This Act may be called the Gujarat Local Authorities (Extension ~lf Terr" Short title.

Aris of the Gujarat Legislature find Ordiuanees pron1ulgated and Regulations made by the Governor. The following Act of the Gujarat l,cgislature having been assented to by the Govenior on the 18th September, 1978 is hereby published for general infonnation. J. P. VASAVADA. Deputy Secretary to the Government of Gujarat,, Legal Department. GUJARAT ACT NO. 29 OF 1978. (First published after having received the assent of the Governor 111 the- "Gujarat Governn1ent Gazette" on the 21st September 1978.). An Act to provide for extension of tenn of, or term of office of members of certain local authorities in the State of Gujarat, and for extension of tern1 of supersession of certain municipalities in the State; and to provide for administration of local authorities in the State on the expiry of their term or of term of office of their members and for that puqxisc to amend the laws relating to local authorities in the State. It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-·

and Law~ An1endment) Act, 1978. IV-Extra-56

Extension of term of, or term of offiGe of member8 of, certain loca.I anthoritie11. Exten"ion of tl1c p~r· iod of snp- ersession of oortain mun· ieipa.liti~s. GUJ. GOVT. GAZ, EX., SEPTEMBER 21, 1978/BHADRA 30, i'llOO' [P.utT IV 2. (J) Notwithstanding anything oontained in section 17 of tli(I' GujaratGuj. Panchayats Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "th..: Panchayats Act") d1e tern1 ~ ;,r

of a gram panchayat or of a nagar panchayat, which by reason of that section Guj.

would b:i.ve expired after the date of commencement of the Gujarat Local Autho-~~~7 ritii:s (Extension of Term and Laws Amendment) Ordinance, 1978 (hereinafter of referred !o as "the Ordinance") but before the 30th June, 1979 shall not so . expire, but shall, subject to other provisions of that Act, extend uplo the 30th June, 1979.

1. (2) Notv;ithstanding anything contained in section 8 of the Gujarat Munici-Guj. 34 palities Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as "the Municipalities Act") the term ~~B!, o{ cfficc of the councillors of a municipality which by reason of that section would have expired after the. date of the commencentent of the Ordinance but before the 30th June, 1979 shall not so expire but shall, subject to the other provisions of that Act, extend upto the 30th June, 1979. CD Notv1ithstanding anything contained in section 33 of the Municipalities

Act, the president and vice-president of a municipality, the tem1 of office of

counciltors of which is extended under sub-section (2), holding offices immediately before the date of commencement of the Ordinance shall, subject to other provi- sions of that Act, continue tO hold-their respective office until the 30th June, 1979.