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ACT VII of 2012 ACT VII of 2012 BALOCHISTAN TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS AND TISSUES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 An Act further to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 2010 [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 3rd October, 2012 No.PAB/Legis:V(8)/2012/138, dated 3-10-2012.---The Balochistan Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2012 Bill No.8 of 2012, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 27th September, 2012 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 1st October, 2012 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan provincial Assembly. Preamble.---Whereas it is expedient to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act 2010 (Act No. VI of 2010) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.---(1) This Act may be called the Balochistan Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Act, 2012. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment in Act VI of 2010.---In the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 2010 (Act No. VI of 2010), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, for the words "Federal Government", wherever occur, the word "Government" shall be substituted. 3. Amendment in section 1 of Act VI of 2010.---In the said Act, in section 1,- (a) in subsection (1), after the word "the" and before the word , "transplantation" the word "Balochistan" shall be inserted; and (a) in subsection (2), for the word "Pakistan" the word "Balochistan" shall be substituted. 4. Amendment in section 2 of Act VI of 2010.---In the said Act, in section 2, after clause (d), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely, - "(dd) "Government" means Government of the Balochistan:" 5. Amendment in section 8 of Act VI of 2010.---In the said Act, in section 8, for subsection (1), the following shall be substituted namely, - "(1) The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a Monitoring Authority consisting of the following:-- (i) Minister for Health or a nominee of the Chief Minister; Chairperson (ii) Secretary to the Government, Health Department; Member/Secretary (iii) Secretary to the Government, Home Department or his representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary Member (iv) President, Transplantation Society of Pakistan or his nominee; Member (v) Executive Director. Pakistan Medical Research Council or his nominee; Member (vi) President. Ophthalmologic Society of Pakistan or his nominee; Member (vii) President Pakistan Medical Association of Pakistan or his nominee Member (viii) President. Pakistan Society of - Gastroenterology or his nominee; Member (ix) Surgical Transplant Specialist nominated by the Government; and Member (x) any other outstanding Medical Specialist nominated by the Government. Member" 6. Amendment in section 18 of Act VI of 2010.---In the said Act, in section 18, (a) for the word "President", the word "Government" shall be substituted; and (b) for the word "he" the word "it" shall be substituted. 7. Repeal.---The Balochistan Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 (Balochistan Ordinance No.1 of 2012), is hereby repeale