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Substituted by O.G.E. No. 83 Dt. 20.1.2009 7 such manner as may be prescribed :- Provided that, in case of a Pani Panchayat which comes under Minor Irrigation System, if the number of chaks is less than four and in case of the Lift Irrigation Points the procedure of resentation relating to allotment of seats by rotation shall be such as may be prescribed.]; (3) 1[Subject to the provision of sub- section (1), the Superintending Engineer ],shall cause arrangements for the election of a member of the Executive Committee from each chak by all the land holders of the chak by the method of secret ballot in the manner prescribed. In case of Lift Irrigation Points the Executive Engineer of Orissa Lift Irrigation Corporation or any other officer authorised by Government in this regard shall cause arrangements for the election of the members of the Executive Committee of the Pani Panchayat. (4) The Superintending Engineer shall make arrangements for the election of the President of the Executive Committee of the Pani Panchayat by the members of the Executive Committee by the method of secret ballot in the manner prescribed. In case of Lift Irrigation Points the Executive Engineer of Orissa Lift Irrigation Corporation or any other officer authorised by Government in this regard shall make arrangements for the election of the President of the Executive Committee by the method of secret ballot in the manner prescribed. (5) If at an election held under Sub-sections (3) and (4) the members or the President of the Executive Committee of the Pani Panchayat, as the case may be, are not elected, fresh elections shall be held within a period of 90 days from the date of such failure in the manner prescribed. 1[(6) The term of office of a member of the Executive Committee of a- Pani Panchayat, other than a member elected to fill a causal vacancy, shall be six years,;& before constitution of the first Executive Committee of Pani Panchayat after the commencement of The Orissa Pani Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 2008, the Superintending Engineer and in case of Lift Irrigation Point, the Executive Engineer or any other officer referred to in sub-section (3) shall, by means of lottery held in such manner as may be prescribed, by order, declare that as nearly as possible one-half of the elected members shall hold office for a term elected members and the members elected after three years shall hold office for a term of six years in order that one half of the members shall retire every third year thereafter. Explanation.- For removal of doubt it is hereby declared that the members elected to the Executive Committee of any Pant Panchayat immediately before commencement of the Orissa Pani Panchayat (Amendment) Act, 2008 shall continue to remain in office in its full term as per the provisions of this Act existing immediately before commencement of the said Amendment Act. (6-a) As soon as may be, after completion of election to the office of members of the Executive Committee, the name oi elected members shall be published in the prescribed manner and accordingly, the term of office of the