Amendment of section 3

In the Lushai Hills District (Village Councils) Act, 1953 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),- (a) after sub-section (1) of section 3, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided that a village once notified as a constituent of a Village Council is liable to be denotified at any time if the Village becomes vacant as a result of mass migration of the villagers or if a situation arises demanding such action for a reasonable ground of administrative, developmental or security reasons as the Government may decide." (b) for clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) in sub-section (2) of section 3 of the principal Act, the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- (i) For Village not exceeding 200 houses, there shall be 3 members; (ii) For Village with more than 200 houses but not exceeding 400 houses, there shall be 5 members; (iii) For Village with more than 400 houses but not exceeding 700 houses, there shall be 7 members; (iv) For Village with more than 700 houses, but not exceeding 1500 houses, there shall be 9 members; (v) For Village with more than 1500 houses, there shall be 11 members. (c) for sub-section (3) of section 3, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) The total number of members as determined under sub-section (2) shall be elected by adult suffrage in accordance with Election to Village Councils Rules made by the Government under this Act: Provided that where an election to a Village Council cannot be held and the situation demands immediate constitution of such a Village Council, the Government may appoint persons not more than the total membership to hold office of the Village Council for the particular Village as specified in sub-section (2) to sit and act as elected members of the Village Council for a period not exceeding one year from the date of the first meeting of the Village Council."