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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 - XII MISCELLANEOUS 69. Repeal and Saving.---(1) The Mental Health Ordinance, 2001 (Ordinance No. VIII of 2001) in its application to the Province of Balochistan, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of Mental Health Ordinance, 2001 (Ordinance No. VIII of 2001), hereinafter referred to as the repealed Ordinance, (a) all orders made, acts done and powers exercised under the repealed Ordinance or the Lunacy Act, 1912 (Act IV of 1912), already repealed by section 16 of the repealed Ordinance, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been validly made, done and exercised and deemed always to have had effect accordingly; and (b) nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to apply to proceedings, suits or appeals and applications pending under the repealed Ordinance or the already repealed Lunacy Act, 1912 (Act IV of 1912) before any court immediately before the commencement of this Act, and such proceedings, suits, appeals and applications shall continue to be heard and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Ordinance or the already repealed Lunacy Act, 1912 (Act IV of 1912), as the case may be.