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EXTRAORDINARY                                                                      Registered No. M324
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                                             Published by Authoriry
     KARACHI THURSDAY DECEil,IBER 14, 2017
                                              PART:IV
                                     pRovINcIAL    ASSEMBLY OF SrNDH
                                                NOTIFICATION
                                "   r.-AR4c[rr, THE t+m orcEMBER., zoLT
                       tl0.PAS/Legi s-B-26/ilOL7-The Sindh Safe Blood Transfusion Biil,
                     . 2017 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 06th
                       November, 201,7 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 30s
                       November, 2017 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of
                      Sindlr.
                                 TH€ SINDF{ SAFE ELOOD TRANSFUSION ACT, 2017,
                                            sINDt-l-ACT NO. XXXT OF 2017.
                                                                 AN
                                                                 ACT
                        . To regulate the        coll'ection, testing, processing, sroraEle,
                   distribulion, issuance, transfusion of human blood and blood
                   componeuts, ensuring health protection and prevenlion of
                   rrar)sfusion transmissible diseases.
                         it{l{EREAS it.is expedient to regllare !he iollection, testing, prelmble.
                   screening, processing, storage, distribution, issuance, transfusion Jf
                   human blood and blood componenLs, ensuring health protection and
                   pievention.of h,ansfusion transmissible diseas-es and for matters
                   connected therewith or incidental thereto.                \
                          It   is heieby enacted as follorvs;-
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1. [1) This Act may be called the Sindh Safe Blood Transfusion Shorttitle,
                 Act,2017.                                                                           extent and
        (2] lt shall extend to the whole ofthe Province ofSindh.
    (3)          lr shall come Intd force at once.
2.               In this Agt, unleis there is anyrhing repugnant iir the subject Definitions.
or context             -
'                      "Authority" meanithe Sindh'Blood Transfusion Authbrity
                 [a]                                                                             " '
.                      e.slablished und'er.section 3;
                                                        ''
                 [bJ "autologous donation; means that donor. hnd recipient
                 _   areidenrical; t. - .                    -
                                                             .
                 tcl   "blood"'means whole Llood collected from a donor;
                                                                                   ,:
                 td) "blood bank" includes all.organizations carrying out all or
             .       any of the purpose6 "of rebeiving preserving storing
                   . analyzing, scieening, processing   and issuing blood                      and       .
                     blog{ products lvhether maintained- by'Governrnent or
                     private   sector;        I                                            .
                 (b) "blood centre".means.any srructure or body which
         : '       . performs any aspect of the collection and testing of
                    I
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                       humqn   .blood   or
                                        blood componen.ts, .whaiever their
                       intended purpose, and'tlreir pio'cgssing, strirage, and                       .                   .
                       distribution.when intended for transfu sion;
             [f]    "blood component'i ureans'a ttierapegtic constituent of
                    blood including red cells, white ceUs, Plateleti, plasma,
                       cryoprecipitate ind qrjrosupernatant prepared by various':'                                       ;
                       mlthods;
             (gJ, lblood establishment'' means any.facility carrying out orie
                                                                                                                 '
             ,  i or more process of rhe blood trartsfusion chain;
                                             ,]
                                                      .-             :.
             - - .'blood prpductll n]eans a1l theranldticlf_-dl$
             [h)                                                 91try9d
                  from human bloo.4 or.plasma':such as-ef:6!f][ hctor                                                -
                       conceutrates, prothrombin complex conceJnBates;
         .   (il 'blood screeningl                 mears               a            medical- proce$s of
                       scanEmg rn whic-h the btood is tested fqr particulal
                       ;il;;;;-or otler           conditions tmnsmitted' through
                                                       --=-anentsusPension of
             0)
             .''       "deferral' means temp:arary oI per.P.
