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Special provisions in the case of 1 [XXXX] gram panchayats - (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, when a local area is notified as a village under section 3, for the first time, the Commissioner shall appoint a special officer to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the gram panchayat and its Sarpanch and executive authority until the members and Sarpanch thereof who are duly elected assume office. (2) The special officer shall cause arrangements for the election of the members of the gram panchayat to be made before such date as may be fixed by the Commissioner in this behalf: