Appointment of sub-committees.

(1) There shall be the following Sub-Committees in the Municipality, namely:- (a) sub-committee for finance, taxation and accounts. (b) sub-committee for public health and sanitation. (c) sub-committee for works, town planning and improvement. (d) sub-committee for water works. (e) sub-committee for education and social justice.

(2) Each sub-committee shall consist of five members of the Municipality elected at its first meeting after the general election and at the first meeting in the same month, in each succeeding year according to the principal of proportionate representation by means of the single transferable vote.

(3) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson shall be ex-office members of all the Sub-Committees but they shall not have the right to vote.

(4) The term of office of the members of the sub-committees shall be one year from the date of their election: Provided that a person shall cease to be a member of the sub-committee if he ceases to be a member of the Municipality or if he absents himself without the permission of the sub-committee for three consecutive meeting of the sub-committee.

(5) When a casual vacancy occurs in the membership of a sub-committee it shall be filled by the Municipality by the election of another member. The persons so elected shall hold office only so long as the person in whose place he is elected would, but for occurrence of vacancy have held.

(6) A member of sub-committee may resign his office at any time by notice in writing addressed to the Chairperson of the sub-committee and delivered to him and such resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted.

(7) Each sub-committee shall elect one of its members as Chairperson.

(8) The Chairperson of the sub-committee shall hold office until a successor is elected but shall be eligible for re-election.

(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (6) the Chairperson shall vacate his office when he ceases to be a member of the sub-committee.

(10) If any casual vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson the sub-committee concerned shall, after the occurrence of such vacancy elect one of the members to fill such vacancy and every persons so elected shall continue in office so long as the person in whose place he is elected would, but for the occurrence of the vacancy have held.