(1)Every contract or agreement entered into on behalf of the Zilla Panchayat shall be binding on the Zilla Panchayat only if the said contract or agreement is executed in accordance with the provisions of this section.(2)The Chief Executive Officer shall execute contracts or agreements on behalf of the Zilla Panchayat in respect of matters which he is empowered to carry out under the provisions of this Act. He may execute such contract or agreement on behalf of the Zilla Panchayat upto such amount of value of contract or agreement as may be specified by the Government from time to time. In all other cases he shall execute a contract or agreement only with the sanction of the Zilla Panchayat.
