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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:‑‑ 11. Power to prescribe fee issue licences and grants.‑‑‑(1) Notwithstanding anything repugnant to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Authority shall have powers, to be exercised in the manner prescribed in the rules, to register, and grant, extend, modify, amend, suspend, or revoke a license in respect of creation, operation, and any other related matter, of a Clinical Laboratory in the Province: Provided that, in case of Clinical Laboratories in the public sector, the Authority shall determine special manner, standards, and conditions for issue and operation of licences to the public sector facilities, to be prescribed under the rules and to ensure that all receipts of fees are properly documented. (2) All applications for the grant of any licence shall contain such information and be in such format as may be prescribed by the rules. (3) A licence issued by the' Authority shall be subject to such terms, conditions, restriction, or category, as may be prescribed by the Authority. The Authority shall have exclusive powers to grant Accreditation Status to all clinical laboratories in the Province: Provided that the Authority shall grant. Accreditation status to any clinical laboratory on recommendations of its accreditation committee constituted under section 12: Provided further that, grant of accreditation status to a clinical laboratory does not allow any practice by such a clinical laboratory, which would be a contravention to the provisions of section 13. (4) After commencement of this Ordinance a grace period of six calendar months, or as may be determined by the Authority, will be allowed for all Clinical Laboratories to be registered with and obtain a valid license from the Authority, after which no clinical laboratory shall work without such licence.