Authorisation of Health Officer to perform the functions of executive authority in public health matters

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Trivandrum City Municipal Act, or the Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 or the Travancore-Cochin Panchayats Act, 1950, or the Cochin Municipal Act, XVIII of 1113, the Health Officer of a local authority shall perform such of the functions and discharge such of the duties of its executive authority in regard to public health matters under any of the provisions applicable to such local authority contained in the Acts aforesaid, subject to such appeal and control as the Government may, by general or special order determine.