14. The Council may exercise all or any of the following powers :-
| (a) acquire, hold, take or give on lease or hire, mortgage, pledge or sell or otherwise dispose of, any movable or immovable property; |
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| (b) to establish a National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities to assist the Council in the discharge of its functions ; |
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| (c) employ such officers and servants as may be necessary for the purpose of discharging the functions of council; |
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| (d) enter into and perform directly or through any officer or after authorized in that behalf, all such contracts as may be necessary for the discharge of the functions and the exercise of the Council; |
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| (e) open and maintain current, savings or deposit accounts in any bank or banks ; |
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| (f) borrow such sums of money as may be necessary for the purpose of discharging its functions ; |
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| (g) accept and receive, grants, donations and bequests both movable and immovable, from sources in Sri Lanka and abroad and apply them for the discharge of its functions; |
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| (h) make rules in respect of the management of the affairs of the Council; |
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| (i) generally, to do all such other things as are necessary to facilitate the proper discharge of the functions of the Council. |
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