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  "title": "POPULATION WELFARE PLANNING PROGRAMME (APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION) ORDINANCE, 1981",
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Power to make rules \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE POPULATION WELFARE PLANNING PROGRAMME (APPOINTMENT \r\nAND TERMINATION OF SERVICE) ORDINANCE 1981 \r\n(XIV of 1981) \r\n[11th May, 1981] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the restructuring and reorganization of, and appointment  of persons in, \r\nthe Population Programme \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the restructuring and reorganization \r\nof, and appointment of persons in, the Population Programme and for matters \r\nconnected therewith or ancillary thereto:  \r\nAND WHEREAS  the President is satisfied th at circumstances exist which \r\nrender it necessary to take immediate action; \r\nNOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 89 of the \r\nConstitution read with Article 2 of the Provisional Constitution Order, 1981 (C.M.L.A. \r\nOrder No. 1 of 1981), the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following \r\nOrdinance:– \r\n1. Short title, application and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be \r\ncalled the Population Welfare Planning Programme (Appointment and Termination of \r\nService) Ordinance, 1981. \r\n(2) It applies to all employees of the Council and the Boards including \r\npersons on deputation with the Council or a Board. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the \r\nsubject or context,– \r\n(a) “appointing authority” means the President or an officer authorized by \r\nhim in this behalf; \r\n(b) “Board” means the Family Planning Board constituted under the \r\nGovernment of the Punjab, Services, General Administration and \r\nInformation Department, Notification No. S.O. G-II-9-19/65, dated the \r\n15th May, 1971, the Government of Sind, Services and General \r\nAdministration and Information Department, Notification No. S.O.I. \r\n295/70, dated the 22 nd December, 1970, the Government of \r\nBaluchistan, Education, Health, Local Governmen t, Social Welfare and \r\nLabour Department, Notification No.15/2/70 -Health, dated the 15 th \r\nDecember, 1970, or the Government of the North -West Frontier \r\nProvince, Health, Education, Social Welfare department, Notification \r\nNo. 18/H&SW/70, dated the 23rd November, 1970, as the case may be; \r\n                                                 \r\n1This Ordinance was made by the President; and published in the Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, dated 11 th May 1981, \r\npages 83-86. \r\n(c) “Commission” means the Federal Public Service Commission; \r\n(d) “Council” means the Pakistan Family Planning Council constituted \r\nunder the Government of Pakistan, Health Division, Resolution No.F.1 -\r\n2/64-PPC, dated the 30 th June, 1965 , and later called as Population \r\nCouncil vide Population Division Resolution No. F -2-65/77-Coord, \r\ndated 24th September,1978, as amended from time to time; \r\n(e) “Departmental Selection Committee” means a Committee constituted \r\nfor the purpose of making selection for appointment to posts in the \r\nPopulation Programme under the Population Division; \r\n(f) “Employee” means an employee of the Council or a Board appointed \r\non temporary or ad hoc  basis in the Population Programme on or after \r\nthe 30 th April, 1977, and paid from t he Pakistan Family Planning \r\nCouncil Fund or the Provincial Population Planning Board Fund; \r\n(g) “Population Programme” means the Population Planning Programme \r\nreferred to in the former Population Planning Division Resolution No. \r\nF.10-1/65-PPC, dated the 12th March, 1973;and \r\n(h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance. \r\n3.  Appointment.– (1) T he appointing authority may appoint an employee to a \r\npost in the Population Programme under the Population Division on the \r\nrecommendations of the Commiss ion or, as the case may be, the Departmental \r\nSelection Committee, in accordance with section 4. \r\n(2)  The employees appointed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be \r\ncivil servants within the meaning of the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973). \r\n4.  Procedure for appointment .– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the \r\nFederal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977 (XLV of 1977), and the rules \r\nmade thereunder or the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973), and the rules made \r\nthereunder, the appointing authority may refer the case of any employee, in the case \r\nof a person holding post in Grade 16 or above, to the Commission and, in any other \r\ncase, to the Departmental Selection Committee. \r\n(2)  The Commission or, as the case may be, the Departmental S election \r\nCommittee shall, on receipt of such reference in respect of an employee, test the \r\nemployee and make a report to the appointing authority, as to whether he is fit to \r\nhold the post to which he was appointed, and if not, whether he is fit to hold any  \r\nother post in an equivalent Grade, commensurate with his qualification and \r\nexperience. \r\n5.  Only employees to be appointed .– For appointment to the posts under the \r\nPopulation Programme, only the employee s and persons on deputation with the \r\nCouncil or a  Bo ard shall be eligible provided  they possess such qualifications and \r\nexperience as may be prescribed: \r\nProvided that, if suitable employees and such persons are not available, the \r\nposts which remain unfilled after taking action under section 4 may be filled  \r\nsubsequently in accordance with the procedure laid down in or under the Civil \r\nServants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973). \r\n6.  Termination of service .– Notwithstanding anything contained in his terms \r\nand conditions of service, the services of an employee who can no t be appointed \r\nunder section 3 for want of  a vacancy may be terminated by the appointing authority \r\nfrom such date as the appointing authority may in the public interest direct. \r\n7.  Terminal benefits.– On termination of service under section 6, an employee \r\nshall be entitled to such benefits as may be prescribed. \r\n8.  Seniority.– (1) Seniority of persons appointed under section 3 shall be \r\ndetermined in a Grade from the date of appointment to that Grade in the Council or, \r\nas the case may be, the Board. \r\n(2)  Those appointed on the same date shall take seniority according to \r\ntheir date of birth. \r\n9.  Other service matters.– Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the \r\nterms and conditions of service of persons appointed under section 3 shall be \r\ngoverned by t he Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973), and the rules made or  \r\ndeemed to have been made thereunder. \r\n10.  Ordinance to over -ride other laws, etc.– This Ordinance shall have effect, \r\nnotwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in  force or in \r\nany judgment, decree or order of any court. \r\n11.  Power to make rules .– The Federal Government may, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.",
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