Siliguri Municipal Commissioners ( Extension Of Term ) Act, 1951

No: 22 Dated: Oct, 18 1951

THE SILICURI MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS (EXTENSION OF TERM) ACT, 1951

West Bengal Act XXII of 1951

    An Act to provide for the extension of the terra of office of the Commissioners of the Siliguri Municipality.

    WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the extension of the term of office of the Commissioners of the Siliguri Municipality ;

    It is hereby enacted as follows :-

1. Short title and cornmenetment:- (1) This Act may be called the Siliguri Municipal Commissioners (Extension of Term) Act, 1951.

(2) It shall come into force immediately on the Siliguri Municipal Commissioners (Extension of Term) Ordinance 1951, ceasing to operate.

2. Extension of the term of office of Commissioners of the Siliguri rnunicipality:- Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (2) of the proviso to section 16 of the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, and in Notification No. L.S.-G.1M-58/49(II), dated the 29th April, 1949, the period of appointment of the Commissioners of the Siliguri municipality under the said Notification shall extend up to the 31st day of December, 1952.

3. Savings:-On the Siliguri Municipal Commissioners (Extension of Term) Ordinance, 1951, ceasing to operate, section 8 of the Bengal General Clauses Act, 1399, shall apply as if the said Ordinance were an enactment then repealed by a West Bengal Act