(1) The Government may, after giving an opportunity to an elected member of the General Council to show cause against the action proposed to be taken against him, by order remove him from office—
(a) if after his election he is convicted by a criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude punishable with imprisonment for a period of more than six months; or
(b) if he incurs any of the disqualifications mentioned in subsection (1) of section 9 after his election as a member of the General Council; or
(c) if he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the General Council without the leave of the General Council; or
(d) if he does not pay any arrear in respect of any tax, toll, fee or rate payable under this Act or the Bengal Village Self- Government Act, 1919, or the West Bengal Panchayat Act,
1957.
(2) Any member of the General Council who is removed from his office under sub-section (1) may, within thirty days from the date of the order, appeal to such authority as the Government may appoint in this behalf, and, thereupon, the authority so appointed may stay the operation of the order till the disposal of the appeal and may, after giving notice of the appeal to such authority as may be prescribed and after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, modify, set aside or confirm the order.
(3) The order passed by the authority appointed under subsection (2) on such appeal shall be final.
19. The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to regulate all or any of the following matters for the purpose of holding of elections to the General Council under this Act:—
(a) the designation of the officer or authority to whom the power to determine the territorial limits of constituencies under sub-section (2) of section 6 may be delegated and the officer or authority who may prepare and maintain the electoral roll under section 10;
(b) the appointment of Returning Officers, Presiding Officers and Polling Officers for election;
(c) the drawing up of the programme of election;
(d) the nomination of candidates and the scrutiny of such nomination;
(e) the deposits to be made by candidates and the time and manner of making such deposits;
Disqualifications of members.
Power to make rules regulating the election of members.
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(f) the withdrawal of candidatures;
(g) the appointment of agents of candidates;
(h) the filling up of casual vacancy;
(i) the general procedure at the election including the time, place and hours of poll and the method by which votes shall be cast;
(j) the fee to be paid on an election petition;
(k) any other matter relating to election or election disputes in respect of which the Government deems it necessary to make rules under this section or in respect of which there is no provision in this Act or the provision is insufficient and, in the opinion of the Government, adequate provision is necessary.
Disputes regarding elections.