West Bengal Act XXIII of 1948 THE 24-PARCANAS DISTRICT BOARD DISSOLUTION <TEMPORARY ‘PROVISIONS) ACT, 1948. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraord,inary, of the 7th October, 1948.] An Act to provide for the dissolution and constitution of. the District Board of the 24-Parganas. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the dissolution and constitution of the District Board of the 24-Parganas in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. (1) This Act may be called the 24-Parganas District Short title, Board Dissolution (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1948. commencement and
(2) It shall into forcethe date on which the 24- duration. come on West Ben. Ord. III of Parganas District Board (Dissolution) Ordinance, 1948,
1948. ceases to operate.- (.3) It shall remain in force only up to the 9th day of May,
1950. .t Ben. Act III of 1885.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the Definitions. subject or context,—
(a) "the Act" means the Bengal Local Self-Government Act of 1885; and
(b) "the District Board" means the District Board of the 24-,Parganas.
3. The Provincial Government may, -if and so often as it so thinks fit, by an order published in the Official Gazette dissolve the District Board from such date as may be specified in the order:
Provided that such powers shall not be exercised when the District Board is reconstituted, on the result of the election ref erred to in sub-section (1) of section 7 in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
4. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, all Consequenthe members constituting the District Board and the Chair- ces of dissoman and the Vice-Chairmen of the District Board shall, as from the date of dissolution, vacate their offices as such lution. members, Chairman and Vice-Chairmen.
5. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, the Provincial Government shall, if the District Board is dis- tCfonsn toitfliihe solved, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute the District District Board as from the date of dissolution in such Board. manner and consisting of such number of members as it may determine in this behalf. . Price—Indian, annas 2 ; English, 3d. Dissolution of the District Board. 2 The 24-Parganas District Board Dissolution (Temporary Provisiovs) Act, 1948. [West Ben. Act XXIII of 1948.] ' (Sections 6-9.)
6. The Provincial Government shall, by notification in • Le Official Gazette, fix the term of office of me -fibers of the District Board constituted under section 5:
Provided that the term of office so fixed shall not exceed the period during which this Act remains in force. Reconstitu- 7. (1) Before the expiry of the term of office of the tion of the members of the District Board constituted under section 5, District there shall be a fresh general election of members of the Dis- Board in trict Board in conformity with the provisions of the Act and with the the rules made thereunder and the persons who vacated their accordance provisions offices under section 4 shall not be deemed disqualified for of the Ben- such election if they are otherwise qualified therefor. gal Local Self-Gov- (2) On the expiration of the term of office of the members ernment of the District Board constituted under section 5, the District Act of iss5. Board shall be reconstituted on the result of election referred to in sub-section (1) in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act. Casual 8. When the place of a member of the District Board vacancies. constituted under section 5 becomes vacant, the Provincial Government shall, as soon as may be, appoint another person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office for the residue of the term of office of the member in whose stead he is appointed. Continu- 9. Any notification issued or anything done or any action - ance of taken in exercise of any power conferred by the 24-Parganas West action District Board (Dissolution) Ordinance, 1948, shall, on the Ben. Ord. aken said Ordinance ceasing to be in operation, be deemed to have In of 4, der West been issued, done or taken in exercise of the powers conferred
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