Manipur Municipalities Act,1994
Act No : 43
Section :
Duration of municipalities etc.
22.Duration of municipalities etc.-(1) Every municipality, unless sooner dissolved under this Act, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting after a general election at which a quorum is present and no longer: 14 Provided that a municipality which is functioning immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue till the expiration of its duration, unless sooner dissolved by a resolution passed to that effect by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Manipur. (2) An election to constitute a municipality shall be completed- (a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub- section (1); (b) before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution: Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved municipality would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this sub-section for constituting the municipality for such period: Provided further that the result of election shall be notified. (3) A municipality constituted upon the dissolution of a municipality before the expiration of its duration shall continue only for ,he remainder of the period for which the dissolved municipality would have continued under sub-section (1) had it not been so dissolved.
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