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    "id": 27016,
    "slug": "the-punjab-panchayati-raj-amendment-act-1998",
    "title": "The Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 1998",
    "short_title": "The Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 1998",
    "act_number": "(Punjab Act No. 15 of 1998)",
    "act_year": 1998,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chandigarh",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 1998",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "content": "",
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            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Amendment of Section 2 of Punjab Act 9 of 1994.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 1
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "3. Amendment of Section 12 of Punjab Act 9 of 1994.",
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            "content": "",
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            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "99",
            "title": "4. Amendment of Section 99 of Punjab Act 9 of 1994.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) in clause (a), for the words \"six to ten\", the words \"fifteen to twenty-five\" shall be substituted; and\n(ii) clause (b) and the proviso thereto shall be omitted.",
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            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "100",
            "title": "5. Amendment of Section 100 of Punjab Act 9 of 1994.",
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            "content": "(i) for the words, \"every fifteen thousand population\", the words, \"every six thousand population\" shall be substituted; and\n(ii) in the first proviso, in the second line, for the word \"Six\", the word \"fifteen\" shall be substituted and in the fifth line, for the word \"ten\", the words, \"twenty-five\" shall be substituted.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "107",
            "title": "6. Amendment of Section 107 of Punjab Act 9 of 1994.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) In the heading, the words \"after each census\" shall be omitted; and\n(ii) for the words, \"and rotation for reservation of seats and offices for different categories shall be determined on the basis of population of the Panchayat Samiti area at that census\", the words \"for reservation of seats and offices for different categories shall be determined on the basis of population of Panchayat Samiti area at that census and rotation of seats and offices shall be made at the time of every general election\" shall be substituted.",
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            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "170",
            "title": "7. Amendment of Section 170 of Punjab Act 9 of 1994.",
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            "content": "",
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            "sort_order": 6
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "chd021",
        "Act Number": "(Punjab Act No. 15 of 1998)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1998",
        "Short Title": "The Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 1998",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Chandigarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
}