BAB-E-PAKISTAN FOUNDATION ACT 2014

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THE BAB-E-PAKISTAN FOUNDATION ACT 2014 
(XVIII of 2014) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Establishment of the Foundation 
4. Functions 
5. Board of Governors 
6. Authentication of decisions 
7.  Disqualifications 
8. Casual vacancy 
9. Resignation 
10. Removal 
11. Committees 
12. Delegation 
13. Secretary 
14. Staff 
15. Disclosure of interest 
16. Fund 
17. Budget 
18. Accounts 
19. Audit 
20. Recovery of dues 
21. Ejectment of unauthorized occupants 
22.  Immunity 
23. Annual report 
24. Rules 
25. Regulations 
26. Dissolution and Savings 
27. Repeal 
TEXT 
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THE BAB-E-PAKISTAN FOUNDATION ACT 2014 
(XVIII of 2014) 
[26th June, 2014] 
An 
Act 
to establish Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation. 
 Whereas Bab-e-Pakistan Trust has been dysfunctional since long as the 
National Memorial Council has not been able to meet;  death of majority of the 
members of the National Memorial Council has made it impossible for the Bab -e-
Pakistan Trust to manage its affairs; interim governing body  has also contributed in 
mismanagement of the Trust;  it is necessary to perform its functions and to take 
necessary steps to achieve its objec tives of the Bab-e-Pakistan Trust; therefore, it is 
expedient to establish Bab -e-Pakistan Foundation to provide institutional framework 
for carrying out the functions as envisaged in the memorandum and articles of 
association of the Bab -e-Pakistan Trust fo r acknowledging sacrifices made at the 
time of creation of Pakistan; to patronize, promote and develop the arts, crafts and 
culture of Pakistan; and to deal with connected matters; 
 It is enacted as follows: 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the 
Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation Act 2014. 
(2) It shall extend to whole of the Punjab. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Act: 
(a) “Board” means Board of Governors of the Foundation; 
(b) “Chairperson” means Chairperson of the Board; 
(c) “Foundation” means Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation; 
(d) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(e) “member” means a member of the Board and includes the 
Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary of the Board; 
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under the 
Act; and 
(g) “Secretary” means Secretary of the Foundation. 
3. Establishment of the Foundation .– (1) The Government may, by 
notification, establish a Foundation to be known as Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation. 
                                                 
1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 24 June 2014; assented to by the Governor of the  Punjab on 25 June 2014; 
and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 26 June 2014, pages 4179-4184. 
(2) The Foundation shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession 
and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of the property and shall 
sue and be sued by the said name. 
(3) The Foundation shall not, without prior approval of the G overnment, 
sell, mortgage or permanently alienate any of its property or raise loans or advances. 
4.  Functions.– The Foundation shall: 
(a) construct and maintain national memorials for the people who 
sacrificed their lives for or at the time of creation of Pakistan; 
(b) promote the ideology of Pakistan; 
(c) promote national and regional languages, arts, crafts, handicrafts and 
culture of Pakistan; 
(d) organize regional, national or international social, cultural, industrial or 
literary fairs, festivals and other programme s, cultural ensembles and 
exhibitions, within Pakistan or abroad, on its own or in collaboration 
with a local or foreign institution;  
(e) construct, establish and lease theme parks and allied facilities in 
furtherance of its purposes;  
(f) conduct research, hold seminars and workshops and arrange 
publication and printing of books, brochures and pamphlets in 
furtherance of its objectives; 
(g) construct display centers for paintings, books, handicrafts and other 
intellectual products of Pakistan; 
(h) celebrate independence day and organize functions on national days of 
Pakistan; 
(i) establish art galleries and museum depicting struggle for the freedom, 
mass migration and sacrifices for the establishment of Pakistan; 
(j) engage professionals, public and private sector organizations t o 
undertake research on social and historical matters relating to 
Pakistan; 
(k) undertake land development, grant lease of land or building in the 
prescribed manner to achieve self-sustainability; 
(l) encourage culture of tolerance, peace and love as preached by t he 
great sufi poets of Pakistan; 
(m) promote love and brotherhood among the people of various Provinces 
of Pakistan and integrate regional diversities with national unity through 
art, craft and literature; 
(n) interact with cultural and literary institutions, organizations and libraries; 
(o) enter into agreement with local, national or international bodies for 
purposes of promotion of art, culture and literature; 
(p) facilitate equal opportunities to women in all cultural undertakings; 
(q) provide financial, material and techn ical assistance for cultural 
development; 
(r) undertake cultural projects and programmes with local or foreign 
collaboration; and 
(s) perform any other function which  is incidental to any of the above 
functions or as may be prescribed. 