                       ,hu elifibihty of an ddividual to donate blood or blood
                       comPonents;                      -
    .                                                            't ','-   -
             ft)       'distribution'i meanslthe act of detivev of                        u]Ta orllood
             t-
                       .o*pon"nts to other blood centers, hosPital blood banks
                       and manufacturers of blood and plasma d.tiu"-d pto.+q
                       but doeq not include the issuance of blood or blgod
                       comPonents for        transfusiou;                      '
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          (t)    "ilonoi' means a pbrson who, by his free will;hnd without
           ..    co.mpensadon donates blood or a part of his blood such                             :
                 as plasma.or celtulhr components for use in the medical
               .EeaE-nentofotherpersonsorforscientificres6arch:
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          (mJ "Fupd"' means                the Fund of *re Authority establiihed
                        uriderthisAcU                                                    r   . '.       .'   ,
          (n) "Government''rneans the Governme-nt of Sindh;                     .
          (o) "haemovigilance" means            a contihuous process of da$
                        collection and anilysis of "transfusion-ielatEd adversi
                        events and'reactions'   in-  to investigate t}eir- causeq 'r -
                                                      -orde.r
                        and outcomes,:prevent their occurrence or rbcurrgnc!:
                        throughout the blood transfusion chain, and'ts.increa]ge
                        the Safety, efftcary and, efficienql of blood transfusion b.ut --
                        haemovigilance shall be dependent on t}re Eaceability of
                        blood and blood'products from dopors to recipients and
                        vice versa [bi-direchonal rackingJ;
          (p) "hospital. blood bink" meens .a hospital imit which
          "   receivgs dnd stores screened . blood and, .bl'ood
                        components received from'               llbod centrq, peJforms
          ,             compatio'ilig, teStiirg and issu'es blood and components
               '        for clinical use within the hosfital; .
                                                                  '
          t(q] 'tirrp"rtioni'        means officialj fornial and objective qontrol
                        according to adopted standards to assess compliance of
          '             $ir Act.and the rules and regulations made thereurlder;j
                   :l
              [r) "iisuanci" means the ,provisi6n, oi. blood or                         blood
                        components     blt a hospitat btood bank, or mixed or
                        specialized.blood transfusion seryice for transfusion to              a
              [sJ "personit means natural or legai individual, partnership,
                        association, organizatidn, company, cooperative; trustee,
                        agent or any group of persons;                              ,
              [tJ       "phlebotomy"'means the process of maHng an incision in
                        a vein with a needle-         ;
              (u) rphilebotomist" ineans people trained to draw blood
                  from vein of patient for clinical or medical testing,
                        transfusion, donatioRi
              (vJ "prescribed" means prescribed by rules or regulations;
              (w) "processing'i pean,s anlr step in the ilreparation of a blood
                  component carried out betw€bn the collection of blood
                        and its storage;
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          (xJ "reciprent" means a person \vho recerves Lrarrsiusion uf
                blood or blood cbmponents;
          [y]   "responsible person" in a biood establishmerrt shali be
                accountable for ensuring [hat_ every unit of blood or
                blood components has been collecteci and              cested,
                 rvhatever lts intended pLlrpose, and processed, stpred,
                 disrribured and issLred, when inrencled for transfusion, in
               _ compliance  n,i[h the provisions of fhis Act, the.rules, and
                the regularions;
      (zJ "rules" means        rr.rles made under t'his Acr;
      (aa) "Safe      blood" means hunran blood or blood prociucts
                which, baseo on esrablished testing methods, have tesred        .
                negative [or I-ll\/, I-lepatitis B and C viruses or other
                yiruses or infective agents, like malarial parasites and
                treponema palladium (syphilii) and/or such other
                viruses or infective agents as the Sindh Government may,
                by notificarion in the official Cazene, specify;
      (bb)"Secrutary" mecinb Secrecary uf the Aurnoriry;
      (cc)      "serious adverse event'' is ap uutoward occurr€nce
                associate d with the cqllection; testin& processiug, storage
                and disribution bf, blood and blood componints tliat.
