(1) Where a Municipality is constituted for the first time, the Government may appoint a Special Officer to exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the Council until the elected members assume the office and elects the Chairperson.
(2) The Special officer shall report to the State Election Commission for the conduct of elections to the Municipalities so that the elected members and the Chairperson come into office on such dates as may be specified by the Government by an order made in this behalf:
Provided that the Government may, from time to time, postpone the date within a period of six months so specified, if for any reason, the elections cannot be completed before such date.
(3) The provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) shall, so far as may be, apply to all cases of reconstitution of municipalities, unless otherwise provided in this Act.