Section 49. Joint action with other local authority.

(1) A Board may--- (a) join with any other local authority--- (i) in appointing a joint committee for any purpose in which they are jointly interested and in appointing a chairman of such committee; (ii) in delegation to such committee power to frame terms binding on the Board and such other local authority as to the construction and future maintenance of any joint work or to exercise any power which might be exercised by the Board or by such other local authority; and (iii) in making regulations for regulating the proceedings of any such committeer relating to the purposes for which it has been appointed; or (b) with the previous sanction of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command, and the State Government concerned, enter into an agreement with any other local authority regarding the levy of any tax 1*** leviable by the Board and by such other local authority may be levied together instead of separately within the limits of the area hereafter in this section referred to as the aggregate area subject to the control of the Board and such other local authority (2) If any difference of opinion arises between any Board and other local authority acting together under this section, the decision thereon of the Central Government or of an officer appointed by the Central Government in this behalf shall be final. 2 * * * * *