Power of State Government to authorise officer to exercise powers and perform

duties, when offices of all presiding officers are vacant simultaneously.— Where for any reason, at any time, offices of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of the Subjects Committees become vacant simultaneously, then, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder, pending the election of the new President or the Vice-President, the State Government

may, by order published in the Official Gazette, authorise the Chief Executive Officer or such other

officer as may be specified by it in that behalf,—

1. (a) to exercise all the powers and to perform all the duties of the Zilla Parishads, the Standing Committee and the Subjects Committee and other Committees, including those of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of the Subjects Committees and other Committees, to the exclusion of the Councillors; or
2. (b) to exercise all the powers and to perform all the duties of the President, Vice-President and Chairmen of the Subjects Committees and other Committees.]
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