(4) a proclamation so approved shall, unless revoked, cease to ope-- rate on the expiration of a period of six months from the date of issue: of the proclamation: - -" provided that if and so often as a resolution approving the continuance in force of such a proclamation is passed by both houses of parliament, the proclamation shall, unless revoked, continue in foree for a further period of six months from the date on which under this clause it would otherwise have ceased to operate, but no such proclamation shall in any case remain in force for more than three years: provided further that if the dissolution of the house of the people takes place during any such period of six months and a resolution approv-- ing the continuance in force of such proclamation has been passed by the council of states, but no resolution with respect to the continuance in force of such proclamation has been passed by the house of the people during the said period, the proclamation shall cease to operate at the expiration of thirty days from the date on which the house of the people first sits after its reconstitution unless before the expiration of the said period of thirty days a resolution approving the continuance in force of the proclamation has been also passed by the house of the people (5) notwithstanding anything contained in clause (4), a resolution with respect to the continuance in force of a prociamation approved under clause (3) for any period beyond the expiration of one year from: the date of issue of such proclamation shall not be passed by either house of parliament unless— (2) a proclamation of emergency is in operation, in the whole of india or, as the case may be, in the whole or any part of the state, at the time of the passing of such resolution, and (b) the election commission certifies that the continuance in force of the proclamation approved under clause (3) during the - period specified in such resolution is necessary on account of difficulties in holding general elections to the legislative assembly of the state concerned |     | bs    |     |     | f   ||------|-------|------|------|-----|