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(1) Every Zilla Pnnchnyar, save as otherwise provided in this Act, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer. (2) No umendrnent of any law for the time being in force. shull have the effect of causing dissolution 01' a ZilLI Punchayut, which is funcuoningimmcdinrely before such amendment, till the expiration of its duration specified in sub-section (1). (3) An election toconstitute a Zilla Pnnchayat shall be completed - (a) before the expiry of its duration specified ill sub-section (1); (b) i11case of d issolu rion, before the expi rurion of a period of six months from the elate of such dissolution: Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissol veel Zilla Punchnyat would have continued i:, less than six months, it shall be not necessary to hold <Iny election under this clause for constituting the Zilla Panchnyat for such period. (11) A Zilla Panchuynt constituted upon the dissolution of a Zilla Punchaynt before the expiration 01' its duration shall continue only for (he remainder of the period for which the dissolved Zilla Punchny.u would huveconriuucd undersub-section (1) hac! it not been so dis solvcd. (5) \Vhell ,I new Zilla Panchayat is thus duly consritured the old Zilla Panchayat shall stand dissolved.