(1) The Sarpanch shall -
(a) be responsible for convening the meeting of the Gram Sabha and preside over its meetings;
(b) be responsible for convening the meetings of the Gram Panchayat and shall preside over its meetings;
(c) be responsible for the maintenance of the records of the Gram Panchayat;
(d) have the general responsibility for the financial and executive administration of the Gram Panchayat;
(e) exercise administrative supervision and control over the work of the staff of the Gram Panchayat and the officers and employees whose service may be placed at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat by any other authority;
(f) for the transaction of business connected with this Act or for the purpose of making any order authorized thereby, exercise such powers, perform such functions and discharge such duties as may be exercised, performed or discharged by the Gram Panchayat under this Act or the rules made thereunder:
Provided that the Sarpanch shall not exercise such powers, perform such ftmctions or discharge such duties as may be required by the rules made under this Act to be exercised, performed or discharged by the Gram Panchayat at a meeting;
(g) exercise such other powers, perform such other duties as the Gram Panchayat may, by general or special, resolution, direct or as the State Government may by rules made in this behalf, prescribe .
• 17. Resignation of Sarpanch.- ( 1) The Sarpanch may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Deputy Director concerned.
(2) Every resignation under sub-section (1) shall take effect on the expiry of fifteen days from the date of its receipt unless within this period of fifteen days he withdraws such resignation by writing under his hand addressed to the prescribed authority.
18 Resignation of Panches. A Panch of a Gram Panchayat may resign his office in writing under his hand addressed to the Deputy Director concerned and his office shall become vacant on the expiry of fifteen days from the date of such resignation unless within the said period of fifteen days, he withdraws such resignation by writing.
19. 1(----l 1 Section 19 omitted by Punjab Act No. 13 of 2011, prior to omission Section 19 was read as under: "19. No Confidence motion against Sarpanch. (1) An application regarding intention to move a motion of no confidence against a Sarpanch be made to the Block Development and Panchayat Officer by [majority of panches]. ,
Provided that no such application shall be made unless a period of two years has elapsed from the date on which the Satpanch assumed his office.
(2) The Block Development and Panchayat Officer shall, within a period of fifteen days of the receipt of application under sub-section (1), convene a meeting of the Gram Sabha by giving seven clear days In notice, for discussing and taking decision on the no-confidence motion.
(3) If the no-confidence motion is carried In the meeting convened under sub-section (2) which shall be presided over by the Block Development and Panchayat Officer or an Officer not below the rank of Social Education and Panchayat Officer authorised by the Block Development and Panchayat Officer In this behalf, by 1 [a two-third majority of the total number of Panches holding office for the time being], the Sarpanch shall be deemed to have been removed from his office, and a new Sarpanch shall be elected in his place.
Provided that if the no-confidence motion is lost another such motion shall not be moved against that Sarpanch before the expiry of two years from the date of its having beeo lost.
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