Punjab Judicial Academy Act, 2007

From: 2007-10-30 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to provide for the establishment of Judicial Academy in the Province of the Punjab. Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to establish an academy for imparting training to the judicial officers and court personnel with a view to develop their capacity, professional competency and ethical standards for efficient dispensation of justice and matters ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Judicial Academy Act, 2007. (2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– In this Act– (a) “Academy” means the Punjab Judicial Academy established under section 3; (b) “Board” means the Board of Management of the Academy; (c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; (d) “court personnel” means an employee of the establishment of the Lahore High Court, a court and a tribunal under the administrative control of the Lahore High Court; (e) “Director General” means the Director General of the Academy; (f) “faculty” means members of the teaching staff of the Academy; (g) “Fund” means the Judicial Training Fund; (h) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; (i) “judicial officer” means a District Judge, a Sessions Judge, an Additional District Judge, an Additional Sessions Judge, a Senior Civil Judge, a Civil Judge, a Judicial Magistrate, a Special Judicial Magistrate or a presiding officer of a court or a tribunal under the administrative control of the Lahore High Court; (j) “member” means a member of the Board; (k) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; and (l) “staff” means staff of the Academy. 3. Establishment of the Academy.– (1) The Government shall, by notification, establish an Academy to be called the Punjab Judicial Academy. (2) The Academy shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to enter into contract and may sue or be sued by the said name. (3) The Academy shall be at Lahore. 4. Functions of the Academy.– The Academy shall– (a) impart pre-service and in-service training to the judicial officers and court…