[342. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, all the powers, functions and duties or every Municipal Municipality, its President and Committees, Notified Area Committee and its Chairman, or Town Area Committee and its Chairman shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Local Self Government Laws (Amendment) Act, 1994, vest in and be exercised, performed and discharged by the District Magistrate who shall, as the occasion may require, be deemed to be the Municipal Municipality, its President or the Committee, or the Notified Area Committee or its Chairman, or the Town Area Committee or its Chairman as the case may be.
(2) The District Magistrate may delegate all or any of the powers functions and duties to any other person or authority.
(3) The District Magistrate in whom the power, functions and duties of a Municipal Municipality and its President, or a Notified Area Committee and its Chairman or a Town Area Committee and its Chairman are vested under the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities, Notified Areas and Town Areas (Alpakalik Vyavastha) Adhiniyam 1994 including the person or authority to whom the District Magistrate has delegated his power, shall be deemed to be vested with such powers, functions and duties under the provisions of this section.
(4) The provisions of this section shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months from the date of the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Local Self Government Laws (Amendment) Act, 1994 or until the date appointed for the first meeting of the Municipal Council or as the case may be, the Nagar Panchayat whichever is earlier. ]