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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: 23. Audit.---(1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall annually audit the accounts of the Commission. (2) The Government, in addition to the Audit under subsection (1), shall cause the accounts of the Commission annually audited by a Chartered Accountant or any other authority sub-ordinate to it. (3) The Chief Executive Officer, with the approval of the Commission, shall submit to the Government the annual statement of accounts and audit report within six months of the closing of financial year.