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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: 17. Powers of the Chief Executive Officer.---(1) The Chief Executive Officer shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the Commission Secretariat/office; and shall be responsible to perform all such functions as provided in the Act, rules or regulations; or as may be assigned to him by an authority under any of the provisions of this Act. (2) It shall be the duty of Chief Executive Officer to ensure that the provisions of this Act and the regulations and rules and directions of the controlling authority and in doing so he shall exercise all power necessary for this purpose. (3) The Chief Executive Officer with the approval of Commission may appoint a person against the post on need basis for a period of three months. (4) In case of any urgency the Chief Executive Officer may take such action as he may deem necessary and shall report to Commission at its next meeting for approval. (5) The Chief Executive Officer shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Commission/Controlling Authority. (6) The Chief Executive Officer shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by rules or regulations.