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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:- 6. Meetings of the Commission.---(1) The Chairperson shall convene meeting of the Commission through Chief Executive Officer on quarterly basis for the conduct of the business of the Commission. (2) Extra ordinary meetings of the Commission may be convened as and when required. The extraordinary meeting may be called by the Chairperson on the request of three or more members in writing for reasons specified therein. (3) Two-third of the total members shall constitute quorum for a meeting of the Commission. (4) All decisions in the meeting shall be taken on majority of votes; provided that in the case of equality of votes, the Chairperson shall have a second or casting vote. (5) In absence of the chairperson, the members of the Commission may elect any member present to preside over the meeting. (6) The Chief Executive Officer shall be the Secretary of the Commission.