State Act

THE UNITED PROVINCES PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1947

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 (Uttarakhand Act 11 of 2016), s.194(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

[114- [(1)]2 Where a vacancy occurs on any body constituted under this Act by reason of the death resignation, removal or a voidance of the election of a member or other office (bearer and the) term of office of that member or other office bearer would in the ordinary course of events have determined within six months of the occurrence of the vacancy, the prescribed authority may direct that the vacancy be left unfilled until the next general election under this Act. ]1 [(2) In the event of vacancies in the offices of both Pradhan and Up-Pradhan remaining unfilled by virtue of direction made under sub-section (1) the prescribed authority may by order, make such arrangements as it thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of the Pradhan till a Pradhan is elected. ]2