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Amended. by Mah. 2 of 20016 (19-09-2000) 1 Mah. Ord. XVIII of 1995 was repealed by Mah. 5 of 1996, s. 7. 2 Mah. Ord. XX of 1996 was repealed by Mah. 12 of 1997, s. 6. Sub-section (2) of section 1 of Mah. 12 of 1997 reads as under :— “(2) This section and section 5 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 26th November 1996 and sections 2, 3 and 4 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 31st May 1994.”. Section 5 of Mah. 12 of 1997 reads as under :— “5. Removal of doubt.— For the removal of doubt it is hereby declared that the amendments made by sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Act having been made with retrospective effect, all acts done and actions taken by the State Election Commissioner in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by the provisions of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, and the principal Act as amended by this Act, shall be deemed to be and always be deemed to have been, validly done and no such act or action shall be called in question merely on the ground that the seats reserved for the Backward Class of Citizens were not validly or lawfully reserved.”. 3 Mah. Ord. IV of 1998 was repealed by Mah. 10 of 1998, s. 256. Sections 56, 90(b), 91, 97, 102, 104 and 113 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd March 1998. The remaining provisions of the Act came into force on the 19th April 1998, vide G. N., U.D.D., No. B.M.C./C.R. 21/96/U.D.-32, dated 18th April 1998. Section 255 of Mah. 10 of 1998 reads as under :— “255. Power to remove difficulty.— If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act or by reason of anything contained therein or in giving effect to the provisions of the principal Act in respect of the matters contained in this Act, the State Government may, as occasion arises, by order do anything, not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty : Provided that, no such orders shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.”. 4 Section 209 of Mah. 27 of 1999 reads as under :— “209. Power to remove difficulty.— If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act or by reason of anything contained therein or in giving effect to the provisions of the principal Act in respect of the matters contained in this Act, the State Government may as occasion arise, by order do anything, not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty : Provided that, no such orders shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.”. 5 Mah. Ord. VII of 2000 was repealed by Mah. 25 of 2000, s. 5. 6 Mah. Ord. XVII of 2000 was repealed by Mah. 2 of 2001, s. 5. Note.- The date mentioned in the bracket indicates the date of commencement of the Act. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 47