Section 7, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

(1) A rural district council shall consist of twelve memberswho shall be elected by the registered voters of the village areas comprised in that rural district in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, the registered voters of each such village area electing twice the number of members indicated for that village area in the third column of the First Schedule. (2) A rural district council shall elect from among its members a Chairman. Rural district councils. I5 of 1956.