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ACT IX OF 1989 ACT IX OF 1989 BALOCHISTAN WATER AND SANITATION AUTHORITY ACT, 1989 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Water and Sanitation Authority for cities in Balochistan. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 27th September, 1989] No.PAB/LEGIS: 111(8)/89, dated 27-9-1989.-- The Balochistan Water and Sanitation Authority Bill, 1989 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 10th July, 1989 and assented to by the Governor of Balochistan, is hereby published as-an Act of the Provincial Assembly. CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 2. Definitions.---(1) In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-- (a) "Area" means the extent of applicability of the Act as provided under Section 1(2); (b) "Authority" means the Balochistan Water and Sanitation Authority; (c) "Balochistan Development Authority" means the Authority constituted under the Balochistan Development Authority Act, 1974 (X of 1974); (d) "Board" means the Board of the Authority constituted under section 5; (e) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board, appointed under section 6; (f) "Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner of a Revenue District; (g) "Government" means the Government of Balochistan; (h) "Government Agency" means a statutory body created by and responsible to the Provincial Government; (i) "Industrial waste" means any liquid, either with or without particles of matter in suspension therein, which is wholly or in part produced in the course of any trade or industry, but does not include domestic sewage; (j) "Licence" means a licence granted under this Act; (k) "Member" means a member of the Board including the Chairman and the Managing Director. (1) "Province" means the Province of Balochistan; (m) "Quetta Development Authority" means the Authority constituted under the Quetta Development Authority Ordinance, 1978 (IV of 1978); (n) "Regulations" means regulations made under this Act; (o) "Rules" means rules framed under this Act; (p) "Sanitation" means self-contained systems for the removal of sewage from properties and includes latrines; (q) "Sewage" means any liquid, either with or without particles of matter in suspension therein, which is wholly produced by the domestic use of water in a community; (r) "Sewerage" means the system of pipes or sewers used for conveyance of sewage or industrial waste from domestic, trade or industrial properties. (2) All words and expressions not defined in this Act and defined in the Balochistan Local Government Ordinance, 1980 (II of 1980), shall have the same meanings as respectively assigned to them under the said Ordinance.