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Removal of Vice-Chairman of District Panchayat.- (1) If in the opinion of the Government, the Vice-Chairman of District Panchayat willfully omits or refuses to carry out or disobeys any provisions of this Act or any Rules, Bye-laws, Regulations, or lawful order issued thereunder or abuses any power vested in him, the Government shall, by notice in writing, require the Vice Chairman of District Panchayat to offer within a specified date, his explanation with respect to his acts of omission or commission mentioned in the notice. (2) The provisions of sub-sections (2) to (13) (both inclusive) of Section 207 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to the removal of the Vice Chairman of District Panchayat, as they apply in relation to the removal of the Chairman of the Panchayat Union Council by the Government on their own motion. 112 1[210-A. Removal of President, Vice-President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member convicted under Section 246-A.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, by notification, remove any President, Vice President or member of a Village Panchayat or Chairman, Vice Chairman or member of a Panchayat Union Council or of a District Panchayat who is convicted twice of an offence punishable under Section 246-A. (2) The Government shall, when they propose to take action under sub-section (1), give the President, Vice-President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member concerned, an opportunity to explain and the notification issued under the said sub-section shall contain a statement of the reasons of the Government for the action taken. 2[(3) Any person removed under sub-section(1) from the office of President, Vice- President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member, as the case may be, shall not be eligible for election to the said office until the expiry of three years from the date specified in such notification, issued under sub-section (1)].