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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 - XIV DIVISIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE AND INTER-COUNCIL MATTERS 130. Divisional Coordination Committee.---(1) There shall be Divisional Coordination Committee in every Division, which shall consist of- (a) Elected Mayor of Metropolitan Corporation, Chairmen of District Councils, Chairmen of Municipal Corporations, Chairmen of Municipal Committees and heads of all nation building departments of the Provincial and Federal Governments and Collector of the District. (b) One representative each of the special interest groups, viz. peasants, workers and women to be elected in the prescribed manner, by the elected members belonging to the respective groups in various Local Councils within a Division. (2) The members of the Provincial and National Assemblies elected from the Division may take part as observers in the meetings of the ' Divisional Coordination Committee but they shall not be its members. (3) The Chairman of the Divisional Coordination Committee shall be the Commissioner and the Deputy Director, Local Government and Rural Development shall be its ex-officio Secretary: Provided that if the Chairman is unable to preside over any meeting of Divisional Coordination Committee, the members present may elect from amongst themselves, any member to preside over that meeting. (4) The Divisional Coordination Committee shall meet at least once in every three months: Provided that it shall compulsorily meet in the month of June each year to scrutinize, authenticate or sanction, as the case may be under this Act, the budget of the Local Councils. (5) The Commissioner shall call its, meetings and decisions shall be taken by a majority of vote of the members participating in the meeting. (6) Quorum for the meetings shall be one third of the total members of the Committee.