West Ben. Act XXXIV of 1994. — The West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994

West Ben. Act XXXIV of 1994. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LAW DEPARTMENT Legislative West Bengal Ordinance No. III of 2000 THE WEST BENGAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2000. [Published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IIIA, of the 2nd February, 2000.] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly of the State of West Bengal is not in session and the Governor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action; The Governor is pleased, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of article 213 of the Constitution of India, to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:- (1) This Ordinance may be called the West Bengal Municipal Elections (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appointment. In section 2 of the West Bengal Municipal Elections Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after clause (r), the following clause shall be in serted:— '(rr) "voting machine" means any machine or apparatus, whether operated electronically or otherwise, used for giving, or recording of, votes, and any reference to a ballot-box or ballot-paper in this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, save as otherwise provided, be construed to include a reference to a voting machine used at any election;'. In sub-section (1) of section 62 of the principal Act, after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted:— "(aa) any voting machine develops a mechanical failure during the course of giving, or recording of, votes; or". Short title and commencement. Amendment of section 2 of W