(1)

The corporation shall, within a period of six months from the appointed date, divide the suburbs into such number of wards with such boundaries as it may consider suitable and shall apportion eighteen councilloi-s among the said wards.

(2)

The wards so delimited, together with the wards into which the city had been divided under Section 24 of the [Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act] [These words were substituted by Maharashtra 25 of 1996, (w.e.f. 4.9.1996).], immediately before the appointed date shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of the said section, constitute the wards into which [Brihan Mumbai] [These words were substituted for the words 'Greater Bombay' by Maharashtra 25 of 1996, (w.e.f. 4.9.1996).] is divided on and from the appointed date for all purposes.

(3)

In the event of failure by the corporation to take action as required by sub-paragraph (1) within the period prescribed therein, the State Government may appoint some person for the purpose of taking such action, and on such appointment, the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 518 and of Section 520 of the said Act shall apply, as far as may be.

(4)

[ When the wards are reconstituted under section 19 as amended by the Bombay Municipal Corporation (Adoption of Assembly Rolls and Single-Member Constituencies) Act, 1964, [and the Bombay Municipal Corporation (Third Amendment) Act, 1966,] [This sub-paragraph was added by Maharashtra 8 of 1965, Section 20.] the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall cease to have effect.]