Power of Government to make rules in respect of the grant and renewal of

licences and permissions. - (1) The Government may make rules, - (a)prohibiting or regulating the grant or renewal of licences under section 232 and the period for which such licences shall be valid; (b)as to the time within which application for such licences or renewals thereof shall be made; and (c)prohibiting or regulating the grant of permission under section 233.

1. (2) Rules made under clause (c) of sub-section (1) may empower the village panchayat to set apart specified places in the panchayat area for industrial purposes and provide for the refusal of permission under section 233 in respect of any factory, workshop, workplace or premises outside such places and also for the removal to such places of any factory, workshop or workplace which has been already established at any place, or any machinery which has already been installed in any premises situated outside the specified places : Provided that no such rule shall authorise the removal of any factory, workshop or workplace or machinery installed in any premises in the occupation or under the control of the Central or State Government or of a Market Committee established under the Madras Commercial Crops Markets Act, 1933 or any other law. 183[(3) x x x x] 184[234A. - Vesting of the existing water supply and sewerage services under the water authority with the panchayat. - (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1986 (14 of 1986) or in any other law from such date, on the Government may by notification in the gazette appoint, in respect of the Water Authority before such date and intended for the benefit of the panchayat at any level and situated within its area, - (a)all plants, machinery, water works, pumping station and all buildings and land thereto and all works, implements, stores, goods, implementation of works, management of water supply, distribution, levy and collection of water charge in connection therewith and is situated upon any public street, or through it or over or under it, as the case may be, within the area of the panchayat at any level including all assets and other facilities shall vest in the panchayat specified in the notification and shall stand transferred to that panchayat ; and (b)the collection of arrears of sewage charge, water charge and meter charge and arrears of any expense or fees in connection with water supply and sewerage, and all rights, liabilities and obligations of the water authority even if arisen from any contract or otherwise related to the said authority shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations, as the case may be, of the panchayat specified in the notification. (2)The assets, rights liabilities and obligations in sub-section (1) shall be valued in the manner specified by the Government and shall be furnished to the Water Authority by the panchayat concerned. (3)If any doubt or dispute arises as to the vesting of any property or asset in the panchayat or any right, liability or obligation, has become that of the panchayat such doubt or dispute shall be referred to the Government and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final and the water authority and the panchayat concerned shall be bound to implement the decision. (4)In order to continue to get the services in connection with the properties, assets, water supply and sewerage to a panchayat to which such services have been transferred under sub- section (1) sufficient number of Employees of the Water authority as may be decided by the Government shall be deployed to the concerned panchayat. (5)If a notification is issued by the Government under sub-section (1), all powers and rights of the Water Authority under the Kerala Water supply and Sewerage Act, 1986 (14 183 184 Omitted by Act 13 of 1999. Added by Act 13 of 1999. of 1986) within the area of the said panchayat shall cease to exist from the date specified in the notification and all such powers and rights shall vest in the concerned panchayat.