Power of State Government to enforce provisions of Act within areas of local authorities.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 8, the State Government may, by a notification in the Official Gazette, direct that in the areas subject to the jurisdiction of such local authority as may be specified in the notification the provisions of this Act shall be enforced by the State Government from such date and for such period as may be specified in the notification and there upon such local authority and officers of such local authority shall be discharged from the duty of enforcing the provisions of this Act within such area from the date and for the period as so specified :

Provided that the bye-laws, if any, made by the local authority under section 10 and in force in such areas before the date so specified shall continue to be in force with amendments, if any, made therein, until such bye-laws are amended or superseded by the State Government.