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In the principal Act, in section 4, in sub section (5), in the sixth line, for the word “will” appearing in between the words “Panchayat” and “convene”, the word “shall” shall be substituted and in the last line, after the word “time” , the “fullstop” shall be deleted and the words and full- stop “from the date of such direction” , shall be inserted. Amendment 4, In the principal Act, in section 5, in sub- of»ection 5.SCctjo n after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :— < t : r OXJ8 1. Z V C- ‘Provided further that the existing local area of Gaon Panchayats established under the provi sions of the Assam Panchayati Raj Act, 1986, with a population less in number than the population earmarked in this section for a Gaon Panchayat, shall continue to be valid for the purposes of this Act, till such time as the Government may declare any local area to be such Gaon Panchayat in accordance with this Act.” Amendment