(1) There shall be a District Assembly to make coordination between the Village Bodies and Municipalities within the district.

(2) The District Assembly shall consist of Chairpersons and Vice- Chairpersons of Village Executives, and Mayors and Deputy Mayors of Municipal Executives within the district. The first meeting of the District Assembly shall be held no later than thirty days of the date of final results of the election to the Village Assemblies and the Municipal Assemblies.

(3) The District Assembly shall elect the District Coordination Committee consisting of a maximum of nine Members including one Chief, one Deputy Chief, at least three women and at least one Dalit or minority. The District Coordination Committee shall discharge all functions required to be discharged by the District Assembly.

(4) A Member of a Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly within the concerned district shall be eligible to be a candidate for the office of Chief, Deputy Chief or Member of the District Coordination Committee. If elected to the office of Chief, Deputy Chief or Member of the District Coordination 138 Committee, his or her office of Member of Village Assembly or of Municipal Assembly shall ipso facto lapse.

(5) The term of office of the Chief, Deputy Chief and member of the District Coordination Committee shall be five years after the date of being elected.

(6) The office of the Chief, Deputy Chief and member of the District Coordination Committee shall become vacant in any of the following circumstances:

(a) if the Chief tenders resignation in writing before the Deputy Chief, and if the Deputy Chief or member tenders resignation in writing before the Chief,

(b) if his or her term of office expires,

(c) if he or she dies.

(7) The functions, duties and powers of the District Assembly shall be as follows:

(a) to make coordination between the Village Bodies and Municipalities within the district,

(b) to monitor development and construction works to make balance of such works,

(c) to make coordination between the Federal and the State Government offices and Village Bodies and Municipalities in the district,

(d) to perform other functions as provided for in the State law.

(8) Provisions relating to the conduct of the District Assembly, facilities of Members of the District Coordination Committee and other matters relating to the District Assembly shall be as provided for in the State law. 139