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Vacancies and irregularities not to invalidate proceedings. - No act done or proceeding taken under this Act shall be questioned on the ground merely of the ex- istence of any vacancy in any committee or joint committee, or on account of any defect or irregularity not affecting the merits of the case. Officers and Servants Section 38 1[38. Constitution of Municipal Services. - (1) Notwithstanding anything con- tained in this Act, the State Government may by notification, constitute in the prescribed manner all or any of the following Municipal Services, namely :- (i) Punjab Service of Municipal Executive Officers ; (ii) Punjab Service of Municipal Engineers and Sectional Officers ; (iii) Punjab Service of Municipal Health Officers ; (iv) Punjab Service of Municipal Secretaries ; (v) Punjab Service of Municipal Accountants ; and (vi) such other Municipal Services as the State Government may decide. (2) The State Government may make rules for regulating the recruitment and the conditions of service of members of the Municipal Services referred to in sub-section (1) and for the classification of such Services. (3) The State Government may transfer any member of a Municipal Service from a post in one committee to a post carrying the same scale of pay in another committee. (4) The salary, allowances, gratuity, annuity, pension and other payments required to be made to the members of the Municipal Services in accordance with the condi- tions of their service shall be charged from the municipal fund in the prescribed manner. (5) Creation of posts in a Municipal Service and appointment of members thereto shall be made by the State Government or by an authority empowered by the State Government in this behalf after taking into consideration the requirements of the 32 The Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, Section 36