Amendment of section 52 of Mah. XL of 1965

Section 52 of the Municipal Councils Act shall be re-numbered as sub­section

1. (1) thereof, and after sub-section (1), as so re-numbered, the following sub-sections shall be added, namely :— “(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section(1),the term of office of the President, elected under sub-section
2. (1) of section 51A-1A, shall be of five years and shall be co-terminus with the term of the Council.
3. (3) Nothing in sub-section
4. (2) shall apply to the term of office of the Presidents who are holding the office in respect of the Council for which general elections have been held prior to the date of commencement of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and the Maharashtra Municipal Councils,Nagar Panchayatsand Industrial Townships (Amendment) Act, 2016 and the provisions of this section, as it existed on the date immediately preceding such date of commencement, shall continue to apply in respect of the term of office of such Presidents.”.