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 (2) There shall be a separate Regional Council for each area constituted an autonomous region under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 of this Schedule.

(3) Each District Council and each Regional Council shall be a body corporate by the name respectively of “the District Council of (name of district)” and “the Regional Council of (name of region)”, shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

(4) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the administration of an autonomous district shall, in so far as it is not vested under this Schedule in any Regional Council within such district, be vested in the District Council for such district and the administration of an autonomous region shall be vested in the Regional Council for such region.

(5) In an autonomous district with Regional Councils, the District Council shall have only such powers with respect to the areas under the authority of the Regional Council as may be delegated to it by the Regional Council in addition to the powers conferred on it by this Schedule with respect to such areas.

(6) The Governor shall make rules for the first constitution of District Councils and Regional Councils in consultation with the existing tribal Councils or other representative tribal organisations within the autonomous districts or regions concerned, and such rules shall provide for—
 * (a) the composition of the District Councils and Regional Councils and the allocation of seats therein;
 * (b) the delimitation of territorial constituencies for the purpose of elections to those Councils;
 * (c) the qualifications for voting at such elections and the preparation of electoral rolls therefor;
 * (d) the qualifications for being elected at such elections as members of such Councils;
 * (e) the term of office of members of [Regional Councils];
 * (f) any other matter relating to or connected with elections or nominations to such Councils;
 * (g) the procedure and the conduct of business [(including the power to act notwithstanding any vacancy)] in the District and Regional Councils;
 * (h) the appointment of officers and staff of the District and Regional Councils.

[(6A) The elected members of the District Council shall hold office for a term of five years from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Council after the general elections to the Council, unless the District Council is sooner dissolved under paragraph 16 and a nominated member shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor:

Provided that the said period of five years may, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation or if circumstances exist which, in the opinion of the Governor, render the holding of elections impracticable, be extended by the Governor for a period not exceeding one year at a time and in any case where a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation not extending beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate:

Provided further that a member elected to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office only for the remainder of the term of office of the member whom he replaces.]

(7) The District or the Regional Council may after its first constitution make rules [with the approval of the Governor] with regard to the matters specified in sub-paragraph (6) of this paragraph and may also make [rules with like approval] regulating—
 * (a) the formation of subordinate local Councils or Boards and their procedure and the conduct of their business; and
 * (b) generally all matters relating to the transaction of business pertaining to the administration of the district or region, as the case may be: