The Dhaka City Corporation Ordinance, 1983

( Ordinance NO. XL OF 1983 )

3. Constitution of the Corporation

3A. Corporation area to be an administrative unit

4. Composition

4A. [Omitted]

5. [Omitted]

6. Term of the Corporation, etc.

7. [Oath of office]

7A. [Omitted]

8. Declaration of properties

9. Resignation of Mayor and Commissioners

10. Removal of Mayor and Commissioners

11. Qualifications and disqualifications for election [as Mayor and Commissioner]

12. Vacation of [office of Mayor and seat of Commissioners]

13. Casual vacancies

14. Allowances of Commissioners

15. Honorarium and other privileges of [***][***] Mayor

16. Right of [Mayor and] Commissioners to have access to records

17. Discharge of the functions of the Mayor during temporary absence and casual vacancy

Chapter II

1ELECTIONS OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS

18. Division of the City into wards

19. Appointment of delimitation officer

20. Delimitation of wards

20A. Delimitation of wards for reserved seats

21. Electoral roll

22. Right to vote

23. General election of Mayor and Commissioners

24. Conduct of elections

25. Publication of results of elections of [Mayor and Commissioners]

26. Functions of the Corporation

27. Transfer of functions from Corporation to Government and vice versa

28A. Division of City into Zones

28. Executive powers

29. Disposal of business

30. Meetings

31. Constitution of Standing Committees

32. Functions of Standing Committees

33. Constitution of other committee

34. Association with the Corporation, etc., of persons not being Commissioners

35. Meetings to be ordinarily open to the public

36. Commissioners not to vote on matters in which they are interested

37. Regulations for procedure and conduct of business at meetings

38. Keeping of minutes of proceedings

39. Validation of acts and proceedings

40. Contracts

41. Works

42. Record, reports and returns

43. Chief Executive Officer

44. Power of the Chief Executive Officer

45. Extraordinary powers of Chief Executive Officer

46. Chief Executive Officer to be custodian of records

47. Right of Chief Executive Officer to be present at meetings

48. Schedule of posts

49. No appointment to be made to any post not included in the schedule

50. Appointing authorities

51. Provident Fund[***] and other facilities for officers, etc.

52. Punishment of officers and employees

53. Officers and employees to be subordinate to Chief Executive Officer

54. Terms and conditions of service

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