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For the smooth performance of its functions, the Parishad shall constitute a Standing Committee on each of the following matters, namely:-


(a) finance and establishment;


(b) auditing and maintenance of accounts;


(c) assessment and collection of taxes;


(d) education, health and family planning;


(e) agriculture, fisheries and animal resources and other economic development activities;


(f) rural infrastructure development, preservation, maintenance, etc.;


(g) maintenance of law and order;


(h) registration of births and deaths;


(j) sanitation, water supply and sewage;


(j) social welfare and tourism management;


(k) environmental development, environmental conservation and plantation;


(l) family dispute settlement, women and child welfare (shall not apply to residents of Pawartya Chittagong);


(d) Culture and Sports.


(2) Apart from the standing committee mentioned in sub-section (1), the Council may, subject to the provisions of this Act, if necessary, with the approval of the Deputy Commissioner, constitute additional standing committees.


(3) The Chairman of the Standing Committee shall be elected from among the members of the Parishad other than co-op members and at least one-third of the members elected from the seats reserved for women shall be the Chairman of the Standing Committee:


Provided that the Chairman of the Union Parishad shall be the Chairman of the Law and Order Committee only.


(4) The standing committee shall consist of five to seven members and the committee may, if necessary, co-opt a person who is an expert in the relevant subject as a member of the committee, but the co-op member shall not have any voting rights.


(5) Other members shall be nominated from among the local public from among the persons qualified to contribute to the concerned committee.


(6) The recommendation of the Standing Committee shall be accepted after consideration at the next meeting of the Council; However, if any recommendation is not accepted by the Union Parishad, its correctness and reason shall be reported to the Standing Committee in writing.


(7) All the proceedings of the standing committee shall be final subject to the approval of the general meeting of the council.


(8) The Council may dissolve any Standing Committee for the following reasons, namely:-


(a) failing to convene a regular meeting in accordance with the rules;


(b) fails to advise the Council consistently in prescribed cases; or


(c) does any act contrary to the provisions of this Act or any other Act.


(9) Every standing committee shall meet every two months, but may hold additional meetings if necessary.


(10) The functions of the standing committee shall be determined by the regulations, but until such regulations are made, the functions of the standing committee shall be determined in the general meeting of the council.