President by or under this Act or by any other enactment for the time being in force.

Penalty for refusal to handover charge by outgoing office bearers.- (1) The President and the Vice-President shall be deemed to have entered their respective offices from the date of their election and the outgoing President or Vice-President, as the case may be, shall cease to function as President or Vice-President respectively.

1. (2) The outgoing President or Vice-President shall forthwith handover, all papers and property, if any, to his successor, failing which the Collector may, by order, in writing direct such outgoing President or Vice-President, as the case may be, to handover the required papers and property forthwith.

The Madhya Pradesh* Municipalities Act, 1961

*छ-ग- राजपत्र दिनााँक 24-08-2001 के अदिसूचना क्रमाांक 2458/2001 दिनााँक 30-06--2001 के अनुसार "म-प्र." के स्थान पर "छ.ग."।

1. (3) If the outgoing President or Vice-President to whom a direction has been issued under sub- section (2) does not comply with such direction, he shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to0 one month or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
2. (4) No person shall be instituted under this section without the previous sanction in writing, of the State Government.