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ORDINANCE II OF 2001 BALOCHISTAN HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ORDINANCE, 2001 ORDINANCE II OF 2001 An Ordinance to provide for safe disposal of waste generated by Hospitals in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 13th February, 2001] No. Legis. 1-127/Law/2000, dated 13-2-2001.--The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 9th February, 2001, is hereby published for general information:-- 2. Definitions.--In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-- (a) "Council" means the Balochistan Hospital Waste Management Council established under section 4; (b) "Hospital Waste" means the liquid or solid waste generated in a hospital. For the purposes of this Ordinance it includes sewage, refuse, chemicals, washings, clinical dressing and bandage materials of all descriptions, clinical swabs of all descriptions, drugs of all descriptions, linen, syringes, needles, radioactive materials, human tissue of all descriptions, and such other items that may be declared as waste and dangerous for human life by the Council; (c) "Hospital" means a place of health care delivery where a person can visit for treatment, and may be admitted and kept for any duration of time, with the intention of therapeutic intervention, diagnostics, or any such purposes as may be determined by the Council; (d) "Province" means the Province of Balochistan; (e) "Regulations" means regulations made under this Ordinance; (f) "Rules" means rules made under this Ordinance;