Punjab Local Government Act 2013 (No. XVIII of 2013). Country/Territory Pakistan Territorial subdivision Punjab Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to rationalize and reorganize the local government system in the Punjab. Subject Water Keyword Water supply Institution Governance Zoning Local government Property rights Gender Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, divide a local government into two or more local governments or reconstitute two or more local governments as one local government. The local governments established under this Act shall function within the Provincial framework and establish the succession of rights, assets and liabilities of local governments by an officer (assigned by the Government) for the implementation of such provisions and within 180 days from the entry into force of this document – in adherence to the Punjab Local Government Ordinance No. XIII of 2001. Local areas shall divide a District into urban and rural areas. The composition of local government shall consist of a local government, other than an Authority, a number of directly or indirectly elected members, Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Deputy Mayors, Chairman, Vice Chairman. A District Council shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire and hold property and enter into any contract. Its functions include budgetary proposal proposals for development plans in the territory as well as the performance of municipal functions such as regulations on excavation, trade and husbandry of livestock, assistance in provisions of relief (flood, earthquake, epidemic/natural calamity), provisions in the maintenance of rural water supply schemes and sources of drinking water (art. 102), control of land use/subdivision/development and zoning for agricultural, commercial purposes. The First Schedule lists numbers of seats in local governments. Full text English Website www.punjablaws.gov.pk References - Legislation Repealed by Punjab Local Government Act, 2019 (Act XIII of 2019). Legislation | Pakistan | 2019 Keyword: Local government, Institution, Governance, Zoning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Water supply, Property rights, Waste domestic sources, Potable water Source: FAO, FAOLEX