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(1) Every Municipality shall in accordance with the provisions of this section publish a report of its administration in each year in such form and with such details as the Government may direct, within the thirtieth day of September of the succeeding year and where the report is not published within the said time limit, the Government may withhold the payment of grants due to the Municipality thereafter. (2) The draft of the Administration Report in respect of the institutions, offices and officers under the control of the Municipality shall be prepared by the heads of such institutions and offices and furnish to the Secretary of the Municipality and he shall prepare the draft of the administration report of that Municipality in consultation with the Chairperson and place it before the Standing Committee for Finance for scrutiny and then to the Council for approval. (3) The Administration Report of the Municipality as approved Council and published shall be forwarded to the officer authorised by the Government and that officer shall before the thirty first day of December every year submit to Government a consolidated report containing abstracts of the administration reports of the Municipalities. (4) The Government shall, as soon as may be, after the receipt of the consolidated report lay the same, along with a review report of the Government before the Legislative Assembly in its next session and such laying shall be within forty-five days from the first day of the session.] Section 63 substituted by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999. Prior to the substitution section 63 read as under: "63. Annual Administration Report.- (1) As soon as may be after the first day of April in every year and not later than 30th day of June of that year every Municipality shall submit to the officer authorised by the Government on this behalf, a report on its administration during the preceding year in such form and with such details, as the Government may direct. (2) The report under sub-section (1) shall be prepared by the Secretary, considered by the Council and forwarded to the officer referred to in the said sub-section with the resolution of the Council thereon, if any. (3) Such officer shall before 30th day of September every year submit a consolidated report to the Government. (4) The Government shall, as soon as may be after receipt of the consolidated report cause the same to be laid before the Legislative Assembly."