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  "text": "THE SOUTH PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND \r\nTECHNOLOGY DERA GHAZI KHAN ACT 2021  \r\n(XLII of 2021) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Establishment of the Institute. \r\n4. Functions 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 Directors. \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\n \r\n \r\n24. Fund of 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\nTHE FIRST STATUTES   \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE SOUTH PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY \r\nDERA GHAZI KHAN ACT 2021 \r\n(XLII of 2021) \r\n[24th December, 2021] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of South Punjab Institute of Science and Technology \r\nDera Ghazi Khan. \r\nIt is necessary to provide for establishment of South Punjab Institute of Science and \r\nTechnology Dera Ghazi Khan in the private sector and to provide for matters \r\nconnected therewith and ancillary thereto. \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 South \r\nPunjab Institute of Science and Technology 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) “Act” means the South Punjab Institute of Science and Technology \r\nDera Ghazi Khan Act 2020; \r\n(c) “Authority” means an Authority of the Institute specified in section 17; \r\n(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Institute; \r\n(e) “Chairperson of the Board” means the Chairperson of the Board of \r\nDirectors of the Institute; \r\n(f) “Chairperson” means the head of the department or principal of a \r\nconstituent college; \r\n(g) “Commission” means the Higher Education Commission established \r\nunder the Higher Education Commission Ordinance 2002 (LIII of 2002); \r\n(h) “constituent college” means a college maintained and administered by \r\nthe Institute; \r\n(i) “Controller of Examinations” means the Controller of Examinations of \r\nthe Institute; \r\n(j) “Dean” means the head of a Faculty of the Institute; \r\n(k) “Department” means a teaching department maintained and \r\nadministered by the Institute in the prescribed manner; \r\n(l) “Faculty” means an administrative and academic  unit of the Institute \r\n                                                      \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 2 4 December 2021; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 2 4 \r\nDecember 2021; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 24 December 2021, pp. 3145-3155. \r\n \r\n \r\nconsisting of one or more departments or constituent colleges as may \r\nbe prescribed; \r\n(m) “Company” means the Gul -e-Fatima Knowledge (Pvt.) Limited D era \r\nGhazi Khan registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of \r\n1984); \r\n(n) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(o) “head of department” means the head of a department or principal of a \r\nconstituent college; \r\n(p) “Institute” means the South Punjab Institute of Science and Technology \r\nDera Ghazi Khan established under the Act; \r\n(q) “Patron” means Governor of the Punjab; \r\n(r) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules, statutes or regulations; \r\n(s) “Punjab Higher Education Commission” means the Punjab Higher \r\nEducation Commission set up under the Punjab Higher Education \r\nCommission Act 2014 (I of 2015); \r\n(t) “Rector” means the Rector of the Institute; \r\n(u) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Institute; \r\n(v) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to the Act; \r\n(w) “Search Committee” means the Search Committee constituted by the \r\nBoard to make recommendations for appointment of the Rector; \r\n(x) “statutes”, “regulations” and “rules” mean respectively the statutes, \r\nregulations and rules made under the Act; \r\n(y) “teacher” includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant \r\nProfessor or Lecturer engaged whole time by the Institute and su ch \r\nother persons as may be prescribed; and \r\n(z) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Institute. \r\n \r\n3. Establishment of the Institute. – (1) The Administrative Department  of the \r\nGovernment may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Institute in the \r\nprivate sector to be called the South Punjab Institute of Science and Technology \r\nDera Ghazi Khan, 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, Chairperson and members of the Board and Rector; \r\n(b) Chairpersons and Deans; \r\n(c) members of an Authority; \r\n(d) teachers and the students of the Institute; and \r\n(e) Officers and members of the staff of the Institute. \r\n \r\n \r\n4. Functions of the Institute.– The Institute shall: \r\n(a) provide instructions and training in: \r\n(i) Pure and Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and Languages; \r\n(ii) such other branches of knowledge, except medical, dental, \r\nallied health sciences or nursing education, as the Board may \r\ndetermine with the prior approval of the Patron given on the \r\nrecommendations of a commi ttee constituted by the \r\nGovernment and, where applicable, subject to the prior approval \r\nof the relevant statutory body of professional education; \r\n(b) establish, maintain and administer a department, constituent college or \r\nan institute; \r\n(c) make provisions for rese arch, 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 programs; \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 counselling 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 acade mic 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 may withdraw such  \r\nacceptance; \r\n(p) cooperate with a public authority, university or private organization in the \r\nmanner and for such purpose as may be prescribed; \r\n(q) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant \r\n \r\n \r\nProfessorship and Lecturer -ship or any other post and appoint a \r\nperson to the post; \r\n(r) create a post for research, extension, administration or other related \r\npurpose and may appoint a person to the post; \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 may approve or license a hos tel, 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; \r\n(z) receive and manage property transferred and grants, contributions \r\nmade to the Institute and to invest any fund in the manner as it may \r\ndeem fit; and \r\n(aa) perform any other prescribed or an ancillary function. \r\n \r\n5. Institute open to all. – Subject to the 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\n \r\n6. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the Institute shall be restricted to \r\nProvince of the Punjab. \r\n (2) The Institute shall not open any sub -campus for a period of ten years \r\nfrom the date of coming into force of the Act. \r\n (3) Subject to subsection (2), the Institute may, after the said period, \r\nestablish a sub-campus with the prior approval of the Government.  \r\n \r\n7. Officers of the Institute.– The following shall be the officers of the Institute: \r\n(a) Patron; \r\n(b) Rector; \r\n(c) Deans; \r\n(d) Chairpersons; \r\n(e) Registrar; \r\n \r\n \r\n(f) Treasurer; \r\n(g) Controller of Examinations; and \r\n(h) such other persons as may be prescribed by the statutes or \r\nregulations to be the officers of the Institute. \r\n \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 the Act the Patron shall act \r\nand be bound in the same manner as the Governor of a Province under Article 105 \r\nof the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n \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 Boa rd 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 directions. \r\n(5) The Patron may, on the recommendation of a Committee constituted \r\nby him and comprising of a nominee of the Board, a nominee of Secretary Higher \r\nEducation Department not below the rank of Additional Secretary  and a Professor \r\nEmeritus or Vice Chancellor of any university, take such action against the Institute \r\nas he may deem appropriate. \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\n \r\n10. Rector.