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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- IV LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 16. Election Commission.---(1) Elections to the local councils shall be conducted by the Election Commission. (2) The Government shall, in consultation with the Election Commission, make an announcement of the date or dates on which elections to the local councils shall be conducted in the Province or part thereof: Provided that the date or dates of such elections shall not be less than 90 days and more than 120 days from the date of such announcement: Provided further that the first elections to the local councils under this Act shall be conducted within one year of commencement of this Act. (3) Upon announcement of the date or dates of elections of local councils under subsection (2) the Election Commission shall make necessary arrangements to ensure that the election is conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with law, and that corrupt practices are guarded against. (5) The provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 shall, mutatis mutandis and in so far as these are not inconsistent with this Act, apply to the elections to the local councils under this Act.