Section 7

Section 7 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. The Councillors elected in a general election or a by-election of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions relating to municipal elections in the State, shall constitute the Corporation.

(1) The Councillors elected in a general election or a by-election of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions relating to municipal elections in the State, shall constitute the Corporation.

(2) The Corporation shall, unless dissolved earlier, continue for a period of five years from the date of its first meeting after the general election and no longer.

(3) An election to constitute the Corporation shall be completed, as the case may be, - (a) before the expiry of the period specified in sub-section (2) above, (b) before the expiry of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution:

Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold an election for constituting the Corporation for such period.

(4) The Corporation constituted upon its dissolution before the expiration of the period specified in sub-section (2) above shall continue only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued under sub-section (2) above had it not been so dissolved.

(5) If, for any reason, it is not possible to hold the general election of a Corporation before the expiry of the period of five years specified in sub-section (2) above, the Corporation shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the said period, and all the powers and functions vested in the municipal authorities under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force shall be exercised or performed, as the case may be, by such person or persons to be designated as Administrator or Board of Administrators as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

(6) The Corporation shall consist of elected Councillors elected directly by the voters of each ward.

(7) Government may nominate not more than two persons having special knowledge or experience in Municipal Administration, as members who shall have the right to attend and speak at all meetings of the Corporation but shall not have the right to vote. Such persons shall not be deemed to be Councillors for the purpose of this Act.

(8) The members of the House of People and the members of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the Constituencies which comprise fully or partly the Corporation Area, shall be the ex-officio members of the Corporation and who shall have the right to attend and speak at all meetings of the Corporation and shall have the right to vote.

(9) The members of the Council of States registered as electors within the Corporation area shall be the ex-officio members of the Corporation and who shall have to attend and speak at all meetings of the Corporation and shall have the right to vote. de State Election Commission.

Section 7, The Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 (Act 8 of 2022).