Act No.9 of 1992

An Act made to amend the Paurashava Ordinance, 1977

Whereas it is expedient to amend the Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (XXVI of 1977) for the
purposes mentioned below;

Now, therefore, it is enacted as follows:-

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

2. Amendment of section 7 of Ord. XXVI of 1977.- In section 7 of the Paurashava
Ordinance, 1977 (XXVI of 1977), hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance,-

     a) for the words "Term of Paurashava" in the marginal note shall be substituted the
     words and comma "Term of Paurashava, etc.";
     b) for sub-section (1) shall be substituted the following sub-section, namely:-
     "(1) The term of a Paurashava shall be a period of five years commencing on the
     day of its first meeting after its constitution.
     (1A) Where the term of a Paurashava under sub-section (1) expires before the
     holding of the first meeting of the Paurashava constituted to succeed it, an
     Administrator appointed by the Government shall perform the functions of the
     Paurashava until the holding of such meeting.
     (1B) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, a Paurashava shall be
     deemed to have been duly constituted after the election of seventy five percent of
     the total number of its commissioners has taken place.
     Explanation- For calculating the seventy five percent of total number of the elected
     Commissioners, less than point five zero percent shall be ignored and point five zero
     and above percent shall be rounded off into a whole number."

3. Invalidation of the present Paurasabhas.- Notwithstanding anything contained in the said
Ordinance or in any other Act for the time being in force, the term of every Paurasabha in office
immediately before the 31th December of 1991 shall expire on the 31th December of 1991.

4. Repeal and savings.- (1) The Paurashava (Amendment) Ordinance, 1991 (Ordinance
No.38 of 1991) stands herewith repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any action done or any measure taken under the said Ordinance
amended by the repealed Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the said
Ordinance amended by this Act.