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(1) An official representation refemd ro in scction 37 may be made by thc '[Councillors or rhc Howrah Municipal Corporalion or of any Municipality of Hownhl- (a) of their own molion; or (b) on a wrirtcn comphint by the Health Officer of the ?[(Howrah Municipal Corporalion) or of thc Bally Municipalily]; or 'The words "orolrhc Bdly Municipdily" acrc first inscncd by s. 1 l(1) of hc How& I~nprovcmnl (Amcndmnr)Act, 1983 (\iksr Bcn.Acl XLIII or 1983).7hzmr1cr. Ihr wo& within the squarc bnckcts wrw substituted lor !he \YDIJS "Commissioncrs a t thlr Howmh hlunicipatily or or thr: Bully Municipality" by s. 16 (~){i) o t the Hownh lmprovrmenr (Amcndlncnt) Act, 1995 (West Ben. Act XY ol1995). me words "or or thc Bdly Municipsliry" wcre lint inssncd by s. 21 ( 1) ofthc Haw& l~ilprovement (Amendmenl)Act, 1983 (It'cs~ Bcn. Act XLIII of 1983). Thtrralrtr, the words within rhc firs1 bnckers wcn: subs~i~urrrl Tor ~ h c words "Howmh Municiplity" by s. 16(a)(ii) of thc Hownh lnipmvcmcn~ (Afncndmznt)Act. 1945 (W-I Bcn. ACI XV of I9951. Tlie Ho~vrak Ittrprovea~enr Act, 1 956. X W of 1956.1 (Cllnprer III.-btrprove~~~e~~t Sclren~es--Sectiotr 39.) (c) in rcspccl of any area comprised in a municipal ward,--on a writ~en complaint signed by ~wenty-Five or more residenls of such ward who arc liable lo pay either the owner's share or h e occupier's share of the consolidated rare leviable under BCIL ACI 111 [he Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923, as cx~cndcd lo (he or 1913. Howrah Municipalily [[or of the Bally Municipality.] (2) If thc 2[(Councillors of thc Howah Municipal Corporalion or of any Municipalily of Howrah,) as the case nlay be,] decide not 10 make an official representabon on any complaint made to lhenl under clause (b) or clause (c), [hey shall cause a copy OF such complaint to be sent to thc Board, with a statement of thc rcasons for thcir decision.