Government to remove Councillor or Deputy Chairperson or Chairperson

(1) The Government may, by notification, remove any councillor, Deputy Chairperson or Chairperson, who in their opinion, wilfully omits or refuses to carry out or disobeys the provisions of this Act or any rules, bye-laws, regulations or lawful orders issued thereunder or abuses the powers vested in him. (2) The Government shall, when they propose to take action under sub-section (1), give the councillor, Deputy Chairperson or Chairperson concerned an opportunity for explanation, and the notification issued under the said sub-section shall contain a statement of the reasons of the Government for the action taken. (3) Any person removed under sub-section (1) from the office of councillor, Deputy Chairperson or Chairperson shall not be eligible for election to the said office until the date on which notice of the next ordinary elections to the municipal council is published in the prescribed manner, or the expiry of one year from the date specified in such notification, whichever is later.