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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 - VII FUNCTOINS OF LOCAL COUNCILS 80. Dangerous and offensive trades.---(l) The articles and trades given in the First Schedule shall be deemed to be dangerous or offensive for the purposes of this section. (2) Except under, and in conformity with, the conditions of a licence granted by the Local Council- (a) no person shall carry on any dangerous or offensive trade: (b) no premises shall be used or suffered to be used for any dangerous or offensive trade; and (c) no person shall store or keep in any premises- (i) any dangerous or offensive article except for domestic use; or (ii) any dangerous or offensive articles in excess of such limits as may be fixed by bye-laws. (3) A Local Council may, with the previous sanction of the Government, prepare and enforce a scheme providing for the prohibition of dangerous and offensive trades in specified areas within the Local Council, and for the restriction of such trade in any area not so specified.