(1) As soon as may be after the first meeting of the Island Council, every member thereof shall take oath o fof ice before the Assistant Commissioner in the form set out in the First Schedule.
(2) Ns member of the Island Cotincil who has not taken such oath shall vote or take part in the proceedings of any meeting nor shall be included as a member of any committee constituted by the lsland Council.
62. The Chief Captain may resign his office by giving notice in writing to that effect to the Deputy Commissioner, but the resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by him.
63. ( I ) A motion of no confidence against the Chief Captain may be moved by any member of an Island Council after giving fifteen days notice.
(2) A special meeting of the Island Council shall be convened within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the motion has been moved, to deliberate on and decide the no confidence motion. ,
(3) If the motion of no confidence is carried by a majority of the total membership of the Island Council, the Island Council shall recommend to all the Village General Bodies of that Island, the remova! of the Chief Captain from his office.
( 4 ) On receipt of recommendation under sub-section (3) a special meeting of all the Village General Bodies shall be convened with a quorum of not less than one fif th of the total number of members of the Village General Bodies and the recommendations shall be approved by the two-third majority of members present and voting.
- -- (5)-Upon the ap~roval of the rec.jlmmgndation unaer SUE-sstidn (@;?hexChief Captain shall ceaw to hold office from the date on which thc iccomrnendation is approved SEC. I ] -.
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(6) Ifthe recommendation ofthe Island Council is not approved or there is no quorum in the special meeting of all Village General Bodies, no fresh motion of no confidence shall be moved against the Chief Captain of the Island Council within a period of one year from the date on which the recommendation fails to acquire approval ofall Village General Bodies or the date on which recommendation could not be considered for lack of quorum.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, the Chief Captain shall not preside over a meeting of the Island Council convened under sub-section (2) and of the Village General Body under sub-section (4), and he shall not be entitled to vote on such motion or any other matter during such proceedings, but he shall have a right to speak or take part in the proceedings+of such meetings.