BALOCHISTAN PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT.
NOTIFICATION.
Dated Quetta, 27th January 2014.
No.PAB/Legis: V
(02)/2014. The 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.
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Amendment of Section 27, Act No. V of 2010.
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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.
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Secretary.
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No.PAB/Legis: V (02)/2014. Dated Quetta, the 27th January, 2014.
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