Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.

(1) The Council shall be the appointing authority in respect of the contingent posts in the Municipal Service and appointment orders in respect of them shall be issued by the Secretary, with the approval of the Council. (2) The Government or the officer authorised by them in this behalf shall be the appointing authority in respect of all other posts whether they are included in the 44D[Local Self Government Department Common Service] or not. Section 224 substituted by Act 8 of 1995, w.e.f. 05/08/1999. Substituted by Act 10 of 2019, w.e.f. 06-03-2019. Prior to the substitution it reads "Municipal Common Service"