                ruight lead to death orlife-threateninp-disabling ,-o1
           ,    ingapacitating conditions,for patiehs or which results ia,
                or prolongs, hospitalization or morbidity;
      [ddJ"serious adverse repction" means-,an-,undesirable
       ' response or effect in a donor orin a patient associated
          witfi the coliection or:administration oF blood or blood
          components wtiich is fatal, life-threr ;ning disirlling;
          incapacitating, or which results in, orr, prolodgs,
      '                            or morbldlty;
           .. hospitalization
      (ee) "rraceability" means the capacity of a blood transfusion
          system to trace blood and blood products from the donor
                to its final deitination and viie versa [bi-directionAl
                tracking), both for Fansfusions, manufucturing . or
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         3; [1) As soon as after the commencement of this Act, Governmr-'nt Establi:;hment of
         stratt, by norificarion in the official gazette, establish an Authoriqr to Sindh Ellood
         be known ai thu sindh Blood Transirsion Authority.
                                                                        '           Jrals!................1i4n
                                                                                    AuthoritY'
              (2J The Authorily shall be a body corporate, having perp'atiial
        -succession and   a common seal with power to acquire, hold and
         dispose ofproperry and shall by the said name sue and be sued"
              t3) The Authority shall consist of the following:-
                   (a) Minister      Health,   Sindh                 Chairman
                   (bJ Two membeis of Provincial Assembly Memtrers
                         AssemblY.
                   (c)   Secretary Health, Governmeht of     Sindh   Mennber
                   (dJ Directox Blood Transfusion Services, Mernber
                       Agha l{han UniversiLy HosPital,
                         Karachi.
                   (e] One Professor of Hematology or Members
                         Patholory nominated bY government
                         of Sindh.
              ' (0       One 'representative           sf Regional Menaher
                         Blood Centre [RBC)             outsourced
                         ,rnA"t public private partnerJip by
                         Heatth DepartncenL
                   Gl secretaryofrheAuthority
                                                                     S".ffif
         '        [a)The members other than ex-offtcio members shar,
             Government orherwise, direcrs hold office fo,
                                                                                      unrerss   '
                                                                ";;;;;f       *rG;;.
                  [5JThe non-official members may be r,vriting            r_rnder   his hand
             ad dress   ed ro Govern mbn r resi gns his o ffi ce,r;i;;r"";;
             Government
                                                                              ;;;;;;"     ;;
                  t6) Any person appointed on a casuar        vacancy.,   in the officr:r of
             non-officiar member shail hord orfice for the unexpiieJ
             term ofsuch vacancy.
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             4.   (11 The   Aurhoriry shall    -                                                    D^...^..-   ^__
                              safe blood rransfusioir throughout   Sindh;                           A.;;;i_y.
                         (iiJ register and issue licenses to brood estabrishrnen
                                                                                 ts,
                              blood center, hospital blood bank in ihe prescribr:d
                             manner;
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 .iiii) ensure the .standards for. prodesses perfopmedrb5T
 . b.lood establishments, related tq collection, testing of
. human blood and blosd components, whatever their
        purpose; and to their pr'eparation, storage,
        distfibution, issuance. and administration when
        intended for transfusion, are undertaken only by
        institutions that have been -licensed - and by
           prgfeslionais certifled for that purpose;
     (iv) prescflbe the standards and specifications in the form
          of ruleS and regulatioBs to give effect to th; provisions,
     [v)   take all necessary measures to ensure that each blood
           centre establishes and maintains a quality sysiem;
     (vi)
     - ensure that any serious adverse event5:related to the
 .     '   collection, teitiirg processingi, storage and distribution,
           issti-ance'and/or administrgtion of blood and blood
           components, which may have an influenqe on the
           quality and safery of blood and blood components or
           on the donors' aird staff safety, ap well as any serious
           adverse reactiens observed in donors that may: be
           attributed to the donation or in patients that may be
           attributed 'to the Eransfusion are notified to the
           Authoriry;.                            ,
 (vii)take all necessary measures to €nsure that blood and
        ' blood components     collected, testAd, processed, stored,
           released, distributed and/or issued can be traced from
[viii)         'take all necessary measures to qng.ure t]re -system used
' -        :.for the lahe[ilg of blood. and blosd' components
           lcornplies with th€ identification system prescribed by
               t'egulations;                                             !
