PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE, ART AND CULTURE ACT 2004

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THE PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE, ART AND 
CULTURE ACT 2004 
(XXI of 2004) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Establishment of the Institute 
4. Objectives of the Institute 
5. Board of Governors 
6. Functions of the Board 
7. Executive Committee 
8. Powers and functions of the Executive Committee 
9. Director General 
10. Headquarters 
11. The Fund 
12. Maintenance of Accounts 
13. Recruitment 
14. Protection of action taken under this Act 
15. Power to make Rules 
16. Regulations 
17. Dissolution and Savings 
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THE PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE, ART AND CULTURE ACT 2004 
(XXI of 2004) 
[30th September, 2004] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture. 
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedie nt to provide for the establishment of the Punjab 
Institute of Language, Art and Culture for the patronage, promotion and development of 
language, art and culture in the Punjab and matters connected therewith or incidental 
thereto; 
 It is hereby enacted as follows:– 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. – (1) This Act may be called the 
Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture Act 2004. 
 (2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. 
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Act, unl ess there is anything repugnant in the subject or 
context– 
(a) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Institute constituted under 
section 5; 
(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; 
(c) “Director General” means the Director General of the Institute;  
(d) “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the 
Institute; 
(e) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; 
(f) “Institute” means the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture 
established under section 3; and 
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 
3. Establishment of the Institute. – (1) As soon as may be after the 
commencement of this Act, the Government may, by notification in the official 
Gazette, establish an Institute to be called the Punjab Institu te of Language, Art and 
Culture. 
 (2) The Institute shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession 
and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both 
movable and immovable, and shall sue and be sued, by the said name. 
                                                           
1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 20 September 2004; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 25 
September 2004; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30 September 2004, pages 1265-1269. 
4. Objectives of the Institute. – The Institute shall be responsible for the 
promotion and development of the Punjabi language, art and culture, and shall– 
(a) advise the Government on all matters of policy relating to promotion of 
the Punjabi language, art and culture; 
(b) facilitate and patronise research activities and programmes regarding 
the  Punjabi language, literature, art and culture representing various 
regions of the Punjab; 
(c) collect, preserve and arrange books of classical and modern Punjabi 
literature and set up a reference library with modern facilities and 
provisions for the common users and research scholars; 
(d) promote art and crafts of the people of the Punjab; 
(e) project the Punjab, its people, culture and folklore on national and 
international forums in their true perspective; 
(f) preserve the folk -arts, folk -culture, folk -crafts and folk -songs in their 
purest and simplest form; 
(g) publish and print books, journals and literature relating to the Punjabi 
language, art and culture; 
(h) facilitate the translation of best books of Urdu and English languages and 
literature of other languages in the Punjabi language; 
(i) encourage culture of tolerance, peace and love as preached by the 
great sufi-poets of the Punjab; 
(j) promote love and brotherho od among the people of various Provinces 
of Pakistan and integrate regional diversities with national unity through 
art and literature; 
(k) enrich Punjabi language enabling it to absorb the advancements in 
Science and Technology, and progress of modern society; 
(l) prepare or cause to prepare dictionaries and encyclopedia in the 
Punjabi language; 
(m) enable the Punjabi language to serve as a rich source for broadening 
the scope, usages and dimensions of the Urdu language; 
(n) interact with cultural and literary institutions, organizations, and libraries in 
the Punjab and other Provinces of Pakistan engaged in the promotion of 
language and culture; 
(o) arrange surveys and make recommendations for the preservation of 
archaeological sites, historical monuments and religious shrines relating 
to various periods of the history of the Punjab; 
(p) interact and collaborate with various institutions, established all over 
the world, with a view to promoting Punjabi language, art and culture; 
(q) use and develop spoken a nd written word of all forms of the Punjabi 
language and to preserve or reform their folkways and customs; 
(r) expand the role of intellectuals of the Punjab; 
(s) facilitate equal opportunities to women for all cultural undertakings; 
(t) provide financial,  material and technical assistance for cultural 
development; 
(u) establish linkages with districts, tehsils and union councils for the 
promotion of language, art and cultural affairs; 
(v) establish linkages with educational institutions for promotion of th e 
Punjabi language, art and culture; 
(w) develop a model cultural village; and 
(x) undertake cultural projects and programmes with foreign collaboration. 
5. Board of Governors. – (1) The management, overall control and supervision 
of the affairs of the Inst itute shall vest in a Board of Governors consisting of the 
following members, namely:– 
(a) Chief Minister, Punjab; Chairman 
(b) Minister for Culture and Youth Affairs, Punjab; Member 
(c) three Members of the Provincial Assembly Members 
of the Punjab, two from the Treasury to be 
nominated by the Chief Minister and one from 
the Opposition to be nominated by the 
Leader of the Opposition; provided that at least 
one member shall be a woman; 
(d) Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Member 
Information, Culture and Youth Affairs Department; 
(e) Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Member 
Finance Department; 
(f) Secretary to Government of the Punjab,  Member 
Education Department; 
(g) Director General of the Institute; Member/Secretary 
(h) Executive Director, Punjab Council of the Arts; Member 
(i) Executive Director, Lahore Arts Council; Member 
(j) Chairman, Department of Punjabi Language and Member 
Literature, University of the Punjab, Lahore;  
(k) Head of Department of Saraiki, Islamia University,  Member 
Bahawalpur; and 
(l) five non-official members 
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[including at least  Members 
two women] to be nominated by the Chairman. 
 (2) The members of the Board, other than the ex -officio members, shall 
hold office for a term of two years and shall be eligible for re-nomination. 
 (3) A member of the Board, other than the ex -officio member, may by 
writing under his hand addressed to the Government, resign his office. 
                                                           
