(3)As soon as may be within one month from the date of the first meeting of the Board of Councilors or within one month from the date on which this section comes into force, as the case may be, the elected Councilors set up by the recognized political parties shall, by adopting a resolution, select one Councilor from amongst themselves to be the leader and such leader shall, within fifteen days from the date of such selection, furnish to the competent authority referred to in sub-section (1)(i)a copy of the resolution,(ii)a signed statement containing the names, addresses and constituencies of himself and other Councilors set up by such recognized political party, and(iii)a copy of a set of rules and regulations, if any, by whatever name called, of such recognized political party :Provided that an office-bearer may also hold the office of the leader :Provided further that the competent authority shall not refuse to accept, or to rely on, the documents furnished by the leader merely on the ground that the resolution selecting the leader was not adopted within one month from the date of the first meeting of the Board of Councilors or within one month from the date on which this section comes into force, as the case may be, or that the documents as aforesaid were not furnished to him within fifteen days from the date of such selection.
