Section 3: In the principal Act, in section 5, in sub-section (1) (a), in clause (i), for the existing provisions, the following shall be substituted, namely
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“(1) (a) (i) There shall be one Councillor for every population of at least 20,000 subject to the maximum of 31 members.”
4. In the principal Act, in section 15,-
(i) for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) The Corporation shall at its first meeting elect,-
(a) one of its Councillors to be the Mayor: and ?
(b) one of its Councillors other than‘the Mayor to be the Deputy Mayor.” ’ ' .
(ii) in sub-section (2), in the first line, for the word “first”, the word “second” shall be substituted.