(1) The Councillors elected in a general election of a Municipality shall constitute the Board of Councillors.
(2) The Board of Councillors shall hold office for a period of five years from the date of its first meeting after the general election at which a quorum is present, unless dissolved or superseded earlier:
Municipal authorities.
The Municipality.
Constitution of Board of Councillors.
219 The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993.
[West Ben. Act (Part 11.—The Municipal Areas.—Chapter 111.—The Municipal Authorities.—Sections 15, 16.)
Chairmanin-Council.
Chairman.
Provided that the Board of Councillors shall continue in office till the next Board of Councillors assumes office, unless dissolved or superseded earlier.
(3) In a municipal area newly constituted, the State Government may appoint all the members of the Board of Councillors for a period not exceeding six months from the date of the notification under which such municipal area is constituted and the general election shall follow thereafter.
(4) K for any reason, it is not possible to hold the general election of a Municipality before the expiry of the period of five years spcified in sub-section (2), the Board of Councillors shall stand dissolved pn the expiration of the said period and thereupon the provisions of section 431 shall apply =ileitis mutandis.