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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:-- 4. Establishment of Council.--(1) As soon as may be, but not later than thirty days, after commencement of this Ordinance, the Government shall, by notification in the official gazette, establish a Council to be known as the Balochistan Hospital Waste Management Council, consisting of the following members, namely:-- (i) The Secretary to the Government of Balochistan, Health Department, shall be the Chairman of the Council; (ii) Director-General Environment Protection Agency Balochistan shall be a member; (iii) Director-General, Health Services Balochistan, shall be a member; (iv) Managing Director, WASA, shall be a member; (v) Chief Engineer. Public Health Engineering Department- Balochsitan, shall be a member; (vi) Zila Nazim, Quetta Municipal Corporation shall be a member. (vii) The Director, Institute of Public Health, Quetta, shall be a member. (viii) Six (6) members, being owners/administrators of private sector hospitals, will be nominated by the Government from amongst the Owners/Administrators of private hospitals in the Province of Balochistan. These six (6) members will be distributed in a manner to provide adequate representation to the private hospitals in all regions of their Divisions; (ix) The Deputy Commissioner, Quetta shall be a member; (x) Medical Superintendent, of the apex public sector hospital in the Province, or Director of Hospital Services in the Balochistan Health Department, to be nominated by Health Department, shall be a member; (xi) A medical teaching grade Microbiologist, not below the rank of Assistant Professor, having Public Health background, to be nominated by the Health Department shall be a member; (xii) A medical teaching grade Clinical Pathologist, not below the rank of an Assistant Professor, having Public Health background, to be nominated by Health Department shall be a member; (xiii) The Incharge of Environmental Health Unit of the Institute of Public Health, uetta shall be Secretary to the Council; (xiv) The Deputy Commissioner of the-respective district pertaining to which a case or a plan of action is under consideration will be a coopted member. (2) The Chairman or a member shall, unless he resigns or is removed from office earlier as hereinafter provided, hold office for a term of four years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a similar term. (3) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid on the ground merely of existence of a vacancy in, or defect in, the constitution of the Council. (4) The principal office of the Council shall be in Quetta and it may set-up sub-offices-at such place or places, as it may deem appropriate. (5) There shall be a Vice-Chairman of the Council, to be designated by the Council from among its members. The designation of Vice-Chairman shall be for a period of one year, and shall be on rotation basis, to be determined by the Council. (6) In case of completion of term of office of members to the Council, the Government shall notify -the new nominations, at least thirty days in advance of such an event. (7) Holding of office with the Council by ex-officio members will be in accordance with respective incumbency status of such posts. (8) The first members to the Council from amongst the private hospitals shall be nominated by the Government, the subsequent members will be nominated by the Government in consultation with the body representing the Private Hospitals in the Province.