Standing and Subject Committees for all classes of Councils

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(1) Every municipal Council shall appoint a Standing Committee and may appoint such Subjects Committees, as it may deem necessary. (2) The Standing Committee shall consist of such number of members as the Council may determine, so however that the number of members so determined shall not exceed one third of the total number of Councillors. Provided that in so determining the number of the member of the standing Committee, a fraction shall be ignored. (3) If the Council decides to appoint any Subjects Committee, such Committee shall consist of not more than five members, as it may determine. (4) The President shall, within seven days of his election as President under section 52 call a special meeting of the Council for the purpose of- (a) determining the number of members of the Standing Committee; (b) determining the Subjects Committee or Committees, if any, to be appointed and the number of members of each such Committee and If more than one such Committee are to be appointed, the subjects Committee of which the Vice-president shall be the ex-officio Chairman; and (c) electing members for the Standing Committee and the Subjects Committee or Committees if any, in the manner prescribed by the Government. (5) If more than one subjects Committee are to be appointed, the Chairman of the Subjects Committee other than that of which the vice-President is to be the ex-officio Chairman, shall be elected by the members thereof, at the meeting convened under sub-section (4).

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