Thursday 31 May 2012

INJURED PERSONS (MEDICAL AID) ACT, 2012

ACT III OF 2012

INJURED PERSONS (MEDICAL AID)
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012

An Act, further to amend the Injured Persons
(Medical Aid) Act, 2004

[Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary, 11th February 2012]

No. PAP/Legis-2(71)/2011/516.--The Injured Persons (Medical Aid) (Amendment) Bill, 2011, originally passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on the 21st day of December 2011, was sent to the Governor of the Punjab for assent. The Governor returned the Bill for

reconsideration by the Assembly. The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, after reconsideration, again passed the Bill on the 25th day of January 2012. The Bill was again sent to the Governor for assent on the 27th day of January 2012. Since the Governor has not assented to the Bill within the stipulated period of ten days, the same is deemed to have been assented to in terms of clause (3) of Article 116 of the Constitution, and is published as an Act, of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Preamble.--Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Injured Persons (Medical Aid) Act, 2004 (XII of 2004), for purposes hereinafter appearing;

It is enacted as follows:--

1. Short title and commencement.--(1) This Act, may be cited as the Injured Persons (Medical Aid) (Amendment) Act, 2012.

(2)  It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment in Section 1 of Act, XII of 2004.--In the Injured Persons (Medical Aid) Act, 2004 (XII of 2004), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, in Section 1, in sub-section (2), the word "Pakistan" shall be substituted by the words "the Punjab".

3. Amendment in Section 2 of Act, XII 2004.--In the said Act, in Section 2, for clause (b), the following shall be substituted:--

"(b)      "Government" means Government of the Punjab;"

4. Substitution of Section 14 of Act, XII of 2004.--In the said Act, Section 14 shall be substituted as under:--

"14. Rules making power.--The Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act."

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