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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:- 14. The Register of Charities.---(1) The Registration Authority shall, in respect of certificate of registration issued under this Act, maintain a register containing such particulars as it may deems fit. (2) The Registration Authority shall keep a manual register of Charities, as well as a Database of all registered Charities in an electronic form, which shall be kept by them in such manner as they think appropriate. (3) Any Charity which ceases to exist or operate shall be removed from the register; provided a one month notice is served to such a Charity, to provide it an opportunity to produce documentary evidence of its existence for the purpose for which it was created. (4) Any Charity which does not obtain its renewal certificate after three years as required under subsection (1) of Section 5 shall deem to be considered an unregistered and illegal entity and therefore its name from the official register will be removed.