Punjab Health Systems Corporation Act, 1996
No: 6 Dated: Apr, 18 1996
THE PUNJAB HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION ACT, 1996
(Punjab Act No. 6 of 1996)
An Act To provide for the constitution of a Corporation for establishing, expanding, improving and administering medical care in the State of Punjab.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Forty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Health Systems Corporation Act, 1996.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Punjab.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
CHAPTER 1
Preliminary
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors constituted under Section 6 of this Act ;
(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Corporation ;
(c) "Corporation" means the Punjab Health Systems Corporation constituted under Section 3 of this Act ;
(d) "Expert" means a person who holds a post-graduate degree, and has a working experience of at least ten years in the line and has held responsible positions in the Government or private Sector ;
(e) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab ;
(f) "Managing Director" means the Managing Director of the Corporation appointed under Section 5 of this Act;
(g) "Professional" means a person who has at least ten years' experience in Telecommunication or Systems Management ;
(h) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Corporation;
(i) "specialist" means a medical practitioner with post-graduate qualification in any of the disciplines relating to medical sciences ; and
(j) "Super Specialist" means a medical practitioner with any higher qualification than a post-graduate qualification in any of the disciplines relating to medical sciences e.g. specialisation in heart surgery, neuro-surgery and cancer cure, etc.
CHAPTER II
Establishment of Corporation
3. Constitution of the Corporation. - (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Corporation for the State of Punjab to be called the "Punjab Health Systems Corporation."
(2) The Corporation shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to enter into contracts, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
(3) The Corporation shall consist of, -
(a) the Chairman of the Corporation who shall be the Secretary to the Government of Punjab in the Department of Health and Family Welfare or a distinguished and eminent medical person ;
(b) the Managing Director, who shall be an officer of the Indian Administrative Service ;
(c) a Board of Directors ; and
(d) such other employees, as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
(4) The salary and other terms and conditions of the service of the Managing Director and those of the other employees of the Corporation shall be such, as may be specified by regulations.