– (1) The Board shall, on the recommendations of the Search \r\nCommittee, appoint a person as Rector. \r\n(2) The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of service of the \r\nRector. \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 the Act or as \r\nmay be prescribed or as are assigned to him by the Board. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n11. Powers of the Rector.– (1) The Rector s hall 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 the 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: may \r\n(a) direct a teacher, officer or other employee of the Inst itute 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 in such manner as \r\nmay be prescribed; \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 exc ept 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; and \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. \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\n \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  such \r\ntemporary arrangements for the performance of the duties of the Rector by any other \r\nperson, as it may deem fit. \r\n \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 \r\n \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 election, 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 d uties as may be prescribed or as may be \r\nassigned by the Rector or the Board. \r\n(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. \r\n \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 Institute \r\nand shall be responsible for all matters connected with the conduct of examinations \r\nand perform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned by the Rector or the \r\nBoard. \r\n(4) The Controller of Examinations shall hold office for a renewable term of \r\nthree years. \r\n \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 avai lable 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 \r\n \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\n \r\n17. Authorities of the Institute .– The following shall be the Authorities of the \r\nInstitute: \r\n(a) Board of Directors; \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\n \r\n18. Board of Directors.– (1) The Board of Directors of the Institute shall consist \r\nof the following: \r\n(a) Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company; \r\n(b) members of the Company up to maximum of four including at \r\nleast one female member, subject to availability, to be \r\nnominated by the Company; \r\n(c) four persons including at least one female  (subject to \r\navailability), each of whom is an expert in any of the fields of \r\nknowledge, to be nominated by the by the Company; \r\n(d) two members, including at least one female member of the \r\nProvincial Assembly of the Punjab, to be nominated by the \r\nSpeaker of the Assembly; \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, the whole time member of the Commission; \r\n(g) a Vice Chancellor of a public sector university in the Punjab \r\nnominated by the Patron; \r\n(h) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department or \r\nhis nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary; and \r\n(i) Rector. \r\n(2) The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company shall be the \r\nChairperson 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 \r\n \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 Company may fill a casual vacancy occurring because of death or \r\nresignation of a member of the Board nominated by the Company to the extent of the \r\nremainder of the term of the former member. \r\n \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 \r\ngoverning the activities and operations of the Institute so as to \r\nfacilitate research, 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\nconstituent college or institute, subject to the provisions of the Act; \r\n(e) constitute a committee, council and any other administrative \r\nor academic advisory body; \r\n(f) create such academic or administrative posts as it may deem \r\nnecessary and to approve appointments to such posts as it \r\nmay specify; \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 under the regulations; \r\n(h) undertake the responsibility for the financial viability of the \r\nInstitute including responsibility for ensuring effectiveness of \r\nits operations, their continuity and preservation of the \r\nautonomy of the 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 may direct the Rector to furnish information \r\nrelating to any matter specified by the Board; and \r\n(k) take all such initiatives as it may consider necessary or \r\ndesirable for efficient and effective management and \r\nfunctioning 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\n \r\n20. Business of the Board .– (1) The meetings and business of t he Board shall \r\n \r\n \r\nbe conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be \r\nprescribed in the regulations and until so prescribed, as may be determined by the \r\nBoard. \r\n(2) The statutes, regulation or proceeding of the Board shall not be invalid \r\nby reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. \r\n \r\n21. Delegation of powers. – (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Board may \r\ndelegate 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) make the statutes or regulations; \r\n(b) recommend any action to the Patron; \r\n(c) appoint the Registrar, Controller of Examinations and Treasurer; \r\nand \r\n(d) approve annual budget and make consideration of audit reports. \r\n \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 Chairpersons; \r\n(d) Controller of Examinations; \r\n(e) all Professors of the University; \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; and \r\n(j) Registrar (Secretary). \r\n(2) A nominated member shall hold office for a renewable term of three \r\nyears. \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\n \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\nproper standards of instruction, research, publication and examination and to regulate \r\nand promote 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 the Act, rules, statutes and regulations, the Academic Council \r\nmay: \r\n \r\n \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, constituent \r\ncolleges and institutes; \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 the Act; and \r\n(k) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the \r\nstatutes. \r\n \r\n24. Fund of Institute.– (1) The Board shall establish a Fund to be known as the \r\nSouth Pu njab Institute of Science and Technology Dera Ghazi Khan Fund which \r\nshall vest in the Institute and to which shall be credited all sums received by the  \r\nInstitute. \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\n \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 \r\nmay be determined 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\n \r\n26. 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