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Power to write off.-- Subject to the approval of the Director and subject to such rules as the Government may make in t h i ~ behalf, a council-may write off any tax, fee or other amount due to it which in its opinion is irrecoverable. Provided that no amount shall be written off unless a resolution to that effect is passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the total number of Councillors: Provided further that no approyal of the Director need be obtalned if the sum to be written off, no; hjnq a sum under a contract, is not more than one hundred &-?ees in any case. 163.Appointment of Re~zvery Officer. -- (1) Notwithstanding any other mode of ;==:very provided by this Regulation, any arrears of any can or any amount due to the Council under a contract. agreement, lease, auction, security or indemnity bond or any other money due to the Council under this Regulation or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder, together with any sum on account of procees fees, interest and other costs, shall be recoverable by the Recovery Officer to be appointed for the purpose by the Director: Provided that no such Recovery Officer shall be appointed unless the Council by a resolution passed at a special meeting for that purpose, makes a written request to the Director. ( 2 ) Xn case the arrears of all kinds due to 3 Council as on the 31st Day of December, are in excess of fifty per cent of the total of such arrears as at the close of the previous financial year, the Director may, without reference to the Council, order appointment of a Recovery Officer. ( 3 ) In either case, the expenses on the salary and allowances of the Recovery Officer and such other subordinate staff as the Director may appoint to assist the Recovery Officer shall be paid by the Council. ( 4 ) The Recovery Officer so appointed shall have all the powers of a Revenue Officer under the corresponding law for the time being in force, but only for the purposes of recovery of municipal arrears recoverable under this Regulation as arrears of land revenue.