2Inserted by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014); and published in the Punjab Gazette 
(Extraordinary), dated 12.3.2014, pages 2733-2744, s.2 and Schedule, at serial No.46. 
 (4) Any casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Board shall be 
filled by a person nominated by the Go vernment and the person so nominated shall 
hold office for the un-expired period of the term of his predecessor. 
 (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section (2), the non -official 
members shall hold office during the pleasure of the Government an d may be 
removed without assigning any reason. 
 (6) The Board shall meet at least once in three months. 
 (7) The Chairman shall preside all meetings of the Board and in his 
absence a member selected by the majority of members shall preside the meeting. 
6. Functions of the Board.– The Board shall perform all functions and exercise 
all powers necessary for carrying out the objectives of the Institute and may delegate 
any of its powers to the Executive Committee or Director General. 
7. Executive Committee. – There shall be an Executive Committee comprising 
the following members:- 
(a) Director General (Convener); 
(b) two members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to be 
nominated by the Chairman on the recommendation of the Speaker, 
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab; 
(c) Additional Secretary, Government of the Punjab, Information, Culture 
and Youth Affairs Department; 
(d) Additional Secretary, Government of the Punjab, Education 
Department; 
(e) Additional Secretary, Government of the Punjab, Finance Department; 
(f) Executive Director, Punjab Council of the Arts; and 
(g) Executive Director, Lahore Arts Council. 
8. Powers and functions of the Executive Committee. – (1) The Executive 
Committee shall exercise such administrative, executive and financial powers as 
may be delegated to it by the Board. 
 (2) The Executive Committee shall have power to incur all expenditure out 
of the funds of the Institute for conducting its business in accordance with the 
objectives of the Institute. 
 (3) Where the Board has not been constituted under section 5, all affairs of 
the Institute shall be conducted by the Executive Committee. 
9. Director General. – (1) There shall be a Director General who shall be 
appointed by the Government on such terms and conditions as it may determine. 
 (2) The Director General shall be the Chief Executive of the Institute and 
shall be responsible to the Board for carrying out the objectives of the Institute. 
 (3) The Director General shall also act as Secretary to the Board and 
Convener of the Executive Committee. 
 (4) The Director General, if he is not a Government employee, may resign 
his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Government. 
10. Headquarters.– The Headquarters of the Institute shall be at Lahore. 
11. The Fund.– (1) There shall b e established a fund to be known as the Punjab 
Institute of Language, Art and Culture Fund which shall vest in the Institute and shall 
be utilized by the Institute to meet charges related to the performance of its 
objectives under this Act including the pa yment of salaries and other remunerations 
to the Director General and employees of the Institute. 
 (2) The Fund shall consist of– 
(i) grants made by the Federal Government; 
(ii) grants made by the Provincial Government; 
(iii) contributions and donations ma de by individuals, local bodies, 
corporations, institutions, organizations and agencies; 
(iv) income derived from the activities of the Institute; and  
(v) any other source approved by the Board. 
12. Maintenance of Accounts. – (1) The accounts of the Instit ute shall be 
maintained in such form and manner as may be prescribed. 
 (2) The accounts of the Institute shall be audited every year in such 
manner as may be prescribed. 
13. Recruitment.– (1) The Institute may, from time to time, recruit such 
employees as it may consider necessary for the performance of its functions. 
 (2) The Institute shall make regulations for the appointment of its 
employees and the terms and conditions of their service. 
 (3) Until the regulations are made under sub -section (2), the exi sting 
Government rules and regulations on the subject shall be applicable. 
14. Protection of action taken under this Act. – No suit, prosecution or other 
legal proceeding shall be instituted or entertained against any employee of the 
Institute or any person , acting or purporting to act under this Act or the rules and 
regulations, in good faith, in furtherance of the objectives of the Institute. 
15. Power to make Rules. – The Government may, by notification in the official 
Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
16. Regulations.– The Institute may make regulations not inconsistent with this 
Act and the rules made thereunder. 
17. Dissolution and Savings. – (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the 
Societies Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860), upon the commencement of this Act, the 
Institute of the Punjabi Language and Culture established as a society on 15 th 
January, 2004 under the aforesaid Act, shall stand dissolved and all its assets and 
liabilities shall stand transferred to the Institute established under this Act. 
 (2) Notwithstanding the dissolution of the society, anything done, action 
taken, obligation, liability, penalty or punishment incurred, inquiry or proceedings 
commenced, persons appointed or authorized, rules made and ord er or notification 
issued under any of the provisions of the Memorandum of Association of the said 
society, if not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to have 
been respectively done, taken, incurred, commenced, appointed, authoriz ed, made 
and issued under this Act.