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The Chittagong City Corporation Ordinance, 1982

( Ordinance NO. XXXV OF 1982 )

[ 16th September, 1982 ]

Part II

CORPORATION

Chapter II

1ELECTIONS OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER

General election of Mayor and Commissioners
2[23. A general election of Mayor and Commissioners 3[* * *] shall be held-
 
 
 
 
(a) for the purpose of constituting the Corporation under section 3, as soon as may be, after the commencement of this Ordinance;
 
 
 
 
(b) for the purpose of reconstituting the Corporation after the expiration of the term of the Corporation, within the period of one hundred and eighty days preceding such expiration;
 
 
 
 
(c) for the purpose of reconstituting the Corporation after the expiration of the period of supersession of the Corporation, if any, before such expiration:
 
 
Provided that the persons, elected at a general election under clause (b) or (c) shall not enter upon the office as Mayor or Commissioner of the Corporation except after the expiration of the term of the Corporation or the period of supersession of the Corporation, as the case may be.]
  • 1
    The words and comma “ELECTIONS OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER, OTHER THAN IN RESERVED SEATS” were substituted for the words “ELECTIONS OF COMMISSIONERS” by section 17 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 2
    Section 23 was substituted by section 20 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. VII of 1993).
  • 3
    The commas and words “, other than Commissioners in reserved seats,” were omitted by section 7 of the Chittagong City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Act No. II of 1999).
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