Section 22 · Resignation [or removal]4 of President and Vice-President

Whenever a President or Vice-President vacates his seat or tenders in writing to the committee his resignation of his office, he shall vacate his office; and any president or vice-president may be removed from office by the "[State] Government on the ground of abuse of his powers of or habitual failure to perform his duties or in pursuance of a resolution requesting his removal passed by two-thirds of the members of the committee : 1. Substituted for the old section by section 8 of Punjab Act 2 of 1923. 2. Substituted by Act 11 of 1994. 3. Substituted by Act 11 of 1994. 4. Words added by Act 11 of 1994. 5. Substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 The Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, Section 23 1 [Provided that if a resolution requesting the removal of the President or the Vice-President is passed by two-thirds of the members of the committee the President or, as the case may be the Vice- President shall be deemed to be under suspension immediately after such resolution is passed] : Provided further that before the -[State] Government notifies his removal, the reason for his proposed removal shall be communicated to him by means of a registered letter in which he shall be [called upon]' to tender within twenty-one days an explanation in writing and if no such explanation is received in the office of the "[appropriate Secretary to Government] within twenty one days of the despatch of the said registered letter, the "[State] Government may proceed to notify his removal.