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ACT IV OF 2007 ACT IV OF 2007 BALOCHISTAN GOVERNMENT SERVANTS HOUSING FOUNDATION ACT, 2007 An Act to provide for establishment of a housing foundation for introducing a scheme for providing plots on no profit no loss basis to Government servants of the province. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 20th August, 2007] No.PAB/Legis:V(43)/2007, dated 20-8-2007.--The Balochistan Government Servants Housing Foundation Bill, 2007, Bill No 8 of 2007 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 11th August, 2007 and assented to by the Governor of Balochistan, on 18th August, 2007 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---Whereas it is expedient to establish the Balochistan Government Servants Housing Foundation in order to introduce a scheme for providing plots on no profit no loss basis to Government servant or to their families in case of death during service and to make provisions for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto. 2. Definitions.---In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say (a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Foundation: (b) "family" in relation to a Government servant means his or her relatives in the following order:-- (i) wife, wives or husband, as the case may be: (ii) children, if residing with and wholly depend upon him or her; (iii) parents, sisters and minor brothers, if residing with and wholly depend upon him or her; (c) "Foundation" means the Balochistan Government Servants Housing Foundation established under this Act; (d) "fund" means the fund established under this Act; (e) "Government" means the Government of Balochistan; (f) "Government servant" means a person holding a Government post and also includes-- (i) a retired Government servant of the Province of Balochistan; or (ii) a person who holds any civil post of any scale of pay from BPS-1 to BPS-22 in connection with the affairs of the Province; or (iii) a member of the Civil Service of Pakistan who, while serving under the Provincial Government, has opted to become a member of the Foundation and satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed: Provided that such a person is not employed on contract or on work-charge basis, or is paid from contingencies: (g) "member" means a Government servant who is a member of the Foundation: (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (i) "regulations" means the regulations framed under section 22 of this Act; and (j) "rules" means the rules made under section 21 of this Act.