Power of the Land Improvement Board to sanction or reject draft scheme

(1) After considering the objections and the report and the recommendations of the Inquiry Officer 'and an) further report which -the Land Improvembnt Boardl ma! require from him, the Land Improvement Board may- (a) sanction the scheme with or without modification: Provided that a scheme prepared in pursuance of a direction under sub-section (2) of settion 15 shall not be sanctioned by the Land Impovement Board but shall bo submitted to the Government for their sailction ; or (b) reject the scheme, and direct that, in lieu thereof, a fresh scheme t~ prepared and-submitted for its sanction. (2) Where a draft scheme is submitted to the Gdvern- ment under the proviso to clause (a) of sub-section (I), they may sanction the draft scheme with o r without modi- fication or may reject it and direct that a fresh scheme be prepared and submitted for their sanction.