101. Constitution of Advisory Committee.-(1) For
the purposes of section 95, an Advisory Committee shall be constituted
consisting of members appointed by the Federal Government on the recommendation
of the Association specified in the Seventh Schedule.
(2) The number of recommendations which the Association
specified in the Seventh Schedule shall be entitled to make shall be those
specified in the said Schedule:
Provided that if within the period allowed by the Federal
Government for this purpose any of the said Association fails to make any
recommendation or to make the full number of recommendations which it is
entitled to make, the Federal Government may appoint the required number of
members of the Advisory committee of its own motion without any such
recommendation.
(3) The Federal Government may appoint other persons
versed in the usage of the textile trade as members of the Committee.
102. Tenure of office of members.- The
tenure of office of each member of the Advisory Committee shall be two years,
but a retiring member shall be eligible for re-appointment at the end of his
tenure:
Provided that a member may continue to hold office after
the expiry of two years from his appointment until such time as he is
re-appointed or another member is appointed in his place.
103. Substitution of members.-
Whenever any member of the Advisory Committee ceases to reside in Pakistan, or
becomes incapable of acting as a member of the Advisory Committee, the Federal
Government may appoint another person to be a member in his stead, in
accordance with the provisions of rule 101.
104. Co-option of members.-
Whenever it is considered expedient so to do, the Advisory Committee may co-opt
one or more persons as its members for the purpose of any of its meetings:
Provided that any person co-opted as a member for the
purpose of any meeting shall automatically cease to be a member after the
termination of the said meeting.
105. Meetings of the Advisory Committee.- (1)
The Advisory Committee shall elect two of its members as Chairman and
Vice-Chairman respectively. When the Chairman or vice-Chairman ceases to hold
office, the vacancy shall be filled by re-election at the next meeting of the
Advisory Committee.
(2) The meetings of the Advisory Committee shall be
convened by the Chairman at such time and place as he thinks fit.
106. Secretary of the Advisory Committee: The
Advisory Committee shall also appoint a Secretary and deposit the name and
address of the Secretary at the Registry.
107. Manner of consultation.- Any
question which the Advisory Committee is required to consider and advise upon
may be referred for decision to the members of the Advisory Committee either at
its meetings or by circulation of the papers:
Provided that any question referred by circulation of
papers, shall on request of at least ten members of the Advisory Committee, be
placed on the agenda of its next meeting.
108. Facts of a case for advice.- The Registrar shall send in writing to the Advisory Committee the facts relating to the case in which its advice is sought.
109. Time limit for giving advice.- The
advice sought by Registrar from the Advisory Committee shall be given by the
Advisory Committee in writing within twenty-one days from the date of the
receipt of the letter seeking advice, but the Registrar may extend the time at
the request of the Advisory Committee.
110. Further information.- Where for the purpose
of giving advice sought by the Registrar, the Advisory Committee requires
further information, the Secretary of the Advisory Committee may write to the
Registrar and the required information shall be given by the Registrar in
writing.
111. Presiding at meetings.- The
Chairman shall preside at every meeting at which he is present, and if he is
absent, the Vice-Chairman shall preside over the meeting. In the absence of the
Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, the members present shall elect one of their
member to preside over the meeting.
112. Decision by voting.- Whenever the members of
the Advisory Committee are divided in their opinion on any point at issue, the
question shall be decided by a majority of the votes, and the voting shall be
by show of hands. The Chairman may vote, and in the case of an equality of
votes, shall have a casting vote.
113. Record of meetings.- The Secretary of
Advisory Committee shall maintain a record of all business transacted by the
Advisory Committee. The Registrar shall be entitled to call for copies certified
to be true by the Secretary of the record of the business transacted at any
meeting.