The West Bengal Local Authorities ( Postponement Of Elections ) Act, 1963
west-bengal · 1963
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Local Short Authorities (Postponement of Elections)` Act, 1963
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the West Bengal Local Authorities (Postponement of Elections) Act, 1963.
- S. 3The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwith- standing anything to the contrary contained in any other law
- S. 4Section 4 suspends elections during emergencies, cancels incomplete election actions, maintains supersession orders, and extends local authority members' terms.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the State Government to set election dates after an emergency ends, with different dates for various local authorities.
- S. 1957Section 1957 allows postponement of local authority elections in West Bengal during a national emergency.