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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:- 30. Directions as to apparatus, appliances, equipment or products.---Where, in the opinion of the inspection team- (a) the use of any apparatus, appliance, equipment, instrument, product, goods or item; or (b) the carrying out of any practice or procedure in a healthcare establishment, - is dangerous or detrimental to any person therein or otherwise unsuitable for the purpose for which it is used or carried out, it shall immediately report, the matter in writing to the Commission along with the necessary details. On receipt of report the Commission may act as prescribed by rules.