Streets on completion and open spaces to vest in and be maintained by the local authority

(1) The Government, after consulting the local authority and on being satisfied that any street formed by the Board has been duly levelled, paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, drained and sewered in the manner provided for in the plans of any Scheme sanctioned by the Government and that such lamps, lamp-posts and other apparatus as are, in its opinion, necessary for the lighting thereof and should be provided by the Board have been so provided shall declare such street to be a public street, and such street shall thereupon vest or revest, as the case may be, in the local authority and the local authority shall thenceforward maintain, keep in repair, light and cleanse such street. If the local authority concerned does not reply within sixty days when it is consulted by the Government, its concurrence shall be deemed to have been given.

(2) Any open space reserved for ventilation and the areas reserved for motor parks, playgrounds, public urinals and latrines, burial and cremation grounds in any part of the area within the jurisdiction of the local authority and provided by the Board as part of any development scheme or improvement scheme sanctioned by the Government shall be transferred on completion to the local authority and shall there upon vest in the local authority.

(3) Any dispute which arises between the Board and the local authority in regard to interpreting or implementing the provisions of this section shall be determined by the Government, whose decision shall be final.