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Section 47: Appointment of Commissioner

Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976State Act of Punjab · Act 42 of 1976

(1) The Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Class I officer, of the Government a minimum service as such of ten years as the Commissioner of the Corporation.

(2) Subject to the provisions of Section (3), the Commissioner so appointed shall hold office for a term of three years in the first instance :

Provided further that his appointment may be renewed for a term not exceeding three years :

Provided further that no officer who has attained such age of superannuation as may from time to time be fixed by the Government shall be appointed or continue as Commissioner.

(3) The Government -

(a) shall recall the Commissioner if at a special meeting of the Corporation called for the purpose a resolution for such recall has been passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total number of members ;

(b) may recall the Commissioner at any time during the term of his appointment by giving a notice of at least one month to the Corporation.

Section 48

Where this provision sits

ActPunjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976
Section47
Marginal noteAppointment of Commissioner
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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