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ORDINANCE IX OF 2013 ORDINANCE IX OF 2013 AO POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCES ORDINANCE, 2013 An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of an Institute known as the AO Post Graduate Institute of Othopaedic Sciences [Gazette of Sindh, Extraordinary, Part I, 31st May, 2013] No. S.Legis: 1(9)/2013, dated 31-5-2013.---The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Sindh is hereby published for general information:-- Preamble.---Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of an Institute known as the AO Post Graduate Institute of Othopaedic Sciences and to provide for matters ancillary thereto; And whereas the Provincial Assembly is not in session and the Governor is satisfied that circumstances exists which render it necessary to take immediate action; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the Governor is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:-- 11. Chairperson.---(1) The General Secretary of the Society shall be the Chairperson and Controlling Authority of the Institute. (2) The Chairperson shall, in the absence of the Patron, preside at the convocation of the Institute. (3) Every proposal to confer an honorary degree shall be subject to confirmation by the Patron. (4) The Chairperson may remove any person from the membership of any Authority if such person - (a) has become unsound mind; or (b) has been incapacitated or is unable to function as member; or (c) has been convicted by a court of law in Pakistan of an offence involving moral turpitude or has been found in an activity against the interest of the Institute. (5) If the Chairperson is satisfied that the proceedings of any Authority are not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, the statues, the regulations or the rules, he may, after calling upon such Authority to show cause why such proceedings should not be annulled, by order in writing, annul the proceedings. (6) Should the Chairperson be incapacitated from acting as such due to absence or any other cause, the Director or any person authorized by the Board shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties and functions of the Chairperson.