| (1) The Board may exercise all or any of the
Board. following powers : -
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| (a) to acquire, hold, take or give on lease or hire,
mortgage, pledge, and sell or otherwise dispose of,
any movable or immovable property;
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| (b) to employ such officers and servants as may be
necessary for carrying out the work of the Board;
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| (c) to do anything for the purpose of advancing the
skill of persons employed by the Board or the
efficiency of the equipment of the Board or the
manner in which that equipment is operated,
including the provision by the Board and the
assistance of the provision by others, of facilities
for training persons required to carry out the work
of the Board;
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| (d) to provide welfare and recreational facilities, houses,
hostels and other like accommodation for persons
employed by the Board;
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| (e) to construct, manufacture, purchase, maintain and
repair such other equipment as may be required for
the purpose of the business of the Board;
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| (f) to provide for passengers transported by the Board such amenities as shelters or stations;
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| (g) to undertake carriage of newspapers, mails, parcels or other postal articles for payment;
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| (h) to endeavour to provide occasional omnibus services along routes considered by the Board to be impracticable or difficult;
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| (i) to provide and maintain places at which omnibuses of the Board may be halted;
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| (f) to enter into and perform all such contracts as may be necessary for the performance of the duties and the exercise of the powers of the Board;
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| (k) to make rules in respect of the administration of the affairs of the Board; and
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| (l) to do all other things which in the opinion of the Board are necessary to facilitate the proper carrying
on of its business.
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts