Section 6

appoint committees consisting of persons who may or may not be Trustees and allocate duties to and regulate the exercise of executive power by the committees;

appoint such officers and employees as it thinks fit for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, regulate the conduct and dismissal of its officers and employees, and notify the Minister of all such appointments and dismissals;

enter into contracts, establish trusts and generally regulate the transaction of all business connected with the Board;

receive subscriptions and donations, interest and dividends, contributions from Government and from other persons and bodies, receipts from shows staged by the Board either at the Theatre or elsewhere and profits arising therefrom;

utilise the corpus and income of the Fund in such manner as the Board may think fit for any purpose which in its opinion is beneficial to the Board including the financing of any entertainment for the purpose of augmenting the Fund;

raise funds by all lawful means to carry out the purposes of this Act;

with the approval of the Minister, acquire, purchase, lease, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description, and sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any movable property vested in the Board upon such terms as the Board thinks fit;

build the National Theatre on a site and in such manner as approved by the Minister, and maintain the Theatre with all necessary buildings and equipment;

manage or run the National Theatre or other theatrical institutions approved by the Minister;

allow any performances, or exhibitions, or public meetings or any other cultural activity to be held in any building administered by the Board upon such terms and conditions as the Board may think fit; and

generally do all such other acts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.