(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the hln1e being in foroe, tho Board may at any time with tho previous approval of the State Government, take ovor any existing water supply and sewerage servicea from any local body for operation, and for maintcnanoe, augmen~ bation or improvement and in suoh oaaes-
(a) all the existing water supply and sewerage services, sewage wo1b and sewage farms, including, as the case may be, all plants, machineries, water-works, pumping stations, filter beds, water mains and public sewers in, along, over or under any public street, and all buildiuga, lauds and 0:ther works, materials, stores and things appert·1ining tihereto, belonging to ur vested in thati looal body ;
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(b) so much of the sub-soil appertaining to the said water mains and sewers as may be necessary for the purpose of enlarging, deepening or otherwise repairing or maintainiug, any such water mains and sewers or any pipes and other appliances and fittings connected with suoh water supply and sewerage services and sewage works and sewage farm.a ; and
(c) all rights, liabilities aud obligations of such local body relating to the things mentioned in clauses, (a) and (b), including the right to recover any cost or fees or charges relating to water supply and sewerage ser vices and also including liabilities arising from any loans advanced by Government or any other person to tho said loco.1 body for the things afore.'laid, other than loans diverted to or utilised for purposes other than those referred to in clauses ((L) and (b), shall, on such date a.s n1ay be specified by the State Govern1nent in the notification, stand transfel'rcd to and vested in the Board and be subject to its control.
(2) Suoh properties, assets, rights, liabilities and obligatioll,.'1 shall be valued in such n1auuer as the St.ate Govcrn1uent may deter1uine.
(3) Where any doubt or dispute arises as to whether any property or asset has vested in the Board under sub-section(l) or any rights, liabilities, or obligations hn.ve become the right.'l, liabilities or obligations of tho Board under this section, suoh doubt or dispute shall be referred to the State Government, whose decision shall be final and binding on the Board and the looal body concerned.
(4) F.lr taking over nny propcrt.ies ol' ~'ssrts nf the \cci~l body, the _Boarrl-~hr,\l pa~·tothat borly such :\JHount and on such tern1~ n.1Hl conditions rr'I 1nay h:• 1n11tually r,g"!'rtl t1pon. In the nbst•ncc of rny 'lUCh •~grcc·mcnt, th" s~;1tc GoVCl'lllil"l!t sh~d\ lk·1'c1·1ni11l' the tllllr•Ullt tv hL pnirl to the local ho1ly Ol\ thi_• ]J,._,j; or th~ Yn]n:1Jio11 !ll»dC 1111.-l<'J' sn\J-~(Cj;()Jl (2) n11fl 1,fter tri.king int.() ('.Jll->h\1-r;11-ion t.h<' ,,p·tuloi·y d,1\y Pl' tlu· lrcid horl~- tu provide 'vatr1 supply :\nd s·,".V·'I'>\~·' ""rvir"R, 1-h" grants r,-rPiYtd by th\• lc('rJ b(ody fro1n tint; to (.int~, thr out~tr>,nrling lu:•,n lii\bilities oft he leer.I lJcdy gnd-~nch oth··r l'"l<_•vn.nt: fgctor.~. The d•_'C'i~·lon ofthr St11t0 Go\·cr111n0nt shall br final 11nd hin(li11g on the pflrti0~.
(Ii) Xo;,.,[th1t.:~-ntling nnyihing contc".ii:rtl i11 ~ub---"etioi1 (4) the tunount pay;1.hle hy t.hr_· B:ir,nl to the locn.l body under th!'-l· fl11b-srction n1ny, rt the option of th<: B0rird, he trc~•trd, \V}1olly or _partly, to br t.hc grr:.1:\- of loan to the Board on such t-cnn<; and conditioE~ as the Statr Govern1nl·nt may specify.
22. In respect of \Vatcr works taken ovC'r from a local body by the B'1ar<l, all d"hl~ a:Hl oblig,iti-Jnfl incnrr<'d, nil contractfl C·ntl'red i11to, rll 1n'\tter~ and thing~ engag•'rl t0 be done by, ·with 01· for any locpJ bcdy prior tn taking O\'<•r th-~ \Vat.rr \\'1lrk~ by the Board shall be dcc1nod to have been incurred, entrr0d int.D or Pngag,•d to be done hy, V>'ithor for the Boa.rd and all suit~ or other IC'gal proe<'e(lings i11st.ituted or which might, but for t~,\nsfcr and vesting undrr sub-<,>t·ct;ion (1) ofr;ection 21, ha'iC beC'n instit-uted, or defendl'rl by or ag;1inr;t. th0 local body, n1f!.y be continued 01 institutC'd or defended by or agai11st tl.e Board.
,, .- --,, Doan! t.o -888Urin:i oblig11tion1 in resp1.10• of matt.ors io which this Aot applies for water works taken over from looaJ bod!<• ..
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·! '. / lnTMilp tiOD and prOparatlon.
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