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Conseqwnoem of absence of President or Vice- r: , President without leave. - (1) Every President or Vice - President who absents himself from the municipal area - (a) for a period exceeding three months at a time unless leave so to absent himself has been granted by the Council. or - - (b) for an aggregate period exceeding six months during a year whether or not j leave for auch absence has been granted by the council, shali cease to be President or Vice- Preeident, as the case may be. I ( 2 ) Leave under clause (a) of sub-section (1) ahall be granted for a period exceeding six months during one year. Whenever leave is granted to a Vice- Preeident a Councillor shall be elected by the Councillors from among their number to perform all the duties and exerciae all the powers of the Vice- President, during the period for which such leave is granted. ( 3 ) In every case the authority aompetent to decide whether a Presiaent or a Vice - Preaident has ceased to be President or Vice - President under this section, shall besthe Director. The Director may give his decimion either on an application made to him by any voter or on his own notion. Such deoiaion shall be comnunicated to the President or Vice - President concerned, the Chief Officer and the applicant, if any, Until1 the collector decides that a vacancy haa ariaen and such decision is communicated an provided. 1 1 . - ... . ,. - ~ - , . ,. . . . . above .the President or Vice-president shall not be . , . . deemed to have ceased to be President or Vice- , * .. . . President. as the case may be : Provided that no order shall be passed by +, ,.d - ,.-$ the Director against any president or Vice- >!::m:r President under this section without giving him a reaeonable oppartunity of being heard. .,.J J r.~;.:: ;. ( 4 ) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the $,:..: rn . . Director may, within a period of fifteen days from . . :, the date of communication of such decision, appeal to the Administrative Tribunal and the decision of the Administrative Tribunal on such appeal shall be final .