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ACT VI OF 2011 ACT VI OF 2011 BALOCHISTAN EMPLOYEES' EFFICIENCY AND DISCIPLINE ACT, 2011 An Act to provide for proceedings against the employees in Government and Corporation services in relation to their efficiency, discipline and accountability [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 4th July, 2011] No. PAB/Legis: V (05)/2011.582, dated 4-7-2011. -The Balochistan Employees' Efficiency and Discipline Bill No.V of 2011,having been passed by the Provincial 'Assembly of Balochistan on 29th June, 2011 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 2nd July, 2011 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient and necessary in the public interest and for good governance to provide measures for improvement of efficiency and discipline of employees in Government, autonomous bodies, authority and corporation service and matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 15 Procedure of inquiry against officers lent to other governments, etc.--(1) Where the services of an employee are transferred or lent to any other government, department, corporation, corporate body, autonomous body, authority, statutory body or any other organization or institution, hereinafter referred to as the borrowing organization, the competent authority for the post against which such employee is posted in the borrowing organization may--- (a) suspend him under section 6; and (b) initiate proceedings against him under this Act: Provided that the borrowing organization shall forthwith inform the lending organization of the circumstances leading to the order of his suspension and the commencement of the proceedings; (2) If, in the light of the findings of the proceedings taken against the accused in terms of ' subsection (1), the borrowing organization is of the opinion that any penalty may have to be imposed on him, it shall transmit the record of the proceedings to the lending organization, and the competent authority in the lending organization shall thereupon take action against the accused under section 13. (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in subsections (1) and (2), the Chief Minister may, in respect of certain employees or class of employees, authorize any officer or authority in the borrowing organization to exercise all the powers of competent authority under this Act.