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The Chittagong City Corporation Ordinance, 1982

( Ordinance NO. XXXV OF 1982 )

[ 16th September, 1982 ]

Part II

CORPORATION

Chapter I

CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION OF THE CORPORATION

Vacation of 1[ office of Mayor and seat of Commissioners ]
12. (1) The 2[office of Mayor and seat of a Commissioner] shall become vacant if
 
 
 
 
(a) he fails to make the oath referred to in section 7 within the period of thirty days after the date of publication of
 
 
his name in the official Gazette, unless the Government, for good cause shown, extends the period;
 
 
 
 
(b) he resigns his seat under section 9;
 
 
 
 
(c) he is removed from his seat under section 10;
 
 
 
 
(d) he becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 11(2); or
 
 
 
 
(e) he dies.
 
 
 
 
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(3) If any question arises as to whether 4[the Mayor or a Commissioner] has, after his election, become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 11(2), the Chief Executive Officer shall refer the question to the District Judge of Chittagong and, if the District Judge is of the opinion that 5[the Mayor or the Commissioner] has become subject to any such disqualification, 6[the Mayor or the Commissioner] shall cease to be 7[the Mayor or a Commissioner], and his seat shall become vacant, with effect from the date on which the opinion is given.
 
 
8[(4) Vacation of office of the Mayor or the vacation of seat of a Commissioner shall be notified in the official Gazette.]
  • 1
    The words “office of Mayor and seat of Commissioners” were substituted for the words “seats of Commissioners and office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor” by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 2
    The words “office of Mayor and seat of Commissioners” were substituted for the words “seats of Commissioners and office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor” by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 3
    Sub-sections (2) and (2A) were omitted by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 4
    The words “the Mayor or a Commissioner” were substituted for the words “a Commissioner” by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 5
    The words “the Mayor or the Commissioner” were substituted for the words “the Commissioner” by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 6
    The words “the Mayor or the Commissioner” were substituted for the words “the Commissioner” by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 7
    The words “the Mayor or a Commissioner” were substituted for the words “a Commissioner” by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 8
    Sub-section (4) was substituted by section 13 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
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