Section 52
(1) Every Zilla Pnnchnyar, save as otherwise provided in this Act , shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer .
52. (1) Every Zilla Pnnchnyar, save as otherwise provided in this Act , shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer .
(2) No umendrnent of any law for the time being in force . shull have the effect of causing dissolution 01' a ZilLI Punchayut, which is funcuoningimmcdinrely before such amendment , till the expiration of its duration specified in sub-section (1) .
(3) An election toconstitute a Zilla Pnnchayat shall be completed -
(a) before the expiry of its duration specified ill sub-section (1);
(b) i11case of d issolu rion , before the expi rurion of a period of six months from the elate of such dissolution:
Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissol veel Zilla Punchnyat would have continued i:, less than six months, it shall be not necessary to hold <Iny election under this clause for constituting the Zilla Panchnyat for such period.
(11) A Zilla Panchuynt constituted upon the dissolution of a Zilla Punchaynt before the expiration 01 ' its duration shall continue only for (he remainder of the period for which the dissolved Zilla Punchny.u would huveconriuucd undersub-section (1) hac! it not been so dis solvcd .
(5) \Vhell ,I new Zilla Panchayat is thus duly consritured the old Zilla Panchayat shall stand dissolved.
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