State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 57 First meeting of Zila Parishad, Oath of Office and Term of Office - 1. First meeting of the Zila Parishad shall be convened within a period of 30 days from the date of publication under section (56), and such meeting shall be called by the prescribed Authority, and provisions of section (69) shall apply to the said meeting as far as practicable. 2. (a) Oath of Office - Every person before assuming office (notified section 56) shall make and subscribe in presence of such an Authority, as may be prescribed, an Oath or affirmation in the prescribed manner; (b) If any member denies to make and subscribe an oath or affirmation in a proper manner or otherwise refuses to do so, it shall be deemed that he has vacated his office forthwith. 3. An Office-bearer of the Zila Parishad shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of its first meeting and not more than this, unless otherwise provided in this Act; Provided that notwithstanding any thing contained in this sub-section, an Office-bearer of the Zila Parishad shall forthwith cease to hold his office if he ceases to be voter of the Gram Panchayat area within the district. 4. In case a Zila Parishad is not constituted in a new from before expiration of the period prescribed under sub-section (3), the same shall get dissolved on expiry of the said period, and the provisions of section (107) shall be applicable thereto for a period not exceeding six months within which the said Zila Parishad shall be reconstituted in keeping with the provisions of this Act.