Medical Colleges (Governing Bodies) Ordinance, 1961

This 1961 Ordinance set up Governing Bodies to administer and manage Medical Colleges across Pakistan. Section 3 requires each Provincial Government to constitute, by official notification, a Governing Body of up to fifteen members for every medical college in the province. No more than one-third of members are directly chosen by the Provincial Government, with the rest drawn from persons proposed by specified institutions or organisations; if a college is in a district with a university, that university's Vice-Chancellor must be a member (and automatically becomes Chairman if included). Otherwise, the Provincial Government appoints the Chairman from among the members. Directly-appointed members and the Chairman serve at the government's pleasure, while other members serve three-year terms and are eligible for reappointment.

Section 4 gives the Governing Body authority to administer and manage all affairs of its medical college, subject to rules, while being guided by Provincial Government directions on policy, coordination and educational standards. Section 5 requires each Governing Body to set up six standing committees: Executive; Finance and Departmental Grants; Establishment and Discipline; Medical Staff; Hospital Management and Hostels; and Nursing -- each performing functions set by regulation or the Governing Body.

Section 6 addresses finances: creating a Governing Body doesn't change how a college's finances were previously handled, and all college receipts form a "College Fund" applied by the Governing Body to run the college's affairs. Section 7 requires each Governing Body to submit an annual report to the Provincial Government by the end of September following the financial year, and the government can demand further reports, returns or documents at any time.

Sections 8 and 9 give the Provincial Government power to make rules, and the Governing Body power to make regulations (with prior government approval) for matters not covered by rules -- rules prevail if the two conflict. This is an administrative, structural law from 1961, amended in 1964 to update terminology; it remains relevant to how medical colleges are governed in Pakistan, though current practice should be checked against the official text.