The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013 was passed by the provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 31 October 2013, and is published as an Act of the Provincial Legislature of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as No.PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2013/10518 by the Authority of Local Government Elections & Rural Development Department on 7 November 2013.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013 | |
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly | |
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Citation | Act No. XXVIII of 2013, No. PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2013/10518 |
Territorial extent | Whole of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa except cantonments or any other area excluded by the Government |
Passed by | Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Passed | October 31st, 2013 |
Enacted | November 5th, 2013 |
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2012, Act No. VIII of 2012, No. PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2012/20753 | |
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Status: Amended |
An Act; "to construct and regulate local government institutions in the Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and to consolidate laws relating to these institutions and to provide for matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto".[1]
Definitions
edit---In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
District
edit“District” means a revenue district notified under the West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act No. XVII of 1967);(Clause s)[2]
Neighbourhood
edit"Neighbourhood Council" means a mohallah, a group of streets, lanes or roads, in areas with urban characteristics, designated as Neighbourhood by Government;(Clause f)[3]
A Neighbourhood Council for a Neighbourhood is areas with urban characteristics(5-f).[4]
Village
edit"Village or Village Council" means an integrated and contiguous human habitation commonly identified by a name and includes a Dhok, Chak, Kalay(Pashto: کلے), Goth, Gaown (Urdu: گاوں), Deh, Basti or any other comparable habitation;(Section ii)[5]
A Village Council for a village is the rural areas(5-e).[6]
Tehsil
edit"Tehsil" means a Tehsil notified under the West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act No. XVII of 1967);(gg).[7]
Town
edit"Town" means an area notified by the Government under section-9 to be a Town in a City District;(hh).[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Local-Government-Elections-Rules-2013.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf, Published:Nov, 17 2013, p:4
- ^ Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf, Published:Nov, 17 2013, p:7
- ^ Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf, Published:Nov, 17 2013, p:9
- ^ Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf, Published:Nov, 17 2013, p:8
- ^ Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf, Published:Nov, 17 2013, p:9
- ^ Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf, Published:Nov, 17 2013, p:8
- ^ Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf, Published:Nov, 17 2013, p:8
External links
edit- Khber-Pakhtunkhwa-Local-Government-Act-2013.pdf
- Khber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Official Publications
- Local Government Acts 2013 and Province-Local Government Relations Archived 2016-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Local Government Elections Rules
- LG bill sails through KP Assembly
- Local Government Bill 2013: New draft ensures interference by provincial govt in district affairs
- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government (Amendment) Act,2014
- Local govts to function independently as per LG Government Act 2013, CM KPK