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ACT VIII OF 2018 ACT VIII OF 2018 BALOCHISTAN ASSESSMENT AND EXAMINATION COMMISSION ACT, 2018 An Act to provide for constitution and establishment of a Commission for improvement of educational assessment and examination system at school level [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 13th June, 2018] No. PAB/Legis:V(14)/2018/1330, dated 13.6.2018.---The Balochistan Assessment and Examination Commission Bill 2018 (Bill No.14 of 2018), having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 30th May, 2018 and assented to by the Governor Balochistan, on 13th June, 2018 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for constitution and establishment of a Commission for the improvement of educational assessment and examination system, conduct examinations in all public and private educational institutions at school level and conduct periodic, diagnostic assessment of learning outcomes with the objective to improve the teaching and learning process to met the requisite standards and bring it in line with the needs of the official curriculum, and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows: 5. Composition of Commission.---(1) The 'Commission shall consist of the following official and non-official members, namely,- (a) the Minister for Education, Government of Balochistan; (b) A member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, to be nominated by the Chief Minister Balochistan; (c) the Mayor, Quetta Metropolitan Corporation; (d) the Secretary to Government of Balochistan,- (i) Secondary Education Department; (ii) Higher and Technical Education Department; (iii) Finance Department; (iv) Planning and Development Department; and (v) Social Welfare, Literacy and Non-formal Education Department; (e) Director of Education (Schools) Balochistan; (f) Head of the Education Department,- (i) University of Balochistan; and (ii) Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University; (g) One member from private school system, to be nominated by the Secretary, Secondary Education Department; and (h) the Chief Executive Officer, Balochistan Assessment and Examination Commission, who shall also act as the Secretary of the Commission. (2) The Government shall nominate the members other than ex-officio members, for a term of three years, which shall not be questioned by or before any court or authority. (3) The Minister for Education shall be the Chairperson of the Commission, who shall preside over the meetings of the Commission, however, in case of his absence for any reason, the Secretary to Government, Secondary Education Department shall be the Chairperson and preside over the meetings of the Commission. (4) The Chairperson may, with the prior approval of the Commission, co-opt any other person as member either for a particular meeting, purpose or for a specified period. (5) The existence of a vacancy or any defect in the composition of the Commission shall not invalidate any act or proceedings of the Commission. (6) The Chairperson and the members shall serve on honorary basis. (7) The Chief Executive Officer shall be the Secretary of the Commission, and responsible for recording the minutes of each meeting of the Commission, in writing.