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ACT XII OF 1975 ACT XII OF 1975 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1975 CHAPTER II‑LOCAL AREAS 8. Declaration of Local Area.‑The Government may, by notification‑ (a) declare any area‑ (i) comprising a revenue estate not included within a city, a Municipality or a Cantonment Area to be a Deb, provided that, that part of the revenue estate which falls outside the City, the Municipality, Town or Cantonment Area, may either be declared a Deb or may form part of a contiguous revenue estate for the purpose of declaring a Deb; (ii) not included within the Municipality, Cantonment Area of City to be a Halqa and specify names of Dehs comprised therein; . . (iii) within a Municipality to be a Mohallah; (iv) not included within a Cantonment Area and which has developed urban characteristics to be a Town or Municipality and specify the extent and: limits of such area: Provided that all municipalities and town committees constituted under the Baluchistan Peoples' Local Government Ordinance, 1972, shall under this Act constitute Town Committees, Municipalities; or (v) constituting a municipality to be a city: Provided that Government may, by notification divide a city into such number of municipalities and define their limits as may be expedient; and (b) extend, curtail or otherwise alter the limits of a local area and declare that any area shall cease to be a Deb, Mohallah, Halqa, Town, Municipality,. or a City, as the case may be.