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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 III PROCEDURE FOR RELIEF AND REHABILITATION 14. Fraudulent payments.---(1) If, within three years of any payment made under the Act, it transpires to the notified officer or the Commissioner that payment has been made under the Act on the basis of any fraud or misrepresentation, the notified officer or the Commissioner may, apart from taking any other action under any law, recover the amount paid to the person who was not entitled to receive it after affording the person an opportunity of hearing. (2) Any person, aggrieved from the decision of the Commissioner under subsection (1), may, within thirty days from the date of communication of the decision, prefer an appeal to the Government whose decision on such appeal shall be final. (3) If an appeal preferred under subsection (2), the Government shall afford an opportunity of hearing to any interested person and shall, through a speaking order, decide the appeal within thirty days from the date of filing the appeal.