Municipal meetings and proceedings
86. (1) There shall be at least one meeting of the Municipality in every month to be held on a day fixed by regulation or of which notice has been given in a manner provided by regulation in this behalf.
1[(2) The 2[President]3 may convene a meeting whenever he thinks fit and shall, upon a requisition made in writing by not less than one-fifth of the members of the Municipality and served on the 2[President]3 or sent by registered post acknowledgement due addressed to the municipal Municipality at their office, convene a meeting within a period of 4[fifteen days] from the date of the service or receipt of such requisition] :
5[Provided that the President may, for reasons to be recorded, postpone a meeting, other than a meeting convened on the requisition of members as above, by giving such notice as may be provided by regulation in this behalf ; ]
(3) A meeting may be adjourned until the next or any subsequent day, and an adjourned meeting may be further adjourned in like manner.
(4) Every meeting shall be held at the municipal office (if any) or other convenient place of which notice has been duly given.6
7[(5) The President shall report to the District Magistrate the name of any member who has, without obtaining sanction from the Municipality, absented himself from the meetings of the Municipality for more than three consecutive months or three consecutive meetings, whichever is the longer period. ]
86. (1) There shall be at least one meeting of the Municipality in every month to be held on a day fixed by regulation or of which notice has been given in a manner provided by regulation in this behalf.
1[(2) The 2[President]3 may convene a meeting whenever he thinks fit and shall, upon a requisition made in writing by not less than one-fifth of the members of the Municipality and served on the 2[President]3 or sent by registered post acknowledgement due addressed to the municipal Municipality at their office, convene a meeting within a period of 4[fifteen days] from the date of the service or receipt of such requisition] :
5[Provided that the President may, for reasons to be recorded, postpone a meeting, other than a meeting convened on the requisition of members as above, by giving such notice as may be provided by regulation in this behalf ; ]
(3) A meeting may be adjourned until the next or any subsequent day, and an adjourned meeting may be further adjourned in like manner.
(4) Every meeting shall be held at the municipal office (if any) or other convenient place of which notice has been duly given.6
7[(5) The President shall report to the District Magistrate the name of any member who has, without obtaining sanction from the Municipality, absented himself from the meetings of the Municipality for more than three consecutive months or three consecutive meetings, whichever is the longer period. ]
Source footnotes
1. Subs. by sec. 7 of U. P. Act no. IX of 1933, for the following ; "(2) The Chairman may, whenever he thinks fit, and shall, upon a requisition made in writing by not less than one-fifth of the members of the board, convene a meeting."2. In accordance with section 2 (1) of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Supplementary and Validation) Act, 1951 (U. P. Act XV of 1951) (see appendix to this Act) during the period commencing from June 21, 1949 and until a new board is constituted by the first General Elections held under the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, next after the commencement of the aforesaid Act XV of 1951 for the word (president) wherever it occur in sections 70, 74, 75, 76 and 77 the words (Chairman) shall stand substituted.
3. Subs. for (Chairman) by sec. 61 of U. P. Act VII of 1949.
4. Subs. by sec. 48 of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
5. Ins. by sec. 48 Prov. of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
6. In accordance with section 2 (1) of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Supplementary and Validation) Act, 1951 (U. P. Act XV of 1951), (see Appendix to this Act) during the period commencing from June 21, 1949, and until a new board is constituted by the first General Elections held under the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, next after the commencement of the aforesaid Act XV of 1951 for the word "president", wherever it occurs in sections 86 and 87, the word Chairman, shall stand substituted.
7. Ins. by sec. 48(2) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
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