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ACT III OF 2004 ACT III OF 2004 BALOCHISTAN SAFE BLOOD TRANSFUSION ACT, 2004 An Act, to provide for the establishment of the Balochistan Safe Blood Transfusion Authority in the Province of Balochistan. [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 8th May, 2004] No.PAB/Legis. V(15)/2004, dated 8-5-2004.--The Balochistan Safe Blood Transfusion Bill, 2004 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 4th May, 2004 and assented to by the, Governor of Balochistan, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. It is hereby enacted as follows:-- 2. Definitions.---In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meaning hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:-- (a) "Authority" means the Balochistan Safe Blood Transfusion Authority, established under section 4 of this Act; (b) "Blood Bank" means any premises or unit or other establishment, independent or in a clinic or a laboratory or hospital building or any other premises where any of the purposes of receiving, preserving, storing, analyzing, screening, processing, issuing nor any other process related to or towards utilization of human blood or blood products for transfusion to human beings is practised, whether maintained by public or private concerns; (c) "Government" means the Government of Balochistan; (d) "Licence" means a time limited but renewable licence to operate issued to a Registered Blood Bank under this Act; (e) "Licencee" means an individual, hospital, clinic, laboratory, group practice, firm, etc, who own/manage/operate a Registered Blood Bank and have been issued a licence to operate this Blood Bank under this Act; (f) "Medical Practitioner" means a physician or such other person who is trained and holds qualifications and is recognized for the purposes of providing medical care to a patient and practice of medical science in Pakistan, by an official body of national or provincial status, such as the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; (g) "Registered Blood Bank." means a Blood Bank duly registered with the Authority under this Act, irrespective of its licence status; (h) "Safe Blood" means human blood which is declared healthy and free from infective and injurious agents .as may be prescribed under the regulations made and promulgated under this Act; (i) "Province" means the Province of Balochistan. (j) "Regulation", means Regulations made under this Act;