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| The PHC Act defines a quack as a pretender providing health services without having registration of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council, National Council for Tibb, National Council for Homeopathy and Pakistan Nursing Council; |
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Section 2 (xxix) |
| Functions and Powers of the Commission |
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| The Commission has been empowered to take necessary steps to ban quackery in all its forms and manifestation |
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Section 4(2) (q) |
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| The Commission shall coordinate with the Government in the performance of its functions. |
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Section 4(4) (b) |
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| The Commission is also obliged to take measures and devise a strategy to counter sale of drugs without prescription. |
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Section 4(9) |
| Registration and Licensing |
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| The Commission has been empowered to impose a fine which may extend to five hundred thousand rupees upon a healthcare service provider or who pretends to be a healthcare service provider without registration with the PHC. |
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Section 13(5) |
| Inspection and Enforcement |
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| Where it appears to the Commission that the circumstances of a case warrant action under any other law, the Commission may refer such case to the concerned governmental authorities or law enforcement agencies for appropriate action under relevant laws. |
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Section 26(2) |
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| The Commission may impose a fine of up to five hundred thousand rupees for contravention of a provision of the PHC Act, or the rules and regulations framed thereunder. |
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Section 28 |
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| All executive authorities and law enforcement agencies of the Government are liable to act in aid of the Commission. |
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Section 36 |