ALI INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION LAHORE ACT, 2010

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THE ALI INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION LAHORE ACT 2010 
(II of 2010) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Establishment of the Institute 
4. Functions and powers of the Institute 
5. Jurisdiction 
6. Patron 
7. Inspection and inquiry 
8. Rector 
9. Registrar 
10. Controller of Examinations 
11. Treasurer 
12. Appointments 
13. Institute Fund 
14. Board of Governors 
15. Business of the Board 
16. Committees 
17. Delegation of powers 
18. Budget, audit and accounts 
19. Rules 
20. Regulations 
21. Statutes 
TEXT 
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THE ALI INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION LAHORE ACT 2010 
(II of 2010) 
[15th February, 2010] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the establishment of the Ali Institute of Education Lahore. 
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the  Ali 
Institute of Education Lahore in the private sector and the connected matters; 
It is hereby enacted as follows:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the Ali 
Institute of Education Lahore Act 2010. 
(2) It shall come into force at once. 
2.  Definitions.– In this Act– 
(a) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Institute; 
(b) “Controller” means the Controller of Examinations of the Institute; 
(c) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; 
(d) “Institute” means the Ali Institute of Education Lahore; 
(e) “Patron” means the Patron of the Institute; 
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by the statutes, regulations or rules; 
(g) “Rector” means the Rector of the Institute; 
(h) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Institute; 
(i) “search committee” means a search committee constituted by the 
Board; 
(j) “Society” means the I ndustrial, Technical and Educational Institute, a 
society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 
1860); and 
(k) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Institute. 
3. Establishment of the Institute .– (1) The Government shall, by notifi cation, 
establish the Ali Institute of Education Lahore  in the private sector with its campus 
located in Lahore. 
(2) The Institute 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. 
                                                 
1This Act was originally promulgated as Ordinance IX of 2008; laid in the House on 6 August 2008; passed by the Punjab Assembly on 
5 November 2009; returned by the Governor of the Punjab for reconsideration by the Assembly; again passed by the Assembly with 
necessary changes on 10 February 2010; assented to by the Governor on 13 February 2010; and, was p ublished in the Punjab 
Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 15 February 2010, pages 2095-2099. 
4. Functions and powers of the Institute.– (1) The Institute shall– 
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[(i) provide instructions and training in the faculty of education aimed at 
improvement of teaching skills for teachers in different disciplin es as 
the Board may determine; subject to the prior approval of the relevant 
statutory body of professional education;] 
(ii) make provision for research, application, advancement and 
dissemination of 
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[knowledge]; 
(iii) prescribe and conduct courses of studies;  
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[(iv) hold examinations in the prescribed manner and, if a person qualifies 
the examination, award a degree, certificate and any other academic 
distinction to the person;] 
(v) prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of the officers, 
teachers and other employees of the Institute which may be different 
from those applicable to government servants; 
(vi) engage, where necessary, a person on contract of specified duration 
and to specify the terms of the engagement; 
(vii) institute programmes for  the exchange of students and teachers 
between the Institute and any other university, educational institution or 
research organization; 
(viii) provide career counseling and job search services to students and 
alumni; 
(ix) maintain linkages with alumni; 
(x) develop and implement fund-raising plans; 
(xi) provide and support the academic development of the faculty of the 
Institute; 
(xii) confer degree on a person who has successfully conducted research in 
the prescribed manner;  
(xiii) accept an examination a nd the period of study spent by a student of 
the Institute at any other university or place of learning equivalent to an 
examination or period of study of the Institute and may withdraw such 
acceptance; 
(xiv) cooperate with a public authority, university or private organization in the 
manner and for the purpose as may be prescribed; 
(xv) institute Professorship, Associate Professorship, Assistant 
Professorship and Lectureship or any other post and may appoint a 
person on the post; 
                                                 
2Substituted by the Ali Institute of Education Lahore (Amendment) Act 2016 (XIX of 2016 ), published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4105-4106, s.2.  
3Substituted for the words “teachers education”  by the Ali Institute of Education Lahore (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (XXIX of 
2015); and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary),  dated 29.09.2015, pages 1975-1976, s.2(b). Provincial Assembly 
of the Punjab further extended this Ordinance on 12.11.2015 for another 90 days.  
4Substituted by the Ali Institute of Education Lahore (Amendment) Act 2016 (XIX of 2016 ), published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated: 4 March 2016, pp. 4105-4106, s.2. 
