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ORDINANCE VI OF 2000 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION ORDINANCE, 2000 ORDINANCE VI OF 2000 An Ordinance to provide for holding elections for the establishments of local Governments in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 5th October, 2000] No. Legis.-1-122(Law)/2000, dated 5-10-2000.---The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 5th October, 2000, is hereby published for general information:--- 14. Qualifications for candidates and elected members.--A person shall qualify to be elected or to hold an elective office or membership of a local Government, if he,-- (a) is a citizen of Pakistan; (b) is at least twenty-five years of age; (c) is enrolled as a voter in the electoral roll of the relevant ward; (d) is of good character and is not commonly known as one who violates Islamic Injunctions; has adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practices obligatory duties prescribed by Islam as well as abstains from major sins: Provided that these qualifications shall not apply to a person who is a non-Muslim, but such a person shall have a good reputation; (e) has academic qualifications of not less than matriculation or secondary school certificate or equivalent from recognized institution, for contesting election of a Nazim or Naib Nazim; (f) has not been declared by a competent Court to be of unsound mind; (g) is not in the service of the Federal, a provincial or a local Government or, any statutory body or a body which is controlled by any such Government or, in which any of such Government has a controlling share or interest, except the holders of elected public office and part-time officials remunerated either by salary or fee: Provided that in case of a person who has resigned or retired from such service, a period of not less six months has elapsed since his retirement; (h) has not been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from public service on grounds of moral turpitude; (i) does not possess assets which are inconsistent with his declaration of assets or justifiable means, whether held in his own name or of the dependants or any other person or corporate body in whose name assets are held in trust or under any other formal or informal arrangement whereby the de fecto control of such assets including their sale, transfer or pecuniary, interest, is retained by him; (j) has not been adjudged a wilful defaulter of any tax or other financial dues owed to the federal, a provincial, a local Government or any financial institution, including utility bills outstanding for six months or more; (k) has not been convicted by a Court of competent jurisdiction on a charge of corrupt practice involving moral turpitude or misuse of power or authority under any law for the time being in force; (l) has not been sentenced to imprisonment for more than three months for an offence under any law and, a period of not less than five years has elapsed since his release; and in case of a member or a holder of a public office, has not been sentenced to imprisonment; (m) has not failed to file the required return of election expenses or is not convicted for exceeding the limits of election expenses prescribed under the electoral laws; (n) has not been declared an undischarged insolvent by any Court; (o) does not engage in any transaction involving pecuniary interest with the local Government of which he is a member; (p) does not absent himself without reasonable cause from three consecutive meetings of the local Government of which he is a member: Provided that a member shall not be disqualified if the absence was necessitated by a national emergency or force majeure; (q) does not fail to attend a training course when required to do so by law; (r) has not been and is not involved in activities prejudicial to the ideology interest, unity, solidarity, peace and integrity of Pakistan and its people and the good order and harmony of society; (s) has not used for his election the platform flag, symbol and financial or support of a political, religious, ethnic or sectarian party, formation or organization.