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  "title": "MUTTEHIDA ULEMA BOARD PUNJAB ACT 2022",
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  "text": "MUTTEHIDA ULEMA BOARD PUNJAB ACT 2022 \r\n(XL of 2022) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Reconstitution of the Board. \r\n4. Secretariat of the Board. \r\n5. Functions and powers of the Board. \r\n6. Meeting of the Board. \r\n7. Fund. \r\n8. Budget, audit and Account. \r\n9. Powers to make rules. \r\n10. Removal of difficulties. \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nMUTTEHIDA ULEMA BOARD PUNJAB ACT 2022 \r\n(XL of 2022) \r\n[16 December 2022] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto make provisions for reconstitution of the Muttehida Ulema Board Punjab. \r\nIt is  necessary to reconstitute Muttehida Ulema Board Punjab mandated to make \r\nrecommendations to ward off provocative, sectarian, biased and anti -Islamic \r\nmaterial; and to provide for the ancillary matters. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:  \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be  cited as the  \r\nMuttehida Ulema Board Punjab Act 2022. \r\n(2) This Act extends to whole of the Punjab.  \r\n(3) This Act shall come into force at once. \r\n \r\n2. Definitions.- In this Act: \r\n(a) “Board” means  the Muttehida Ulema B oard Punjab reconstituted under \r\nthis Act;  \r\n(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; \r\n(c) “Government” means Government of the Punjab;  \r\n(d) “member” means a member of the Board;  \r\n(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; \r\n(f) “Secretary” means Secretary to the Board; and \r\n(g) “Ulema” means the scholars having degrees in Al-Shahadat-ul-Aalimia \r\nfrom Ittehad Tanzimat Madaris -e-Deenia Pakistan, and other Deeni \r\nMadaris Boards recognized by the Government. \r\n \r\n3. Reconstitution of t he Board .- (1) Upon commencement of this Act, t he \r\nexisting Muttehida Ulema Board Punjab shall stand reconstituted for carrying out the \r\npurposes of this Act. \r\n(2) The Board shall be a special institution consisting of: \r\n(a) Chairman to be nominated by the Chief Minister from amongst the \r\nmembers of the Board for a term of three years; \r\n(b) twenty four Ulema (six  each from Deobandi, Barelvi, \r\nAhl-e-Hadith and Ahl -e-Tashee Maktaba -e-Fikr with \r\nmembers \r\n                                                 \r\n1This Act wa s passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 05 December 2022; assented to by the Governor of the \r\nPunjab on 14 December 2022; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 16 December 2022, pp.2633-\r\n2635. \r\n \r\n \r\nfair representation of women members) to be \r\nnominated by the Chief Minister for a term of three \r\nyears; \r\n(c) Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to the Government, \r\nHome Department or his nominee not below the rank \r\nof an Additional Secretary; \r\nmember \r\n(d) Inspector General of Police, Punjab or an officer not \r\nbelow the rank of  a Deputy Inspector General of \r\nPolice; \r\nmember \r\n(e) Secretary to the Government, Law and Parliamentary \r\nAffairs Department or his nominee not below the rank \r\nof an Additional Secretary; \r\nmember \r\n(f) Secretary to the Government, Information and Culture \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of an  \r\nAdditional Secretary; \r\nmember \r\n(g) Secretary to the Government, Public Prosecution \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of an \r\nAdditional Secretary; \r\nmember \r\n(h) Secretary to the Government, School s Education \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of an \r\nAdditional Secretary; \r\nmember \r\n(i) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education \r\nDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of an \r\nAdditional Secretary; \r\nmember \r\n(j) Secretary to the Government, Auqaf and Religious \r\nAffairs Department, or his nominee not below the rank \r\nof an Additional Secretary; \r\nmember \r\n(k) Director General, Punjab Auqaf Organization; member \r\n(l) Chairman Quran Board , established under the Punjab \r\nHoly Quran (Printing and Recording ) Act, 2011 (XIII of \r\n2011); and \r\nmember \r\n(m) Managing Director of the Punjab Curriculum and \r\nTextbook Board. \r\nmember \r\n (3) The Chairman and members shall serve on honorary basis. \r\n(4) The Chairman or a  member other than an ex-officio member may, in \r\nwriting under his hand addressed to the Chief Minister , resign his office , or he may \r\nbe removed by the Chief Minister if he is: \r\n(a) found guilty of misconduct after proper inquiry; or \r\n(b) unfit to continue to hold office on account of physi cal or mental \r\nincapacity and stands so declared by a medical board \r\nconstituted by the Government.  \r\n (5) If the office of the Chairman falls vacant on account of any cause, the \r\nChief Minister may nominate any member to act as the Chairman for a period not \r\nexceeding three months or until the nomination of a new Chairman which ever is \r\nearlier. \r\n \r\n \r\n4. Secretariat of the Board.- (1) There shall be a Secretariat of the Board to be \r\nheaded by the Secretary, consisting of such other officers and staff to be appointed \r\non such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, and until so prescribed as the \r\nChief Minister may determine. \r\n (2) The Secretary shall perform such function s as provided under this Act \r\nor as may be prescribed or assigned by the Board.  \r\n5. Functions and powers of the Board .- (1) The Board  shall make \r\nrecommendations and offer its opinion in the following matters: \r\n(a) issues of objectionable literature; \r\n(b) changes relating to the religious  topics and  contents in the \r\ncurriculum of the educational institutions;  \r\n(c) cyber crimes pertaining to religious hate material and \r\nobjectionable literature etc.; \r\n(d) removal of irritants among various sects; \r\n(e) promotion of interfaith and intersect harmony; and \r\n(f) such other matters as may be referred by the Government. \r\n(2) The Board shall be empowered to: \r\n(a) administer and control Fund of the Board; and \r\n(b) approve accounts and annual statement of the Board. \r\n(3) The Board may delegate its powers under clause (a) of subsection (2) \r\nto the Secretary or any officer of the Board. \r\n \r\n6. Meeting of the Board .- (1) The Board shall hold atleast four meetings in a \r\nyear, not less than one in every quarter, on such date and such ti me as the \r\nChairman may direct.  \r\n(2) The quorum of the meeting of the Board shall be at  least twelve non -\r\nofficial members of the Board with a fair representation of each Maktaba-e-Fikr.   \r\n(3)  The decisions of the Board shall be taken by the majority of the \r\nmembers present and voting but in event of equality of votes , the Chairman or the \r\nperson presiding the meeting shall have a casting vote.  \r\n \r\n7. Fund.- There shall be a Fund to be known as ‘Muttehida Ulema Board Punjab \r\nFund’ which shall be administrated and controlled by the Board.   \r\n \r\n8. Budget, audit and Account .- (1) The Secretary shall maintain proper \r\naccounts and other relevant records , prepare an annual statement of accounts and \r\nsubmit the same to the Board for approval  in such manner and form as may be \r\nprescribed.  \r\n(2)  The accounts of the Board shall be annually audited by the Auditor \r\nGeneral of Pakistan. \r\n(3)  The Government may conduct or cause to be conducted a special \r\naudit of the accounts of the Board.  \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n9. Powers to make rules .- The Government may, by notification  in the official \r\nGazette, make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act , for carrying out \r\nthe purposes of this Act.  \r\n \r\n10. Removal of difficulties .- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the \r\nprovisions of this Act during one  year of the commencement of this  Act, the Board \r\nmay give such directions, not inconsistent with this Act, as it may deem necessary \r\nfor the removal of such difficulty.",
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