(2) There shall be a Board of Visitors at the provincial level which shall consist of:__
(a) A Chairperson who is or has been a Judge of the High Court;
(b) two psychiatrists, one having a minimum experience ten years to Government service;
(c) one prominent citizen of good standing;
(d) two medical practitioners of repute with a minimum standing of twelve years, one of
whom shall be nominee of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; and
(e) Director‑General Health Services of the Province, or his nominee.
(3) The Chairperson and members of the Board shall be appointed for a tenure of two years.
(4) No member shall be deputed to perform any duty as a visitor to a psychiatric facility wherein
he has a direct or indirect conflict of interest.
5. Powers and functions of the Board.__(1) The Board may, at any time, enter and inspect any
psychiatric facility within its area of responsibility and require the production of any records and
documents for inspection to ensure that they are in proper order.
(2) The Board shall periodically inspect every part of a psychiatric facility and examine as far as
possible every patient and mentally disordered prisoner. The Board shall inspect records and
documents relating to the patients and mentally disordered prisoners since last visitation by the
Board__
(3) The Board may make recommendations to a psychiatric facility, the Authority and the
Government, concerning improvement of conditions of such facility.
(4) The Authority may order the Board to visit any patient in case it appears necessary for the
purpose of investigating any particular matter, or matters related to the capacity of the patient to
manage his property and affairs, or otherwise, relating to the exercise of its functions. In
compliance of this order, the board may visit the facility or nominate a sub‑committee of not less than
two members:__
(a) the Board or the sub‑committee, making a visit under this subsection shall make such
report on the visit as the Authority may order;
(b) the Board or the sub‑committee, making a visit under this subsection may interview and
examine a patient in private and may require the production of and inspect any
documents and/or medical records relating to the patient;
(c) where the sub‑committee visits a facility it shall report to the Board and the Board shall
make its final report to the Authority�� and
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