THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005 [1]

(ACT 4 OF 2005)

An Act further to amend the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994.

Preamble.-WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 for the purposes hereinafter appearing

BE it enacted in the Fifty-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

      1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2005.

        (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 10 th day of January, 2005.

      2. Amendment of section 69.-In the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 69, in sub-section (1), for the words “State Election Commission or the Officer authorized by it in this behalf”, the words “the Delimitation Commission constituted by Government under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994” shall be substituted.

      3. Omission of section 69A.- Section 69A of the principal Act shall be omitted.

       4. Repeal and saving.-(1) The Local Self Government Institution Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2005 (3 of 2005), except section 3 thereof is hereby repealed.

          (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amend by this Act.