Oath or affirmation.

(1) Every councillor and every person nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3, before taking his seat, make and subscribe at a meeting of the Corporation an oath or affirmation according to the following form, namely:— "I, A. B. having been nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3 as representative in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter.". (2) If a person sits or votes as a councillor or sits as a representative before he has complied with the requirements of sub-section (1) he shall be liable in respect of each day on which he sits or votes as the case may be, to a penalty of three hundred rupees to be recovered as arrears of tax under this Act.