5. Board of Governors .– (1) There shall be a Board to manage and regulate 
the affairs of the Foundation. 
(2) The Board shall consist of not more than fifteen members including the 
Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary. 
(3) The Government shall appoint the Chairperson, Vice Chai rperson and 
other members of the Board. 
(4) A non -official member shall be appointed for a term of two years but 
shall be eligible for reappointment. 
(5) One half of the total members shall constitute the quorum for a meeting 
of the Board. 
(6) All decision s of the Board shall be made by majority of votes of 
members present and voting and, in case of a tie, the person presiding shall have 
the casting vote. 
(7) The Chairperson or, in his absence, the Vice Chairperson shall preside 
over a meeting of the Board,  and, in the absence of the Vice Chairperson, the 
members present at a meeting shall nominate a member to preside at that meeting. 
(8) A member, other than the Secretary, shall perform the duties without 
any remuneration except such travelling and daily allowance as may be prescribed. 
6. Authentication of decisions .– All the decisions of the Board shall be 
authenticated by the signatures of the person presiding the meeting and the 
Secretary. 
7.  Disqualifications.– No person shall be appointed or shall cont inue as the 
Chairperson, Secretary or member, if he:  
(a) has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude; or  
(b) has been found guilty of misconduct; or  
(c) has been declared to be of unsound mind by a competent  court; or  
(d) has been or is adjudged as un discharged insolvent; or  
(e) is incapable of discharging his duties by reason of physical or mental 
infirmity and has been so declared by a Special Medical Board 
appointed by the Government; or  
(f) is an employee or member of the staff of  the Board other than the 
Secretary; or  
(g) fails to disclose any conflict of interest at or within the time provided for 
such disclosure by or under this Act or contravenes any of the 
provisions of the Act; or  
(h) stands disqualified by the order of the Court to hold any public office; or  
(i) fails to attend more than three consecutive meetings of the Board 
without leave. 
8. Casual vacancy.– The Government shall fill a casual vacancy caused owing 
to removal or permanent absence of a member, other than a n ex-officio member, for 
the unexpired period of the term of the member. 
9. Resignation.– A member, other than an ex -officio member, may resign his 
office by tendering his resignation in writing to the Government. 
10. Removal.– The Government may, at any t ime, remove a member, other than 
an ex-officio member, from the Board without assigning any reason. 
11. Committees.– (1) The Board may constitute such executive, financial, 
technical, advisory and other committees as may be prescribed or as may be 
deemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
(2) The committee shall perform such functions as may be assigned to it 
by the Board. 
12. Delegation.– The Board may, subject to such conditions and limitations as it 
may impose, delegate any of its funct ions to the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, 
Secretary, a committee or to an institution or authority established under any law 
except the function to: 
(a) make, amend or repeal regulations; 
(b) constitute a committee or fill a vacancy in a committee; or 
(c) approve any project, annual budget, audited accounts and annual 
report of the Foundation. 
13.  Secretary.– (1) The Government shall appoint a Secretary for a period not 
exceeding three years on such terms and conditions as the Government may 
determine. 
(2) The Secretary shall be the Secretary of the Board and shall hold office 
during the pleasure of the Government. 
(3)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the term, the Secretary shall continue 
to hold office on the same terms and conditions for a period of three months or till his 
successor enters upon office, whichever is earlier. 
(4)  Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the Government from 
appointing the same person as Secretary for another term. 
(5)  The Secretary may resign his office subject to one month’s prior notice in 
writing to the Government or on payment of one month’s pay in lieu of the notice. 
(6)  The Secretary shall:  
(a) perform such functions as are assigned to him under this Act; and 
(b) have such powers, including the powers of  appointment, transfer, 
promotion, dismissal, and other matters affecting the staff and 
employees, as are delegated by the Board or as may be prescribed. 
14.  Staff.– (1) The Foundation may employ such persons as may be necessary 
for the efficient performa nce of its functions in such manner and on such terms and 
conditions as may be prescribed. 
