(1) Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Act it shall be lawful for the State Government at any time
after consulting the Municipality-
(a) to construct any work or works of a permanent
nature which in the opinion of the State
Government is or are necessary or desirable for the
health or safety of the inhabitants, whether within
any Municipality or without it, wholly or in part;
(b) to retain the management and maintenance of any
such work or to entrust the same, in whole or in
part, to the Municipality or resume the same from
the Municipality;
(c) to recover the capital cost of any such work and of
its management and maintenance together with
interest thereon at such rate as the State
Government may fix, from the municipal fund or
from the proceeds of any tax or taxes imposed
under this Act.
(2) It shall be the duty of any person who for the time being
has custody of any moneys on behalf of the Municipality to pay
from such moneys as he may have in his hands or may from time
to time receive, all amounts directed by the State Government to be
paid by the Municipality under clause (c) of the preceding subsection.
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