Union Administration: Powers and Functions of Union Nazim

The Union Nazim shall be the head of the Union Administration. A Union Nazim shall-

  1. provide leadership for Union-wide development and preparation of budget and the annual development plan;

  2. organise the management of inter-villages municipal infrastructure;

  3. assist the Tehsil Municipal Administration in spatial planning process;

  4. constitute Musalihat Anjuman;

  5. dispose of the business of Union Administration

  6. record annual performance evaluation reports of Union secretaries; and

  7. report to the concerned authorities in respect of :

    1. encroachment on State and local government property and violation of land use and building laws, rules and bye-laws.

    2. sale and trade of dangerous and offensive articles;

    3. environmental and health hazards;

    4. adulteration of articles of food; and

    5. breach of public watercourses within the area of the union.

The Union Nazim shall be personally responsible for any loss, financial or otherwise, flowing from the decisions made by him personally or under his directions in violation of any provisions of this Ordinance or any other law for the time being in force and for any expenditure incurred without lawful authority.


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