THE   KERALA  PANCHAYAT  RAJ (FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005 [1]

(ACT 32 OF 2005)

An Act further to amend the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994.

            Preamble.- WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Panchayat Raj 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 Panchayat Raj (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2005.

                        (2) It shall come into force at once.

            2. Amendment of section 236.- In sub-section (1) of section 236 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Act 13 of 1994), for the words “being a year or less period as is mentioned in the applications”, the words “being three years or such lesser period as is mentioned in the applications” shall be substituted.