Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Science Ordinance, 2000

This 2000 Ordinance gave the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, the legal power to award its own degrees, reconstituting it as a body corporate (Section 3) under the umbrella of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. Section 4 sets out the Institute's wide powers, including prescribing courses of study, admitting and examining students, conferring degrees and diplomas, establishing campuses anywhere in Pakistan, undertaking joint research with industry and international bodies, and even performing internal security functions on its own premises.

Section 5 lists the Institute's officers: the Chancellor, the Rector, the Pro-Rector, and other Board-appointed officers. Section 6 makes the President of Pakistan the Chancellor, who presides over convocations and must confirm any honorary degree. Section 7 provides that the Chancellor appoints the Rector - the executive and academic head of the Institute - on the Chairman's recommendation, and Section 8 sets out the Pro-Rector's role, including acting as Secretary of the Board and standing in for the Rector when absent.

Section 9 establishes the Board of Governors, chaired by the Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, with ex-officio members including Commission members, the Secretaries of Education and Science and Technology, the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, and the Chairmen of the Pakistan Engineering Council and Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, plus eight nominated members (engineers, scientists, management/industry figures, and faculty). Section 10 gives the Board authority over the Institute's strategy, budget, new academic units, senior appointments, and affiliations, all generally subject to the Commission's oversight. Section 11 requires at least two Board meetings a year, with a quorum of half the members including at least four nominated members.

Section 15 establishes the Institute's fund, drawing on Commission grants, donations, government aid, and fees. Sections 16 and 18 require audited accounts by a Chartered Accountant and guarantee that admission to the Institute is open to all persons regardless of sex, religion, race, or domicile. Section 19 vests any discoveries or inventions made by Institute staff in the Institute itself, and Section 21 provides indemnity for actions taken in good faith under the Ordinance.

As a specialised institutional-establishment law for a single academic institute operating under the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, the Ordinance contains no criminal penalty provisions - its focus is entirely on governance structure, degree-awarding authority, and administrative powers.