| (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and the other provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder, an Executive Committee shall, on behalf of the Development Council, exercise the following powers
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| (a) create all such posts or offices as it may deem necessary ; | | |
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| (b) make appointments to posts or offices referred to in paragraph (a), and assign to such posts or offices such salary, allowance or remuneration as the Committee in consultation with the Minister thinks fit; | | |
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| (c) sell by public auction or otherwise than by public auction, or lease, either in blocks or in parcels, any land or building belonging to, or vested in, the Council -
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| (ii) in the case of any property referred to in section 18 (2) (b), with the approval of the Minister;
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| (d) purchase or take on lease any land or building; | | |
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| (e) subject to the express provisions* of this Act, enter into any contract with any person for any work to be done, or services to be rendered, or goods or materials to be supplied ; | | |
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| (f) make by any officers authorized In that behalf and the workmen accompanying them all such entries into lands and buildings and inspections thereon as may be necessary for the detection, prevention and abatement of all contraventions of this Act or of by-laws or regulations made thereunder, or for the performance of acts required to be done by or under this Act in respect of which the owner or occupier of such premises is, or may be deemed to be, in default; | | |
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| (g) institute or defend any legal proceedings which the Council may deem necessary to institute or defend for the purpose of enforcing or protecting the rights of the Council or of protecting any officers or members in the execution or intended execution of their duties ; | | |
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| (h) with the approval of the Minister and with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, raise loans for the implementation of the annual development plan, or for the exercise and discharge of any of the powers and functions of such Council; | | |
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| (i) purchase any land or other immovable property which may be sold in execution of any judicial decree or order obtained by the Council against any person whomsoever, and resell the same ; | | |
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| (j) exercise, perform and discharge all powers, duties and functions as are by this Act vested in or assigned to the Council, and are incidental to and consequential upon the exercise, performance and discharge of its powers, duties and functions under this Act. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts