GPMCA 3A — Consequences on alteration of limits of City

Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949

Statutory text

(1) (a) Where by a notification under *Clause (2) of article 243-O of constitution of India] any area is included within the limits of a City, all appointments, notifications, notices, taxes, orders, schemes, licences, permissions, rules, bye-laws or forms made, issued, imposed or granted under this Act by the Corporation in respect of the City and in force within the City immediately before the area is included in the City, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, extend to and be in force in the area so included from the date on which the area is included in the City.

(b) Where there are in force in the area included in a City, any appointments, notifications, notices, taxes, orders, schemes, licences, permissions, rules, bye-laws or forms immediately before such area is included in the City either corresponding to or inconsistent with the appointments, notifications, notices, taxes, orders, schemes, licences, permissions, rules, bye-laws or forms extended and brought in to force by clause (a), such appointments, notifications, notices, taxes, orders, schemes, licences, permissions, rules, bye-laws or forms shall stand superseded.

(2) Where by a notification under *Clause (2) of article 243Q of Constitution of India] any area is, excluded from the limits of a City, all appointments, notifications, notices, taxes, orders, schemes, licences, permissions, rules, bye-laws or forms made, issued, imposed or granted under this Act by the Corporation in respect of the City and in force within its area immediately before the area is excluded from the City shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, continue to be in force in the area so excluded until they are superseded or modified.

(3) Where by a notification under *Clause (2) of article 243Q of Constitution of India] the limits of any City are altered so as to—

(a) include any area therein, or (b) exclude any area therefrom, the State Government may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, by order published in the Official Gazette, provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :— *

(i) in a case falling under clause (a), the interim increase in the number of Councillors shall be filled by election of additional members from amongst such persons entitled to vote at such election from such area, as the State Government may determine and the term of such councillor shall be for the remainder of the duration of the Corporation;

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