to BS -15 in the p rescribed 
manner; and 
(b)  accord sanction to the expenditure provided for in the sanctioned 
budget and to re -appropriate funds within the same major heads of 
accounts as the principal accounting officer. 
9. Committees.– The Board may constitute such commi ttees as may be 
deemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
10. Appointments.– The Institute may appoint such persons in its service as may 
be necessary on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board. 
11. Delegation of powers.– The Board may delegate to any person or a 
committee any of its powers or functions except the following functions: 
 (a) approval of annual or revised budget estimates; 
 (b) creation of a post in the Institute; and 
 (c) making of the regulations. 
12. Academic Council.– (1) There shall be an  Academic Council of the Institute 
for laying down, subject to the rules or regulations , proper standards of instruction, 
research, publication and examination and for regulating the academic life of the 
Institute. 
(2)  The Academic Council shall consist of: 
(a)  Executive Director (Chairperson); 
(b)  Professors, Associate Professors  and Assistant Professors of the 
Institute; 
(c) one n ominee of Secretary to the Government, Auqaf and Religious 
Affairs Department; 
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[(d) one nominee of Ittehad Tanzimat-e-Madaris-e-Pakistan;] 
(e) one nominee of Chairman Higher Education Commission; and 
(f)  one nominee of the University with which the Institute is affiliated. 
                                                 
6Substituted by the Punjab Institute of Qura’n and Seerat Studies (Amendment) Act 2015 (XXXV of 2015); and published in the 
Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 1091-1092, dated 1.9.2015, s.4. 
13.  Fund.– (1) There shall be a fund to be known as the Qura’n and Seerat Fund 
which shall vest in the Institute and to which shall be credited all sums received by 
the Institute including contributions made by the Government and the Auqaf Board. 
(2) The fund shall be kept in such custody and shall be utilized and 
regulated in such manner as may be prescribed. 
14. Budget, audit and accounts.– The budget of the Institute shall be approved 
and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may be 
prescribed. 
15. Annual Performance Report. – (1)  In January e ach year, the Institute shall 
submit an annual report on its performance to the Government. 
 (2)  The Government shall, at the earliest possible opportunity, lay the 
annual report of the Institute in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. 
16. Rules.– The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the 
purposes of this Act. 
17. Regulations.– Subject to the rules, t he Board may, by notification, make 
regulations for the administration and management of the affairs of the Institute. 
18.  Removal of d ifficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the 
provisions of this Act  during one year of the commencement of the Act , the Board 
may give such directions, not inconsistent with this Act, as it may deem necessary 
for the removal of such difficulty.