Constitution of President-in-Council

Constitution of President-in-Council.--

1. (1) There shall be a President-in-Council for every Council which shall be constituted by the President from amongst the elected Councillors within seven days from the date of election of Vice-President under Section 43.
2. (2) The President-in-Council shall consist of the President and seven members in case of Municipal Council and five members in case of Nagar Panchayat.
3. (3) The members of the President-in-Council shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.
4. (4) Each Council shall have such departments as may be prescribed and member of the President-in-Council shall be made incharge of such departments by the President.
5. (5) The President shall be the Ex-Officio Chairman of the President-in-Council and shall over the meeting of the President-in-Council, if present. In the absence of the President, the members present in the meeting shall choose one of them to preside over the meeting.
6. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the President-in-Council, Chairman and the members shall exercise such powers and perform such function, as may be prescribed.
7. (7) The conduct of business of the President-in-Council shall be such as may be prescribed. In case the office of the President is declared vacant under the Act, the Councillors nominated by the Government under sub-section (2) of Section 37 to perform the duties of the President or a person who is elected for the office of the President, as the case may be, either allow the existing members of the President-in-Council to continue or appoint new members in place of them from amongst the elected Councillors.