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ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1979 CHAPTER V‑ELECTION AND RELATED MATTERS 30. Removal.‑(1) The Government may, after giving him an oppor tunity of being heard, remove a Chairman or a member of a Local Council from office in the prescribed manner if be‑‑ (a) has incurred any of the disqualification enumerated in section 24; or (b) absent himself without reasonable cause from three consecutive meetings of the Local Council; or (c) is guilty of abuse of power of misconduct; or (d) refuses to take oath under section 28. Explanation.‑In this subsection misconduct includes bribery, corruption jobbery, favouritism, nepotism of wilful, diversion of the funds of the Local Council or any attempt at, or abetment of such misconduct. (2) A member removed under subsection (1) may prefer an appeal in the prescribed manner to the Tribunal appointed by the Government. (3) .A Chairman removed from office shall cease to be a member.