Section 5
― In sub -section (2),―
Section 5. ― In sub -section (2),―
(i) in the first proviso, for ― forty and more than fifty ‖ , substitute ― twenty ‖ ;
(ii) omit second proviso.
For section 6, substitute―
― 6. Reservation of seats for women, Scheduled Castes and backward classes.―(1) Seats shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, from amongst the seats reserved under sub -section (4) of section 5 for the Scheduled Castes, the number of such seats being determined by the Administrator by an order published in the Official Gazette, which shall not be less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
(2) Seats shall be reserved for women, the number of such seats being determined by an order published in the Official Gazette by the Administrator which shall not be less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes) of the total number of seats to be filled up by direct election:
Provided that the seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes or for women (including those belonging to the Scheduled Castes) shall be allotted by rotation to different wards in such a manner as the Administrator may, by order published in the official Gazette in this behalf, determine.
(3) The reservation of seats under sub-section (4) of section 5 and under sub-section (1) of this section shall cease to have effect on the expiration of the period specified in article 334 of the Constitution.
(4) The Administrator may, if he considers it necessary, by an order published in the Official Gazette, direct that such number of seats as may be specified in the order shall be reserved in favour of backward classes of citizens:
Provided that, when a backward class is deleted by an order of the Administrator, the member elected from such class shall not cease to hold office merely as a result of such deletion and shall hold office as he would have held had the deletion not been made. ‖ .
For section 7, substitute―
― 7. Duration of the Corporation.―(1) The Corporation, unless sooner dissolved under section 407, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.
(2) An election to constitute the Corporation shall be completed–
(a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1);
(b) before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution:
Provided that where the reminder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this sub-section for constituting the Corporation for such period.
(3) The Corporation constituted upon its dissolution before the expiration of its duration shall continue only for the reminder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued under sub -section (1) had it not been so dissolved. ‖ .
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