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| (1) |
Any municipal officer authorized by the Chairperson in this
behalf may attend, speak in, or otherwise take part in the
proceedings of, any meeting of the council or any of its
Committees, but none of the persons specified herein shall
by virtue of this subsection be entitled to vote in any
such meeting.
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| (2) |
A
member may, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3),
ask the Chairperson questions on any matter relating to
the municipal government of New Delhi or the administration
of this Act in any meeting of the council.
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| (3) |
The
right to ask a question shall be governed by the following
conditions, namely: - |
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| a) |
not
less than seven clear day's notice in writing specifying
the question shall be given to the Secretary; |
| b) |
no
question shall - |
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| i) |
bring
in any name or statement not strictly necessary
to make the question intelligible. |
| ii) |
contain
argument, ironical expressions, imputations, epithets
or defamatory statements, |
| iii) |
ask
for an expression of opinion or the solution of
a hypothetical proposition, |
| iv) |
ask
as to the character or conduct of any person except
in his official or public capacity, |
| v) |
relate
to a matter which is not primarily the concern
of the Council, |
| vi) |
make
or imply a charge of a personal character, |
| vii) |
raise
questions of policy too large to be dealt with
within the limits of an answer to a question,
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| viii) |
repeat
in substance questions already answered or to
which an answer has been refused, |
| ix) |
ask
for information on trivial matters, |
| x) |
ordinarily
ask for information on matters of past history,
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| xi) |
ask
for information set forth in accessible documents
or in ordinary works of reference, |
| xii) |
raise
matters under the control of bodies or persons
not primarily responsible to the Council. |
| xiii) |
ask
for any information on matter which is under adjudication
by a court of law. |
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| (4) |
The
Chairperson shall not be bound to answer a question if it
asks for information which has been communicated to him in
confidence or if in the opinion of the Chairperson it cannot
be answered without prejudice to public interest or the interest
of the Council. |
| (5) |
The Council may make regulations for the transaction
of business at its meetings: Provided that the time, place
and procedure for the first meeting after the constitution
of the council under Section 4 shall be determined by the
Administrator. |
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