Article 140 — Advocate General for a Province ................................ ................................ 73

being a person qualified to be appointed a Judge of the High Court, to be the Adv ocate General for the Province. (2) It shall be the duty of the Advocate -General to give advice to the Provincial Government upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may be referred or assigned to him by the Provi ncial Government. (3) The Advocate -General shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor 4[and shall not engage in private practice so lo ng as he holds the office of the Advocate -General]. (4) The Advocate -General may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign his office. 5* * * * * * * * 140A. Local Government 6[140A. (1) Each Province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative and financial responsibility and authority to the el ected representatives of the local governments. (2) Election s to the local governments shall be held by the Election Commission of Pakistan. ] ___________ 1 Subs. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 46, for “Governor”. 2 Subs. ibid., for “in his name”. 3 Subs. ibid., for “clause (3)” 4 Added ibid., s. 47. 5 Existing Article 140A stands omitted as a consequence of the (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), see section 2. 6 New Article 140A ins. ibid., s. 48. 74 PART V Relations Between Federation and Provinces 141. Extent of Federal and Provincial laws