31. Amendment of section 89 of the principal enactment

“ “authorized agent” means in relation to a recognized political party or independent group as the case may be, a person expressly authorized in writing by the Secretary of that recognized political party or the group leader of that independent group, to be the authorized agent of that recognized political party or that independent group as the case may be and whose authorization has been communicated by such Secretary or such group leader to the returning officer for the electoral area, in respect of which the election is being held, at least seventy two hours before the commencement of the nomination period;”.

“ “overhang” means the number of candidates elected for a local authority from any recognized political party or independent group in excess of the number of such recognized political party or independent group is entitled to have elected in terms of subsection (3) of section 65B of this

Ordinance;”.

“public corporation” means any corporation, board or other body which was or is established by or under any written law other than the Companies Act, No. 7 of 2007, with funds or capital wholly or partly provided by the Government by way of grant loan or otherwise;

“Public Institution” includes a Ministry, a government department, a public corporation, any institution established by a Provincial

Council or by a statute of a Provincial

Council, a local authority, any business or

Local Authorities Elections other undertaking vested in the government and a Company registered or deemed to be registered under the Companies Act, No. 7 of 2007, in which the Government, a public corporation or any local authority holds more than fifty per centum of the shares;”.