Determination of Area

(1) Within a period of eight weeks either from the date of the commencement of this Act or from the date of the constitution of a Municipality, as the case may be, the Government shall, by order, determine the number of Areas into which each ward may be divided, which shall not be less than Three, but not exceeding ten in any case. (2) Immediately the determination of Areas under sub-section (1), a Municipality shall classify the territorial extent of each Area, which shall necessarily include the entire geographical territory in which all persons, who are ordinarily resident of that Area mentioned in the electoral roll of any polling station in such territory, or, if the Municipality so decides, two or more contiguous polling stations, not exceeding five in such territory.