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ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 ORDINANCE IX OF 1979 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1979 CHAPTER XX‑ PANCHAYATS 214. Supervision and dissolution.‑(1) Government may by notification suspend a Local Council if there are reasons to believe that a Local Council‑ (a) is unable to discharge or persistently fails to discharge its duties; or (b) is unable to administer its affairs or meet its financial obligations or (c) generally acts in a manner contrary to public interest ; or (d) otherwise exceeds or abuses its powers. (2) On the publication of a notification. under subsection (1)‑‑ (d) persons holding offices as Chairman and members of a Local Council shall cease to hold offices. (b) all functions of the Local Council, shall during the period of super vision, be performed by such person or `authority as Government may appoint in this behalf ; and (c) all funds and property belonging to the Local Council shall, during the period of suspension vest in Government. (3) Government shall hold or cause to be held an inquiry into charges on which a Local Council is suspended, if, within a period of two months from the date of the suspension of the Local Council, the inquiry is not completed, the Local Council shall stand revived. (4) If, as a result of the inquiry, the charges against the Local Council are proved, the Government may dissolve the Local Council. (5) When a Local Council is dissolved‑‑ (a) Government shall order fresh election if the remaining term of the Local Council is not less than six months and the term of office of the Local Council so constituted shall be the same as mentioned in section 27 ; and (b) if the remaining term of its office is less than six months, the person or authority referred to in subsection (2) shall continue to perform the functions of the Local Council and its funds shall continue to vest to Gov ernment till the reconstituted Local Council assumes office.