Section 15, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

(1) Every village group set forth in the first column of :m~gethe First Schedule hereto may elect a headman who shall ea man. exercise within such village group such functions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance as the village committee may authorise. (2) A village headman shall be elected on the 1st day of November in each year and shall hold office for one year: Provided that where a vacancy occurs before the expiry of the term of office of any headman the village committee may appoint an acting headman to hold office until such expiry. (3) A village headman shall be elected in the manner that was customary under the Headmen Ordinance, 1924. (4) The electors shall be the persons resident in the village group, whose names are enrolled in the Voters List of the village area within which the village group lies. (5) Any dispute arising out of an election under this section shall be determined by the village committee, from whose decision there shall be an appeal to the Rural Area Council whose decision thereon shall be final. PART IV.-VALUATION OF PREMISES.