DETERMINATION
OF THE NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (AMENDMENT) ORDER,
2017
PREAMBLE
In
exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 5 read with
sub-section (2) and (3) of section 6 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act,
1976 (Punjab Act No. 42 of 1976), and all other powers enabling him in this
behalf, the Governor of Punjab proposes to make the following Order further to
amend the Determination of number of Elected Members of Municipal Corporations
Order, 2008, namely:-
Order - 1.
This Order may be called
the Determination of the number of Elected Members of Municipal Corporations
(Amendment) Order, 2017.
Order - 2.
In the Determination of
the number of Elected Members of Municipal Corporations Order, 2008 (herein
after referred to as the said Order), in Order 4, for the existing clauses (3)
and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(3)
The seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes under clause (a)
of sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act, shall be filled as per the
provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of the said section 6, in the general
elections.
Explanation: (1) Where
the numbering of wards in a municipality ends with odd number, such last ward
in that case, shall not be counted for reservation. The conduct of general
elections otherwise, shall be as per Schedule-I.
(2) The seats reserved
under sub-rules (1) and (2), shall not counted while allotting seats for women
candidates.
(4) The seats reserved for women under sub-rule
(3) shall be allotted by rotation:
Provided that no
rotation shall be done, if delimitation of wards has taken place under clause
(ii) of rule 4 of the Delimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporation Order,
1995."
Order - 3.
In the said Order, for
Schedule-I, the following shall be substituted namely:-
"SCHEDULE-I
|
Number of seats
determined for the Municipal Corporation |
Seats reserved for
women |
Seats reserved for
women (including number of seats, reserved for women, if any, belonging to
the Scheduled Castes) |
General election |
||
|
Minimum Maximum |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
50 |
100 |
25 |
50 |
An odd number ward |
First |
|
|
|
25 |
50 |
An even number ward |
Second |
|
|
|
25 |
50 |
An odd number ward |
Third.". |