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(1) Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this Act, until the Corporation is constituted for the first time under this Act read with the Bengal Act the State Government shall appoint an Administrative Officer to exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of the Corporation and of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, the Chief Executive Officer or any Committee of the Corporation. (2) The Administrative Officer appointed under sub- section (1) shall cause arrangements to be made for the election of Councillors and Aldermen under section 15 of the Bengal Act so that the Corporation may enter upon its duties under this Act read with the Bengal Act within six months of the date of publication of the Electoral Roll of the Chandernagore Assembly Constituency prepared under the Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954 or xxxvx of within six months of the date of commencement of this Act, 1954. whichever is later. (3) The Administrative Officer shall exercise, discharge and perform the powers, duties and functions of the Corporation and of the Committee mentioned in section 21 of the Bengal Act until the Corporation is constituted for the first time, and of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, the Chief Executive Officer or any other Committee of the Corporation until a Mayor, a Deputy Mayor, Chief Executive Officer or such other Committee is elected or appointed, as the case may be, for the first time. (4) Within thirty days of the election of the Aldermen of the Corporation as constituted for the first time, the Administrative Officer shall call a meeting for the election of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor of the Corporation as so constituted. Rornoval of diffi- culties.