           ,
trfl           nnanage and r-eport dau fol planning implementation
               and evaluation of seMces;
   .
(xl            bake all necessary measures to ensure-'that access is
               prrovided   to
                            documents'(operatiqlal procedures,-
        . gluidelines, triiriiqg; referencp manualp and rePAitinq
          iormsJ for offfcials entrusted with inspections pd
(xi) hold regular ineetings with the authorities designated
 I by Government, delegations of experts andonother
     relevant partiep to exchange infonnation           the
     experience aiquired with           regard    .to the'
   ' implementation'of this AcI;                                     i
                         (di)         sEt up minimr.m requirem-ents for record keeping llor
                                    establishments :indicating whicf, process the blood
                          '         establishmenis 'are entitled to' perform, and keep
                                    records of the data received ffom the bldod
                                    establishments , with. iegard to regisFation and
                                  . licensing,. inspectiohs, .responsible - person and
                         (xiii) exercise such other power and perform such other
                                function as may be iecessary for achieving the.
                                objecrivgs of thisAcl
                     .
                   (2) The Authority m4y             -                                       ,   .
                         $            suspend or ieuoke the license oi purron if any
                                                                          " of thii Aci
                                      condition of the license of any provision
                                                              :
                         (ii) : prescribe minimum- standards and ipecifibation for
                              '       registration ind   licensing;                 :    .
                         (iii), collaboratE with other institutions, professional bodies l-
                                  .   and experts;
                         [iv)         organize ,, inspecdons ]and appropriate_ conEol
                                      measures in blood establishmeiits, blood banks and
                                      blood centers,'to ensure that the requirements,of this '-
                                      Act, rules or reguladons and standJrds are complied
                                      with.
        5.   (1) Government shall appoint the Secretary of the Authority of Appointment of
    '   BPS-20 having qualiftcation of post gradu-ation of Fatholog,. anrJ              Secretary,
        Blood Banking on such te.rms and conditions as it may determine or
        as may be prescribed.
            .'.
    .      {2) The Secretary shall be the Chief Executive 0fficer of the
        Authority and shall exercise such powers as may be prescribed or as
        4re delegated to him by the Authority,
        6, (1) A hospital blood bank and registered blood banl<s shall                  Functions and
        perform the functions sueh- .as reception, siorage, . compatibiiity             Responsih-lllties of
        testing and issuance of blood and blood components at the hospital              Hospital Blood
                                                                                        Banks and
                                                                                        registered blood
        ,  (2) Every hospital blood bank and registered blood bank shall banks.
'       have qualified persbnriel directly involved'in compatibility testing
        storage, transport and issudnce of human blood and' blood
        gomptnents, which shall be qualified to.perfoym rhose tasld.
        [3]   Every hospirai     liood bank and blood bank shall officia]ly
    dcsignate a resPonsible Person.
                                                     dedicated location'
       [a] Every hospital blood bank shall have aperformance     of each
    ,t"if u,ra sei of reagents and equipment for the
    q'pe of processes and minimum rgquirements with regard to process
    fio*', pu.tounel, equipmerit, reagents and documentation shall be
    comptiant      with the      starrdards aciopred and endorsed             by    the
    Authoriry.
       t5) Every physician anrl bther medical practitioners reglstered
    rviih rhe pakisran Medical and Dental Council, lvhile rransfusing
    blood ro a petient, shall ensure that the blood being transfused                     is
    duly certifred as safe blood by a registered blo.od estabiishrnent aiter
    cariylng out due tests necesiary to issue a requisite certificate',and
'   adminiitration of blood arrd blood components may only be done
    under lhe responsibiliry of the physician in charge with parient's
    care, based oii a written prescription, after a thorough medical
    examination and patient's informed consent.
