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Common Amenities Board Law (No. 10 of 1973) - Sect 6

Powers of Board

6. For the purposes of carrying out its objects the Board shall have and may exercise all or any of the following powers:-
(a) to acquire or to receive by way of gift or otherwise any immovable or movable property and to hold, manage, sell, surrender, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of such property;
(b) to borrow money from financial institutions or other sources;
(c) to charge rent for any land or buildings let by the Board;
(d) to levy charges for any services rendered by the Board in carrying out the objects of the Board;
(e) to recover any premia from owners in proportion to their interests in the units;
(f) to recover from any person including an owner expenses incurred in making good any damage caused by him to the common amenities or common elements of the units;
(g) to provide to any unit any services including its repair and maintenance at the request of the owner or occupier of the unit and levy Charges therefor;
(h) to enter, either by itself or by its duly authorized agents, at all reasonable times, any unit for the purpose of inspecting, repairing, or renewing pipes, wires, cables and ducts which also serve other units or the common elements of the units or for the purpose of maintaining, renewing or repairing the common amenities and the common elements of the units or for the purpose of ensuring that any relevant statutory requirements are being observed, or in the exercise of any of the powers referred to in this section or in section 4(1);
(i) to enter into such contracts and to make such arrangements as are reasonably necessary for the purpose of carrying out any of the objects of the Board;
(j) to employ such officers and servants as may be necessary to carry out the work of the Board;
(k) to make rules for the administration of the affairs of the Board; and
(l) to do all things which, in the opinion of the Board, are necessary to facilitate the proper carrying out of its objects.


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