Reconversion of certain local areas into municipal districts

Reconversion of certain local areas into municipal districts.

1. (1) Where in respect of any local area, a gram panchayat or a nagar panchayat has been constituted under the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1961 (Guj. VI of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as "the Panchayats Act") and such local area was, immediately before it was declared to be a gram or nagar under the Panchayats Act, a municipal district or a part thereof under the Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963 (Guj. 34 of 1964) (hereinafter referred to as "the Municipal Act"), the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification (hereinafter referred to as "the specified date"), such local area shall be a municipal district under the Municipal Act.
2. (2) On and from the specified date—
   • (a) the gram panchayat or, as the case may be, the nagar panchayat constituted for such local area shall stand dissolved;
   • (b) the local area shall be a municipal district under the Municipal Act and the Commissioner shall take action under the Municipal Act for the constitution of a municipality for such municipal district.