The spokesman said in a statement issued here Sunday that the factual position is that after the passage of 18th amendment, the federal government, vide its notification No. 4-9/2011-Min dated 29th June 2011, assigned the functions pertaining to administration of Drug Act 1976 to the proposed Drug Regulatory Agency.
At the time of issuance of this notification, the DRA did not exist and could only be established after consensus of all provincial governments, he said and added developing consensus among provinces is role of federal government, not of Punjab government. He further said the provincial government asked the federal government, vide letter No. SO(DC)6-48/2008 dated 4th July and 5th August 2011, to lawfully continue to perform its function under the existing Drug Act 1976 till the said law is adopted by provincial assembly of Punjab in terms of article 270-AA(6) of the constitution. The Punjab government has drafted a bill to adapt this act in case no consensus is reached in establishing DRA.
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