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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 - XVI MISCELLANEOUS 144. Delegation of powers.---(1) Government may, by notification, delegate any of its powers under this Act or the rules to any officer subordinate to it. (2) A Local Council may, with the previous sanction of Government, delegate any of its powers under this Act or the rules or bye-laws to its Chairman or a Sub-Committee or any of its officers or members. (3) A Chairman may, with the previous sanction of the Local Council concerned, delegate all or any of his powers under this Act or the rules or bye-laws, not being powers delegated to him under subsection (2), to any member of the Local Council, or any of its officers. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, or any delegation made under this section, whenever the Chairman of a Local Council is on leave for a period of more than ten days, then the Vice-Chairman of the respective Council shall exercise all the executive powers and perform all the functions of the Chairman during the period of his absence.