Insertion of Section 15-A

In the Principal Act, after Section 15, a new section 15-A shall be inserted, namely:- “15-A Chief Executive Officer: Save as otherwise provided in this Act, and subject to supervision and control of the Municipality and the Chairman, the executive power for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall vest in the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer may 1) exercise all the powers and perform all the duties specifically conferred or imposed upon him by this Act or by any other law for the time being in force ; 2) prescribe the duties of and exercise supervision and control over the acts and proceedings of all officers and staffs of a Municipality, and subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, dispose of all questions relating to the service of the said officers and other employees and their pay, privileges, allowances and other conditions of service ;