Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013 have been passed by the provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 31 October 2013 is published as an Act of the Provincial Legislature of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as No.PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2013/10518 published by Authority of Local Government Elections & Rural Development Department on Thursday, 7 November 2013

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

---In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

District

“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

"Neighbouhood 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

"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

"Tehsil" means a Tehsil notified under the West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act No. XVII of 1967);(gg).[7]

Town

"Town" means an area notified by the Government under section-9 to be a Town in a City District;(hh).[8]

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