The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

3 Provided also that for the purpose of convening a meeting under section 146, at least
one-fifth of the members referred to in clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 140 shall
require the Sabhadhipati to convene the meeting:
4 Provided also that if the Zilla Parishad does not fix at any meeting the date and hour of
its next meeting or if any meeting is not held on the date and hour fixed at the
immediately preceding meeting, the Sabhadhipati shall call a meeting of Zilla Parishad
on such date and at such hour as he thinks fit.
(2) The Sabhadhipati or in his absence the Sahakari Sabhadhipati shall preside at the
meeting of the Zilla Parishad and in the absence of both 5 [or in the refusal of any or both
to preside at a meeting], the members present shall elect one of them to be the President
of the meeting.
(3) One-fourth of the total number of members of the Zilla Parishad shall form a quorum
for a meeting of a Zilla Parishad:
Provided that no quorum shall be necessary for an adjourned meeting.
(4) All questions coming before a Zilla Parishad shall be decided by a majority of votes:
Provided that in case of equality of voles the person presiding shall have a second or
casting vote:
1 Provided further that in case of a requisitioned meeting for the removal of the
Sabhadhipati or the Sahakari Sabhadhipati under section 146, the person presiding shall
have no second or casting vole.
(5) 2 [The Executive Officer and the Additional Executive Officer] of a Zilla Parishad
shall attend meetings of the Zilla Parishad and shall participate in the deliberations
thereof:
3 Provided that if for any reason the Executive Officer "[and the Additional Executive
Officer] cannot attend any meeting of the Zilla Parishad 5 [the Executive Officer shall]
depute the Secretary of the Zilla Parishad to attend such meeting.
151. A list of the business to be transacted at every meeting of a Zilla Parishad except at
an adjourned meeting, shall be sent to each member of the Zilla Parishad in the manner
prescribed, at least seven days before the time fixed for such meeting and no business
shall be brought before or transacted at any meeting other than the business of which
List of
business to be
transacted at
a meeting.
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