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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 III COMPOSITION OF LOCAL COUNCILS 12. Representation of women, workers and peasants.---(1) A Local Council may have women members from the local, area, elected to the council in the prescribed manner, whose number shall be 33% of the number of general members subject to a minimum of one such member. (2) A Local Council may have members representing peasants and workers from the local area, elected to the council in the prescribed manner, whose number, in each category, shall be 5% of the number of general members subject to a minimum of one member under each category. (3) Nothing contained in subsections (1) and (2) shall prevent the member of the special interest groups mentioned in the said subsection being elected to the general seats in any Local Council from that local area.