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Section 46: Casual vacancies.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957

(1) When a casual vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the Standing Committee, [Corporation or, as the case may be, Wards Committee shall] fill up the vacancy, as soon as may be after, and in any case within one month of, the occurrence of the vacancy, by the election of another councillor or [persons referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (3)] of section 3.]

(2) A member elected to fill a casual vacancy shall be elected to serve for the remainder of his predecessor's term of office

Where this provision sits

ActThe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section46
Marginal noteCasual vacancies.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 40, ibid., for "Corporation shall" (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 40, ibid., for "alderman" (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).

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