Delimitation of wards.

For the purposes of elections of Councillors the Deputy Commissioner shall, in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed by the Government :––

1. (a) divide the municipal area into wards in such a manner that––
   • (i) one Councillor shall be elected from each ward ; and
   • (ii) as far as possible the population in each ward shall be equally distributed : Provided that the population in each ward shall not be less than 7500 and the number of total seats to be filled by direct election shall not exceed seventy five ;
2. (b) determine the territorial extent of each ward ; and
3. (c) determine the ward or wards in which seats are reserved under this Act.