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Local authorities elections (special provisions) Law (No. 24 of 1977) - Sect 146

Replacement of section 19 of the principal enactment

146. Section 19 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:-
19.
(1) There shall be a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman for each Town Council who shall be members and be elected in accordance with the provisions of written law for the time being applicable in that behalf.
(2) The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of a Town Council shall hold office for the term of office of the Council unless he resigns or vacates such office. Whenever a Chairman or Vice-Chairman vacates his office he shall at the same time cease to be a member.
(3) The Chairman of a Town Council shall subject to the provisions of section 28 of the Local Authorities (Special Provisions) Act, No. 48 of 1971, be the chief executive officer of the Council, and all executive acts and responsibilities which are by this Ordinance or any other written law directed or empowered to be done or discharged by the Council may, unless the contrary intention appears from the context, be done or discharged by the Chairman.
(4) The Chairman may by order in writing delegate to the Vice-Chairman or Secretary or any other officer of the Council any of the powers, duties or functions conferred or imposed upon or vested in the Chairman by this Ordinance or any other written law.
(5) The exercise, discharge or performance by the Vice-Chairman or the Secretary or any other officer of the Council of any power, function, or duty delegated to him by order of the Chairman shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions and limited to such purpose or purposes as may be specified in the Order; and any such delegation may at any time be varied or cancelled by order of the Chairman.
(6) During the period commencing on the date of occurrence of a vacancy in the office of Chairman and ending on the date of election of a new Chairman or during the period of absence of the Chairman on account of illness or other unavoidable cause the Vice-Chairman may exercise the same powers and per-form the same duties as the Chairman.
(7) Whenever the office of Chairman of a Town Council falls vacant information of the occurrence of the vacancy shall forthwith be given to the elections officer of the district in writing by the Secretary of the Council. Upon the receipt of such information the elections officer shall proceed to fill the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of written law for the time being applicable in that behalf.".

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