Part-I Flashcards
(45 cards)
Who can exercise the powers granted by these rules to local Governments?
(FR 4):
The powers specifically granted by these rules to local Governments may be exercised by them in relation to those Government servants only who are under their administrative control.
Can the President delegate powers to a Chief Commissioner?
(FR 4):
Yes, the President may delegate powers to a Chief Commissioner, without regard to the limitations of rule 6 and subject to any conditions which he may think fit to impose.
Who exercises the power to make rules or general orders conferred upon local Governments?
(FR 5):
The power to make rules or general orders conferred upon local Governments by any of these rules shall be exercised by the Governor.
Can a local Government relax the provisions of rules or orders made by it?
(FR 5-A):
Yes, a local Government may relax the provisions of rules or orders so made by it in such manner as may appear to it to be just and equitable, subject to the limit of its powers to make such rules or orders.
What is the exception to the delegation of powers by a local Government?
(FR 6):
A local Government may not delegate:
(a) all powers to make rules;
(b) the other powers conferred by rules 6, 9(6)(b), 44, 45A, 45B, 45C, 83, 108A, 119, 121, and 127(c), and by the first proviso to clause (1) of rule 30.
Is consultation with the Ministry of Finance required before exercising or delegating powers under these rules?
(FR 7):
Yes, no powers may be exercised or delegated under these rules except after consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
Who has the power to interpret these rules?
(FR 8):
The power of interpreting these rules is reserved to the President.
What does “Average pay” mean?
(FR 9):
Average pay means the average monthly pay earned during the 12 complete months immediately preceding the month in which the event occurs which necessitates the calculation of average pay.
What is a “Compensatory allowance”?
(FR-9)
Compensatory allowance means an allowance granted to meet personal expenditure necessitated by the special circumstances in which duty is performed. It includes a travelling allowance but does not include a sumptuary allowance nor the grant of free passage by sea to or from any place outside Pakistan.
What does “Duty” include?
FR 9
Duty includes:
(i) Service as a probationer or apprentice, provided that such service is followed by confirmation.
(ii) Joining time.
(iii) Extra leave on average pay granted to a Government servant undergoing treatment at a Pasteur Institute.
What is “Foreign service”?
FR 9
Foreign service means service in which a Government servant receives his substantive pay with the sanction of the Government from any source other than the revenues of the President or of a Province or the Railway Fund (when established).
What does “Lien” mean?
FR 9
Lien means the title of a Government servant to hold substantively, either immediately or on the termination of a period or periods of absence, a permanent post including a tenure post, to which he has been appointed substantively.
What is a “Permanent post”?
FR 9
Permanent post means a post carrying a definite rate of pay sanctioned without limit of time.
What is “Substantive pay”?
FR 9
Substantive pay means the pay other than special pay, personal pay, or emoluments classed as pay by the President under rule 9 (21) (a) (iii), to which a Government servant is entitled on account of a post to which he has been appointed substantively or by reason of his substantive position in a cadre.
What is a “Temporary post”?
FR 9
Temporary post means a post carrying a definite rate of pay sanctioned for a limited time.
What is “Travelling allowance”?
FR 9
Travelling allowance means an allowance granted to a Government servant to cover the expenses which he incurs in travelling in the interests of the public service. It includes allowances granted for the maintenance of conveyances, horses, and tents.
What does “Cadre” mean?
FR 9
Cadre means the strength of a service or a part of a service sanctioned as a separate unit.
What is a “Fee”?
FR 9
Fee means a recurring or non-recurring payment to a Government servant from a source other than general revenues, whether made directly to the Government servant or indirectly through the intermediary of Government.
What does “Honorarium” mean?
FR 9
Honorarium means a recurring or non-recurring payment granted to a Government servant from general revenues as remuneration for special work of an occasional or intermittent character.
What is “Joining time”?
FR 9
Joining time means the time allowed to a Government servant in which to join a new post or to travel to or from a station to which he is posted.
What does “Leave-salary” mean?
Leave-salary means the monthly amount paid by Government to a Government servant on leave.
What is a “Local fund”?
FR 9
Local fund means:
(a) revenues administered by bodies which by law or rule having the force of law come under the control of Government, whether in regard to proceedings generally or to specific matters, such as the sanctioning of their budgets, sanction to the creation or filling up of particular posts, or the enactment of leave, pension or similar rules; and
(b) the revenues of any body which may be specially notified by the President as such.
What does “Month” mean?
FR-9
Month means a calendar month. In calculating periods expressed in terms of months and days, complete calendar months, irrespective of the number of days in each, should first be calculated and the odd number of days calculated subsequently.
