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NWFP Local Government bill 2010, published as an act

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PESHAWAR: The North-West- Frontier Province Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2010 which has been passed by Provincial Assembly of North-West Frontier province and assented to by the Governor of the North-West- Frontier Province has been published as an act of the Provincial legislature of North-West- Frontier Province.

This act may by called the North-West- Frontier Province Local Government (Amendment) act 2010.

It shall come into force at once. In the North-West- Frontier Province Local Government ordinance 2001 (NWFP Ord No. XIV of 2001) after section 179-A. the following new section shall be inserted namely:

179-B. Dissolution of Local Councils and Transitional arrangements.

1. Notwithstanding any thing contained in this ordinance. The Government may on coming into force of the North-West- Frontier Province Local Government (Amendment) act 2010 by notification in the official gazette shall dissolve the Zilla Councils, Tehsil Councils, Town Councils and Union Councils and in consequence thereof, all Nazimeen, Naib Nazimeen and other members of Zilla Councils, Tehsil Councils, Town Councils and Union Councils and the Province shall cease to hold there respective offices on the said date.

2. Soon after the dissolution of the Local Councils, the Government shall appoint an Administrator for a local Government, who shall perform functions and exercise powers. Under this ordinance or any other law of the Nazim, Naib Nazim and Local Council of the concerned local Government.

3. The Government may from time to time issue direction to the administrators in the performance of their functions or exercise of powers, says a notification issued by Provincial Assembly NWFP.