&(1) Every member shall, before
entering upon his duties as such, make and subscribe before the
Collector or his nominee for the purpose an oath or affirmation in
the prescribed form.
(2) Any member who fails to comply with the provisions
of sub-section (1) within a period of one month from the date of
the first meeting of the Municipality or in case of a member elected
in a bye-election or a nominated member, from the date of his
election or, as the case may be, his nomination, shall be deemed to
have vacated his seat :
Provided that the period during which such member was in
jail as an under trial prisoner or as a detenue or as a political
prisoner shall not be taken into account
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