PCSIR Islamabad

Council

The Council consists of the following twenty-one members, namely:-

· Chairman to be appointed by the Federal Government;

· A Finance Member, being representative of the Ministry of Finance;

· Two whole- time science members, of whom at least one shall be an engineer or technologist, to be nominated by the Federal Government;

· Four officers serving under the Federal Government, to be nominated by that Government;

· Director of Industries in each Province, ex officie;

· Three Directors of the institutes, to be nominated by the Federal Government so, however, that a Director shall not be nominated for another term until the other directors have been members;

· Six representatives of industries in the private and public sector, to be nominated by the Federal Government.

The Chairman is the chief executive officer of the Council and the other members, except the Finance Member, perform such functions as the Council may assign to each of them from time to time.

The Finance Member exercises such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed.

Term of Office of members etc:

· Save as hereinafter provide, a member, other than an ex officio member, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his nomination and shall be eligible for re-nomination for such further period or periods, not exceeding three years at any one time, as the Federal Government may deem fit.

· A person who becomes, or is nominated to be, a member by virtue of his holding an office or appointment shall cease to be a member when he ceases to hold that office or appointment.

· A member, other than an ex officio member, may at any time resign his membership by writing under his hand addressed to the Federal Government but shall continue to perform his functions until his resignation has been accepted.

· A vacancy caused by resignation or any other reason shall be filled by the nomination of a person qualified to fill such vacancy

· The Federal Government may at any time terminate the appointment of the Chairman or any other member without assigning any cause.

· No act or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid on the ground only of the existence of a vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the Council.

Function of the Council:

The functions of the Council are-

· To set up and manage technological research institute exclusively for certain selected industries and such laboratories and centres as may be required for the promotion of the overall technological development of the country;

· To coordinate and review the work of the institutes, laboratories and centres;

· To manage the existing research units of the registered Council pending their absorption in the institutes, laboratories and centres to be set up by the Council; and

· To undertake such special scientific and technological surveys and investigations as may be referred to it by the Federal Government from time to time

Meeting of the Council:

· Save as hereinafter provided, the Council shall regulate the procedure for its meetings.

· Meetings of the Council shall be called by its Chairman on such date and at such time and place as he may deem fit; Provided that not less than two meetings shall be held in a year.

· Ten members shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Council

Each meeting of the Council shall be presided over by the Chairman and, in his absence by a member elected for the purpose by the members present