(1) The Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority shall Composition of the consist of the following members:— Calcutta
(a) the Chief Minister of the State of West Bengal or any person Metropolitan pment nominated by him shall be the Chairman, and a Minister of Authority.
the State of West Bengal to be nominated by the Chief Minister shall be the Vice-Chairman:
Provided that when there is no Council of Ministers functioning in the State of West Bengal, the State Government shall nominate such persons, as it may think fit, to be the two members and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority;
(b) the Chief Executive Officer of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, ex-officio;
West Ben.
Act XIV of
1965.
West Ben.
Act XI of
1972.
Calcutta Metropolitan Area.
Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority.
117 The West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter 1V—Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority.— Section 20.)
(c) not more than three officers of the rank of Secretary to the State Government to be nominated by the State Government;
and
(d) Meeting of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority.
not more than five other persons to be nominated by the State Government of whom two shall be Councillors of the Corporation of Calcutta and the other three shall be from amongst persons elected as Commissioners of municipalities within the Calcutta Metropolitan Area:
Provided that when an order of supersession of the Corporation of Calcutta or a municipality has been made and is in force, it shall be competent for the State Government to nominate in place of the Councillors or Commissioners such persons having experience or knowledge in the administration of Local Self-Government to be members of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority.
(2) The Vice-Chairman shall discharge such functions and exercise such powers as may be delegated to him by the Chairman and shall, during the absence of the Chairman, perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Chairman.
(3) The members referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of their nomination by the State Government and shall receive such allowances for attending the meetings of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority or any committe thereof, as may be prescribed:
Provided that every such member, on ceasing to be a Councillor of the Corporation of Calcutta or the Commissioner of any municipality within the Calcutta Metropolitan Area, as the case may be, shall cease to hold office as such member notwithstanding that the said term of three years has not expired and the vacancy shall be filled by the State Government by making a fresh nomination.
(4) No act or proceeding of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in, or defect, initial or subsequent, in the constitution of that Authority.