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Conszderation of such representation.-( I) The Board shall consider every offic1al representatiOn made under section 44 and, if satisfied as to the necessity for an rmprovement scheme on the lines recommended therem and as to the sufficiency of its resources for executing such a scheme, shall decJde whether the scheme should be framed forthwith or not, and shall intimate its decmon to the Corporation. (2) If the Board decides that 1t is not neces~ary or -expedient either to frame an improvement scheme or to frame the scheme forth- with, it shali inform the CorporatiOn of the reasons 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 1ts decision thereon to the Corporation, or 1f the Board mtimates to the Corp9rat10n Its decision that it is not necessary or exped1ent to frame an improvement scheme forthwith or decides to flame a scheme of a type other than that recommended by the Corporation, the CorporatiOn may, if it thmks 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 fall the circum- stances, to have passed a deciSIOn within the period mentioned in sub- section (3), shall direct the Board to pass a deciswn w1thm such further penod a: 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).