Section 78, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

A local authority may enter into such contracts as maybe necessary or expedient for carrying into effect the provisions of this or any other Ordinance applicable to the Rural Area: Provided- (i) that no contract the value whereof exceeds one hundred pounds shall be entered into by the Rural Area Council without the previous written consent of the Governor in Council; (ii) that no contract shall be entered into by a rural district council or a village committee without the previous written consent of the Rural Area Council where the value exceeds- (a) in the case of a rural district council, fifty pounds; and (b) in the case of a village committee, ten pounds.