                                                                                        for
         {6j Hospita}s with thei| hospital bloori banks are responsible
    ttre iational and appropriate clinical use of the blood components
    -supplied; and the clinical use of transftIsion therapy shall be done.in
    '^.co.drn.u
                 with rules, regulation and guicielines adopted by the
    ALrrhorrry,
         t7) The Hospitrl shall, for the purpose of transfusion of
                                                                                   safe
    blooci, inrroduce H ospital Ti-ausfusion Comminees'
         t8l All processes       performed       at hospital level itr    rci<ltl(rrr    L')
    rransfusior, therapy shall be documented in accordance
                                                           wi[h rulc:'
    and regulations.
                                                           allowed oir
       t9) The regisrered blood bank shall be limited and
    n.*diass"ssment basis as per area and shall be  permitted  to open
    their branch in any hospital or place as per need  and  subiect  to
    approval of AuthoritY.
    7                                 shall
              'ihe blood establishrnent
                                                                                    I
                                                                                               Documentirtion;
                                                                                               Reco.rd KeePing and
              (aJrnaintain   ciocttmentation on  operational procedures' TraceabilirY.
                  guidelines, training, reference manuals and reporting
                  [orms;
              [b)rnainrainrecordsofrlreintbrmationobtainedfromdotrors,
                  including their idenrification, health history' temporaly
                  atrd perrtanent deferral. and signature; toial number of
                  donors, donations and whole blood donations not                use-d;
                  number of every blood component                     produced and
          .                           well   as screening   results of donated blood;
                  distributed,   as
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          [c) keep lhe record safe for     a minimum of fifteen years; and
          (d) implement a svsrem for tlie idenrificarion of every single
              blocd donarion, every single blocd unit and cornponeit,
              therecf, allowing full traceability to the donor a.s r,vell as ic
  B.[1j A blood establishment shali immediatelv inform the Airthor-irv,                Notificaliori of
  in the prescribetl format, oi anv serious a.lverse eveiit or s*.iolis               Serious Adi,erse
  adverse action.                                                                     Events and
                                                                                      trleacti oris.
  9. (1J Every blood establishment shalj ha.re a procedure in place to                Data p r-r.tecti on iirrrl
  accurat'el),, eflicierrtll'arrd verifiably prtvent distrrLrrtjon o. irsur.ce        Cori[iden iialiiy.
  of an,v unhealthl,blr-,od or blood comlronen[s.
      [2] The blocc esiahrishmenr rreriDrnlil)g btood colrectio,r sir;rJl
  take all ne,-'essary m(a.rsures ro er-rs[ire thar ;ll data. inclrrdir.rg geneiic
  rnforriratlon, collected uncler this Act to r,.rhich thir-d parrie,s hrve
  ac('ess, have been rendcrcd itn(int/molls sn          that the iorrtrr rs    nn
  longer identifiable.
       [3J F'or tlrat puroose, evei-,r blooc] establishmr:nt perfor-ming
  blood rollecrion shall ensurc rhrr -
              [aJ   data secur:iry mp:]sr.lr es are in piace and srleguards ar.c
                    provideC againsr unauthci-ized data adclitions,
                    deletior:s or- modifications tc donor flle". or cleferral
                    records and iran:fer oi i nfcrmation;
          (b)     procedures are in place to resolve daia disr:reparr ies;
          [cJ     no unauthorized disclosure of suclr information oicurs,
                   vhilst guaranreeing the traceability of clonafions;
10.     Governn:ent may, for lhe puypp5s cf creating av;areness for fie              Safe Blood
availability of
             -<al'e blood and motivation for rroluntary bloocl donations,            'Iransfusion
s:t up Safe Blood              Transfusion Comrqittees corrsisbng of Committee.
philanthropists, social workers and such oiher persons as it may deem
apUropriate.
i i.    The Authoriry may inspect any blood esfablishment to rule out                Inspection.
any illegai blood bal<ing and seal it ilany irreEulariry ts found rlercin
and is not working in accordance rarith the'proilsion of     tlis   AcL
12. (11 A blood estabiishment shall not receive or supply blacd unless Registration anri
it is registered vr,'ith the Authorify and hoids a r,'alid ticense issu.ed by licence.
the Authority in such rnannelr and on paynient of such fee as m:ry be
prescribed.
