(1) There shall be the following sub-committees in the Municipality, namely:—>
(a) sub- committee for finance, taxation and accounts.
(b) sub-committee for public health and sanitation.
(c) sub-committee for works, town planning and improvement,
(d) sub-committee for water works.
(e) sub-committee for education and social justice.
(2) Each sub-committee shall consist of five memberg of the Municipality elected at its first meeting after the general election and at the first meeting in the same month in each succeeding year according to the principal of proportionate representation by means 6f" the "sintfle transferable Vote.
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(3) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons shall be ex-officio members of all the sub-oommittees but they shall not have-the right to vote.
(4) The term of office of the members of the sub-committees shall be on© year fromi the date of their election:
Provided that a person shall cease to be a member of the sub-committee if he ceases to be a member of the Municipality or if he absents himself without the permission of the sub-committee for three consecutive meetings of the sub-committee.
(5) Where a casual vacancy occurs in the membership of a subcommittee it shall be filled by the Municipality by tjhe election of another member. The persons so elected shall hold office only so long as the person in whose place he is elected would, but for occurence or vacancy, have held.
(6) A member of the sub-committee may resign his office at any time by notice in writing addressed to the Chairperson of the sub-committee and delivered to him and such resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted.
(7) Each sub-committee shall elect one of its members as Chairperson.
(8) Thp ChairnerRon of the sub-committee shall hold office until a successor is elected but shall be eligible for re-election.
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (6)r the Chairperson shall vacate his office when he Ceases to be a member of the sub committee.
(10) Tf any casual vacancy occurcs in the office of the Chairperson, the sub-committee concerned shall, after the occurrence of ^nch vacancy, elect anle <?f the members to fill such vacancy, and every persons so elected shall continue in office so long only as the person In whose place he Is elected would, but for the occurrence of the vacancy have hold.
D. Joint Committee
19. A Municipality may concur with any other Municipality, or with more than one Municipality in constituting, a joint committee, for any purpose in which they are jointly interested, and in delegating to any such jajint committee any power which might be exercised by either or any of the Municipality concerned.
Provided that no ioint committee shall be- appointed-in pursuance of such concurrence without the previous approval of the Administrator.
Joint Committee.
E. Oath of Allegiance