Section 32: Commission of Inquiry
The Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners Ordinance, 1983 · Departmental Laws · Legal status not independently verified
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32. Commission of Inquiry.—(1) Whenever it is made to appear to the Federal Government that the Council is not complying with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, the Federal Government may refer the particulars of the complaint to a Commission of inquiry consisting of— (a) a person who is, or has been, or is qualified to be, a Judge of a High Court, to be appointed by the Federal Government; (b) an architect or town planner, to be nominated by the Federal Government; and (c) an architect or town planner, to be nominated by the Council. (2) The Commission shall proceed to inquire and report to the Federal Government as to the truth of the matters charged in the complaint; and, in case of any charge of default or of improper action being found by the Commission to have been established, the Commission shall rec ommend remedies, if any, which are in its opinion necessary. (3) The Federal Government may require the Council to adopt the remedies so recommended within such time as, having regard to the report of the Commission, it may think fit; and, if the Council fails to comply with any requirement, the Federal Government may amend the byelaws or make such provision or order or take such other steps as it may deem necessary to give effect the recommendations of the Commission. (4) The Commission shall have power to administer oaths, to enforce the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, and shall have all such other necessary powers for the purpose of any inquiry conducted by it as are exercised by a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908). THE FIRST SCHEDULE [See sections 2 (a) and (n) and 10] RECOGNISED ARCHITECTURAL AND TOWN PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS GRANTED BY INSTITUTIONS IN PAKISTAN. Name of Institution Recognized Architectural and Town Planning Qualifications PART I-ARCHITECTURE 1. University of Engineering and Technology Bachelor of Architecture. Lahore. 2. Dawood College of Engineering and Bachelor of Architecture. Technology Karachi. 3. National College of Arts Lahore .. (1) National Diploma in Architecture (FiveYear Diploma). (2) 3 Year Diploma in Architecture (Discontinued in 1960). 4. Government School of Architecture Karachi. 4Year Diploma in Architecture (Discontinued in 1974). PART II-TOWN PLANNING University of Engineering and Technology, (1) Master of Science in Town Planning. Lahore. (2) Bachelor of Science in Town Planning. (3) Bachelor of Science in City and Regional Planning. THE SECOND SCHEDULE [See sections 2(a) and (n) and 11] RECOGNISED ARCHITECTURAL AND TOWN PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS GRANTED BY INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE PAKISTAN Name of Institution Recognised Architectural and Town Planning Qualifications 1 2 PART I – ARCHITECTURE 1. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Bachelor of Architecture. 2. American University at Beirut, Lebanon. Bachelor of Secience in Architectural Engineering. 3. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dacca, Bachelor of Bangladesh. Architecture. 4. University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K. Bachelor of Architecture. 5. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K. Bachelor of Architecture. 6. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 7. Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 8. Leicestor Polytechnic, Leicestor, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 9. Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 10. Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 11. Polytechnic of Central London, London, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 12. Oxford School of Architecture, College of Technology, Oxford, Diploma in U.K. Architecture. 13. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 14. Brighton Polytechnic, Brighton, U.K. Diploma in Architecture. 15. Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, Tasmania, Australia. Diploma in Architecture. 16. University of Liverpool, Liverpool, U.K. Bachelor of Architecture. 17. California State Polytechnic College, St. Lours, California, Bachelor of U.S.A. Architecture. 18. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Bachelor of Architecture. 19. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Bachelor of Architecture. 20. University of Illinois, Chicago Illinois, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 21. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 22. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illi nois, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 23. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, U. S. A. Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. 24. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 25. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Bachelor of Massachusetts, U. S. A. Architecture. 26. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 27. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, College of Architecture, Bachelor of Science in Nebraska, U. S. A. Architecture. 28. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A. Bachelor of Architecture. 29. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 30. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 31. University of Texas, Austin, Texas, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture. 32. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U. S. A. Bachelor of Architecture.
Effective date: 1983-01-01
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