                                                  [:cense ro        u blood
      [2J The Authoriff m;,]' irsdc a provislonal
,:stabiishment in case l,vhtre the uon"compliance    is     criEical' subject
                                                        1ot
ro the condiricn that rhe    bioorl esta.blishment  shall rectifl' the  non-
                           by the Auihority  within the speciEed   time'
compiiance documenterJ
                                                                                Fttnd of the
13.     There sirall be a rio n lapsable fund of ihe Autho i'i.rr* kno.v-{n ,as
      [i]
a.* liiar., Biood Transfusior: Authority Funtl    which shall    vest  in  the  Authority'
AurhcriEy.
            (aJ granis     nracie b)' Gov':i-nnrent' Federal Govet-nmer't or
                  counciis;                                       :
            tbl   income recet'red frorrr r':gistration lees.and liceilse fee;
            (cl   saie Slroceecis of rna';able or immovable properties;
            (di   all orher sunts receirrable and loans obtaineci by the
            .     ,\rrttioi-iry.
                                                                 'with the
   (31 'ilre arnounrs ci.erlited in rhe Fund shall be ileposited
schedule banl'; approved by        Government'                            I
      {a] The Authoriry nray invest itu f'lrds in inv security
                                                               of the
 lie,leral Ccvernment or any Provincial GovernmenI or any otller
 security appruvcd hy Co'rernment'
                                      shail be rnairrtaiued in such              Mai'ntenance uf
ia.|il The accounts of the Authoriry
                                  prescribed'                                    Accouuts'
i";;;-J in such manner  1s
                           may be
  i2]'lheaccountsrnaintainedundersulrsecticinIlJstrallbeaudited
b5r   dre Auditor General of Pakistan'
  (l'il A staiement cf accounts duly auCited by the audi-'ors under
                                                               rnay be'
rrL-'r..rit" i2J, shall be ltrnished to Government' as soon as
after the end ofevery financial yeal'                                                          i
                                         pi-'iv'tsions of this Act,shall be
15. (1) A person who contravenes the
            ;th a fine which irav    ex'cend   to five hundred thousand          Cogtraventibn.
;;;i;i;;f"
'*p;;; but not iess *tan firry thousand runie.s or imprisonmeni for a
t,rm whicn may extend to rhree years, or with both'
      (21   persou who wiiliuily or recldessiy contiavenes ihe
            A
prorrisions tf tni, Aet and rhereby caus€s physicai injury
                                                             to anrrt}ter
                          of an         punishable wi*Jr-irnprisonment
;;;r"; iurti u"   grrilry       offence
                                                             which may
ior a term which may extend to five years or ilrith a fine
 *rrtuna to ten hundred thousand rupees'
,
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            [3J A person comrnitting an act oi
                                               unauthcrized inl:ederence
                                                                      to
        ,rrrile out tc,r tlre purpose crf thris Act and thereby causing damage
        ani facifiry, equiprneni, material or person, such .person shail .be
        g-r,"r.ryan cnenie punlshable with imprisonrnent for a terin rvhich
        ily'uJ*nC to fhrce years or with a fine whiih may exte-'nr! io it,,o
              "t
        hundred l!:nusard rupees or wiih both'
    -       t4l Aperson who conceals or connives to eoriceal or faisely
        nresinrs cr coRnives     to falseiy present any records' nateriai'
                      'sittlation, lvithout lawful excuse' or cbsh-'tcLc an
        ir"ceci.rr*, or
        ;r;i;;           acqessing record, r:raterial, or orher r,elevant evid-enie
                       fro*
        in case of arr investigati-on of conrravention of the prcvisions oj this
                                                                       punisirable
        Acr* rules arrd regu!-arions, shall be guilty of an offence
        with irnprisoninent for a tern: not exceeding       six rnonths  or with 'a
        fine vrhich may enend to one hundred tho"lsand rupees r,r                   r'r''ith
        bcth.
