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ACT XI OF 2019 ACT XI OF 2019 BALOCHISTAN CHARITIES (REGISTRATION, REGULATION AND FACILITATION) ACT, 2019 An Act to provide legal cover, substitute and consolidate the Laws for registration, regulation and facilitation of Charities in Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 25th October, 2019] No. PAB / Legis: V(15) / 2019, dated 25.10.2019.---The Balochistan Charities (Registration, Regulation and Facilitation (Bill No.15 of 2019) having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 12th October, 2019 and assented to by the Governor Balochistan, on 24th October, 2019 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide legal cover, substitute and consolidate the Laws for registration, regulation and facilitation of Charities in Balochistan; and for the matter ancillary thereto or connected therewith; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 3. Establishment of the Charities Registration Authority and its functions.---(1) There shall be an authority to be known as "the Charities Registration Authority" headed by a Director General and established through a notification by the Government, which shall have such powers and functions as conferred on it by this Act and as may be assigned hereinafter by Government through a notification. (2) All the Charities registered under this Act, shall follow the specific advisory issued by the Registration Authority with regard to any matter related to the Charity in cases specific to a Charity, a group of Charities or the whole Charity sector. (3) The Charities Registration Authority shall have and perform the following functions:-- (a) register, regulate, monitor, control and perform such functions as entrusted under this Act; and such other function as may be assigned to it subsequently by the Government, from time to time; (b) promoting philanthropic, public welfare and charitable activities which are in accordance with law and international obligations aimed at ensuring safer charities and donations; (c) ensure purposeful use of resources coming to Charities through effective regulations, methods of administration and by supporting the Charities, their governing bodies and staff by providing them training, information or any other technical and professional advice and information on any matter that could enhance their effectiveness as well as avert any potential threat of misuse of registered Charities; (d) devise and issue minimum standards to be adopted by each charity to protect the general public interest and that of the beneficiaries of the charities registered under this Act; (e) prepare and provide help and guidance material and other policy documents for general awareness and adoption by Charities; (f) prepare and present its quarterly report before the Policy Board; and (g) place all the appeals filed against the decisions of the Registration Authority before the Policy Board within thirty days of the receipt of any such appeal. (4) The Director General of the Authority shall be appointed by the Government from amongst the civil servants not below the rank of a BPS-20 officer, who shall be the head and chief executive of the Authority; and exercises all the powers of the Authority as provided in this Act, rules or regulations. (5) Besides the Director General, there shall be such officers and staff in the Authority for the smooth function of the authority and assistance of the Director General, as the Government may deem fit from time to time, who shall be deem to be civil servants appointed and governed by the provisions of the Balochistan Civil Servants Act, 1974 (Act IX of 1974) as in force for the time being or amended hereinafter, as well as the rules made there under or made applicable to the civil servants.