(1) Every [Chairperson and] member shall, before entering upon his duties as such, make and subscribe before [an officer authorised by the State Government by a general or special order] for the purpose an oath or affirmation in the prescribed form.
(2) Any member who fails to comply with the provisions of sub-Section (1) within a period of one month from the date of the first meeting of the Municipality or in case of a member elected in a bye-election or a nominated member, from the date of his election or, as the case may be, his nomination, shall be deemed to have vacated his seat:
Provided that the period during which such member was in jail as an under trial prisoner or as a detenue or as a political prisoner shall not be taken into account.