( 1) The Chairperson shall cease to hold office if he ceases to be a Term of member of the Nagar Panchayat. office of the Chairperson.
(2) The Chairperson may at any time by giving a notice in writing to the Vice-Chairpersn or if there is no Vice-Chairperson, to the Nagar Panchayat, resign his office and the procedure for acceptance or otherwise of the resignation shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The Chairperson may be removed from office by a resolution carried by a majority of the total number of elected members of the Nagar Panchayat at a special meeting to be called for this purpose in the manner prescribed upon a requisition made in writing by not less than one third of the total number of elected members of the Nagar Panchayat and the procedure for conduct of business in the special meeting shall be such as may be prescribed :
Provided that no such resolution shall be moved before the expiry of six months from the date of assumption of office by the Chairperson and if such resolution is not carried by a majority of the total number of elected members, no further resolution for such purpose shall be moved before the expiry of a period of six months from the date on which the former resolution was moved.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Chairperson of a Nagar Panchayat whose office becomes vacant under any of the I lrtserred hy Tlrc Trip~rru M~rr~rcipcrl (Arnerrclr~~cr~t) Acr. 2000. w.e.5 6.10.2000.
provisions of this section shall continue to hold office as Chairperson until his successor enters upon his office.
V i ~ - C h a i ~ ~ n . 27. (1 ) The Vice-Chairperson shall. in the absence of the Chairperson, preside over the meeting of the Nagar Committee as well as Nagar Panchayat.
(2) The Vice-Chairperson shall, during the absence of the Chairperson for any reason whatsoever, discharge all the duties and exercise all the powers of the Chairperson unless otherwise expressly directed by the Chairperson.
(3) The Vice-Chairperson shall, at any time, perform such other duties or exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him under the provisions of this Act.
Othermembers 28, The other members of the Nagar Committee shall exercise such lhe Nagar powers and perform such function as may be assigned to them from time to Committee. time by the Chairperson.
Term of office 29. TheVice-Chairperson or any other member of the Nagar Committee of the Vice- shall hold office until- Chairperson and other members of the Nagar (a) he ceases to be a member of the Nagar Panchayat : or Committee.
(b) he resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairperson in which case the resignation shall take effect from the date of its acceptrance ; or
(c) he is removed from office by a written order of the Chairperson ; or
(d) the Chairperson ceases to hold office ; or
(e) in the case of the death of the Chairperson a newly elected Chairperson enters upon his office.
M u n i c i p a 1 30. A Municipal Council shall be legislative body of the Municipality in Council shall smaller Urban Municipal area and all legislative action shall be expressed be the legis- to be made in the name of the Municipality.
lative body.
3 1 . (1) There shall be a Chairperson-in-Council consisting of the Chairperson- Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and other members not exceeding five. " - O " ' shall be the executive body.
(2) The Vice-Chairperson and other members referred to in sub-section ( 1 ) shall be nominated by the Chairperson from amongst the elected members as soon as possible after he enters upon office and shall assume office after taking such oath of secrecy as may be prescribed.
(3) All executive powers of the Municipality of a Smaller Urban Municipal area shall vest in the Chairperson-in-Council.
(4) The manner of transaction of business of the Chairperson-in- Council shall be such as may be prescribed.
( 5 ) The Chairperson-in-Council shall be collectively responsible to the Municipality, that is to say the Municipal Council.
(6) All executive action shall be expressed to be made in the name of the respective Municipality.