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ACT II OF 2017 ACT II OF 2017 BALOCHISTAN PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2017 An Act to promote and ensure full and effective inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the community in line with the Islamic teachings and international best practices to protect their rights [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 8th June, 2017] No. PAB/Legis:v(02)/2017, dated 8.6.2017.---The Balochistan Persons with Disabilities Bill (Bill No.02 of 2017) having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 20th May, 2017 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 07th June, 2017 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS it is expedient to put in place legal and institutional framework to protect the rights of the Persons with Disabilities: It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER II RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 3. Rights of Persons with Disabilities.---(1) The government shall ensure that every Person with Disability shall have a right to be respected for his individual dignity and leading a decent life with equal opportunity to participate in educational, social, economic, cultural religious and all other activities in the society without any discrimination. (2) No person or institution, whether public or private, shall be allowed to discriminate against Persons with Disabilities or violate their rights or restrict benefits in any manner. (3) The government shall take all necessary legal and administrative steps, including appropriate changes in the existing laws, to ensure that Persons with Disabilities enjoy full rights inclusive the right of equality guaranteed under the Constitution and that such person's disability shall not be used by any person or institution to restrain or restrict him from enjoying his rights unless there is a reasonable cause that not to restrict such person may cause harm or letting him to perform something which may be out of his physical or mental capacity. (4) In view of restricted access of the Persons with Disabilities to earn their livelihood independently, the government shall take extraordinary steps to ensure their effective inclusiveness in the society through suitable education, skill development, training and placement against appropriate positions in the government departments and entities in the private sector according to the allocated quota. (5) No Person with Disability shall be subject to any research without his willingness or consent or any pressure and such research shall be through using accessible modern modes, means and formats of communication.