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(1) Whcncvcr any building, or any svcet, square or orhcr land, or any part thereof, which- '(a) i s si turned in thc Hnwrah Municipal Cnrpora~ion and is vcsrcd therein, or (b) is siluared in any parr of 'Iany Municipaliry of Howrah] constituted under rhc Eengal Municipal Act, 1932, in which [his AcL i s For [he time being in force, and is vcs~cd in the Co~nmissioners of hat Municipality, 'Thc \vcrnl> '*or in tlls Bally Municipality" wcrc first inserled. in thc original claux (a), by s. 26of1 hc H o i ~ r ~ h Impmvclncn! (Amend~nenr)r\ct, 1983 (\Vest Bcn. Act XLfIl or 1983). finally clausc (a) was substi~utcd Tor the original clnusc by S. 2 I(a)(i) 01 rhc Howrah Irnpmvunlml (Ammdmtni) Act, 1995 ({Vest Bcn. Act XV of 1995). Nolifiaion of sanction ro impruvc- lmnt schcm. Alrenrion orilnpmve- m n t schernc akcr smcuon. TmsCcrro Bo.ud for purposcs of improvcrm.nr scheme. of building or Imd resrcd in the Colnnisc- ionrmol Municiplli;~. 'Thc words within thc square bnckcls IFCK subsiiiuird for thc words "any orher Municipality" by s, 2 I(n)liil. ;bid. T71e Howrrrfr I~~prwvc~t~ct~t Acr, 1956. [Wcsi Ben. Act (Cl~aprcr ill.-Ir~rpmre~~~eer Scl1enres.-Sccriot~ 54,) is within thc mca of any improvcmcnl schcmc and is rcquircd for the 9: purposcs GE such scheme, thc Board shall l[give noticc accordingly to !hc Mayor and the Chairman] of the Municipali~y concerncd and such building. slreet, square, other land or part, shalt thereupon vcst in h e B o d , subjecl, i n the casc ot any building, or any land, noL being a slrcel or squarc lo the paymcnt of compcnsalion, if any, '[to [he Howrnh Municipal Corporation or Lhc Municipality concerncd, as the case may be,] under scction (3): Provided lhat ?Irhc Mayor or [he Councillors of h c Municipality concerncd, as the casc may be,] shall be alIowcd rcasonablc opporlunity to remove a1 thcirown cost any underground pipcs, cables or olher Fixturcs belonging to them, if [hey so dcsirc. (2) When any land, no1 bcing a street or squarc. vcsls in the Board undcr thc provisions OF subseclion ( I ) and the Board ~nakc a dcclaralion hat such land will be retaincd by h e Board only until it4[rc-vests in ~ h c Howrah Municipal Corporarion or [he Municipality conccmed, as thc case may be,] as p a l of a srrze!. park, lakc or garden under secdon 65 no compensation shdl be payable by the Board S[t.O h e Bowrah Municipd Corporation or h e Municipalily conccmcd, as h e case may bc,] in rcspect of that land. (3) Whcrc .my land, nol bcing a slrccr or square, or building vcsls in thc Board undcr sub-seclion (1) and no declaration is made by Ihc Board that thc land will be so retaincd, rhe B ~ a r d shall pay to 6[rhc Howrah Municipal Corporation or thc Municipality concerncd, as the case may be,] as compensaljon a sum cqual lo [he market valuc of h e said land or building as on h e date of ~ h c publicalion of the nolifica~ion under secdon 51 and whcre any building, siluated on land in rcspccl of which a declaradon has becn mdc by [he Board undcr sub-secrion (2), is vcstcd in the Board undcr sub-secdon (11, like compcnsalion shall be payable in respect of such building by rhe Board. 'TIE work within thequyc bnckcri wcre subnituted f o r k words"givc n~lim h i n g l y tothe C h a i m " by s. ll(a)(iii) a r k Hownh lrnpmvcmcnr (Amendmcnt)Ac~. 1g95 (War Bcn, AcLXV of 1995). Wwwordswi~hinIhe squarebncl;c~\vcn:substitured forlhewo~'loLheCon~misi~ners orthe hlunicipality concerncd" by s. 71b)(iv). ibid. 'The words wirhin thesquw bnckets wcresubsrirurcd iorhcwords '-CommissioncsoI the Municipdily conccrncd" by s. 2I(a)(v). ibid. 'The words wi~hin B c squm bnckrts were subsururcd Ior rhe words "rc-vcsls in he Municipality concerned" by s. ?I (b)(i), ilrid. "h words wi~hin ihe squm bmkclr, nrrcsuM~ukd for Ihc wo& "to h e Commiaioncrs of the Municipdi~y conccmed" by s. 21 (b)(ii). ibid. The words wi~hin hcquarebmk& wzrcsubstitu~cd forthcwonls'~hcCommissi~ners ~Fthehlr~nicinnli~v contcrncd" hvs. 7,Ile). ibid. The Howroh 111zproverrre11t Act, 1956. XIV of 1956.1 (4) If. in any casc whcre thc Doard liavc madc 3 declaralion in respccl of any land u~ldcr sub-scction (2), the Board rcrain or dispose of the land conrrxy 10 lhz tcrms of the declararion, so that the land does no1 '[rc- vest in rllc Hoivrah Municipal Corporalion or Ihc Municipalily cclncemcd, as the case may be,] as con~emplated undcr such declara~ion, the Board shall pay to :[such Corporation or MunicipaIi~y, as [he case may be,] compcnsalion in respcct of such land in accordance with thc provisions of sub-scc~ion (3). (5) If any question or dispule arises- (3) as LO whelhcr compensation is payablc under sub-seclion (3) or sub-section (4), or (b) as ro the sulirciency of Ihc compensation paid or proposed 10 bc paid under sub-scction (3) or sub-scc~ion (4). or (c) as to whettier any building, strce!, squnrc or olher land, or any pad lhereofis rcquircd for the purposcs of thc scheme, thc mnttcr shall be rcfcrrcd lo ~ h c S w e Governmcnr whose decision shall be final.