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BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1998 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1998 ORDINANCE II OF 1998 An Ordinance further to amend Balochistan Local Government Ordinance, 1980 [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 17th August, 1998] No. LEGIS.2‑30/LAW/75‑IX, dated 17‑8‑1998.‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 16th August, 1998, is hereby published for general information:‑‑---- 4. Insertion of new section 18‑A in Ordinance II of 1980.‑In the said Ordinance after section 18, the following new sections shall be added namely:‑‑ "18‑A.‑‑Assistance to Election Authority.‑‑It shall be the duty of all the executive authorities in the Federation, in the Province and all Local authorities under the administrative control of Federation and Province to assist tile Election Authority in the performance of its functions as may be required of them by the Election Authority or its member or Officer authorised by the Election Authority. 18‑B.‑‑Suspension of Officer.‑‑(1) The Election Authority may at any time, for reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend any officer performing the functions of the Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers, Presiding Officer, Assistant Presiding Officer, Polling Officer, Delimitation Officer, Assistant Delimitation Officer or any other public functionary assisting such Officer or any member of the Police force or other law enforcing agency who obstruct or pretence or attempts to obstruct or prevent the conduct of fair and impartial polls or influence or attempts to interfere viz. an elector when he records his vote or influence in any manner the polling staff or an elector or does any other act calculated to influence the result of an elector and Made such arrangements as it may consider necessary for the performance of the functions of the officer so suspended. (2) Where the Election Authority proceeds against any person under subsection (1), it shall refer the matter to the appropriate authority for taking disciplinary action against such person. 18‑C.‑‑Contempt of Election Authority.‑‑Any proceedings before the Election Authority shall be deemed to be a judicial proceedings within the meaning of section 228 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, and the Election Authority shall be deemed to be a Court within the meaning of sectiorts 476 and 480 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898.