(1) The Government may pass such orders as it may deem fit so as:-
(a) to the disposal of the property vested in a Municipality, which has ceased to exist, and the discharge of its liabilities; and
(b) to the disposal of any part of the property vested in a Municipality, which has ceased to exercise jurisdiction over any local area, and the discharge of the liabilities of the Municipality relating to such property, or arising from such local area;
(2) An order made under sub-section (1) of section (4) shall contain such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions, as the Government may deem necessary, and, in particular, may direct;
(a) that any tax, fee or other sum due to the Municipality, or where a Municipality has ceased to exercise jurisdiction over any local area, such tax, fee, or other sum due to the Municipality, as relates to that area, shall be Power of Government over property of Municipalities.
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payable to such authorities, as may be specified in the order; and
(b) that appeals, petitions, or other applications, with reference to any such tax, fee or sum, which are pending on the date on which the Municipality ceased to exist or, as the case may be, on the date on which the Municipality ceased to exercise jurisdiction over the local area, shall be disposed of by such authorities, as may be specified in the order.
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