(xvi) create a post for re search, extension, administration or other related 
purpose and may appoint a person on the post; 
(xvii) institute and award financial assistance to students in need, 
fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals and prizes in the 
prescribed manner; 
(xviii) provide for the residence of the students, establish and maintain halls 
of residence and may approve or licence a hostel, lodging or boarding 
place; 
(xix) maintain order, discipline and security in a campus of the Institute; 
(xx) promote the extra curricul ar and recreational activities of the students 
and make arrangements for promoting health and general welfare of 
the students; 
(xxi) demand and receive such fees and other charges from the students as 
it may determine; 
(xxii) make provision for research, a dvisory or consultancy services and 
enter into arrangements with any other institution, public or private 
body, commercial or industrial enterprise in the prescribed manner; and 
(xxiii) perform any other prescribed or an ancillary function. 
(2) The Institute may– 
(i) enter into, carry out, vary or cancel contracts; 
(ii) receive and manage property transferred and grants, contributions 
made to the Institute and to invest any fund in the manner as it may 
deem fit; 
(iii) print and publish research or any other work; and  
(iv) do any other incidental act or thing, as may be requisite or expedient in 
order to further the objectives of the Institute. 
5. Jurisdiction.– (1) The jurisdiction of the Institute shall be restricted to the 
Province of the Punjab. 
(2) The Institute shall not establish any sub-campus for a period of ten years 
from the date of coming into force of this Act, after such period, the Institute may 
establish a sub-campus with the approval of the Government.  
6. Patron.– (1) The Governor of the Punjab shall be the Patron of the Institute. 
(2) The Patron or his nominee shall preside over the convocations of the 
Institute. 
(3) The Patron may approve the statutes submitted by the Board or return 
the statutes to the Board for reconsideration.  
7. Inspection and inquiry.– (1) The Patron may direct inspection or inquiry into 
the affairs of the Institute. 
(2) The Patron shall convey his views with regard to the result of the 
inspection or inquiry to the Board and may, after ascertaining the views of the Boa rd, 
recommend any remedial action to the Board. 
(3) The Board shall, within the time specified by the Patron, submit report to 
the Patron about the action taken on the recommendation of the Patron. 
(4) If the Board fails to take action to the satisfaction of the Patron within 
the specified time, the Patron may issue such direction as he thinks fit and the Board 
shall comply with the direction. 
(5) The Patron may, on the recommendation of a Committee constituted by 
him and comprising a nominee of the Board, a Judge of the Lahore High Court to be 
nominated by the Chief Justice of the High Court and a Professor Emeritus or Vice 
Chancellor, take an action against the Institute by appointing an administrator, who shall 
exercise the powers of the Board to run the affairs of the Institute till such time as may 
be specified by the Patron. 
(6) The Patron shall not take any action under sub -section (5); unless the 
Chairman of the Board is afforded an opportunity of hearing. 
(7) The Patron may set aside a decision or ac tion of the Board, which, in 
the opinion of the Patron, is against the interest of academic excellence, religious or 
cultural ideology or national integrity. 
8. Rector.– (1) The Patron shall, on the recommendation of the search 
committee, appoint the Recto r of the Institute on such terms and conditions as may 
be recommended by the Board. 
(2) The Rector shall perform such functions as are assigned to him by the 
Board. 
(3) The Rector shall be the chief executive officer of the Institute 
responsible for all administrative and academic functions of the Institute.  
(4) The Rector may exercise the prescribed powers including 
administrative control over the officers, teachers and other employees of the 
Institute. 
(5) The Rector may attend a meeting of an authority or body of the 
Institute. 
(6) The Rector may, in an emergency that requires immediate action and 
even if the action is not in the competence of the Rector, take such action and 
forward, within three days, a report of the action to the members of the Board. 
(7) The Rector may– 
(a) direct teachers, officers and other employees of the Institute to take up 
such assignments in connection with examination, administration and 
such other activities in the Institute as he may consider necessary for 
the purpose of the Institute; 
(b) sanction by re -appropriation an amount not exceeding an amount 
prescribed by the Board for an unforeseen item not provided for in the 
budget; 
(c) make appointments of such categories of employees of the Institute and 
in such manner as may be prescribed by the Board; 
(d) suspend, punish or remove, in accordance with prescribed procedure, 
an officer, teacher or employee of the Institute except those appointed 
by the Board; 
(e) delegate, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any of his 
powers to an officer of the Institute; and  
(f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.  
