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ORDINANCE XLV OF 2001 ORDINANCE XLV OF 2001 BALOCHISTAN CLINICAL LABORATORIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE, 2001 . An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of Balochistan Clinical Laboratories Authority 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:‑‑ 4. Establishment of Authority. ‑‑‑(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 an authority to be known as the Balochistan Clinical Laboratories Regulatory Authority, comprising of a Chairman, and other members, as prescribed hereunder:‑‑ (a) The‑ Secretary Health to the Government of Balochistan, shall be ex‑officio Chairman of the Authority; (b) The Director General,‑ Health Service Balochistan, will be an ex‑officio member; (c) A duly qualified member of the teaching faculty of Provincial Medical Education Institution, in the Province/sub‑specialties of Pathology, not below the rank of Assistant Professor, shall be member, and function as Secretary or Authority; (d) A duly qualified member of the teaching, faculty of the Provincial Medical Education Institutions, in the subject of Pathology, from sub‑specialties other than the member appointed under clause '(b)' not below the rank of Assistant Professor, shall be a member; (e) Two formally qualified Pathology, with at least 10 years professional experience, from the Specialist cadre in the Provincial health services, to be nominated by the Director General, Health Services shall be members to the Authority; (f) A representative of Clinical Laboratories in the private sector, who is a qualified Pathologist, to be nominated by the Government, shall be member‑ (g) Two representatives of Clinical Laboratories in the private sector, who is Medical Laboratory Technologist and at least holding recognized Medical Laboratory Technologist level qualification such as M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Technology or recognized equivalent qualification, to be nominated by the authority, shall be a member; (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance every member shall have at least 10 years of relevant professional experience to his/her credit. (3) Notwithstanding anything repugnant to the provisions laid down in subsection (3,), every pathologist member of the Authority shall have at least 10 years of professional experience to his/her credit, after acquiring postgraduate qualification. (4) A member shall, excluding the Chairman, 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.' (5) No act or proceedings of the authority shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of a vacancy in, or defect in, the constitution of the Authority. (6) The Principal office of the authority shall be at Quetta and it may at such place or places, as the Authority may deem (7) There shall be a Vice‑Chairman of the authority, to be designated by the Authority from among its regular members, on rotation. The tenure of the Vice‑Chairman shall be for a period of one year. (8) In case of a vacancy, or vacancies occurring due to any reasons, the Government shall appoint a member on recommendation of the Authority. (9) In line with the provisions of clause (c,) of subsection (1) of section 4 of the Ordinance to facilitate the working and initiation of the Authority, the first member/secretary to the Authority will be the member of the teaching faculty in Haemathology.