(2)  The employees of the Foundation shall hold office during the pleasure 
of the Foundation and shall, subject to notice and opportunity of hearing,  be liable to 
such disciplinary action as may be prescribed.  
15.  Disclosure of interest.– (1) If the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, 
member, a staff or other employee, including an adviser, consultant, agent, actuary, 
valuator, lawyer, and auditor or the famil y of such a person has, direct or indirect 
interest in any matter relating financial transactions of the Foundation, such person 
shall forthwith disclose that interest to the Board and the Board may take such action 
as it may consider appropriate. 
(2)  If a person present at a meeting of the Board or of a c ommittee or his 
family or his professional or business partner or associate has direct or indirect 
interest in the subject matter under consideration in that meeting, he shall:  
(a) forthwith disclose the interest; and 
(b) withdraw from the meeting during the consideration of that matter. 
16. Fund.– (1) There shall be a Fund of the Foundation, which shall vest in the 
Foundation and to which shall be credited all moneys received by the Foundation. 
(2) The Fund shall consist of: 
(a) grants made or loans advanced by the Government or the Federal 
Government or any other Provincial Government; 
(b) aid and assistance, grants, advances, donations and other non -
obligatory funds received from any person, body or ent ity, national or 
international agency; 
(c) loans and advances obtained from the financial institutions; and 
(d) any other income received from any other source. 
(3) The Foundation may receive, own and maintain a property transferred 
to it by any person, body or organization. 
17. Budget.– The Secretary shall prepare annual budget comprising the 
expected income and expense for the ensuing financial year and submit it to the 
Board for approval in such form and manner as may be prescribed. 
18. Accounts.– (1) Th e Foundation shall maintain proper accounts and other 
records relating to its financial affairs including its income and expenditure and its 
assets and liabilities in such form and manner as may be prescribed. 
(2) The Board may open and maintain its accoun ts in a scheduled bank 
approved by the Government.  
(3) After the end of a financial year, the Foundation shall prepare the 
statements of account which shall include a balance-sheet and an account of income 
and expenditure during the last financial year. 
19. Audit.– (1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall annually audit the accounts 
of the Foundation. 
(2) The Government, in addition to the audit under subsection (1), may 
cause the accounts of the Foundation annually audited by a Chartered Accountant or 
a firm of Chartered Accountants. 
20. Recovery of dues.– Any amount due to the Foundation may be recovered as 
arrears of land revenue by an officer authorized for the purpose by the Board. 
21. Ejectment of unauthorized occupants.– Subject to an opportunity of hearing, 
the Secretary, or any person authorized by the Board, may summarily eject any 
person in unauthorized occupation of any land or property vested in the Foundation 
and may for such ejectment use such force as may be necessary. 
22.  Immunity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against 
the Government, Foundation, Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, member, Secretary, 
consultant, officer or other employees of the Foundation in respect of anything done 
or intended to be done in good faith under this Act.  
23. Annual report.– (1) The Foundation shall, within three months of the close of 
a financial year, submit to the Government an annual report. 
(2) The report shall consist of: 
(a) the statement of accounts of the financial year; 
(b) a comprehensive statement of the work and activities of the Foundation 
during the preceding financial year; 
(c) future plans and projects; and 
(d) such other matters as may be prescribed or as the Board may consider 
appropriate.  
24. Rules.– The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the 
purposes of this Act. 
25. Regulations.– Subject to this Act  and the rules, the Foundation may, by 
notification, frame regulations to give effect to the provisions of the Act. 
26. Dissolution and Savings .– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the 
Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), on the establishment of the 
Foundation under this Act, the  Bab-e-Pakistan Trust, established as a society on 
June 04, 1992 under the said Act, shall stand disso lved and all its assets and 
liabilities and staff shall stand transferred to the Foundation. 
(2) Subject to any other law but notwithstanding  the dissolution of the 
society, anything done, action taken, obligation, liability, penalty or punishment 
incurred, agreement signed, inquiry or proceedings commenced, persons appointed, 
regularized or authorized, rules made and order or notification issued under any of 
the provisions of the Memorandum of Association of the said society, if not 
inconsistent with the p rovisions of this Act, shall be deemed to have been 
respectively done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authorized, made and 
issued under the Act. 
27. Repeal.– The Bab-e-Pakistan Foundation Ordinance 2014 (IV of 2014) is 
hereby repealed.