In section l3 of the principal Act , — THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT ACT, 1993

3 . In section l3 of the principal Act , (i) in sub-section (1) the following proviso shall be inserted narnely- "Provided . however, that no person whose name does not appear in the electoral r oll pertaining to the area comprised in the C,ram as indicated above shall be eligible to context ) the election fur such Gram Panchayat." , ) . (ii) in sub-section (5), for the words " as may be-prescribed. " the words "as the State Government may , by notification , from time to time specify" shall be sub , stitued ; (iii) after sub-section (5) , the following sub-section shill! be inserted , namely} " (5a) The State Government shall , by notification , reserve such number of seats which as nearly as may be one-third h of the total number of seats of the Gram Panchayat for the: persons belonging to the Backwad Classes"; (iv) in sub-section (7), for the words " as may be prescribed" , the words " as the State Government may , by notification , from time to time. specify" shall be substituted. GAZETTE ------- ---- No ~---. 194 Amendment 4. In section 17 of the principal ~ct,- of section !1 (i) in sub-section (2), after claJ . lh~ , (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely} ' ;-, "(aa) such number of a ' fflet'S of Sabhapati and Ur -sabhapati of Gram Pancha -yats which shall as nearly aamay be one-third 0 the total number of offices of Sabhapati and Up-Sabhapati in the State-for the persons belonging to the Backward Classes"; (lh in sub-section (2), in the proviso to clause (b). for words "as may be presc -ribed", the words "as the State Government may, by notification, from time to time, specify" shall be substituted. Amendment 5· In section 27 of the principal Act, for the words "by the majority of the ofs~ctio.~,27members of the, Gram Panchayat present," the words "by the the two-third majority of the mem bers of the Gram Panchayat" shall be substituted. Amendment 6. In section 34 of the principal Act, in clause (v), for the words "as may be of section H entrusted to it by the State Government from time to time", the words "not enumerated specifically in the' above clauses but enumerated in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution" shall be substituted, AD,1~nn~etit7, In section 49 ofthe principal Act, in sub-section (2), after the existing proviso, of section 49 the followmg proviso shall be insertcd r- "Provided further that if a person i, elected to One or more . seats in a Gram Pan -chayat and or a seat ill a Zilla Panchayat thrn, unless within the prescribed time he resigns all but one of the seats by writing under his hand addressed to the State Election Commissioner , one but all seats in the Gram Panchayat or a seat or seats in the Gram Panchayat, as the case may be shall become vacant . " Amendment 8 . In section 50 of the principal Act , -of section so (a) in sub section (J),- (i) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substitued, namely» " (a) directly electec members from amongst those whose names are included in th> electoral roll of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the time being in force pertainiug 10 th ; area comprised in the respective territorial constituency of the rlistr}q; " (ii) tor clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely i - "(b) Twenty per cent of the Sabhapatis ofthe GramPanchayats within the district by rotation annually to be specified by the State Government by notification ; " (iii) in clause (e), after the word "and" and before the word "the" the words . "twenty per cent of the members of" and after the word "thereof and' before the' full stop the '\ ords "by rotation annually to be specified by the State Government by notifica tion" shall be inserted; (b) in sub section (4), for the words, "as may be , prescribed" the words ·· as the Slate Government may, by notification, from time to time, specify" shall be substituted, (c) after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely ;-"(4a) The State Government shall, by notification, reserve such number of seats which shall as neurly as may be one-third of the total number of seats in a Zilla Panchayat for the persons belonging to the Backward Classes;" (d) in sub-section (6). for the words "as may be prescribed", the words "as the State Government may , by notification, from time 10 time, specify" shall be substituted. In section 54 of the principal Act, - (i) [or sub-sectionr l), the Iollowing sub-section shall be substituted, narnely i- "The directly elected members of everv Zilla Panchayat shall, al its first meeting at which a quorum is present, elect in such manner as may be prescribed , from among themselves one of thc directly elected members to be the Adhakshya and another to be the Up-Adhakshyaof the Zilla Panchayat;" (ii) in sub-section (2) after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely» , Amendment of section Sf , "aa) such number of offices of Adhakshya and Tlp-Adhakshya in the State which shall as nearly as may be one-third p of the total number of offices of Adhakshya and Up-Adhakshya in the State for the persons belonging to the Backward Classes " . Amendment 10. In section 64 of the principal Act, in sub-section (I) for the words "by majo -. of section 6+ rity of the members of the Zilla Panchayat present . and voting, "the words "by two-third majority of the directly elected members of the Zilla Panchayat " shall be substituted. Amendment 11 . In section 69 of the principal Act , after clause (1) , the following clause shall of section 69 b. . inserted, namely :-. "~em) such other duties not enumerated specifically in the above clauses but enumerated in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution". Amendment 12. In section 114 of the principal Act, in clause (b), for the words "the maxi -of section 114 mum period of one year as may be specified in the orders " , the words "six months" shall be substituted. Amendment 13 . In section 119 of the principal Act,of section IJ 9 (i) sub-section (5) shall be omitted; (ii) the existing sub-section (6) shall be renumbered as sub-section (5) . Insertion of 14. After section 119, the following section shall be inserted , namely ;-a new section 119A. " Appeal . 119A. Any person aggrieved by an order of the Prescribed Authority under section 119 may appeal to the Appellate Authority to be appointed by the State Government within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed . "

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