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PLD 2021 Federal Statutes 769 PLD 2021 Federal Statutes 769 ACT XLVIII OF 2021 AL-KARAM INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ACT, 2021 An Act to provide for the establishment of the Al-Karam International Institute [Gazette of Pakistan Extraordinary, Part I, 9th December, 2021] No. F. 23(28)/2020-Legis, dated 1.12.2021.---The following Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 1st December, 2021 is hereby published for general information:- WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Al-Karam International institute in the private sector for promotion of special studies and for matters ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 2. Definitions.---In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context: (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the Institute; (b) "Anjuman" means the Anjuman Taleem-ul-Muslimeen (Regd.); (c) "Authority" means an Authority of the Institute under the Act; (d) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the Institute; (e) "college or school" means constituent college or school of the Institute; (f) "Commission" means the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan set up under the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002); (g) "Dean" means the Dean of a Faculty of the Institute; (h) "department" means a teaching, research and training department maintained and administered by the Institute; (i) "Director" means the Head of a Teaching Division of the Institute; (j) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the Institute; (k) "Government" means the Federal Government; (1) "Institute" means the Al-Karam International Institute; (m) "prescribed" means prescribed by the statutes, regulations or rules; (n) "Principal" means the Principal of a constituent college or school of the Institute; (o) "Professor Emeritus" means retired professor working in a faculty in an honorary capacity; (p) "Representation Committees" means the Representation Committees constituted under the Act; (q) "Review Panel" means the Review Panel set up by the Chancellor under the Act; (r) "Senate" means the senate of the Institute; (s) "Schedule" means a schedule appended to the Act; (t) "Search Committee" means the Search Committee set up by the Senate under this Act; (u) "statutes, regulations and rules" means the statutes, regulations and rules respectively made or deemed to have been made under the Act; (v) "Syndicate" means the Syndicate of the Institute; (w) "Teacher" means a whole-time teacher appointed and paid by the Institute; and (x) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the Institute.