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ACT II of 2011 ACT II of 2011 BALOCHISTAN TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AUTHORITY ACT, 2011 An Act to provide for establishment of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority and for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary 24th March, 2011] No. PAB/Legis:V(02)/2011.1168, dated 24-3-2011.--The Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational training Authority Bill No.2 of 2011, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 18th March, 2011 and assented to by the Governor Balochistan on 24th March, 2011 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient to provide for establishment of Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority to regulate and promote vocational training and technical education facilities in various disciplines, trades and technologies and to provide for financing of training programmes and for matters ancillary or incidental thereto. It is hereby enacted as follows: 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 subsection (2) shall continue to be employees of the Government and may 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.