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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:-- 3. General Provision.---(1) The aim and object of the Balochistan Safe Blood Transfusion Authority is to ensure insofar as possible, safety, protection, and promotion of human life by providing for the establishment and maintenance of comprehensive and quality Blood Transfusion Services in the Province. And to take all steps that may be required to ensure a perpetual and sustained development of such services in the Province internationally acceptable standards for such services. (2) Every Medical Practitioner or any other person qualified to do so when engaging in transfusion of Blood or Blood Products to human beings shall before such transfusion ensure that the Blood or Blood Products, as the case may be, is healthy and free from infective and injurious agents and is transfused in a manner as may be specified by the Authority in the rules, for the time being in force: Provided that in case of emergency or where a special situation arises, where the question of saving injury to a human life occurs, the transfusion of Blood or Blood Products may be made in a manner other than strict compliance to the provisions made under this Act. However, this provision shall be exercised in the manner to be prescribed under the rules: Provided further that the provisions under this Act any rules or any regulations promulgate under this Act shall be applicable on the Blood Banks in both the public and private sectors: Provided also that, the Authority may, for the reasons to be brought on official and if directed by the Government on public record, declare a specific category of Blood Bank to be exempt from the requirements of registration, or issuance of licence, or both. However, this exemption will not be granted for indefinite periods at any given time.