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ACT IV OF 2014 ACT IV OF 2014 BALOCHISTAN CIVILIAN VICTIMS OF TERRORISM (RELIEF AND REHABILITATION) ACT, 2014 An Act to provide for institutionalized response to redress the hardships faced by the civilian victims and their families; to provide for timely recognition and assistance for civilian victims of terrorist acts; recognize right of civilian victims to receive state assistance for relief healthcare and rehabilitation; arrange for adequate funds for such assistance; create an effective mechanism to track, investigate and analyze civilian harm in terrorist acts; and to deal with ancillary matters. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 10th February, 2014] No.PAB/Legis: V (04)/2014-5004, dated 10-2-2014.---The Balochistan Civilian Victims of Terrorism (Relief and Rehabilitation) Bill 2014 (Bill No.04 of 2014), having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 28th January, 2014 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 6th February, 2014, is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---Whereas it is necessary to take measures for providing institutionalized response for relief and rehabilitation of civilian individuals and their families who fall victims terrorists acts and matters connected and identical hereto: It is hereby enacted as follows: ACT IV OF 2014 BALOCHISTAN CIVILIAN VICTIMS OF TERRORISM (RELIEF AND REHABILITATION) ACT, 2014 An Act to provide for institutionalized response to redress the hardships faced by the civilian victims and their families; to provide for timely recognition and assistance for civilian victims of terrorist acts; recognize right of civilian victims to receive state assistance for relief healthcare and rehabilitation; arrange for adequate funds for such assistance; create an effective mechanism to track, investigate and analyze civilian harm in terrorist acts; and to deal with ancillary matters. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 10th February, 2014] CHAPTER II RIGH OF CIVILIAN VICTIMS 3. Right of civilian victims.---(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, a civilian victim shall be entitled to a minimum grant specified in the Schedule for the harm caused to body or property due to a terrorist act. (2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the Schedule such as to enhance the minimum amount of grant payable to a civilian victim or to add any other category of harm and to fix the minimum amount of grant for such harm.