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ACT XII OF 2010 ACT XII OF 2010 BALOCHISTAN ENQUIRIES AND ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT, 2010 An Act to provide for the constitution of a special agency for the investigation of certain offences relating to corruption by, or enquiry into misconduct of, public servants and for holding preliminary enquiries against such servants in Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 18th October, 2010] No. PAB/Legis:V(13)/2010.643, dated 18-10-2010.--- The Balochistan Enquiries and Anti-Corruption Bill, No.13 of 2010 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 14th October, 2010 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 15th October, 2010 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of Balochsitan. Preamble.--Whereas, it is expedient to provide for the constitution of a special agency for the investigation of certain offences relating to corruption by or enquiry into misconduct of public servant and for holding preliminary enquiries against such servants in Balochistan. It is hereby enacted as follows: 2. Definitions.---In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings, hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:--- (i) "Establishment" means the Enquiries and Anti-Corruption Establishment constituted under section 3; (ii) "Director-General" means the Director General appointed under section 3; (iii) "Director" means a Director appointed under section 3; (iv) "Deputy Director" means a _ Deputy Director appointed under section 3; (v) "Government" means the Government of Balochistan; (vi) "Misconduct" means corruption, favouritism, mal administration, wilful corruption or diversion of public moneys, misuse of public property or any other abuse of power or position; (vii) "Public ' servant" means a public servant as defined in section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code or declared as such under any law for the time being in force. (viii) "Rules" means rules framed under this Act; and (ix) "Schedule" means the schedule appended to this Act. .