Establishment of village councils

(1) There shall be established in every village declared under this Act a council in the manner and possessing the powers and functions set out in this Act or in any regulations made there under. (2) Every council shall, (a) be a corporate body bearing the name of “The Village Council of” followed by the name of 11 the village in respect of which it is constituted; (b) have perpetual succession and a common seal; (c) be vested with power to sue and be sued in such name; (d) have capacity to hold lands for the purposes of this Act; and (e) subject to section 10 of this Act, hold office for three years.