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The Punjab Police Act 2010 (Draft) 27(g) Secretary to the Government of the Punjab, Home Department; and(h) Provincial Police Officer as the Council’s secretary.(2) Any vacancy in the Council shall be filled up as soon as practicable, but not later than one month ofoccurrence of the vacancy.(3) Each member shall have a right to caste a vote in the matters of the Council except those mentionedat (e) to (h) in sub-section (1) above.86. Gender Representation. -There shall be at least two women among the members nominated by the ChiefMinister.87. Meeting in the absence of the Chairperson. -In the absence of the Chairperson the Law Minister shall presideover a meeting.88. Powers and Functions of the Provincial Police Council. – (1) The Council may(a) frame policy guidelines for promoting efficient, effective, responsive and accountable policing, inaccordance with the law;(b) identify performance indicators to evaluate the functioning of the Punjab Police. Such indicatorsshall, inter alia, include: operational efficiency, public satisfaction, victim satisfaction vis-à-vispolice investigation and response, accountability, optimum utilization of resources, and observanceof human rights standards;(c) direct Provincial Police Officer to evaluate performance of the Punjab Police using performanceindicators identified by the Council and submit to the Council by the end of August this evaluation inan annual report for each completed financial year;(d) review performance of the police in the Punjab as a whole as well as district-wise in the light of theannual report from the Provincial Police Officer keeping in view the resources available with andconstraints of the police;(e) refer a complaint to a District Police Council for action under section 35.(2) The report mentioned in sub-section (1)(c) above shall deemed to be the annual administrationreport of the Police Department as required by rules or any other law.89. Terms of members of the Provincial Police Council. -(1) A Member of the Provincial Assembly shall continueto be a member of the Council till the expiry of his elected term unless he ceases to be a Member of the ProvincialAssembly.(2) The term of an independent member shall be three years unless he resigns or is removed undersection 90 below.90. Removal of Members. – (1) On grounds contained in section 77 above the Chief Minister may terminate theCouncil’s membership of any of the MPAs.(2) An independent member may be removed by a majority vote of the total voting membership of theCouncil on grounds contained in section 77 above.91. Meetings and conduct of business of the Provincial Police Council. -(1) The business of the ProvincialPolice Council shall be conducted by the Council in a meeting.(2) The meeting may be convened either by the Chairperson on his own or by the Secretary on therequisition of one-third of total members.(3) Quorum for a meeting of the Provincial Police Council shall be a half of its total membership.(4) Members shall attend meetings of the Council as and when required for which at least a week’snotice, with agenda, shall be given. The Council shall meet at least once a month. An emergency meeting may be heldat a short notice of not less than twenty-four hours.(5) The Council may frame rules of procedure for conduct of its business.