State Act
Section 21. Appointment of chairman of standing committee.
The Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949
21. 8[(1) The members of the Standing Committee shall appoint on of its members to be the Chairman on the same day on which they are appointed under sub-section (2) of section 20. The term of the Chairman shall be two and a half years. (2)The Chairman shall be eligible for re-appointment. 1[ * * * * * ]] (3)Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) the Chairman shall vacate office as soon as he ceases to be a member of the Committee. (4)If any casual vacancy occures in the office of the Chairman, the Standing Com-mittee shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the occurrence of the vacancy, appoint one of its members to fill such vacancy and every Chairman so appointed shall continue in office so long only as the person in whose place he is appointed would have held it if such vacancy had not occurred.