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Substituted for "three" by Punjab Act 27 of 1978. whichever period is less provided that if the Municipal Committee is reconstituted three members of the Municipal Committee shall be elected or appointed in ac- cordance with the provisions of section 4 and on their election or appointment the [two]1 trustees appointed by the State Government under this section shall cease to be members of the Trust. Section 4-B [4-B. Appointment of trustees during suspension of Municipal Commit- tees. - During the period of suspension of a Municipal Committee, the three seats allotted to the Municipal Committee on the trust under clause (b) of sub- section (1) of section 4 shall be filled by the State Government by appointing any three persons by notification in the official Gazette and the trustees so appointed shall hold office during the period of suspension of the Municipal Committee or until the trust is dissolved, whichever period is less. On the expiry of the period of such suspension the three members of the Municipal Committee holding office as trus- tees under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 immediately before such suspension shall become the trustees and the three trustees appointed by the State Government under this section shall cease to be members of the trust.]2 Section 4-C [4-C. Appointment of trustees where no Corporation is constituted. - Where any municipality has been constituted to be a City under the provisions of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 and a Corporation has not been con- stituted for that City, the three seats allotted, to the Corporation under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be filled in by the State Government and the trustees so appointed shall hold office for a period of three years or until the trust its dissolved, whichever period is less : Provided that if the Corporation is constituted, three members of the Corpo- ration shall be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 4 and on their election or appointment the three trustees ap- pointed by the State Government under this section shall cease to be the members of the trust.]3 Section 5 [5. Term of office of Chairman. - The term of office of the Chairman shall be such period not exceeding [four years]4, as the State Government may fix in this behalf: Provided that when the Trust ceases to exist the said term of office shall be deemed to expire on the date of dissolution of the Trust.]5 Section 6