141

ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1979 CHAPTER XIV‑‑LOCAL FUND AND PROPERTY 141. Surcharge.‑(1) Every member of a Local Council, every official or servant of a Local Council and every person charged with administration of the affairs of a Local Council or acting on behalf of a Local Council shall be liable for the loss, waste, misappropriation or misapplication of any money or property belonging to a Local Council which is direct consequence of his negligence or misconduct, shall be liable to pay such surcharge as may be determined by the Divisional/ Co‑ordination Committee and such amount shall be recoverable as a public demand or as arrears of land revenue. (2) Any person aggrieved by the imposition of surcharge under sub section (1) may prefer an appeal to Government whose decision shall be final.