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(1) A Zillu Parishad shall hold a meeting at least once a month at its office on such date and at such time as the Chairman may fix after giving at least ten clear days' notice to the members and the associate members of the Zilla Parishad: Provided that the Chairman may, in case of emergency, call a special meeting after giving at least three clear days' notice to the members and the associate members of the Zilla Parishad: Provided further that, when so requested by a requisition in writing by not less than one-third of the members of the Zilla Parishad, the Chairman shall, within seven days of the receipt by him of such requisition, give ten clear days' notice of a meeting of the Zilla Parishad to be held within fifteen days of the date of such notice failing which the The West Bengal Zilla Perished& Act, 196.3. 11 XXXV of 1963.]- (Part Parishad.—Chapter 111.—Transaction of Business.—Section 16.—Chapter IV.—Powers, Func- tions and Duties of Zilla Parishad.—Sdctions 17, 18.) signatories to the requisition may, after sending intimation to the prescribed authority, call such meeting after giving at least ten clear days' notice to the Chairnian, other members and the associate members of the hula . Paris had. (2) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman shall preside at a meeting of the Zilla Parishad, and, in the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, the members present shall elect one 'from among themselves to be the president of the meeting, . (3) Not less than one-third -of the total number of members shall form a quorum for a meeting. (4) All questions coming before a meeting shall be decided by the votes of the majority of members: Provided that an associate member shall have no right to vote: Provided further that in case of equality of votes the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.