Structure of the Tehsil Municipal Administration.- (1) The Tehsil
Nazim shall head the Tehsil Municipal Administration. (2) The Tehsil Municipal Administration shall include the offices and
sub-offices of the Urban Local Councils established under the Punjab Local
Government Ordinance, 1979 (VI of 1979), offices and sub-offices of Local
Government and Rural Development Department, Housing, Urban D
evelopment
and Public Health Engineering Department entrusted to it under section 52 for
administrative and financial management thereof and sub-offices and other
offices set-up by it under this Ordinance and grouped under the Tehsil Municipal
Officer. (3) The Tehsil Municipal Officer shall act as co-ordinating and
administrative officer in-charge of the following Tehsil Officers, namely:-
(i) Tehsil Officer (Municipal Regulations) who shall be responsible for
licensing, management of municipal lands, estates, properties,
facilities and enterprises and enforcement of relevant municipal
laws, rules and bye-laws. (ii) Tehsil Officer (Infrastructure and Services) who shall be
responsible for water, sewerage, drainage, sanitation, roads, other
than Provincial and district roads, streets and street lighting; fire
fighting, park services. (iii) Tehsil Officer (Planning) who shall be responsible for spatial
planning and land use control; building control; and coordination of
development plans and projects with Union Administration, Village
Councils and other local governments. (iv) Tehsil Officer (Finance) who shall be responsible for budget,
revenue and accounts. (4) The staff of the Tehsil Officers referred to in sub-section (3) shall be
appointed from amongst the officials of the decentralised offices entrusted to
Tehsil Municipal Administration, Local Council Service and servants of Local
Councils established under the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 1979 (VI of
1979), by the Government keeping in view the requirements of every Tehsil
Municipal Administration. (5) Notwithstanding the dissolution of Town Committees, Municipal
Committees and Municipal Corporations under this Ordinance, and until any
contrary order is made by the Government or the service structure of the
members of Local Council Service or the servants of Local Councils is altered,
the administrative set-up of such Committees and Corporations shall remain in
tact and continue providing municipal services and the officers and staff working
therein shall come under the executive control of the Tehsil Nazim through the
Tehsil Municipal Officer:
(6) The officers and staff working in the dissolved Zila Councils and
Union Councils shall be posted in the offices of such local governments as may
be determined by the Government.
