1.
Scope and Set-up
Article 38
1.
Pakistan may be divided into Organisational Provinces for the Jama’at’s
organisational requirements.
2.
The provincial set-up shall comprise of the Provincial President, Provincial
Council, and Provincial Secretary; unless the circumstances demand for some
other set-up as a temporary arrangement.
3.
Obedience of the Provincial set-up shall be binding on the Jama’at members
of the province.
2.
The Provincial President
Article 39
A person shall be responsible for the
Provincial set-up, to be called “Provincial President”. His position in his
province shall be that of a representative of the Central President, to whom
he shall be answerable.
Appointment and
Dismissal
Article 40
1.
The power to appoint and dismiss the Provincial President shall be with the
Central President who shall give due consideration to the opinion of members
from the province besides keeping in view the interests of the Jama’at.
2.
The appointment for the office of the Provincial President shall be of three
years.
The Oath
Article 41
Before taking charge of office, the
Provincial President shall take oath before the Central President or a
person or persons appointed by him, as given in Appendix 1 of this
Constitution.
Duties and Powers
of the Provincial President
Article 42
The duties of the Provincial President
shall be as follows:
1.
Spread of the Jama’at’s Call,
mission, policies and program in the province, and to take necessary steps
for their realisation.
2.
Carrying out Centre’s directives
and arrange for timely payment of Central dues.
3.
Keeping the Centre
informed of conditions in the province and of the work of Jama’at in the
province.
4.
Supervision, guidance and
accountability of the subordinate units, departments and institutions and
their staff and workers in the province.
5.
Taking timely notice and steps on
issues pertaining to or affecting the mission and objective of the Jama’at
in the province.
6.
Execution of duties and responsibilities as may be assigned
by the Centre.
Article 43
The Provincial President shall have
following powers:
1.
Appointment and dismissal of the Provincial Secretary in
consultation with the Provincial Council.
1a. Selection of his Working Committee from amongst the
members of the Provincial Council.
2.
Appointment and dismissal of personnel in Provincial
Departments.
3.
Convening the sessions of Provincial Council and of Executive
Committee.
4.
Expending from the Provincial Fund according to the budget
approved by the Provincial Council, and take appropriate and necessary steps
for performing his duties according to the Constitution,
5.
Using in province the
power that is vested in the Central President as per Article 19 (4b).
6.
Exercise of powers that the Central President may delegate to
him.
3.
Provincial Council
Composition and
Tenure
Article 44
1
The Provincial Council
shall be directly elected by the members
in the province.
2
The Provincial President shall
determine the number of the members to the Provincial Council. Before an
election, the Provincial President or his appointed Election Supervisor
shall determine appropriate constituencies by distributing this strength in
proportion to the number of members in each constituency.
3
At least three months
ahead of the Council’s elections, the Provincial President shall appoint an
Election Supervisor and vest him with powers required for conducting the
elections.
4
Members of the Council
shall be elected for two years.
5
The Provincial President
shall be the Chair of the Provincial Council, and Provincial Secretary its
ex-officio member and secretary.
Inaugural Session
Article 45
The Provincial President shall convene the
inaugural session of the new Council within two months of the election,
where every member shall individually take the oath before the Provincial
President in accordance with Appendix 2 of this constitution. Afterwards,
the Provincial President shall apprise them about their duties and
responsibilities as well as prevalent situation and state of affairs of the
Jama’at in the Province.
Relationship
between the Provincial President and the Provincial Council
Article 46
1
Except for the day-to-day
affairs, the Provincial President shall decide on all the important matters
in consultation with the Provincial Council.
2
In case of discord
between the Provincial President and his Council, the case shall be referred
to the Central President.
The Session
Article 47
The ordinary session of the Provincial
Council shall be held once in a year.
Article 48
Extraordinary session of the Provincial
Council may be convened any time under the following conditions:
1.
The Provincial President
considers it necessary.
2.
At least 1/4th of the
Council members requisition it in writing.
3.
The Provincial Department
for Organisational Affairs, in case of absence of the Provincial President,
finds it necessary.
4.
The President orders
holding its session.
Duties and
responsibilities of the Council
Article 49
The duties of the Provincial Council shall
be as are stated in the oath of membership of the Council (Appendix 2), and
the powers of the Council are as follows:
1.
Giving expression to
opinion through the passage of resolutions or statements on issues
pertaining to and affecting the mission and objectives of the Jama’at,
provided that they are not against any general or specific policy of the
Centre.
2.
Accountability of the performance of the Provincial Jama’at
and subordinate units.
3.
Approval of the provincial budget.
4.
Adoption of confidence or no-confidence resolution for or
against the Provincial President.
4.
Provincial Secretary General
Appointment and
Dismissal
Article 50
The Provincial President shall appoint the
Provincial Secretary in consultation with his Council who shall remain in
office as long as the Provincial President is satisfied with his work.
Duties
Article 51
1.
The Provincial Secretary
shall be the aide and representative of the Provincial President in all
matters of the Jama’at in his province, and shall execute the duties
assigned to him by the Provincial President and shall be answerable to him.
The Oath
2.
Before taking charge of
office, the Provincial Secretary shall take oath of office before the
Provincial President as given in Appendix 3 of this Constitution.
5.
Provincial Working Committee
Appointment, Status
and Powers
Article 51 a
1.
There shall be a Working
Committee of the Provincial Jama’at, which shall consist of maximum 10
members whom the Provincial President shall select from amongst the members
of the Provincial Council. Provincial President shall be its Chair,
Provincial Secretary its ex-officio member and secretary, and Vice
President(s), if any, its ex-officio member(s).
2.
If one ceases to be a
member of the Provincial Council, shall also cease to be a member of the
Provincial Working Committee.
3.
The Provincial President can convene the session of the Provincial Working
Committee whenever and as many times as he deems necessary.
4.
The quorum for the Provincial Working Committee session shall be half of the
total number of its members.
5.
A new Provincial Working Committee shall be formed after every new election
of the Provincial Council.
6. During all such conditions
when the Provincial Council is not in session or it is difficult to convene
it, the Provincial Working Committee shall assume all the powers of the
Provincial Council. However, the Provincial Council shall have full power to
ratify any of its decision or action, or disapprove it in part or in whole.
6.
Incharges of the Provincial Departments
Article 51 b
1.
Each Provincial Department shall normally be under a separate Incharge
appointed by the Provincial President according to his discretion.
2.
An Incharge of a Department shall continue in office only as long as the
Provincial President is satisfied with his work.
3.
Duties and powers of the Department Incharges shall be determined by the
Provincial President. |
