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BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1980 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1980 CHAPTER XII‑LOCAL FUND AND PROPERTY 66. 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 responsible 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, and 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) Appeal.‑Any person aggrieved by the imposition of surcharge under subsection (1) may, within a period of thirty days from the date of such imposition prefer an appeal to Government whose decision shall be final.