Cantonments Act,1924
Act No : 2
Section : MEMBER NOT TO VOTE ON MATTER IN WHICH HE IS INTERESTED
SECTION 32: MEMBER NOT TO VOTE ON MATTER IN WHICH HE IS INTERESTED
a[(1) No member of a Board shall vote at a meeting of the Boardc[or of any committee of the Board] on any question relating to his own conduct orb[vote or take part in any discussion] on any matter, other than a matter affecting generally the inhabitants of the cantonment, which affects his own pecuniary interest or the valuation of any property in respect of which he is directly or indirectly interested, or of any property of or for which he is a manager or agent.
a[(2) Where any member of the Board present at the meeting of the Board or any committee of the Board believes that the person presiding over such meeting has pecuniary or other interest in any matter under discussion and moves a motion to that effect, the perosn so presiding:-
(a) shall not be entitled to vote on such motion, and
(b) shall, if motion is carried, absent himself from the meeting during such discussion.]
OBJECTS AND REASONS Act 15 of 1983. Clause 29.- Sub-section (1) of section 32of the Act is being amplified to prohibit a member from participating in discussion in a meeting of the Board or any of its committees on questions affecting his pecuniary interest and similar matters. A new sub-section is also being inserted in that section for excluding a person presiding over a meeting of the Board and from its deliberations in cases where he has some pecuniary or other interest in the matter under discussion.-Gaz. of Ind., 9-7-1982, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p. 48 (No. 26).
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