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(1)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law, a railwayadministration shall not be liable to pay any tax in aid of the funds of anylocal authority unless the Central Government, by notification, declares therailway administration to be liable to pay the tax specified in suchnotification.
(2)Whilea notification of the Central Government under sub-section (1) is in force, therailway administration shall be liable to pay to the local authority either thetax specified in the notification or, in lieu thereof, such sum, if any, as anofficer appointed in this behalf by the Central Government may, having regard toall the circumstances of the case, from time to time, determine to be fair andreasonable.
(3)TheCentral Government may at any time revoke or vary a notification issued undersub-section (1).
(4)Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any railway administrationfrom entering into a contract with any local authority for the supply of wateror light, or for the scavenging of railway premises, or for any other servicewhich the local authority may be rendering or be prepared to render to therailway administration.