PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH NOTIFICATION
KARACHI, THE 24TH FEBRUARY, 2011
NO.PAS/Legis-B-25/2010- The Sindh Regulation and
Control
of Disposable
Syringes Bill,
2010
having
been
passed by
the
Provincial
Assembly of Sindh on 12th January, 2011 and
assented to by the Governor of Sindh
on 17th February, 2011 is hereby published as an Act of the
Legislature of Sindh.
THE SINDH REGULATION AND CONTROL OF DISPOSABLE SYRINGES ACT, 2010
SINDH ACT NO: IV OF 2011
AN ACT
to provide for regulation of and control on the use of disposable
syringes;
Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide
for regulation of and control
on the use of disposable syringes and for matters connected
therewith
or incidental
thereto;
It is hereby
enacted as follows:-
1.Short title and commencement. (1)
This Act may be called the Sindh Regulation and Control of
Disposable
Syringes Act, 2010.
(2) It shall come into
force at once.
2.Definitions.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context -
(a) “disposable syringes” means auto lock,
auto destruct or auto
break syringes which are
automatically destroyed, locked
or broken and cannot be used for second time;
(b) “Government” means the Government of Sindh;
(c) “person”
includes pharmacist, factory
owner and any other person associated with manufacture, sale or use of disposable syringes;
(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules; and
(e) “rules” means rules
made under this Act.
3.Restriction. No person shall
manufacture, sell
or use disposable syringes other than auto lock, auto destruct or auto break for
injection, drawing of blood
and other purposes.
4. Offence by company. If the person contravening the provisions of the Act, is a company,
every Director, Manager, Secretary or other
officer or agent thereof
shall, unless he proves that contravention is made without his knowledge and
that he had exercised due diligence
to prevent such contravention, be deemed to be guilty of such
contravention.
5.Penalty. Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 3, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to five hundred
thousand rupees or with both:
Provided
that if a person convicted for an offence punishable under this section is again convicted for such
offence, the term of imprisonment may extend to three years and the amount of fine may extend to one million
rupees or with both.
6.Offence to be punishable and triable. Notwithstanding
anything
contained in
the Code of Criminal Procedure,1898, an offence punishable
under this Act shall be non- bailable and triable
under the provisions
of the said Code, by a Judicial Magistrate.
7. Cognizance of offence.
No court shall take cognizance of an offence
under
this Act except upon a complaint in writing
made by the Secretary Health or
any
other officer authorized
by
him in this behalf in the prescribed
manner.
8.Act to over-ride other laws. This Act
shall
have
over-riding
effect
notwithstanding
anything contained
in any
other
law
for the time being
in
force.
9.Protection of action taken under this Act. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against
any person for anything which is
done in good faith or intended
to be done under this Act.
10.Power to make rules. Government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
BY ORDER OF THE SPEAKER
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
HADI BUX BURIRO
SECRETARY
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
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