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BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014

BALOCHISTAN     PROVINCIAL         ASSEMBLY   SECRETARIAT.
NOTIFICATION.
Dated Quetta, 27th  January 2014.
No.PAB/Legis: V (02)/2014The Balochistan Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2014,(Bill No.02 of 2014), having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 21st January,2014 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 24th  January,2014 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan  Provincial Assembly.
THE BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014
                                                            (ACT NO. II OF 2014)
          (First published after having received the assent of the Governor Balochistan in the Balochistan   Gazette (Extra-ordinary) dated 27th January, 2014).



 AN ACT




  further to amend the Balochistan Local Government Act, 2010 (Act No.V of 2010).


  


Preamble.    WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Balochistan


Local Government Act, 2010 (Act No.V of 2010), for the purpose hereinafter appearing.





                    It is hereby enacted as follows: -

Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Balochistan commencement. Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2014.


Amendment of
Section 2, Act No. V of 2010.
   







  




Amendment of Section 10, Act No. V of 2010.
  

Amendment of Section 12 Act No. V of 2010.

          (2)      It shall come into force at once.

2.               In the Balochistan Local Government Act, 2010 
(Act No.V of 2010) hereinafter referred to as the said
Act, in section 2, in sub-section (1),-
(a)  after clause (Iiv),the following new clause 
               (Iiv-a), shall be inserted:-
(Iiv-a) “Professional” means a person who  belongs to the professions of doctors, engineers, nurses, lawyers, agriculture experts, business experts, technicians etc
certified by a recognized institution; and 

(b)  after clause (lxx), the following new clause      
              (lxx-a), shall be inserted:-
(lxx-a) “Social Worker” means any person who is a member of a voluntary social welfare agency registered under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961(Ordinance No. XLVI of 1961).  
3.               In the said Act, in section 10, under heading “Rural Councils” , in proviso to clause (d) of serial number i. District Councils, the words “or Authority” shall be omitted. 

4.               In the said Act, in section 12,- 
           (a) in the heading, for the word “and peasants”                     the commas and words “,peasants,                     professionals and social workers” shall be                       added ;




Amendment of Section 18, Act No. V of 2010.           (b) in sub-section (2), the commas and the words “,in each category,” appearing in third line and the words “under each category”
appearing in the end shall be omitted;

(c)    after sub-section (2), the following new sub-  section (2-A) shall be inserted:-


                 “(2-A) a Local Council may have members                     representing Professionals and Social                      Workers from the local area, elected to the                      Council in the prescribed manner, whose                     number, shall be 5% of the number of                      general members subject to a minimum of                        one member”.  

(d)   in sub-section (3), for the word “and” a                    comma shall be substituted; and after                       bracket with number “(2)” the word and                     bracket with number “and (2-A)” shall be                    inserted.     

5.               In the said Act, in section 18, the words “or the Election Commission” shall be omitted.


Amendment of Section 27, Act No. V of 2010.


6.  In the said Act, in section 27, for the words “prescribed authority in such manner as the
Government        may   direct”         the     words          “Election
Commission” shall be substituted.
                         
                                              Secretary.                                  
                                                                                               

No.PAB/Legis: V (02)/2014.                           Dated Quetta, the 27th  January, 2014.  

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