Disqualification for being a Councillor.

(1) The Commissioner shall take steps to prepare the municipal election roll and hold general ward elections in accordance, as far as may be, with the provisions of this Act so as to ensure that the councillors elected at such elections shall assume office immediately on the expiry of the period of two years specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7 2[or the period extended under the proviso to the said sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7, as the case may be.] (2) For the purposes of the first elections held under this Act, any person who, if this Act had not come into operation in the City of Ahmedabad, would have been disqualified for being elected a councillor of the Ahmedabad Borough Municipality shall be deemed to be disqualified for being elected and for being a councillor under this Act. (3) Every person who have immovable property in the City of Ahmedabad which on the date immediately preceding the appointed day was assessed to any tax in the form of a rate on lands and buildings levied by the Ahmedabad Borough Municipality shall be deemed to have the requisite taxation qualification under sub-section (3) of section 8 for the purpose of enrolment in the first municipal election roll.