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Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 2007

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(1) The Councillors shall, in the first meeting under section 35, elect in Executive power of accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed one of the Councillors to Municipality to be be the Chief Councillor, who shall assume office forthwith after taking the oath of exercised by secrecy under section 24. Empowered Standing
(2) If the Councillors fail to elect a Chief Councillor under sub-section (1), the Committee. State Government shall appoint by name one of the Councillors to be the Chief Councillor. Election of Chief Councillor.
(3) In the case of any casual vacancy in the office of the Chief Councillor caused by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, and to fill up the vacancy, the councillors may elect one of the councillors to be chief councillor as may be prescribed. 24. (1) The Councillor and the members of the Empowered Standing Committee Oath of secrecy to of a Municipality shall assume office after taking the oath of secrecy in the be taken by Chief following form:- Councillor and members of "l, A. B. do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that | will not directly or Empowered indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which Standing shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as the Committee. presiding officer or as member of the Empowered Standing Committee except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties".
(2) The oath of secrecy shall be administered by:- In the case of a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat, the Distinct Magistrate or the Magistrate in-charge of the Sub- division in which the municipal area is situated or an officer of the State Government authorized in this behalf by the District Magistrate. 25. (1) The Chief Councillor shall cease to hold office as such if he ceases to be Chief Councillor. a Councillor.
(2) The Chief Councillor may, at any, time, by giving a notice, in writing to the Municipality resign his office, and the procedure for acceptance or otherwise of the resignation shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The Chief Councillor may be removed from office by a resolution carried out by a majority of the total number of councillors holding office for the time being at a special meeting to be called for this purpose in the manner as prescribed, upon a requisition made in writing by not less than one- third of the total number of Councillors, and the procedure for the conduct of business in the special meeting shall be such as may be prescribed. Provided that no such resolution shall be moved before the expiry of six months from the date of entering office by the Chief Councillor, and if such resolution is not carried by a majority of the total number of councillors, no further resolution for such purpose shall be moved before the expiry of a period of six months from the date on which the former resolution was moved. 26. (1) The Deputy Chief Councillor shall, in the absence of the Chief Councillor, Deputy Chief preside over the meetings of the Municipality. Councillor.
(2) When- a. The office of the Chief Councillor falls vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise, or b. The Chief Councillor is, by reason of reason of leave, illness or other cause, temporarily unable to exercise the powers, perform the functions, or discharge the duties, of his office, The Deputy Chief Councillor shall exercise the powers, perform the functions, and discharge the duties, of the Chief Councillor until a Chief Councillor is elected under subsection (3) of section 23 and enters office or until the Chief Councillor resumes his duties.
(3) The Deputy Chief Councillor shall, at any time, exercise such other powers, perform such other functions, and discharge such other duties, as may be delegated to him under the provisions of this Act.

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