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ACT I OF 2019 ACT I OF 2019 BALOCHISTAN REVENUE AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 An Act to amend the Balochistan Revenue Authority Act, 2015 (Act No. VII of 2015) [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 15th January, 2019] No. PAB/Legis; V (36)/2018/2465, dated 15.1.2019.---The Balochistan Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill No. 36 of 2018 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 24th December, 2018 and assented to by the Acting Governor of Balochistan, on 3rd January 2019 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS, it is expedient to amend the Balochistan Revenue Authority Act, 2015 (Act No. VII of 2015) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows: - 13. Amendment in Section 31, Act VII of 2015.---In the aforesaid Act, in section 31,- (a) for the words "after obtaining", the comma and words ", with the" shall be substituted; and (b) For the word and comma "may,", the word "and" shall be substituted, and after the word "notification" the words "in the official Gazette" shall be inserted. 4. Insertion of new Section 34, Act VII of 2015.---In the aforesaid Act, after section 33, the following new section shall be added, namely: - "34. Validation.---Notwithstanding any omission, discrepancy or defect in the establishment or composition of the Authority or anything to the contrary contained in this Act or the Balochistan Sales Tax on Services Act, 2015 (Act No. VI of 2015), or the rules made thereunder- (a) any action of the Chairperson on behalf of the Authority or anything to the contrary contained in any decree, judgment or order of any court, the sales tax or any other amount levied, charged, assessed, adjudged, collected, realized or recovered by the functionaries of the Authority from any person shall be deemed to have been validly levied, charged, assessed, adjudged, collected, realized or recovered under this Act; and (b) any action taken by the Chairperson till the establishment or constitution of the Authority under section 3 of the Act shall be deemed to be the action taken by the Authority.