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Local authorities dissolved before the passing of this Act.
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2.—(1) Where—
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(a) a local authority was dissolved more than three years before the passing of this Act by an order made by the Minister under the principal section, and
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(b) for any reason, no election of members of such local authority in pursuance of sub-section (5) of the principal section was completed within the period of three years mentioned in that sub-section, and
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(c) an election of members of such local authority was completed after the expiration of the said period of three years and before the passing of this Act,
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such local authority shall be deemed to have continued to be dissolved by virtue of the said order until the completion of such election and such election shall, for the purposes of the principal section, be deemed to have been held in pursuance of sub-section (5) of that section, and the principal section shall apply and have effect and be deemed to have applied and had effect accordingly.
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(2) Where—
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(a) a local authority was dissolved before the passing of this Act by an order made by the Minister under the principal section, and
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(b) before the passing of this Act the Minister in pursuance of sub-section (5) of the principal section, or any other enactment, fixed a day for the holding of an election of members of such local authority, and
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(c) at the election held on the day so fixed either no candidates were nominated or the number of candidates nominated was less than the quorum at meetings of such local authority,
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such local authority shall be deemed to have continued to be dissolved by virtue of the said order until the passing of this Act and to stand so dissolved at such passing, and such local authority shall continue after such passing to be so dissolved and the principal section shall apply thereto with the modification that in the application of sub-section (5) of that section to such local authority the period of three years mentioned in that sub-section shall be reckoned from the said day which was so fixed by the Minister.
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