Election of Chairperson.

(1) As soon as may be after its constitution. every Municipality shall, at a special meeting, elect one of its member, from among themselves, to be the Chairperson of the Municipality.

(2) The term of office of a Chairperson shall be one year from the date of his election or the residue of the term of the Municipality, which ever is less.

(3) The office of the Chairperson shall be reserved for the first year of the Municipality in favour of a member who is a woman.

(4) On the occurrance of any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson, the Municipality shall within one month of the occurance of such vacancy elect one of its members as Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson as the case may be.

(5) If the vacancy be a casual vacancy in the office of the Chairperson and is reserved for a woman, the vacancy shall be filled by electing one of the members from amongst women.