Section 1Sec./Art. 1

The regular elections for regional governor, regional vice-governor, and members of the Regional Legislative Assembly for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, shall be held on the second Monday after the Muslim month of Ramadhan immediately preceding the end of the term of office of such officials except the second regular election in 1993 which shall be held on the 25thof March, 1993:Provided,That if no candidate shall have been duly elected and qualified on March 31, 1993, the incumbent regional governor and vice-governor shall continue in office in a holdover capacity until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, subject to Article VIII, Section 11 of Republic Act No.

6734:Provided, further, That while acting in a holdover capacity, the regional governor and vice-governor shall not disburse public funds except for personnel and administrative matters, make appointments, including promotions, transfer and/or assignments of personnel and shall be subject to all the restrictions and/or prohibitions mandated by Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code more particularly, but not limited to, paragraphs (g); (h); (k); (m); (o); (r); (u); (v); (w); and (x), of said section.