The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2017

(1) This Act may be called the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2017. (2) It shall come into force with immediate effect.

In section 4 of the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be added, namely:- "(4) The members so nominated under sub-section (3) shall have voting rights in all meetings of the District Council to which they are nominated."

In sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Principal Act, the following provisos shall be added namely:- "Provided that no motion for such resolution shall be brought against the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, within one year of his assumption of office as the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, of the District Council. Provided further that if a motion for such resolution is defeated, no motion for such resolution shall be brought within a period of one year from the date of such defeat of the motion."