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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 IX LOCAL COUNCIL FINANCE 100. Budgets.---(1) Every Local Council, shall in the prescribed manner, before the commencement of each financial year, prepare a statement of its estimated receipts and expenditure for the year and forward copies thereof for examination, scrutiny and sanction in the following manner and to the following authorities:- (i) A Union Council shall prepare and forward the budget for scrutiny and sanction to the District Council concerned; (ii) A Municipal Committee shall prepare and forward the budget for scrutiny and sanction to the Divisional Coordination Committee, and in the absence of Divisional Coordination Committee, to the Commissioner; (iii) A Municipal Corporation and District Council shall prepare and forward the budget for scrutiny and authentication to the Divisional Coordination Committee who shall, after such scrutiny and authentication, forward it to the Government for final sanction: Provided that in the absence of Divisional Coordination Committee, the budget shall be forwarded to the Commissioner who shall, after scrutiny and authentication, forward it to the Government for final sanction; and (iv) A Metropolitan Corporation shall prepare and forward the budget for scrutiny and authentication to the Divisional Coordination Committee, and in absence of the said Committee, to the Commissioner, who shall, after such scrutiny and authentication, forward it to the Government for final sanction. (2) If the budget is not prepared by the Local Council before the commencement of any financial year the sanctioning authority may have the necessary statement prepared and certify it and such certified statement shall be deemed to be the sanctioned budget for the concerned Local Council; (3) At any time before the expiry of the financial year to which budget relates, a revised budget for the year may, if necessary be prepared and sanctioned and such revised budge shall, so far as may be subject to the provisions of this section, deemed to be the budget of the Local Council concerned. (4) All Local Councils enlisted at (i), (ii) of (1) above shall also send a copy of their budgets to Government who, if considered expedient may modify the budget.