(1) The Councillors elected in a general election or a bye-election of a Corporation and the members nominated by the State Government under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 10 shall constitute the Board of Councillors_
(2) The Board of Councillors, unless dissolved earlier, shall hold office for a period of five-years from the date appointed for its first meeting after the general election and no longer.
(3) In a newly constituted Corporation area, all the powers or functions, vested with the Corporation authorities under this Act or under any other law, for the time being in force, for the purpose of shaping up the municipal administration, shall be exercised or performed, as the case may be, by such person or persons to be designated as the Administrator or the Board of Administrators, as the State Government may, by notification, appoint for a period not exceeding six months:
Provided that if, for any reason, it is not possible to hold the first general election of a newly constituted Corporation before expiry of the period of six months under this sub-section, the State Government may, by notification, extend the term of such Administrator or the Board of Administrators, as the case may be, for a further period not exceeding six months. In the case of extension of term of such Administrator or Board of Administrators, as the case may be, under this sub-section, all the powers and functions, vested with the Corporation authorities under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force, shall be excercised or performed, as the case may be, by such Administrator or the Board of Administrators in such extended term.
(4) If for any reason, it is not possible to hold the general election of a Corporation before the expiry of the period of five years, specified in subsection (2), the Board of Councillors shall stand disso:ved on the expiration of the said period and all the powers or functions vested with the Corporation authorities under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force, shall be exercised or performed, as the case may be, by such person or persons to be designated as the Administrator or the Board of Administrators as the State Government, by notification, appoint.
12. The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Corporation shall vest in the State Election Commission.
13. A Councillor shall hold office for a period of five years from the date of the first meeting of the Corporation under section 51 or for the period for which the new Board of Councillors shall continue under the second proviso to subsection (2) of section 60 or for the period for which a member chosen to fill a casual vacancy shall be chosen to serve under sub-section (2) of section 83 of the West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994, unless—
(a) the Corporation is dissolved earlier, or
(b) he resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman in which case the resignation shall take effect from such date as may be specified in the notice or, if no such date is specified, from the date of its receipt by the Chairman, or West Ben. Act XXXIV of 1994.
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(c) his election is void under sub-section (1) of section 31 of the West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994, or
(d) the entire area of the ward from which he has been elected is withdrawn from the operation of this Act under section 8, or is included in an exisitng Gram Panchayat, or is constituted in one or more Gram Panchayats, under sub-section (1) of section 6A of the West Bengal Panchayats Act, 1973, or
(e) he is declared under section 14 to be disqualified for being a Councillor, West Ben. Act XLI of 1973.
Disqualification for being a Councillor on change of political party.