The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (Third Amendment) Act, 2008

(1) This Act may be called the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (Third Amendment) Act, 2008. (2) The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 shall continue to be in force with the amendments. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 11th May, 2008.

In the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 (hereinafter to as the principal Act) after the words, "Deputy Commissioner" wherever they occur, the following words, "or Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kangpokpi in the case of Sadar Hill Areas" shall be inserted.

In section 2 of the principal Act: (1) for clause (f), the following new clause (f) shall be substituted, namely, '(f) "Hill Areas' means the areas specified in the First Schedule to the Manipur Legislative Assembly (Hill Areas Committee) Order, 1972;'; (2) for clause (g), the following new clause (g) shall be substituted, namely: '(g) "Hill Areas Committee" means the Hill Areas Committee constituted under the Manipur Legislative Assembly (Hill Areas Committee) Order, 1972;'.

In sub-section (2) of section 4 of the principal Act, for the words "eighteen", the words "twenty four" shall be substituted.

For section 11 of the principal Act, the following new section 11 shall be substituted, namely: "11. Election of Members of District Council:— (1) The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for and the conduct of all elections to the District Councils under this Act and the rules made thereunder shall be vested in a State Election Commission consisting of a State Election Commissioner to be appointed by the Governor: Provided that a casual vacancy shall be filled up as soon as after the occurrence of the vacancy: