13. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred on the Authority by this Act, the Authority shall in or in relation to any Special Area have the power
| (1) to construct, maintain and operate such dams, channels, drainage systems, and other irrigation works and structures for the purpose of achieving its objects ; |
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| (2) to construct such hydro-power installations as may be necessary for the purpose of the generation and supply of electrical energy : Provided, however, that the function relating to the distribution of electrical energy may be discharged by any authority competent to do so under any other written law ; |
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| (3) to take such measures as may be necessary for water- shed management and control of soil erosion ; |
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| (4) to promote, assist in, and secure the settlement of persons on lands, farms and properties in any special area and to make, advance to and pay for or contribute to the expenses of, and otherwise assist persons settling, farming or otherwise developing any such lands, farms and properties or are desirous of so doing and to take all such steps as are necessary or are connected therewith ; |
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| (5) to manage farms and to engage in farming, agricultural and horticultural activities of every kind ; |
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| (6) to manage, improve, farm, cultivate, maintain, lease, purchase, sell or otherwise deal with all or any part of lands ; |
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| (7) to provide advisory and farmer training services to improve cultivation techniques, water management, soil management and the preservation of the physical environment; |
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| (8) to assist in the implementation of agricultural plans formulated by family communities ; |
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| (9) to manage and operate a scheme of supervised credit to farmers ; |
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| (10) to provide agricultural inputs such as seed materials, fertilisers, agro-chemicals, power, agricultural machinery and equpiment to farmers and persons; |
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| (11) to carry out research relating to the development of agriculture and agro-based or related industries; |
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| (12) to promote, undertake and participate in agro-based or related industrial or commercial enterprises ; |
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| (13) to recover cesses on farm and other produce and to levy a charge or fee for the supply of water and for any service rendered by the Authority ; |
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| (14) to provide marketing services for the purchase, storage, processing and sale of farm and other produce ; |
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| (15) to manufacture, buy, sell and generally deal in any plant, machinery, tools, goods, or things of any description; |
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| (16) to purchase or otherwise acquire, erect, maintain, re- construct and adapt any offices, workshops, plant, machinery and other things ; |
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| (17) to import, export, buy, sell and otherwise deal in goods, produce, articles or merchandise ; |
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| (18) to acquire by subscription, purchase or otherwise and to accept and take, hold and sell, shares or stock in any company, society or undertaking, such as may be likely to promote or advance the objects of the Authority; |
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| (19) to accept stocks or shares in or debentures, mortgage debentures or other securities of any company in payment or part payment for any services render-ed or for any sale made to or debt owing from any such company; |
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| (20) to promote, invest and participate in subsidiary, companies which have a principal place of business ; |
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| (21) with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, to borrow, raise money or secure obligations from sources, either in Sri Lanka or abroad, by the issue of debentures, debenture stock, bonds mortgages, or any other securities or without any security, and upon such terms as to priority or otherwise as the Authority may determine ; |
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| (22) to receive money on deposit with or without allowance of interest thereon ; |
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| (23) to advance or lend money upon such security as may be adequate or without taking any security therefor; |
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| (24) to invest the monies of the Authority in such manner as may from time to time be determined by the Authority ; |
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| (25) to draw, accept and make, and to endorse, discount and negotiate bills of exchange and promissory notes and other negotiable instruments ; |
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| (26) to issue or guarantee the issue of or the payment of interest on shares, debentures, debenture stock or other securities or obligations of any company or association and to pay or provide for brokerage, commission and underwriting in respect of any such issue; |
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| (27) to act as agents for any Government or other authority and for private or public bodies and other persons ; |
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| (28) to undertake promotional and advertising activities connected with the objects of the Authority; |
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| (29) to promote, organize and manage all kinds of sports recreations and entertainments and to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation in any Special Area ; |
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| (30) to provide for the relief of poverty suffering and distress among persons within any Special Area; |
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| (31) to subscribe or contribute to any charitable, benevolent or useful object of a public character within any Special Area; |
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| (32) to appoint such employees and agents, as are necessary for carrying out the functions of the Authority; |
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| (33) to provide for the welfare of persons in the employment of the Authority or formerly in the employment of the Authority and the wives, widows and families of such persons, by grants of money, pensions or other payments and to form, subscribe to or otherwise aid benevolent, religious, scientific or national institutions in any Special Area; |
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| (34) to take all such steps as are necessary for the general welfare of the community in any Special Area ; |
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| (35) to exercise any of the powers of the Authority whether as agents, trustees or otherwise and whether alone or in conjunction with others ; and |
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| (36) to do all such other acts and things as are incidental to or consequential upon or connected with the exercise, performance and discharge of the powers, duties and functions of the Authority. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts