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(1) When thc Board are of apinion- hlu~~icipal (a) that any strccr laid our OF al~ered by thcm has bccn duly Corponrion or any Ievellcd, paved. mctalted, nagged, channelled, sewcrcd and hluni- dmincd in the manner providcd in rhl: plan sanc~ioncd by c i ~ ; ~ l i ~ y of Hownl1.) L S rhc Sratc Governmenr undcr scction 50, rhv c.uc may (b) thar such lamps, lamp-posts or orher apparalus as are k.] or SIKCIS laid necessary for rhc Iighting of such slrect have beet) provided, ULI! or and alrcwd.and u ~ n spits (c) that wntcr and other sanitary convcniences ordinarily providtd. by provided in a niunicipality havc heen duly provided in such ihs board undcrnn street, i1n@wvcmcnt they shall repor1 [his fact ro tllc Commissioners of ~ h c Howrall SC~CIIE. Municipality and it shall bc the duly OF the '[(Howrah Municipal Corpora!ion or any Municipality OF HOW^^^,) as rhc case may bc,] wilhin Ilwcc rnon~la From rhc date of rcccipl of such report, oftcr such inquiry as they think fit to makc, eilller to dwlare thc strecl \o hc a public street by wri~!en notice afljxcd in somc conspicuous posi~ion in such strcct, 'Tbc tvords'brihc 8 ~ 1 l y Municipality.= thccaw may bc." were first inscncd. in sturion 65, by s. 30 or [he Hntvnh Ir~ipro\~tmcnl (Amcndnlcnl) Act, 1983 (IVesr Bcn. Aci XLIII (IT I9RB). ThereaT(cr [he words within rhc firs1 br3clicis wcre subsiilurrd for 11ic word\ "Com~uiss~ontfi of [he H m v d hiunicipali~y or rhc Bally Municipality." by s. 26(n) or the H o w n l ~ I~nprovciu~~nr (Arncnd~llen~) Acr. 1495 (\\'csr Bcn. Acr XV o f 1995). Tlre Ho\rlmll Intprovei~~o~r Ad, 1956. XIV of 1956.1 (Clrnpter- III.-Itrlpro~~o1re,1, Scl~crrles.-Sccriol~ 65.1 whereupon such slreet shall1 vcsl in thc ' [(Howrah Municipal Corporauon orany Municipality of Howrah,) as the case may hc,] and bc maintained, kept in rcpilir, ligllted and clearcd by them; nr, if thc '[(Howrah Municipal Corparation or any Municipality of Howrah,) as Ihc cnsc may bc,] are of opinion that ccrtain works are requircdro bc donc hcforc sucll dcclara~ion may hc mndc, 10 require the Board lo complctc sucll works: Providcd as follows:- (a) no engineering or acuon~modarion works. not included in rile schemes s:~nctioncd by the Staic Governnicn~ undcr seclion 50, shall bc rcquircd lo be done by the Board except with 111u Iarlcr's consenr as a condition o r such ~ransfcr; (b) wllcn cer~ain works in conncction w i ~ h the street can be taken up orily al'tcr a lapsc or time lo allow forconsotidntion of roads or thc crcction of buildings on borh sidcs, the declnration sliall no1 be put off ill they arc completed, but sllall be madc, within rhc ~imc prescribed under this suh- sccrion on thc Board giving an underlaking [ha! they shall , complete the works whcn askcd by ~I~e-~[(Howrah Municipnl Corporation or any Municipality of Howrah,) ;IS thc cnsc may be,] lo do so. (2) As soon as thc works rcquircd 10 bc do~lc by he '[(Howrah Municipal Corpornrion or any Municipality or Howrai~.) as the casc may bc,] as aroresaid are cnmplcrcd, thc Board sllall repon the lac1 to thcm; and il sball be thcir duly to dcclarc thc strecl lu be ;r public strcc! by wri~ren notice arlixcd in somc conspicuous position in such strcct within two monrhs From rhc darc or receipt of the reporl, a n thc cxpiry of which pcriod rhc liability of the Board lo maintain tl~c slrccr and the slreet ligll~ing or lo pay rhc municipal rarcs, if any. asscsscd on the lands comprised within sucl~ street shall ccasc. (3) Whcn ;my opcn space, park, garden or lakc has bccn provided by thc Board in cxccuring any iniprovcmcnl sctlcmc, and die Board are or npinion that sucll open space. park, gardcn or lakc should be translemed lo thc Comnlissioncrs of the Howrah Municipality, lhcy may p a s a resolution to that cll'cct, and such open spacc, park, garden or lake shall lhcrcupon \pcsl in and be ~naintained at lhc expcnsc or the '[(Howrah Municipal Corporauon or any Municipality or Howrail,) as he casc may be,]: Prt~vidcd that rhc: Com~l~issioners OF thc Howrah Municipality m a y rcquirc lhc Board. bcfore any such opcn spucc, park, garden or lake is Pawcrlo purchmor 1fiw by ~ r c c n m t and ro ocquire lmd under the l a d Acquisition Act. 1894. [West Bcn. Act (Cl~crpter Ill.-Irrrprove~~re~rr Sclierrres.Secrio~l 66.-Clropter I V- Acqrriritio~t crird Disposal of L.uljrl.-Sectio~r 67.) umslcrrcd, 10 enclose, level, drain and lay oul such opcn space, park, pardcn or lake and provide foolpaths therein and, if necessary, to provide lamps and o ~ t ~ e r apparatus for lighting it: Provided lurther that no open space, park, garden or lake transfcrrcd to thc '[(Howrah Municipal Corporation or any Municipality of Howrah,) as thc casc may be,] shall bc pcimanenlly closcd or Icascd out for building purposcs without thc prcvious approval OF thc Sralc Govcrnmcnt. (4) If any diffcrencc of opinion arises between [he Board and lhc '[(Howrah Municipal Corporation or any Municipalily of Howrah,) as the casc may bc,] in rcspccl of any martcr rcfcrrcd ro in thc rorcgoing provisions of [his section, the matter shall be referred lo [he Slare Government whose decision shall be 6nal: Providcd ha1 thc Sratc Govcmmcnt, in dcciding a dispurc regarding rhc taking ovcr by rhc '[(Howrah Municipal Corpora!ion or any Municipality of Howrah,) as Ihe case may bc,] of a public smcr, opcn spacc. park or gardcn providcd by rhc Board, may ?[direct hc Corporation or h e Municipalily, LS h e case may be,] 10 takc it ovcr within a specified date and ?[or the Corporation or he Municipalj~y, as h e case may be, falling] to comply wiih [he direcrion lo pay lo h e Board the cost of ils maintenance from thc said specihd date ro rhe dale on which ir is raken over.