32. Oath or affirmation
[32. Oath or affirmation.—(1) Every councillor and every person nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3, before taking his seat, make and subscribe at a meeting of [the Corporation]] an oath or affirmation according to the following form, namely:—
I, A. B. having been nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3 as representative in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, do swear in the name of God that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the solemnly affirm Constitution of India as by law established and I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter.
If a person sits or votes as a councillor or sits as a representative before he has complied with the requirements of sub-section (1) he shall be liable in respect of each day on which he sits or votes as the case may be, to a penalty of three hundred rupees to be recovered as arrears of tax under this Act.
Amendment notes (3)
- Subs w.e.f. 1-10-1993 . Subs. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 27, for section 32 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
- Subs w.e.f. 13-1-2012 . Subs. by Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
- Subs w.e.f. 22-5-2022 . Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).