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CHAPTER V PROCEDURE · Transaction of business by Standing and other committees

Section 83: Presiding officers at meetings of the Standing and other committees

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

(1) The Chairman or in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Standing Committee, the 1[Wards Committee] or any other committee of the Corporation.

(2) In the absence of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman from any meeting the members of any such committee shall choose one 2[from amongst the councillors] to preside over the meeting.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 62, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  2. 2.Subs. by s. 62, ibid., for “of their numbers” (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).