CHAPTER III.-ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

 

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.