The Director of Public Health may, from time to time, as occasion requires, recommend for adoption, by any local authority, such measures as may be necessary for improving the public health administration in the local area, or for safeguarding the public health therein:
Provided that if on account of financial or other reasons, any local authority is unable to carry out such measures or if there is any difference of opinion between the local authority and the Director, the matter shall be referred to the Government whose decision shall be final.
6. Public Health staff in local areas —(1) The public health éstablishment of every local authority shall be of such strength as the Government,may, from time to time, direct.
(2) The Government may, from time to time, make regulations prescribing the qualifications for appointment to the various posts in the public health establishment of local authorities. :
7. Appointment of the: Health Officer— (1) An _ urban local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, appoint a Health Officer.
(2) If an urban lecal authority fails to appoint a Health Officer in accordance with a direction issued under sub-section
(1), the Government shall appoint’such officer and may recover from such local authority, the whole or such proportion of the salary and allowances paid to the Health Officer, and such contribution towards his leave allowances, pension and provident fund as the Government may, by general or special order, determine.