Bare ActsThe Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963

Section 279

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(1) The Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 and that Act as adapted and applied to the Saurashtra area of the Gujarat State, and the Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925, and that Act as adapted and applied to the Saurashtra area of the Gujarat State and that Act as extended to the Kutch area of the Gujarat State are hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said Acts — (i) any local area declared to be either a municipal borough or municipal district immediately before the date on which this Act comes into force (hereinafter referred to as " the said date") shall be deemed to be a municipal borough under this Act; (ii) the municipalities constituted under the said Acts immediately before the said date (hereinafter called " the old municipalities") shall be deemed to be municipalities of the respective boroughs (hereinafter respectively called " the new municipalities " and " the new boroughs") ; (iii) the president, vice-president and councillors elected or appointed for the old municipalities and holding office immediately before the said date shall respectively be deemed to be the president, vice-president and councillors of the new municipalities and subject to the provisions relating to disqualification, resignation, removal and vacancy as provided in this Act shall hold office for the following period, that is to say :- Delegation. Bom. III of 1901. Bom. XVIII of

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