 (8) The Rector shall preside over convocation of the Institute in the 
absence of the Patron or a nominee of the Patron.  
 (9) The Rector shall present an  annual report of an academic year before 
the Board within three months of the close of the academic year. 
 (10) The annual report shall contain such information as may be prescribed, 
including reports pertaining to– 
(a) academics; 
(b) research; 
(c) administration; and 
(d) finances. 
9. Registrar.– (1) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the Rector, 
appoint a Registrar of the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed. 
(2) The Board shall  not appoint a person as Registrar unless he 
possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. 
(3) The Registrar shall be a full-time officer of the Institute and shall– 
(a) be the administrative head of the secretariat of the Institute and be 
responsible for the provision of secretariat support to the Board and the 
Rector; 
(b) be the custodian of the common seal and the academic records of the 
Institute; 
(c) maintain a register of the graduates in the prescribed manner; 
(d) supervise the process of election, appointment or nomination of a 
member to a body or authority of the Institute in the prescribed manner; 
and 
(e) perform such other duties as may be prescribed. 
(4) The Registrar shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. 
10.  Controller of Examinations.– (1) The Board shall, on the recommendation of 
the Rector, appoint a Controller of Examinations of the Institute on such terms and 
conditions as may be prescribed. 
(2) The Board shall  not appoint a person as Controller unless he 
possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. 
(3) The Controller shall be a full -time officer of the Institute and shall be 
responsible for all matters connected with the conduct of examinations and perform 
such other duties as may be prescribed. 
(4) The Controller shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. 
11. Treasurer.– (1) The Board shall, on the recommendation of the Rector, 
appoint a Treasurer of the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed. 
(2) The Board shall  not appoint a person as Treasurer unless he 
possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience. 
(3) The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Institute and 
shall– 
(a) manage the assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, funds and 
investments of the Institute; 
(b) prepare the annual and r evised budget estimates of the Institute and 
present the estimates to the Board;  
(c) ensure that the funds of the Institute are spent according to the budget 
or any other special arrangement; 
(d) ensure that the accounts of the Institute are audited annua lly and are 
available for submission to the Board within six months of the close of 
the financial year; and 
(e) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned to him 
by the Board. 
(4) The Treasurer shall hold office for a renewable term of three years. 
12. Appointments.– The Institute may employ such persons as may be 
necessary, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. 
13. Institute Fund .– The Board shall establish a fund to be known as the Ali 
Institute of Education Lahore Fund which shall vest in the Institute and to which shall 
be credited all sums received by the Institute. 
14. Board of Governors.– (1) The management, overall control and supervision of 
the affairs of the Institute shall vest in the Board of Governors. 
 (2) The Board may perform any function or exercise any power as may be 
necessary for carrying out the objectives of the Institute. 
 (3) The Board shall consist of the following:– 
(i) the Chairman of the Society; Chairperson 
(ii) not more than eight persons to be Members 
nominated by the Society; 
(iii) the Chairman, Higher Education Commission Member 
or his nominee; 
(iv) a head of a public sector institution in  Member 
the Punjab to be nominated by the Patron; 
(v) Secretary to the Government,  Member 
Education Department or his nominee not 
 below the rank of an Additional Secretary; 
(vi) the Rector; and Member 
(vii) the Registrar. Member/Secretary 
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one half of the total 
number of members including at least two members f rom amongst the members at 
clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of sub-section (3). 
15. Business of the Board .– (1) The meetings and business of the Board shall 
be conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be 
prescribed in the regulation s and until these matters are prescribed, as may be 
determined by the Board. 
(2) No proceedings of the Board shall be invalid by reason of any vacancy 
or defect in the constitution of the Board. 
16. Committees.– The Board may constitute a committee as it d eems 
appropriate. 
17. Delegation of powers .– (1) The Board may delegate any of its powers or 
functions to a person or committee of the Board. 
(2) The Board shall not delegate the power to– 
(a) make the regulations or statutes; 
(b) recommend any action to the Patron; and 
(c) appoint the Registrar, Controller or Treasurer. 
18. 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 
determined by the Board. 
19. Rules.– The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the 
purposes of this Act. 
20. Regulations.– Subject to the rules, the Board may make regulations for the 
administration and management of the affairs of the Institute. 
21. Statutes.– The Board may, with the approval of the Patron, make statutes 
regulating appointments and other terms and conditions of service of the employees 
of the Institute.