(1) The State Government shall by an order in writing determine the amount which a local authority or each of the local authorities in respect of whose area the Special Planning Authority has been constituted shall pay as contribution either in lump sum or in such instalments as may be specified in the order, for meeting the expenses of the Special Planning Authority for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Not later than thirty days of the receipt of the order under sub-section (1), the local authority or local authorities shall pay to the Special Planning Authority the amount of contribution specified in the order in the manner indicated therein :
Provided that, where the local authority or authorities fail to pay such amount of contribution the State Government shall, on receipt of necessary intimation from the Special Planning Authority, recover it from the local authority or authorities and pay it to the Special Planning Authority. [lf any [local authority] fails to pay any sum under sub-section (1), the State Government may make an order directing any person who for the time being has custody of any moneys on behalf of the [local authority] as its officer, treasurer, banker or otherwise to make the payment from such moneys as he may have in his hands or may from time to time receive either in one instalment or in any such number of instalments as may be specified in the order ; and such person shall be bound to obey the order. Every payment made pursuant to such order shall be a sufficient discharge to such person from all liability to [local authority] in respect of any sum or sums so paid by him out of the money of the [local authority] held or received by him.]