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ACT IX OF 2019 ACT IX OF 2019 BALOCHISTAN MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 2019 An Act to consolidate, alter and amend the law relating to the mentally disordered persons in Balochistan, with respect to their care, treatment and management of their property and other related matters [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 25th October, 2019] No. PAB/Legis; V (04)/2019, dated 25.10.2019.---The Balochistan Mental Bill No. 04 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 consolidate, alter and amend the law relating to the treatment and care of mentally disordered persons in Balochistan, to make better provisions for their care, treatment, management of properties and affairs and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto and to encourage community care of such mentally disordered persons and further to provide for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorder; AND WHEREAS in pursuance of the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the subject matter has been devolved to the provinces, therefore; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER - V JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF PERSON AND MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY OF THE MENTALLY DISORDERED 31. Inquiry by subordinate Court on commission issued by the Court of Protection and proceedings thereon.---(1) If the alleged mentally disordered person resides at a distance of more than fifty miles from the place where the Court is held to which the application is made, the said Court may issue a Commission to any sub-ordinate court to make the inquiry, and such subordinate court shall thereupon conduct the inquiry in the manner hereinbefore provided. (2) On the completion of inquiry the subordinate court shall transmit the record of its proceedings with the opinion of the assessor, if any have been appointed, and its own opinion on the case; and the Court shall thereupon proceed to dispose the application in the manner provided in subsection (3) of section 30: Provided that the Court may direct the subordinate court to make such further or other inquiry as it thinks fit before disposing of the application.