General powers of Government/Collector

(1) The Government may, at any time, cause an inquiry to be made by any officer in regard to any municipal corporation or municipality or any matter concerning the municipal administration of any municipality or any matters with respect to which the sanction, approval, consent or order of the Government is required by this Act and if upon such inquiry, the Government are of the opinion that any such proceeding or decision or order passed by the council should be modified, annulled, reversed or remitted for reconsideration they may pass orders accordingly: Provided that before passing any order under this section the Government shall give a reasonable opportunity to the council to make a representation against the action proposed to be taken. (2) The Government may also authorise the Director, Regional Director or any other officer to inspect or examine any office or work relating to any municipality or any department therefor and the officer so authorised for such inspection shall exercise all the powers exercisable by the Government under this Act. (3) The District Collector may in any municipality other than municipal corporations.- (a) call for any document in the possession or under the control of any council or Commissioner; (b) require any councillor or Commissioner to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement, accounts or statistics; (c) require any councillor or Commissioner to furnish any information or report on any municipal matter; (d) record in writing, for the consideration of the council or Commissioner of a municipality any observation he may think proper in regard to its or his proceedings or duties. (4) If it appears to the District Collector that the Commissioner of a municipality has made default in carrying out any resolution of the council, the said District Collector, shall direct the Commissioner to implement the resolution in accordance with the rules in force and on receipt of the reply from the Commissioner, the District Collector shall send a report therein to the Government with a copy of the same to the council. (5) The District Collector may in case of emergency in a municipality direct or provide for the execution of any work or the doing of any act, which the council or Commissioner is empowered to execute or to do, and the immediate execution or the doing of which is, in his opinion necessary for the safety of the public and may direct that the expense of executing such work or doing of such act, incurred as the emergency may require shall be paid from the municipal fund.