Section 33:
Powers and functions of the Chairperson.
It shall be the function of the Chairperson--
(a) to preside, unless prevented by reasonable cause, over all meetings of the Nagar Panchayat or
the Council, as the case may be, and subject to the provisions of the bye-laws for the time being in
force, to regulate the conduct of business at such meetings;
(b) to watch over the financial and executive administration of the Nagar Panchayat or the
Council, as the case may be, and perform such executive functions as may be allotted to him by or
under this Act and rules or bye-laws framed thereunder;
(c) to exercise supervisory and executive control over acts and duties of all officers and
employees of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, in matters respecting their
executive functions and the accounts and records of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case
may be;
(d) to direct, in case of emergency, the execution or stoppage of any work or doing of any act
which requires the sanction of the Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, and the
immediate execution or doing of which is, in his opinion necessary for the service or safety of the
public, and the expenses incurred in the execution of such work or doing of such act shall be paid
from Municipal Fund:
Provided that--
(a) he shall not act under clause (d) in contravention of any order of the Nagar Panchayat or the
Council, as the case may be, prohibiting the execution of any particular work or the doing of any
particular act; and
(b) he shall report forthwith the action taken under clause (d) and the reasons therefor to the
Nagar Panchayat or the Council, as the case may be, at its next meeting.