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ORDINANCE XLIV OF 2001 ORDINANCE XLIV OF 2001 BALOCHISTAN HOSPITAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE, 2001 An Ordinance to provide for Regulation of Hospital based health services in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 3rd November, 2001] No.Legis.2‑92/Law/98, dated 3‑11‑2001.‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 27th October, 2001, is hereby published for general information:‑‑ 19. Offences, Penalty and Procedure. ‑‑‑(1) Whoever himself or by any other person on his behalf, or by any person under his supervision contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or any Rules or any Regulations framed under this Ordinance, shall be punished with suspension or cancellation of the licence in respect of such a hospital in respect of which the contravention occurred, and with imprisonment of either description for a 'term which may extend to three years or with fine of rupees five hundred thousand or with both. (2) Whoever himself or by any other person on his behalf, or by any person under his supervision, willfully or recklessly undertakes any act which contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or any rules or any regulation made under this Ordinance, causes physical injury to the person of another, he shall be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine up to rupees ten hundred thousand or with both. (3) If any person himself or by any other persons on his behalf, without lawful excuse, does any act with the intention of interfering, without authorization, with the operations carried out for the purposes of this Ordinance, or by any licensee, and thereby causes damage to any facility equipment, material, patient, or person, such a person shall be guilty of an offence‑ punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine up to rupees three hundred thousand or with both. (4) If any person himself or by any other person on his behalf, or by any person under his supervision, conceals or connives to conceal, or falsely presents, or connives to falsely present any record, material, procedure, or situation, without lawful excuse, or obstruct .an Evaluator or any other officer of the Authority, form accessing records, material, or other relevant evidence, in case of an investigation of contravention of, the provisions of this Ordinance, rules, or regulations, will be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years,. or fine up to rupees three hundred thousands, or with both.. (5) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance, rules, or regulations, is again found guilty of an offence tinder this Ordinance, rules, or regulations, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to five years, or with fine up to rupees ten hundred thousand, or with both. (6) Where a person is found guilty of an offence" under 'this Ordinance, rules, or regulations, is a company, group practice, hospital; department, corporation, firm or institution, every director, partner, and employees, of such a. company, group practice, hospital, department, corporation, firm, or institution shall, unless proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be guilty of the like offence. (7) If any person is convicted of an offence under this Ordinance, rules, or, regulations, it shall be lawful for the authority to cause the offender's name, place of residence, place of business, the offence which has been convicted, and the penalty inflicted upon him, to be published at the expense of such person in such newspaper or in such other manner as the Authority may direct: Provided that, the expenses of such publication shall be recoverable in the same manner as a fine is recoverable.