Clause 16

to promote, improve, regulate and control the trade in, and the marketing and distribution of, timber;

to provide technical advisory services or otherwise to assist in the development of existing timber industries and the establishment of new timber industries;

to regulate and control the supply and storage of timber;

to act as arbitrators or to appoint arbitrators or umpires in any dispute relating to the timber trade and industry between timber suppliers, manufacturers, packers and buyers or to make arrangements for the settlement of any such dispute as it may think fit;

to co-operate and enter into agreements with such association, company and organisation concerned with the timber trade and industry as it may think fit;

to appoint agents in any country to carry out its functions under this Act; and

to carry out such other functions and duties as are imposed upon it by this Act.