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Act: Balochistan Local Government Ordinance 2001

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ORDINANCE XVIII OF 2001 ORDINANCE XVIII OF 2001 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 2001 An Ordinance to establish, reconstruct and regulate the Local Governments in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 9th August, 2001] No. Legis:I‑122/Law/2000‑111, dated 9‑8‑2001.‑‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 8th August, 2001 is hereby published for general information: Whereas it is expedient to devolve political power and decentralize administrative and financial authority to accountable Local Governments for good governance, effective delivery of services and transparent decision making through institutionalized participation of the people at grass‑root level; And whereas the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is dissolved, the Governor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action; Now, therefore, in pursuance of Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1999 (Chief Executive's Order No.9 of 1999 and in exercise of all powers enabling in that behalf, the Governor of Balochistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:‑‑ FIRST SCHEDULE [See sections 14 and 35)] Part‑A Decentralized Offices (i) Civil Defence (ii) Agriculture (Extension) (iii) Livestock (iv) On‑Farm Water Management (vii) Fisheries (viii) Forests (ix) Labour (x) Social Welfare (xi) Sports and Culture (xii) Cooperatives (xiii) Boys Schools (xiv) Girls Schools (xv) Technical Education, (xvi) Colleges other than professional), (xvii) Sports (xviii) Special Education (xix) Accounts, (excluding District Accounts Offices) (xx) Basic and Rural Health (xxi) Child and Woman Health (xxii) Population Welfare (xxiii) Hospitals (xxiv) Environment (xxv) Executive Magistracy (excluding for trial functions) (xxvi) Land Revenue, Estate, (xxvii) Excise and Taxation (xxviii) Housing Urban and Physical Planning and Public Health engineering (xxix) Local Government and Rural Development (xxx) District Roads and Buildings (xxxi) Transport. Part-B Other Offices (i) Coordination (ii) Human Resource Management (iii) Community Organization (iv) Registration Office (v) Enterprise and Investment Promotion. (vi) Legal advice and drafting (vii) Planning and Development (viii) Public Health (ix) Information Technology Development (x) Information Technology Promotion (xi) Database (xii) Literacy Campaigns (xiii) Continuing Education (xiv) Vocational Education (xv), Energy (Micro energy development/generation projects for use at local community level) (xvi) Finance and Budget Part‑C Groups of Offices (i) District Coordination.‑‑‑Information Technology (Till such time as district-wise structure is created). Coordination, Human Resource Management, Environment, Finance and Budget, Planning and Development and Civil Defence, enterprise and Investment promotion (for City District only): (ii) Agriculture.‑‑‑Agriculture (Extension), Soil Fertility, On‑Farm Water Management. Fisheries: (iii) Community Development. ‑‑‑Community Organization, Registration of Voluntary Organizations; Social Welfare, Sports and Culture, Spf4cial Education, Labour and Cooperatives. (iv) Education/Literacy. ‑‑‑Boys Schools, Girls Schools, Technical Education, Colleges, Sports (Education), Literacy Campaigns, Continuing Education and Vocational Education. (v) Health. ‑‑‑Public Health, Basic and Rural Health, Child and Woman Health,. District and Tehsil Hospitals and Population Welfare. (vi) Revenue.‑‑‑Land Revenue and Estate, Excise and Taxation and (vii) Communication and Works.‑‑‑Housing and Urban Development, Rural Development; District Roads and Buildings and Energy. (viii) Public Health Engineering. ‑‑‑Water Supply and Sanitation. (ix) Livestock.‑‑‑Livestock, Forest and Wildlife (except Juniper forests and National Parks) and Soil Conservation. Part‑D Group of Offices Offices (i) Public transport Enterprise and Investment Public transportation and mass transit Passenger and freight transit terminals Traffic planning, engineering and parking. (ii) Promotion Industrial estates and technological parks Cottage, small and medium size enterprise promotion Investment promotion and protection (iii) Depending upon the economies of scale and nature of infrastructure the City District Government may vary grouping of offices contained in Part‑C and set up district municipal offices for integrated development and management of the following services: (a) Water sources development and management, storage, treatment plants, and macro‑distribution. (b) Sewage tertiary and Secondary network, treatment plants, and (c) Storm water drainage network and disposal. (d) Flood control protection and rapid response contingency plans. (e) Natural disaster and civil defence planning. (f) Solid Waste Management, treatment and disposal, including land fill cities and recycling plants. (g) Industrial and hospital hazardous and toxic waste treatment and disposal. (h) Environment control, including control of air, water, and soil pollution in accordance with federal and provincial laws and standards. (i) Master planning, land use, zoning and classification, reclassification. (j) Urban design and urban renewal programme; promulgation of building rules and p' inning standards. (k) Parks, forests, playgrounds, sporting, and other recreational facilities. (l) Museunis, art galleries, libraries, community and cultural centres. (m) Conservation of historical and cultural assets (n) Landscape, monuments, and municipal ornamentation. (o) Urban and housing development, including urban improvement and upgrading, and urban renewal and redevelopment, with care being taken to preserve historical and cultural monuments. (p) Regional markets and city‑wide commercial centres.