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ORDINANCE No VII of 2007 ORDINANCE No VII of 2007 BALOCHISTAN TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AUTHORITY ORDINANCE, 2007 An Ordinance to constitute Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (B-TEVTA) to regulate and promote vocational training and technical education facilities and to provide for financing of training programmes and for matters ancillary or incidental thereto in various disciplines, trades and technologies. [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary 23rd April, 2007] No. Legis: 2-114/Law/2007, dated 23-4-2007.--The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 20th April, 2007, is hereby published for general information:-- Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient to provide for establishment of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority. And whereas the Provincial Assembly is not in session and Governor of Balochistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action. Now therefore in exercise of powers conferred upon him under Article 128 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Governor of Balochistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:-- 20. Employees of the Authority.---(1) The Authority may, subject to general or special orders, as the Government may give to it from time to time and subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, create posts appoint such officers, advisers, consultants and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its function on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. The Authority shall make rules for the recruitment of its employees. (2) The services of the existing employees of the Institution or offices taken over by the Authority shall be transferred to the Authority on terms and conditions which shall not be less favourable than those admissible to them immediately before their transfer to the Authority. (3) The employees transferred under sub section (2) shall continue to be employees of the Government able to be transferred back to the Government by the Authority unless absorbed in the service of the Authority in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The Authority shall, through adoption of policies of hiring or freeze, reassignment, restructuring of institutions, non-replacement of employees retiring upon attainment of age superannuation and providing incentives for early retirement and bring the number of its employees in conformity with the requirements of the Authority. (5) The Government shall in accordance to the relevant rules contribute to the pension, gratuity and final payment of provident fund and other similar payments of the employees of the Institution or Offices who become the employees of the Authority under subsection (2) for the period they served the Government. (6) The Authority is competent to revise and upgrade any or all pay scales and posts of its employees.