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ACT XII OF 2019 ACT XII OF 2019 BALOCHISTAN HEALTHCARE COMMISSION ACT, 2019 An Act to improve quality of healthcare services and ban quackery in all its forms and manifestations in Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 16th December, 2019] No. PAB / Legis; V(10) / 2019, dated 16.12.2019.---The Balochistan Health Care Commission Bill 2019 Bill No. 10 of 2019 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 18th November, 2019 and assented to by the Governor Balochistan, on 10th December, 2019 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochitsan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS, it is expedient to make provisions for the improvement of quality of healthcare services, clinical governance and to ban medical or health quackery in all its forms and manifestations and to provide for establishment of the Balochistan Healthcare Commission and the matters connected or ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 5. Composition of the Commission.---(1) The Health Department with approval of the Chief Minister shall notify the Commission which shall consist of nine members, seven of whom shall be nominated on the recommendation of the Search Committee constituted hereunder in section 13. (2) The general superintendence, direction and management of the affairs of the Commission and overall policy making in respect of its operations shall vest in the Commission which may exercise all such powers and do all such acts, deeds and things that may be exercised or done by the Commission under this Act. (3) A person shall not be eligible to be nominated as member unless he possesses a minimum of twenty years' experience. Out of total members at least three shall be from health sector and a member shall be from the federal/provincial administrative service, preferably from health sector, not below the rank of B-20. Other criteria for eligibility of members shall be as prescribed by rules. (4) The Search Committee shall recommend to the Chief Minister a panel of at least two persons for each vacant post of the seven members to be nominated. (5) The Health Department with approval of the Chief Minister shall nominate a former/retired Judge of the High Court and a financial expert as members of the Commission under criteria as prescribed by rules. (6) The eligibility criteria for every first seven members and the Chief Executive Officer shall be prescribed by the Search Committee. (7) The Search Committee shall recommend a panel of at least three persons for the post of Chief Executive Officer to be nominated by the Chief Minister. (8) The Commission shall regulate the conduct of its meetings, quorum and minutes of the meetings as prescribed. (9) The Health Department with approval of the Chief Minister shall prescribe the remuneration payable to a member for attending a meeting of the Commission. (10) A decision of the Commission shall not be valid if decided in a meeting without quorum.