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The PCB new constitution implemented.PCB Chairman can elect two times, and answerable to 10 members of Governing Board.

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According to the new constitution of PCB, The chairman shall elected by the 10 members of board of governors, four from the top ranked regions out of sixteen affiliated and associated with the PCB, four out of the top ten Departments affiliated and associated with the PCB, Two nominated by the pattern in chief of PCB i.e Prime minister of Pakistan.

10. Composition of Board of Governors.- (1) There shall be a Board of Governors consisting of,-

(a) Chairman;

(b) four members being duly elected representatives of the Regions on the basis of rotation as per applicable Regulations, from amongst,–

i.	Abbottabad Region;
ii.	Bahawalpur Region;
iii.	DeraMuradJamali Region;
iv.	Faisalabad Region;
v.	Federally Administered Tribal Area Region;
vi.	Hyderabad Region;
vii.	Islamabad Region;
viii.	Karachi Region;
ix.	Lahore Region;
x.	Larkana Region;
xi.	Multan Region;
xii.	Peshawar Region;
xiii.	Quetta Region;
xiv.	Rawalpindi Region;
xv.	Sialkot Region; and
xvi.	Azad Jammu and Kashmir region,–

(c) four members being representatives of Service Organizations or Departments as per applicable Regulations to be nominated by the relevant Service Organization or Departments;

(d) two members to be nominated by the Patron in his discretion; and

(e) Federal Secretary, Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination, Government of Pakistan or any other officer nominated by him shall be an ex officio member and shall have

the right to attend and speak at all meetings and otherwise take part in the proceedings of the Board of Governors, but shall not be entitled to vote, and for the first elections of the Board of Governors under this Constitution, four representative members of the Regions shall be from top four finishing teams of the latest Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Tournament, and the four representative members of Service Organizations/ Departments shall be from top four finishing teams of latest President's Trophy Tournament.

(2) Where a member being representative of the Region, Service Organization, or Department completes his tenure or his office falls vacant for any reason whatsoever or if he is removed by the appointing authority, such representative shall cease to be a member of the Board of Governors forthwith and any replacement appointed by the relevant appointing authority shall only hold office for the remaining term of the removed member.

(3) Any vacancy in the Board of Governors, for whatever reason, shall not prevent the holding of or invalidate the election of the Chairman.

(4) The term of members of the Board of Governors shall be three years.

(5) A member who fails to attend three or more consecutive meetings of the Board of Governors without a reasonable cause shall be liable to be removed by the Board of Governors and the resultant vacancy shall be filled as provided by or under the Constitution or by the Rules or Regulations:

Provided that for the removal of such member, the procedure provided for in subparagraphs (6), (7), and (8) below, shall apply:

Provided further that the member appointed under this sub-paragraph shall hold office for the residue term, which shall be treated as a full term.

(6) The Chairman may, after recording reasons in writing, refer any complaint, relating to the misconduct of a member or failure of a member to attend three or more consecutive meetings of the Board of Governors, to an adjudicator out of the Panel of Adjudicators maintained by the Board under Part VI of this Constitution.

(7) Any member, against whom a complaint is referred by the Chairman to the adjudicator, shall not be allowed to attend any meeting of the Board of Governors or any committee during the pendency of proceedings before the adjudicator.

(8) In case the adjudicator, after holding such enquiry as he thinks proper, finds the said member guilty of the charge alleged in the complaint, the said member shall render himself liable to be removed from his office by the Board of Governors:

Provided that the member proceeded against under this provision shall be entitled to a fair opportunity of hearing before the adjudicator:

Provided further that if removed, the said member shall be ineligible to be appointed a member of the Board of Governors for a period of four years in the case of misconduct and for a period of two years in the case of failure to attend three or more consecutive meetings of the Board of Governors.

(9) The Chief Operating Officer shall have the right to attend and speak at all meetings and otherwise take part in the proceedings of the Board of Governors but shall not be entitled to vote,

(10) There shall be a Secretary of the Board of Governors appointed by the Board of Governors to record and maintain minutes of the meeting and to perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Chairman.

11. Meeting of the Board of Governors.- (1) At least one meeting of the Board of

Governors shall be convened by the Chairman, as far as possible, in every quarter of a calendar year.

(2) The quorum of the meeting shall be six members, including two members from Service Organizations or Departments and two nominee member of the Patron.

(3) If, at any meeting, there is no quorum, the meeting shall be adjourned to a day not earlier than seven days therefrom:

Provided that all the members shall be given notice of such adjourned meeting.

(4) The Chairman shall convene a meeting of the Board of Governors within fifteen days of the date of receipt of a requisition, in writing, from not less than six members.

(5) All decisions at a meeting shall be taken by majority vote of the members.

(6) No proxy shall be allowed to attend or vote at any meeting of the Board of Governors.

(7) In case the votes are equally divided in any meeting, the Chairman shall have the right to a casting vote.

