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  "text": "Page 1 of 3 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (PIMS) \r\nACT, 2023 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\n___________ \r\n \r\n1.  Short title and commencement \r\n2.  Definitions \r\n3.  Super specialty \r\n4.  Removal of difficulties \r\n5.  Overriding effect \r\n6.  Repeal and Savings \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE-I \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nPage 2 of 3 \r\n \r\nTHE PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (PIMS) ACT, 2023 \r\n \r\n          [3rd January, 2023] \r\nACT NO. I OF 2023 \r\n \r\nAN \r\nACT \r\nto repeal the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 \r\n \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 (XII \r\nof 2021): \r\n \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:⸻ \r\n \r\n1. Short title and commencement .⸻ (1) This Act shall be called th e Pakistan Institute of \r\nMedical Sciences (PIMS) Act, 2023. \r\n \r\n(2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from the \r\ncommencement of the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 (XII of 2021). \r\n \r\n2. Definitions.⸻ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,⸻ \r\n \r\n(a)  “Division concerned” means the Division to which the business of  this Act \r\nstands allocated under the Rules of Business, 1973; \r\n \r\n(b)  “Government” means the Federal Government; \r\n \r\n(c)  “hospital” means a teaching hospital as notified by the Federal Government or \r\nany authority authorized by it in this behalf, headed by an Executive Director, \r\nto be appointed by the Government in accordance with the provisions contained \r\nin the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973) and Rules made thereunder; \r\n \r\n(d)  “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under  this Act; \r\nand \r\n \r\n(e)  “super specialty” means highly skilled medical professionals. \r\n \r\n3. Super specialty.⸻The Government can engage highly skilled clinical medical professionals \r\nup to sixty five years of age having extra ordinary professional capabilities. Such highly skilled medical \r\nprofessionals shall be appointed on Management Pay Scales or any other special pay scale as may be \r\nprescribed by rules. \r\n \r\n4. Removal of difficulties.⸻ If a difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of \r\nthis Act, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette make such order as it deems \r\nnecessary for removal of the difficulty: \r\n \r\nProvided that this power shall not be exercised after two years of the commencement of this  \r\nAct. \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 3 \r\n \r\n5. Overriding effect .⸻ The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad \r\n(Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018) shall have override effect on the provision of this Act: \r\n \r\nProvided that in case of any controversy between the provisions of this Act and the Shaheed \r\nZulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018), the \r\nprovisions of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 \r\n(III of 2018) shall prevail. \r\n \r\n6. Repeal and Savings.⸻ (1) The Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 (XII of 2021) \r\nhereinafter referred to as the repealed Act, shall stand repealed. \r\n \r\n(2) The Board forme d pursuant to the repealed Act shall stands dissolved upon the \r\ncommencement of this Act. \r\n \r\n(3) All assets, rights, movable and immovable properties, records, cash, bank accounts, \r\ndeposits etc. of the dissolved Medical Teaching Institute under the repealed Act shall stand transferred \r\nto the Division concerned which carrying the business under the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical \r\nUniversity Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018) and shall be deemed to be assets, rights, \r\nproperties, records, cash, ban k accounts, deposits etc. of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences \r\nShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018). \r\n \r\n(4) All liabilities, payables and receivables of the dissolved Medical Teaching Institute  under \r\nthe repealed Act shall be deemed to be the liabilities, payables and receivables to the Division \r\nconcerned which carrying the business under the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University \r\nIslamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018). \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE - I \r\n(See Section 6) \r\n \r\nList of institutions (colleges and hospitals) declared as National medical institutions. \r\n \r\n1. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad along with the Federal Medical College, \r\nIslamabad being a teaching hospital and college respectively of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto \r\nMedical University, Islamabad. \r\n \r\n2. Dental Hospital Islamabad and its School of Dentistry, being a teaching hospital/constituent \r\ncollege of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad. \r\n   \r\n \r\n_________________ \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nRGN Date: 20-08-2025",
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