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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:‑‑ CHAPTER XII LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE 111. Budget preparation. ‑‑‑(1) The budget for each District Government, Tehsil Municipal Administration or Town Municipal Administration shall contain (a) amounts credited to the District Provincial Account, Tehsil, Provincial Account or Town Provincial Account, as the case may be, and (b) amounts available in the respective Local Funds. (2) to facilitate the budget preparation by the District Government, Tehsil Municipal Administration and Town Municipal Administration, the Government shall, before the beginning of each financial year, notify the provisional amounts which may be credited to the District Provincial Accounts or Tehsil and Town Provincial Accounts other than salaries specified in subsection (3) of section 107. (3) The Government shall provide details of the amounts in, the prescribed chart of classification to be credited to the District Provincial Account, Tehsil Provincial Account and Town Provincial Account. (4) The District Government and Tehsil Municipal Administration or Town Municipal Administration may, re‑appropriate expenditures intra- departmentally: Provided that every re‑appropriation shall be approved by the respective Council. (5) Upon notification of the budget estimates for ‑the year by the Government for the District Provincial Accounts, the District Government shall notify the estimates to be transferred to‑ (a) the Tehsil Municipal Administration or Town Municipal Administration for the Tehsil Local Fund or, as the case may be, Town Local Fund: and (b) the Union Administration for the Union Local Fund. (6) Before the beginning of the financial year, every Zila Nazim, Tehsil Nazim or Town Nazim shall present a statement of re‑appropriations of the respective Provincial Accounts‑to the respective Councils, for approval of the expenditure: Provided that such statement shall be prepared in accordance with the budget format showing the existing and re‑appropriated amounts: Provided further that any re‑appropriation during the year shall be approved by the respective Council. (7) Before the commencement of each financial year, the District Government Tehsil Municipal Administration, Town Municipal Administration and Union Administration shall, fox respective Local Funds, prepare in the prescribed mariner, budget for that year, in conformity with the provisions of section 119.