Section 4 — Effect of declarations under this Act and duration thereof

(1) A declared provision shall have the force of law from 5 p.m. (Standard Time) on the day on which the Bill containing it is introduced or published in the Official Gazette , whichever day is earlier.

(2) A declared provision shall cease to have the force of law under the provisions of this Act-

(a) when it comes into operation as an enactment, with or without amendment, or

(b) when the State Government, in pursuance of a motion passed by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, directs, by notification in the Official Gazette , that it shall cease to have the force of law, or

(c) if it has not already ceased to have the force of law under clause (a) or clause (b) , then on the expiry of the sixtieth day after the day on which the declared provision has the force of law under sub-section (1).