                                                                    of an .otfence
           [5J A person, having been convicterl previouslv                    witir
        u.lrier 'tfris Act, mies ind reg'-rlarions   shal!  be  p".rnishahla
                               nioy exttnd to  fi're vears, or rn;l*r a llne which
        imprisonn:ent wl'iich
         may extend to lend hundred Lhousalci rupees, or !'{ith both'
                                                                       Act' niles
            t6l S/here the person is guilty of an offence- under:.rhis
         or ieguiations is a company!  grouF   practice,  hospiial' department'
         corpJradon, firm, or insrir,rtion, every direcctr' parlner' and
         uo,pl"y,"ofanyofthese.shall,rlnlessheprovestt:attherrffencewas
         ,o**iituti without his due kaowiedge or consent, tre guils of the
         iike oi{ence.
                                                    publish Lhe name of any
             i7J The Authori$ shall be enLitied to
         pu.ton convicted of in offence uuder lhis F'ct, nlles or regulatiorrs iu
         such a manner as the,{uthority may direcl
             {8J In case a person ha.s been convicted oian offeuce under this
              rules or regulations, the -Authority shaii Lre en*rJeri rc cor:fisiate
        .-:.ct,
        tir.: eeuipment used anti any other related materiais in respect c.l
        which the contravention was commitied anC to riispose of it as ii
        deems adequate.
              (91 Norwithstancling ihe provisions this secrion,      if ihe Authoriry
        is satlsfied that any blooC           esrabiishment r has con[raver:red t]:e
        provisions oi this Act, it may -
                     (il   issue an adverse findings report and put the blccd
                           establishm ent on probat.ion;
                     tii) order cessaticn af. operarion , of the blood
                            estabiishment;
                    (iiil . seize and prevent the release nfblooci or blood prcrirrcts
                           lvhich rriolate prescrii:ed ntlcs and regulafions nr are
                           considered unsafe;
                    (io)   cancel the lice nse of the blood establishment;
                     (rJ   temporarily or perrnanently debar the re-iicensing of
                           the blood cstablishrnent.
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22s-'---             __EHE SIBI;H COVT.
  i.6.     No prr;securion shali be insrituted tbr any offence under tiris
                                                                                                    ---Illjil.i
                                                                                           institution of
  Act except at the instance of the Secretary or any officer authorized                    proceedings"
  by Governrneut in this behalf by general or speclal order in:writ'ing.
  17.      t{o Court other ihan the Court of Juriicial lvlagistrate of Ftrsl               Cognie:ince     cl
  Clasi shall take.cognizanr;e of any offence under this AcL                              ',:ffences,
  18. If any riifficuity arises in giving effect io'any prr..,r.rsions of this             Rernc'/al of
  Act, theCo'rernment, may be notificalion in the 0fficial Gazeite, make                   difficuiries;
  sr"rch provisions as rnay appear to !t to be necessary for tlie purpose
  of removing the difficulty'
  f9. Government may, by norificarion in the official gazette, mal<e                      H.ules.
  rrrles for carrying cut ihe purposes of this A;i
   20. The Authcrity may, r,rrith previous sanction oI Govemment,                         Regulations.
  make regulafions i.rot inconsistent vrith the prcjvisions of this Act or
  rules made thereunder.
  2t" . The Authority may, by generai or special order, and subject to Delegatioo oi
  such condifions as it may irnpcse, delegate any of its pQ"wers, powel's.
  functions and duties. to ihe Chairperscn or Secretary or any other
  oflicer of the Auchority,
  2?.   {I)The Sindh safe Blood Acr of 1997 i5 hereby repealed"      .                    Repea! anC
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