Local Committees

(1) The Samiti may, for any district or part thereof, constitute a Local Committee consisting of a Chairman, Vice-chairman and three other members to be appointed by it from amongst the residents of the area concerned. (2) The appointments made under sub-section (1) shall be notified in the Gazette and the persons so appointed shall hold office for a period of four years from the date of such notification. (3) The Samiti may, with the approval of the State Government and subject to such restrictions and limitations as it may impose, authorise any Local Committee constituted under sub-section (1) to perform or exercise in the area for which such Local Committee is constituted, all or any of the duties, powers or functions vested in the Samiti by or under this Act and the Samiti may, in like manner, withdraw such authorisation. (4) The provisions contained in sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall apply to a Local Committee as they apply to the Samiti subject to the modification that the powers exercisable by, and the duties imposed on, the State Government under the said sections shall, in relation to a Local Committee, be exercised and discharged by the Samiti and that it shall not be necessary to make any consultation as is required under sections 8 and 9: Provided that the dissolution or reconstitution of a Local Committee shall be subject to the prior approval of the State Government: Provided further that where the State Government are satisfied that the removal of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or a member of a Local Committee or the dissolution of a Local Committee is necessary and that the Samiti has failed to take action in that regard, they may, after consulting the Samiti, remove such Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member or dissolve and reconstitute such Local Committee and that, the provisions of sections 7 and 9 shall, as far as may be, apply therefor.