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Savings and transitory provision – Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the principal Act :– (a) the Councillors of a municipality, the last general election in respect of which was held more than four years prior to the date of coming into force of this Act, shall cease to hold office with effect from the said date; (b) the Councillors of a municipality, not being a municipality referred to in clause (a), shall cease to hold office on the expiry of a period of four years from the date of the last general election; (c) the general election of Councillors of all such municipalities as are referred to in clause (a) and (b) shall be held within a period of [eight months] from the date on which the Councillors thereof have respectively ceased to hold office in accordance with the said clauses; (d) during the period intervening between the date of expiry of the term of office of the Councillors as aforesaid and the date of the first meeting of the newly elected Councillors with a quorum necessary there for the power and functions of the municipality and its Chairperson shall be exercised and performed, as far as may be, by the District Magistrate or by such other officer above the rank to which the Executive Officer belongs as may be appointed by the State Government in that behalf; * Substituted by Orissa Act 20 of 1968, for "six months". 178 THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL MANUAL Explanation– For the purposes of clauses (a) and (b) the date on which the last general election was held means the date of polling at such election. –––––––– PROVISIONS OF THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1968(ORISSA ACT 20 OF 1968)NOTINCORPORATED IN ORIGINAL ACT. (1) Repeal [* * *] (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act, as if this Act had commenced on the 27th September 1968. –––––––– PROVISIONS OF THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1978 (ORISSA ACT 22 OF 1978) NOT INCORPORATED IN THE ORIGINAL ACT.