The text provided abruptly ends at Section 17 ("Corrupt practices").

Disqualification for continuing as member

1. (1) A #[member] shall cease to be a #[member] if he-
   • (a) is or becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in section 22; [(aa) is elected to a Ward/Office reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes, and subsequently the community certificate on the basis of which he is elected is cancelled under section 5 of the Telangana (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993;]
   • (b) ceases to reside in the City;
   • (c) fails to pay arrears of any kind due by him, otherwise than in a fiduciary capacity, to the Corporation, within three months from the date of service of a notice requiring payment thereof issued by the Commissioner, which it shall be his duty to issue and cause to be served at the earliest convenient date;
   • (d) absents himself at more than three consecutive meetings of the Corporation unless leave so to absent himself, which shall not exceed six months, had been granted by the Corporation or absents himself for over six consecutive months from meetings of the Corporation: Provided that no meeting from which a #[member] absents himself shall be counted against him under this clause, if due notice of that meeting was not given to him: [ Provided further that nothing in this clause shall apply to an ex-officio #[member].] Explanation.- A special meeting held under clause (d) of section 88 and a meeting called upon written requisition under clause (h) of section 88 shall not be deemed to be a meeting within the meaning of this clause.
2. (2) When a #[member] ceases to be a #[member] under clause (d) of sub-section (1), the Commissioner shall at once intimate the fact in writing to such #[member] and report the same to the Corporation at its next meeting. If such #[member] applies for restoration of office to the Corporation on or before the date of its next meeting or within fifteen days of the receipt by him of such intimation, whichever is later, the Corporation may at the meeting next after the receipt of such application or suo motu at the said meeting restore him to his office as #[member]: Provided that a #[member] shall not be so restored more than twice during his term of office. 23A. Omitted [XXX] 23B. Omitted [XXX] 23C. Omitted [XXX]