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(1) The Board shall consider every official representation made under section 44 and, if satisfied as to the necessity for an improvement scheme on the lines recommended therein and as to the sufficiency of its resources for executing such a scheme, shall decide whether the scheme should be framed forthwith or not, and shall intimate its decision to the Corporation. (2) If the Board decides that it is not necessary or expedient either to frame an improvement scheme or to frame the scheme forthwith, it shall inform the Corporation of the reason for its decision. (3) If the Board fails, for a period of twelve months after the receipt of any official representation made under section 44, to intimate its decision thereon to the Corporation, or if the Board intimates to the Corporation its decision that it is not necessary or expedient to frame an improvement scheme forthwith or decides to frame a scheme of a type other than that recommended by the Corporation, the Corporation may, if it thinks fit, refer the matter to the Government. (4) The Government shall consider every reference made to them under sub-section (3) and -- (a) If they consider that the Board ought, in all the circumstances, to have passed a decision within the period mentioned in sub-section (3), shall direct the Boar d to pass a decision within such further period as the Government may think reasonable, or (b) if they consider that it is, in all the circumstances, expedient that a scheme should forthwith be framed, shall direct the Board to proceed forthwith to frame a scheme. Such a direction may prescribe the type of scheme to be framed. (5) The Board shall comply with every direction given by the Government under sub-section (4).