 the prevention of disqualifi- cation (amendment) bill, 1957(as introduced in lok sabra)  the prevention of disqualification (amend- ment) bill, 1957 (as introduced in lok sabha) a bill,further to amend the prevention of disqualification act, 1953 i be it enacted by parliament in the eighth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the prevention of disqualification shon title (amendment) act, 1957 j of 1954· 5 2 in section 4 of the prevention of disqualification act, 1953, amen4ment - for the figures and words "31st day of december, 1957", the figures of section 4· and words "31st day of december, 1958" shall be substituted  statement of objects and reasonssection 4 of the prevention of disqualification act, 1953, is due to expire on the 31st december, 1957 the parliament (prevention of disqualification) bill, 1957, now pending in parliament, which seeks to teplace the act of 1953, is not likely to be passed into ·law before the 31st december, 1957 in the circumstances it is proposed to extend the life of section 4 for a further period of one year new delhi; a k sen the 14th december, 1957  extract prom the preven'l'ion of disqualification act, 1953 (1 of 1954)  - • - • •4 it is hereby further declared that the follo'ing offices shall tempol"-:t' be deemed never to have disqualified, and shall not, if held for any :uemov~ period not extending beyond the 31st day of december, 1957, dis- tf:=~_ qualify, the holders thereof for being chosen as, or for being, mem- bperahi u p of  ar ament bers of parhament,-in certain other caeea (a) the offices of chairman and member of a committee other than any such committee as is referred to in clause (a) of section 3; (b) the offices of chairman, director, member and officer of a statutory body, where the power to make any appointment to any such office or the power to remove any person therefrom is vested in the government  a bill further to amend the prevention of disqualification act, 1953 (shri asoke k sen, minister of lafjj) 