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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: 12. Meetings of Commission.---(1) The Commission shall meet at least twice in a calendar year. (2) The Chief Executive Officer shall convene a meeting of the Commission whenever Chairperson considers it necessary or on written requisition from not less than seven members of the Commission. (3) An ex-officio Member may nominate an officer in BPS-19 or above to represent him at a meeting of the Commission. (4) The quorum for meeting of the Commission shall be seven. (5) The Commission shall take decisions by the majority of its Members present and voting, and in case of a tie, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote.