Amendment of section 3

(1) In the principal Act, for sub-section (2) of section 3 the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- (2) Number of members of Village Council: A Village Council shall be composed of members according to the number of houses it contains as specified below :- (a) For village not exceeding 100 houses there shall be 3 members; (b) For village with more than 100 houses, but not exceeding 200 houses, there shall be 4 members; (c) For village with more than 200 houses, but not exceeding 400 houses, there shall be 5 members; (d) For village with more than 400 houses, but not exceeding 700 houses, there shall be 6 members; (e) For village with more than 700 houses, but not exceeding 1000 houses, there shall be 7 members; (f) For village with more than 1000 houses, but not exceeding 1500 houses, there shall be 8 members; (g) For village with more than 1500 houses, there shall be 9 members.