(1) The Corporation, unless sooner
dissolved under section 404 of this Act, shall continue for five years from the
date appointed for its first meeting.
(2) An election to constitute the Corporation shall be completed––
(a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1) ;
(b) before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution :
Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this section for constituting the Corporation for such period :
1[Provided further that the first election to a Corporation constituted after the commencement of the Act shall be held within a period of 2[two years] of its constitution].
(3) A Corporation constituted upon its dissolution before the expiration of its duration shall constitute only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued under sub-section (1) had it not been so dissolved.
(2) An election to constitute the Corporation shall be completed––
(a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1) ;
(b) before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution :
Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this section for constituting the Corporation for such period :
1[Provided further that the first election to a Corporation constituted after the commencement of the Act shall be held within a period of 2[two years] of its constitution].
(3) A Corporation constituted upon its dissolution before the expiration of its duration shall constitute only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Corporation would have continued under sub-section (1) had it not been so dissolved.
1. Proviso inserted by Act No. V of 2004, s. 3, w.e.f. 14.08.2003. 2. Substituted for the words “one year” by Act No. XI of 2004, s. 3.