Act No.7 of 1992

An Act made to amend the Rajshahi City Corporation Act, 1987

Whereas it is expedient to amend the Rajshahi City Corporation Act, 1987 (Act No.38 of 1987)
for the purposes mentioned below;

Now, therefore, it is enacted as follows:-

1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Rajshahi City Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1992.

2. Amendment of section 4 of Act No.38 of 1987.- After sub-section (4) of section 4 of the
Rajshahi City Corporation Act, 1987 (Act No.38 of 1987), hereinafter referred to as the said
Act, shall be inserted the following new sub-section (5), namely:-

     "(5) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Corporation shall be deemed to
     have been constituted after the election of seventy five percent of the total number of
     its elected commissioners has taken place and after the publication of their names in
     the official Gazette.
     Explanation.- For calculating the seventy five percent of the total number of elected
     Commissioners, less than five point zero percent shall be ignored and five point zero
     and above percent shall be rounded off into a whole number."

3. Establishment of section 7 of Act No.38 of 1987.- For section 7 of the said Act shall be
substituted the following section, namely-

     "7. Term of the Corporation.- The term of the Corporation shall be a period of
     five years commencing on the day of its first meeting after its constitution."

4. Term of the present Rajshahi City Corporation.- Notwithstanding anything contained in
the said Act or in any other Act for the time being in force, the term of the Rajshahi City
Corporation in office immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be kept unchanged
for a period of three years as if, with respect to that Corporation, the Rajshahi City Corporation
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1991 (Ordinance No.42 of 1991) had not been made, or of the said
Act had not been amended through this Act.

5. Repeals and savings.- (1) The Rajshahi City Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1991
(Ordinance No.42 of 1991) stands herewith repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any action done or any measure taken under the said Act
amended through the repealed Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the
said Act amended through this Act.