(1) After the coming into force of this Act in any area, the State Government may appoint any authority, person or persons for any Gram Panchayat or Anchal Panchayat constituted in that area under the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957, or any Anchalik Parishad or Zilla Parishad established in that area under the West Bengal Zilla Parishads Act, 1963, and the authority, person or persons so appointed shall exercise, perform and discharge all the powers, functions and duties of such Gram Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat, Anchalik Parishad or Zilla Parishad, as the case may be.
Transitory provisions.
359 The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973.
[West Ben. Act (Part VI—Chapter XIX.—Miscellaneous.—Sections 218, 219.)
(2) With the appointment of the authority, person or persons referred to in sub-section (1), all the members of the Grain Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat, Anchalik Parishad, or Zilla Parishad, as the case may be, in respect of which such authority, person or persons, as the case may be, has been so appointed shall vacate their offices as such members.