(8) The Board of Governors may constitute committees to consider any special or specific areas or matters and such committees shall report to the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors may invite any person to attend any meeting or deliberations (including any of its committees) for the purpose of advising it on any matter under consideration and discussion but any person so attending the meeting shall have no right to participate in any decision or vote at the said meeting or deliberation.

(9) Any member or person invited to attend any meeting of the Board of Governors or of its committees shall be entitled to such compensation and reimbursement of expenses as the Board of Governors may, from time to time determine.

(10) A resolution of the Board of Governors may be obtained through circulation by the Chairman and such resolution shall be valid and deemed passed at a duly called meeting if signed by the majority of the total members of the Board of Governors.

12. Powers, duties and functions of the Board of Governors.- The Board of Governors shall have the following functions to perform, namely:-

(a) formulate regulations, codes, operation manuals and to devise policies relating to efficiency, discipline and recruitment or any other matters for the players, player support personnel, Board's employees or those affiliated with or controlled by the Board;

(b) take effective measures for carrying out the objects, powers and functions of the Board;

(d) appoint the Deputy Election Commissioners and determine their terms and conditions of appointment on the recommendation of the Chairman;

(e) appoint or remove adjudicators on the panel of adjudicators on the recommendation of the Chairman;

(f) manage the affairs of the Board and ensure that the provisions of this Constitution, Rules, Regulations and Bye-laws of the Board are duly adhered to;

(g) ensure that the programmes formulated and resolutions passed by the Board of Governors or General Body are faithfully carried out;

(h) submit an annual report in respect of its activities for consideration of the General Body;

(i) provisionally admit Service Organizations or Departments to Associate membership till the meeting of the General Body;

(j) appoint provisional committees in such Regions, Districts, or Zones where the tenure of the elected representative expires to perform the functions of the relevant Cricket Association or any other function so assigned;

(k) appoint a chartered accountant firm as the auditors of the Board for a financial year and to fix its remuneration;

(1) approve the annual or supplementary budget estimates of the Board and of the Election Commissioner's office;

(m) approve the annual audited accounts of the Board and present the same in the Annual General Meeting;

(n) submit the annual report, future programmes of the Board and audited accounts in the Annual General Meeting;

(o) control and oversee income and expenditure of the Board;

(q) control and manage the affairs of the stadia, sports complexes, gymnasia and grounds under its charge, directly or through committees or officials of the Board;

(r) take any other financial, administrative or management decision and measures required

for effective functioning and operation of the Board;

(s) reorganize, amalgamate and/or alter the limits of a Region by including in or excluding a District or an area from a Region and make consequential adjustments.

(t) take a decision, from time to time, with regard to representation of Regions and Service Organizations or Departments on the Board of Governors;

(u) exercise such powers and functions contemplated for the Board of Governors by this Constitution, Rules or Regulations; and

(v) take such other steps as may be necessary and expedient to carry out the objects and functions of the Board in matters not covered by this Constitution, Rules, Regulations and bye laws.

13. Delegation of powers and functions by the Board of Governors.- (l) The Board of
Governors may, subject to such conditions and limitations as it may deem fit to impose, delegate
its powers or functions to the Chairman or one or more of its members or any other officer of the
Board, except the power to,-

(a) approve the annual or supplementary budget of the Board or the Election Commissioner's office;

(b) approve the annual audited accounts; and

(2) A delegation of powers and functions under this paragraph shall not be construed as preventing the Board of Governors from concurrent exercise of powers or performance of functions so delegated.

14. Regional Cricket Associations.- (1) All Regional Cricket Associations shall
adopt the model constitution provided by the Board and replace their respective constitutions
within three months from the date of communication of the model constitution made by the
Board.

(2) The Regional Cricket Associations shall be responsible to promote, develop, regulate and maintain general control of cricket in their respective Regions.

(3) The Regional Cricket Associations shall coordinate activities in respect of cricket including the holding and organizing of tournaments.

(4) The Regional Cricket Associations may receive funds from the Board and also generate funds through their own efforts, for their utilization and for onward transmission to the District / Zonal and City Cricket Associations. The Regional Cricket Associations shall ensure proper and transparent application of the funds and shall provide audited accounts thereof to the Board otherwise the future grant for the said Region may be withheld.

(5) The Electoral College for the elections of Regional Cricket Associations shall be the elected representatives of District or Zonal Cricket Associations.

15. District or Zonal Cricket Associations.- (1) All District or Zonal Cricket
Associations shall adopt the model constitution provided by the Board and shall replace their
respective constitutions within three months of the date of communication of the model
Constitution made by the Board. The District or Zonal Cricket Associations shall perform their
functions under the guidance and supervision of their respective Regional Cricket Associations.

(2) The electoral college for the District or Zonal Cricket Associations shall be the active clubs on the basis of one-club, one-vote.