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Appointment of Inspector of Local Works and duties to be performed by him :– (1) It shall be lawful for the State Government to appoint an officer to be inspector of Local Works in respect of a municipality. (2) It shall be the duty of the Inspector of Local Works to inspect and advise with regard to all public works under construction or repair vested in or in charge of the municipality. (3) The Inspector of Local Works shall also perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to him by the prescribed rules. (4) The Inspector of Local Works may at all times enter upon, or cause to be entered upon, any immovable property belonging to any municipality or any work in progress under its direction and may require it to furnish such statements, estimates and reports as he thinks fit. A report of every inspection, shall be prepared, and a copy thereof, forwarded to the municipality concerned through the Magistrate of the district. In all matters of professional detail, then municipality shall be guided by the report of the Inspector of Local Works.