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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 III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY 12. Functions of the Authority.--The functions of the Authority shall be to:-- (a) initiate and maintain a continuous process of comprehensive development planning of water supply, sewerage and sanitation in the Area; (b) plan, design, construct, operate and maintain water supply, sewerage and sanitation systems within the service area of the Balochistan Water and Sanitation Authority to be established under section 3 of this Act; (c) establish, maintain and periodically revise as necessary, planning controls, design and construction criteria, and regulations for water supply, sewerage and sanitation services for the Area to-- (i) provide appropriate design standards and protect public health;, (ii) ensure compliance with the development plans of the Authority; (d) approve all proposed new, extension or rehabilitation works on the water supply, sewerage and sanitation systems in the Area whether owned and carried out by the Authority, Government Departments or Development Agencies, private developers or individual consumers; (e) monitor and control water resources in the Area, both surface and underground, and issue licences for abstraction of water from such resources in the Area in accordance with regulations made by the Authority; (f) take over ownership and responsibility for all services pertaining to water supply, sewerage and sanitation from Municipal Corporations of cities, as defined in this Act, Quetta Development Authority and any other organisations within the Area, except such systems controlled by the Cantonment Board or Pakistan Railways; (g) prepare, and implement any other scheme assigned to the Authority by the Provincial Government; and (h) appropriate, collect or recover, rates, charges or fees for water supply, sewerage and sanitation services, including so far as practicable arrears thereof.