Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2012

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2012 was an act passed by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 8, 2012, and assented to by the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 11, 2012. The act repealed the North-West Frontier Province Local Government Ordinance, 2001.[1]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2012
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
  • An Ordinance to construct and regulate the Local Councils in the Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and to consolidate law relating to Local Councils institutions and to provide for certain matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto
CitationAct No. VIII of 2012, No. PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2012/20753
Territorial extentWhole of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with power of the Government to exclude any area from any provision of the Act
Passed byProvincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PassedMay 8th, 2012
EnactedJanuary 1st, 2013
Assented toMay 11th, 2012
RepealedOctober 31st, 2013 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013, Act No. XXVIII of 2013, No. PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2013/10518)
Repeals
North-West Frontier Province Local Government Ordinance, 2001, Ordinance No. XIV of 2001
Status: Repealed

President Asif Ali Zardari approved extension of the act to the Malakand Division and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Ashfaq, Mohammad (2012-05-09). "Musharraf's local body system not to return to KP". Dawn. Pakistan Herald Publications. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to revive 'old' local govt system on Jan 1". Dawn. Pakistan Herald Publications. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2018-05-23.