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ACT XII OF 1975 ACT XII OF 1975 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1975 CHAPTER VI‑EXECUTIVE POWERS AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS 39. Meetings.‑(1) A Local Council shall within three months of the assumption of office, frame by‑laws for the conduct of its meetings which may, besides other matters, provide for‑ (a) the types of meetings, that is to say, ordinary, special or emergent ; (b) the types of business to be conducted in different types of meetings ; (c) the place of meetings ; (d) notices required for different meetings ; (e) authority to call meetings ; (f) notice of agenda for the meetings ; (g) quorum for different meetings ; (h) order of business to be conducted in meetings ; (i) the manner of asking questions ; (j) motions and amendments and their withdrawal or discussions on them ; (k) speeches to be delivered ; (1) training, discourses or discussions to be arranged at the meetings ; (m) preservation of order ; (n) decision by votes ; (o) language to be used ; (p) adjournments or postponements ; (q) co‑opting of other members or officials ; (r) re‑consideration of the matters once disposed of ; (s) recreational or entertainment programme to be arranged at the time of meetings ; and (r) suspension of meetings. (2) All meetings of a Local Council shall be presided over by its Chair?man, and in his absence by the Vice‑Chairman, if any, and in the absence of both, by a member chosen for that purpose by the members present. (3) A Dehi Council, a Halqa Council, a Town Committee, a Mohallah Committee and a Municipal Committee, shall hold at least one meeting during a month and a Zila Council, or a Municipal Corporation shall hold at least one meeting in every two months. (4) A Local Council shall hold a general meeting at least twice a year to which all voters of the local area shall be invited. The notice of such. meeting shall be given or publicity made in such manner as the Local Council may by resolution decide from time to time. (5) A member of Local Council shall not be liable to any proceedings in any Court in respect of any thing said by him or any vote given by him in the meeting of a Local Council or in a Committee thereof so long as such action does not undermine the ideology, integrity or solidarity of Pakistan and does not infringe the Constitutional Fundamental Rights. (6) All meetings shall be public except when a Local Council by majo?rity vote decides to consider any matter in a session attended exclusively by its members. .412) (7) Minutes of the names of members present and of the proceedings. at each meeting shall be drawn up and recorded in a book to be kept for the purpose which shall be signed by the person presiding at the meeting and shall at all reasonable times and without charge be open to inspection by members ; provided that no member shall be entitled to object to the minutes of any meeting in which he was not present. (8) A member who directly or indirectly, by himself or by any partner, employer or employee has any share or interest in respect of any matter or has acted professionally in relation to any matter on behalf of any person having therein any such shares or interest as aforesaid, shall not vote or take any other part in any proceedings relating to a matter as aforesaid of a Local Council or any of its committees.