Standing and Subjects Committees for all classes of Councils

(1) Every Municipal Council shall constitute a Standing Committee and may constitute 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 members of the Standing Committee, a fraction shall be ignored. (3) If the Council decides to constitute any Subjects Committee, such Committee shall consist of not more than five members, as it may determine. (4) The Chairperson shall, within seven days of his election as Chairperson under section 52 call special meeting of the Council for the purpose of— (a) determining the number of members of the Standing Committee; (b) determining the Subject Committee or Committees, if any, to be constituted and the number of members of each such committee; (c) holding elections to 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, shall be elected by the members thereof, at the meeting convened under sub-section (4).