Ins. by sec. 62(h) of U. P. Act No. 09 of 1994. — U. P. ACT No . XXXIII of 1961 ]

5 . Ins. by sec. 62(h) of U. P. Act No. 09 of 1994. Act XLV of 1860 (b) a Zila Panchayat means the territorial area of a Zila Panchayat. ] CHAPTER — II 1 [KSHETTRA PANCHAYAT] AND 1 [Zila Panchayats] 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] The State Government shall by notification in the Gazette divide the rural area of each district into Khands specifying each Khand by a name and the limits or constituents of its area and may likewise change the names or make modifications in the areas and limits of the Khands by including therein or excluding therefrom areas or create new Khands. When any area is under section 3 excluded from one Khand and included in another such area shall cease to be subject to the jurisdiction of the 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] of the Khand from which it has been excluded and become subject to the jurisdiction of the 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] of the Khand in which it has been included and to the rules, notifications, orders, directions and notices applicable thereto and the State Government may place at the disposal of such 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] such portion of the assets of the 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] from whose Jurisdiction the area has been excluded as it may deem proper and may make such temporary orders and give such temporary directions as it may consider necessary to effectuate the change : Provided that where the area excluded from the one Khand is included in a new Khand having no 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] is constituted therefor, then [until a 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] is constituted for the new Khand]2 the 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] of the Khand from which that area has been excluded, shall continue to exercise Jurisdiction in that area, and anything done or any action taken including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order or direction issued, rule, regulation, from, bye-law or scheme framed, permit or license granted or registration effected under the provisions of this Act in respect of such area, by such 1 [Kshetra Panchayat] shall with respect to the Khand, be deemed to have been done or taken by the new 1 [Kshettra Panchayat] under the provisions of this act and shall continue in force accordingly until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.

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