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ACT V OF 2010 ACT V OF 2010 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 2010 An Act to provide for the constitution and continuance of Local Government Institutions in Balochistan, and to consolidate law relating to the Local Government and to provide for the matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 13th May, 2010] No. PAB/Legis: V(8)/2010, dated 13-5-2010.---The Balochistan Local Government Bill, 2010 having been passed by the Provincial. Assembly of Balochistan on 10th May, 2010 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 11th May, 2010 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---Whereas the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan under Article 32 requires the State to encourage Local Government Institutions composed of elected representatives of the areas concerned and having special representation of peasants workers and women: Whereas the Constitution requires the provincial, government to decentralize the government administration under Article 140-A so as to facilitate expeditious disposal of its business to meet the convenience and requirements of the public: And Whereas it is expedient to consolidate the law relating to Local Government Institutions so as to the obligation in line with the requirements of the Constitution: Now therefore, it is enacted as under: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 5. Succession.---On the commencement of this Act, all Local Governments established or continued under the Balochistan Local Government Ordinance, 2001 (XVIII of 2001), shall be succeeded-- (i) In case of Town Municipal Administrations created, in City District of Quetta by the Metropolitan Corporation Quetta to the extent of notified urban areas and functions assigned to the Corporation under this Act; (ii) In case of Tehsil Municipal Administrations have succession under the Balochistan Local Government Ordinance, 2001 (XVIII of 2001) of the erstwhile Urban Councils under Balochistan Local Government Ordinance, 1980, by the Urban Council to the extent of notified Urban area' and to the extent of functions assigned to the Urban Council; and by the District Council to the extent of areas and to the extent of the functions assigned to the District Council; (iii) In case of Tehsil Municipal Administration created without any succession of urban councils to the District Councils. (iv) In case of City District Government Quetta, and the District Governments, by the respective District Councils to the extent of rural areas and to the extent of functions assigned to District Councils under this Act; and (v) In the case of Union Councils except for Urban Union Councils, by the respective union councils to the extent of functions assigned to Union Councils under this Act.