Union Administration: Recall of Union Nazim

  1. If in the opinion of a member of Union Council, there is a reason to believe that the Union Nazim is acting against the public policy or the interest of the people or on the ground of inaction or neglects to serve the needs of the people, he may, seconded by another member of the Council, give a notice to move a motion in the Union Council for recall of Union Nazim.

  2. On receipt of notice , the Naib Union Nazim shall summon a session of Union Council within three days if the Union Council is not already in session.

  3. Where the Union Council is already in session, the motion shall be taken up for deliberations on the next day from its receipts in the Union Council.

  4. If the motion is approved by two-third majority of the votes of the total membership of the Union Council to be conducted by the Chief Election Commissioner, through a secret ballot, the Union Nazim shall cease to hold office forthwith and the notification shall be issued in this behalf by the Chief Election Commissioner.

  5. If the motion fails in the Union Council, the proposer and seconder of such motion shall lose their seats as members of the Union Council.

  6. The Union Nazim shall have the right to address the Union Council in his defence.

  7. No motion for recall of Union Nazim shall be moved during the first six months of assumption of office of Union Nazim nor shall such motion be repeated before the expiry of one year from the rejection of previous motion.

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