State Act

The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.

341B-3. Nomination of Councillors of Nagar Panchayat.— (1) The Collector shall, within seven days from the date of election of the President, call a special meeting for the purpose of nominating Councillors. (2) The nominations of the Councillors under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 9, shall be made in the prescribed manner. (3) The meeting called under sub-section (1) shall be presided over by the Collector or such officer as the Collector may by order in writing appoint in this behalf. The Collector or such officer shall, when presiding over such meeting, have the same powers as the President of a Nagar Panchayat when presiding over a meeting of the Nagar Panchayat has, but shall not have the right to vote: Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act for regulating the procedure at meetings (including the quorum required thereat), the Collector or the officer presiding over such meeting may, for reasons which in his opinion are sufficient, refuse to adjourn such meeting. 1[(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply when the President is elected under section 341B-1A].