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Dissolution of District Panchayat.- (1) If, in the opinion of the Government, a District Panchayat is not competent to perform or persistently makes default in performing the duties imposed on it by law or exceeds or abuses its powers, they may, by notification- (a) dissolve the District Panchayat from a specified date; and (b) direct that the District Panchayat be reconstituted with effect from the date, which shall not be later than six months from the date of dissolution. (2) The provision of sub-sections (2) to (7) (both inclusive) of Section 215 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to the dissolution of a District Panchayat as they apply in relation to the dissolution of a Panchayat Union Council.