2. Amendment to Act III of 1082.—

In the Cochin Ferries and Tolls Act, 1082 (III of 1082),— (1) in Section 2, after clause (4), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— "(5) "Municipality" means a town panchayat, a municipal council or a municipal corporation constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994); (6) "Village Panchayat" means a village panchayat, constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994)."; (2) in section 3,— (i) in the marginal heading for the word "Diwan" the words "A Municipality or a Village Panchayat" shall be substituted; (ii) for the words "The Diwan may by notification in the Sirkar Gazette" the words "A Municipality or a Village Panchayat may with the prior permission of the Government" shall be substituted ; (3) after section 3, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— "3A. Transfer of existing ferries to Municipalities and Village Panchayats.—All the existing ferries of the Government shall by virtue of this section be transferred to the concerned Municipality or the Village Panchayat as the case may be, for management."; (4) for section 4, the following section shall be substituted, namely: