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Statutory & Legal Framework

Official Acts, Rules & Regulations

Official statutory repository of gazette-notified Acts, Rules of Business, Building Control Regulations, ADR frameworks, and Model Bye-laws of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Act
2022 In Force
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013 (Updated upto June 2022)

Principal statutory Act governing local governments, devolution of powers, local councils, tehsil municipal administrations, and district development authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, updated with all gazette amendments.

Act
2021 Enacted
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Land Use and Building Control Act, 2021

An Act to provide for the regulation of land use, master planning, classification, zoning, and building control across urban, peri-urban, and rural areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Act
2020 Enacted
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Urban Areas Development Authorities Act, 2020

An Act to establish, reconstitute, and manage Urban Areas Development Authorities in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for planned urban growth, infrastructure development, and municipal service standards.

Regulation
2022 Published
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Draft Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Building Regulations, 2022

Comprehensive statutory building regulations prescribing structural stability, zoning guidelines, floor area ratio (FAR), parking requirements, fire safety, and NOC criteria.

Rule
2021 Notified
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Rules, 2021

Rules framed under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alternative Dispute Resolution Act for amicable dispute settlement, Saliseen accreditation, mediation procedures, and community dispute resolution councils.

Act
2019 Enacted
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2019

Legislative amendments revising tehsil councils, city local governments, village and neighbourhood councils, local authority election mechanisms, and powers devolutions.

Rule
2015 Notified
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa District Government Rules of Business, 2015

Rules specifying disposal of business, executive administration, inter-departmental coordination, meeting procedures, and financial authorizations for district local governments.

Rule
2015 Notified
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The Village and Neighborhood Councils Rules of Business, 2015

Statutory rules outlining administrative execution, secretary responsibilities, community development planning, and council records for Village and Neighborhood Councils.

Rule
2016 Notified
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The KP Local Government Taxation Rules, 2016

Regulatory provisions governing assessment, levying, billing, appeals, and recovery of local council taxes, rates, toll taxes, and fees across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Rule
2016 Notified
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The KP Tehsil Municipal Administration Budget Rules, 2016

Financial rules prescribing preparation, sanction, schedule of establishment, development expenditure, and audit compliance of TMA annual budgets.

Rule
2016 Notified
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The KP Village and Neighbourhood Councils Budget Rules, 2016

Guidelines for formulation, scrutiny, council approval, and expenditure monitoring of devolved development funds allocated to Village and Neighbourhood Councils.

Bye-Law
2015 Notified
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The District Council (Model) Bye-Laws, 2015

Model bylaws regulating the summoning, order of business, quorums, debate decorum, voting, and committees of District Councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.