Bare ActsThe Assam Panchayat Act, 1994

Section 46

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(i) One-third of the total numbei of members of the An- aiikhpancha? chalik Panchayat shall form a quorum for tansacting business yat meeting a t a meeting of the Anchalik Panchayat. If at the time appoin­ ted foi a meeting a quorum is not present, the person presiding shall wait for thirty minutes, an d if within such period, there is a quorum, proceed with the meeting, but if within such period, there is no quorum, the person presiding shall ad-w journ the meeting to such hour on some future date as he may fix. He shall similarly adjourn the meeting at any time after it has begun, if his attention is drawn to the want of quorum. At such adjourned meetings, no quorum shall be,, necessary and the business which would have been brought" before the original meeting, shall be transacted- (2) Every meeting shall be presided over by the Presi­ dent or if he is absent, by the Vice President and if both are absent or if the President is absent and there is no Vice- President, the membres present shall elect one from among themselves to preside. (3) All questions shall unless otherwise specifically pro­ vided, be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting shall be by raising of bands. The Presi­ ding Member, unless he refrains from voting, shall give vote before declaring the number of votes for and against a ques­ tion and in case of equality of votes, he may give his casting^ vote. (4) No member cf an Anchalik Panchayat shall vote on, or take part in the discussion of, any question coming up for*? consideration at a meeting ol the Anchalik Panchayat o" any committee, if the question is one in which apart from its original application to the public he has any direct pecuniary interest. (5) If the person presiding is believed by any member present at the meeting to have any such pecuniary interest in any matter under discussion, and if a motion to that effect is carried, he shall not preside at the meeting du­ ring such discussion, or vote on, or take part in it. Any member of the Anchalik Panchayat may be chosen to preside over the meeting during the continuance of such discussion. 625 ____ 'MIE ASS AM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. MAY- 9, 1994 (6) No proposition shall be discussed at any ordinary meeting unless it has been entered in the notice convening such meeting or in the case of a special meeting, in the written request for such meeting. A member may propose any resolution connected with or incidental to the subjects included in the list of business- The President may pre pose any urgent subject of a routine nature not included in the list of business if no member objects to it. No permission shall be given in the case of a motion or proposition to modify or cancel any resolution within three months after the passing there­ of except in accordance with sub-section (8). The order in which any business or pre pc sition shall be brought for­ ward at such meeting shall be determined by presiding authority who, in case it is proposed by any member to give particular proposition, shah put the proposal to the meeting and be guided by the majority of votes given for or against the proposal. (7) Any ordinary meeting may, with the consent of a majority of the member present, be adjourned from time to time, but no business shall be transacted at any adjour­ ned meeting other than that left undisposed at the meeting for which the adjournment took place. (8) No resolution of Anchalik Panchyat shall be modi­ fied or cancelled witl in six. months after the passing there­ of except by a resolution passed by not less than one half of the total number of members at an ordinary or special meeting, and notice thereof shall have been given fulfil­ ling the requirements of sub-secticn (4) and setting forth fully the resolution which it is proposed to modify fully or cancel at such meeting and motion or preposition for the modification or cancellation of such resolution- of°vncha“fk

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