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Constitution of Zilla Parishad for the new district of 1[Prakasam] - (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 (A.P.Act XXXV of 1959)-- (a) the Government may, by notification, constitute a Zilla Parishad for the new district of 1[Prakasam] with effect on and from such date as may be specified therein; (b) the Zilla Parishad shall, by the name of the 1[Prakasam] district, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to enter into contracts and may by its corporate name, sue and be sued; (c) the Government may appoint a Special Officer to exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of the newly constituted Zilla Parishad for the 1[Prakasam] district, its Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Standing Committees and its Secretary; (d) the Special Officer shall cause arrangements for elections to be made so that the elected members may come into office not later than six months from the date specified under clause (a): Provided that the Government may extend the time limit aforesaid by a period not exceeding three months, if for any unavoidable reasons, the elections cannot be completed within the said time limit; (e) the Special Officer shall exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of the Zilla Parishad until the elected members come into office, of the Chairman and Vice- Chairman until a Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected by the Zilla Parishad, of the Standing Committees until the Standing Committees are constituted by the Zilla Parishad and of the Secretary until a Secretary is appointed, as the case may be; (f) save as respects matters provided in this section all the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 (A.P.Act XXXV of 1959) shall apply to the Zilla Parishad for the new district of 1[Prakasam]. (2) The Government may, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this section, make by notification, such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions, including provisions as to the composition of the members of the newly constituted Zilla Parishad for 2[Prakasam] district or the Zilla Parishads for the existing districts of Guntur, Nellore and Kurnool, or their Standing Committees, as to the transfer to the Zilla Parishad for 3[Prakasam] district, or disposal otherwise of the assets or institutions vesting in the Zilla Parishads for the existing districts aforesaid, as to the discharge of the liabilities, if any, subsisting against the said Zilla Parishads relating to or arising from such assets and institutions and also as to the recovery of any sums due to or recoverable be the said Zilla Parishads on the date of the constitution of the Zilla Parishad for the new district of 4[Prakasam].