 the kerala local authorities laws (amendment) bill, 1959(as introduced in lok sabra on 24th august, 1959)  the kerala local authorities laws (amend- ment) bill, 1959 (as introduced in lok sabra) a billto provide fo'l' the further extension of the term of office of the mayor and other councillors and chairmen of standing committees of the corpor(ltion of trivandrum, (lnd of the councillors of municipalities; (lnd to provide fo'l' the recovery in certain ccues of (lrre(lrb of cesses, r(lteb, taxes, fees 0'1' other bums due to p(lnchayats whereas by virtue of the proclamation issued by the president under article 356 of the constitution on the 31st day of july, 1959, the powers of the legislature of the state of kerala are now exercisable by or under the authority of the parliament; be it enacted by parliament in the tenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the kerala local authorities laws short title (amendment) act, 1959 z in this act,-definitions ('d) "kerala municipal laws" means,-(i) the trivandrum city municipal act, trav act 4 of 1116 (ii) the travancore district municipalities act, 1116, (iii) the cochin municipal act xviii of 1113, trav act %3 of 1116 cochin act xviii of 1113· (iv) the madras district municipalities act, 1920, as in force in malabar, (v) the municipal laws (amendment) act, 1958, and (vi) the madras district municipalities act, 1958; (amendment) s keral act 43 of 195 kerala act 44 of 19,8 37 of 1956 (b) "malabar" means the malabar district referred to in sub: section (2) of section 5 of the states reorganisation act, 1956 3 notwithstanding anything in any of the kerala municipal laws, the government may, by notification in the gazette, extend the term of office of-10 extension of term of office of certain municipal functionariel trav ac 4 of ijj6 (i) the mayor and other councillors and the chairmen of standing committees of the corporation of trivandrwn constituted under ute trivandrum city municipal act; and  (ii) the councillors of any municipality constituted under the madras district municipalities act, 1920, as in force in malabar is madral act or the travancore district municipalities act, 1116 or the cochin +;:v~~~· municipal act xviii of 1113; 2:~j~~ which expires at noon on the 1st day of september, 1959 up to such xviii of date not later than the 1st dlly of september, 1960, as may be specified jli3· in the notification 20 4 when the term of office of the mayor or of any chairman or councillor has been extended under section 3, the provisions of th& kerala municipal laws shall have effect in relation thereto, subject to the following modifications, namely:-election and term of office of new councillor in c:uea falling under leetion 3 (4) the government shall cause elections-2s (i) to be so held, and appointments to be so made, of councillors to the corporation of trivandrum that the newly elected and appointed councillors enter upon office on the date specified in the notification under section 3; (ii) to every municipality concerned to be so held that 30 the newly elected councillors enter upon office on the date specified as aforesaid; (b) the term of office of the newly elected or appointed councillors shall expire on the day immediately succeeding the expiry of three years from the date referred to in clause (a); 3s (c) the election of the mayor of the council of the corporation of trivandrum shall be held at the first meeting of the council after the date referred to in clause (a) and the election of the chairman of each standing committee of the councfi ehall be held at the first meeting of such committee 40 5 if any difficulty arises in giving effect tq the provisions of this removal of act, or of any of the kerala municipal laws as modified by section 4, difficulties the government may, as occasion may arise, by order, do anything which appears to them necessary for the purpose of removing the s difficulty -trav-cochin act 2 of 1950 10 is 6 in the travancore-cochin panchayats act, 1950, after section 57, amftendment o ravanthe following section shall be inserted, namely:-core-cochin panchayatb act u57a where a panchayat ceases to exist, or ceases to exercise recov~of jurisdiction over any local area by reason of any notification ='"etc • issued under section 3, any cess, rate, tax, fee or other sum which w~ pallc  jta (:calc accrued due to such panchayat before the date it ceased to so to exist or to exist or to exercise jurisdiction, shall be payable to such authority i::i:~od as the government may, by general or special order, specify, and may be recovered as an arrear of land revenue und~r the revenue recovery act for the time being in force"  repeal of 7 the murucipal laws (amendment) act, 1958, and the madras kerala district municipalities (amendment) act, 1958, shall stand repealed acts t3 ~d on the 1st day of september, 1959 44 0 195 -  statement of objects and reasonsaccording to the municipal laws (amendment) act, 1958 (kerala act 43 of 1958), and the madras district municipalities (amendment) act, 1958 (kerala act 44 of 1958), the term of office of the councillors of the corporation of the city of trivandrum and the municipalities in the state will expire on 1-9-1959, and the newly elected councillors have to come into office on the same date steps were taken accordingly to conduct the elections to the councils of the corporation and the municipalities in july-august, 1959, but owing to the abnormal conditions created by the political unrest in the state and in deference to the recommendations of the local chamber of municipal chainnen, the elections had to be postponed the present enactment is intended to extend the term of the councils to a date not later than 1-9-1960, within which it would be possible to conduct the elections under normal conditions, and it is on the lines that '- had been approved by the late ministry in kerala 2 there is no provision in tho travancore-cochin panchayats act, 1950, for the collection of arrears of tax, fee, etc, due to a panchayat after it ceases to exist recently, where a panchayat area in the state was constituted into a municipality, difficulties have arisen for the collection of arrears of tax, fee, etc, which accrued to the panchayat before its abolition hence, it is considered necessary to make a provision for the realisation of such arrears clause 6 of the bill is iijtended for' this purpose 3 under the proclamation issued by the president under article 356 of the constitution on july 31, 1959, the powers of the legislature of the state of kerala are now exercisable by or under the authority of parliament this bill has accordingly been prepared for enactment by parliament new delhi; g b pant· the 22nd august, 1959·  a billto provide for the further extension of the term of office of the mayor and other councillors and chairmen of standing committees of the corporation of trivandrum, and of the councillors of municipalities; and to provide for the recovery in certain cases of arrears of cesses, rates, taxes, fees or other sums due to panchayats (shr; gofjind ballabh pant, minister of home affairs) 