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ACT II OF 2020 ACT II OF 2020 BALOCHISTAN HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING AUTHORITY ACT, 2020 An Act to provide for the establishment of Housing and Town Planning Authority in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 10th September, 2020] No. PAB / Legis; V(18) / 2019, dated 10.9.2020.---The Balochistan Housing And Town Planning Authority Bill, 2019 (Bill No.18 of 2019), having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 10th August, 2020 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 10th September, 2020 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS, it is expedient to establish an authority for Housing and Town Planning in order to provide shelter to the shelter less and to establish a comprehensive system of town planning at regional, district, tehsil or union council level, as such to ensure systematic, integrated growth of urban and rural areas in the Province of Balochistan and to make provisions for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto: It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER-II ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF BALOCHISTAN HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING AUTHORITY. 4. Members of the Authority.---(1) The Governing Body shall consist of a Chairman, the Director General and upto ten members to be appointed by the Government. The Government may also co-opt member(s), both ex-officio or public representative(s) as and when considers necessary. (2) The Minister for Urban Planning and Development Department or if there is no Minister any other person as nominated by the Chief Minister shall be the Chairman of the Authority. (3) The members except the ex-officio members shall hold office for a period of three years unless removed earlier by the Government at any time without assigning any reason. (4) Any non-official member may, by a notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman, resign from his office. (5) No act or proceedings of the Authority shall become invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. (6) Meetings of the Governing Body shall be held at such times and places and in such manner as the Chairman may decide, wherein Seven members shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the Governing Body. (7) The Governing Body of Authority shall take decisions by the majority of its members present and voting, and in case of a tie, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote. (8) The Authority shall cause to be recorded the minutes of the proceedings of every meeting of the Authority and of every meeting of a committee established by the Authority. (9) The Secretary of the Authority shall maintain a complete record of the minutes and the decisions of the Authority in the prescribed manner