(1) A Board may, with the sanction of the Government, from time to time, concur with any other Board or with any Muncipality, Local Authority or Cantonment or with more than one such Board, Municipality, Cantonment or local authority-
(a) in appointing out of their respective bodies a Joint Committee for any purpose in which they are jointly interested and in appointing a Chairman of such Committee;
(b) in delegating to any such Committee power to frame terms binding on each such body as to the construction and future maintenance of any joint work and any power which might be exercised by either or any of such bodies; and
(c) in framing rules for regulating the proceedings of any such Committee and the conduct of correspondence relating to the purposes for which it was appointed:
Provided that the rules framed under this clause shall not be enforced unless they have been confirmed by the Government.
Joint Committees.
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(2) A Board may, from time to time, subject to the sanction of Government, enter into an agreement with any other Board, Municipality, Cantonment, local authority or any other Committee, for the levy of any tax or taxes jointly instead of separately and the apportionment of the proceeds of such taxes.
(3) If any difference of opinion arises between the local bodies in respect of any matter arising out of such action, the decision thereupon of the Government or of such officer as may be appointed by Government in this behalf, shall be final:
Provided that where one of the local bodies is a cantonment authority, the decision of the Government or of the officer, shall be subject to the concurrence of the Central Government.