Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) ~otwiths~ing.aay.thing $0 the contrary contained i n stb-scsec(jon (8). of' sectjun~~l0 of thc Orir*raor oflca of tha ~ r a m a Orissa Grarna Panchpats Act, 1948, ,birt .subjet:t .to 15 rMb panChayatS~ the other provisions of that Act- . (a) the term i t oflice of the mew hers of Gram . Panchayats constituted under the said Act shall be four years with e$ect from ..the date. specified in. the said su b-section I Pr;bvid+ that- ' (i) mepk~s' nf - Grama f anchayat first cons~tuted 9 respect of a Grania Sasdn; and (iff members of a Grama Panchayat recoristituted; Under the provisions of .the said,Act prior to ,the 26thday ..of_ Jan-ry, 1965 shall cease to hold office with effict froh that date; (bJ a![ members of Grama Panchayat s wntinu- I - log to hold office under the. provisions of thr raid Act or purporting to have so coatmud i,g oBce, in spite of the .defect, illegality - .or irregularity, if' any, dating thereto, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have validly continued in office b the said date and also thereafter, and s E aU c a s e to hold office with effect from the 26th day af January - I965 : Provided that where on the expiry of the term of oEce cf members of a Gtama Panqhayat all the new members for such Grama Panchayat bave in accordance with the provisions of the saiE Act bean elected or appointed prior to the date of commencement of this Act, and the G r b a Pancha- ' 'yat stands reconstituted butL'for, the election of the Sarpanch and Naib-Sarpanch nothing in this clause shall be constnjed so ax to debar such new members of the Grama Panchayat from entering office in accordance with .sub-s&tion (8) of section 10 of the said Aot and -.continliing in Q%CO ti11 the 26th day of ~ahuary 1965 : Provided further that such members shalI rernajn in office-after the said, date till the 6rst meeting of , I he newly elected members of the Grama Pancha- ydt at which the Sarpanch is' elected. (2) For removal of doubts it is hereby, decked tha--in 'the event- of any 'repugnazicy with sub- section @).of section 10 of the said Act~the'pr~visiom of this section shall- ,prevail. I . . , . , 190 ?RB ORISSA PANGBAYAT S~wn ACT, 1959 (Or. Act 7 Tm ORISSA PANCHAYAT SAM^ A m ZRLA PARISHAD (AMENDMENT AND VAWDATION) ACT, 1962 ( O ~ A ACT 19 OF 1962) Validation of