(1) As soon as may be after the first meeting cf the Panchayat after each general election, every member thereof shall take the oath of office before such officer as the Administrator may specify in this behalf, In the form set out in the First Schedule.
(2) No member who has not taken such oath shall vote or take part in the proceedings of any meeting nor shall he be included as a member of any committee constituted by the Panchayat, j 24. (1) Any member may resign his office by giving notice in writ- Ing to that effect to the Sarpanch, and such resignation shall take effect from the date of its receipt by the Sarpanch.
(2) The Upa-Sarpanch may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Sarpanch but the resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by the Panchayat.
(3) The Sarpanch may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Administrator but the resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by him, SBC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 2I$