Clause 13

control, manage and administer the common property for the benefit of the owners of flats in that estate;

properly maintain and keep it in a state of good and serviceable repair —

the common property; and

any personal property vested in the body corporate;

where necessary, renew or replace any fixtures or fittings comprised in the common property and any personal property vested in the body corporate;

where directed by a special resolution and after having obtained the consent in writing of the Board, install or provide additional facilities or make improvements to the common property for the benefit of the owners of flats in the estate;

effect insurance for the purposes of the housing estate;

comply with any notice or order made by any competent, public or statutory authority requiring the abatement of any nuisance on the common property or ordering repairs or other work to be done in respect of the common property or any building or other improvement on the housing estate;

comply with any such notice or order as is referred to in paragraph (f) given or made in respect of any flat if the owner thereof fails to do so within a reasonable time;

cause proper records to be kept of notices given to the body corporate under this Act or any other written law or of any orders made by a court and served on the body corporate;

cause proper books of account to be kept in respect of moneys received or expended by the body corporate showing the items in respect of which the moneys were received or expended;

cause to be prepared, from the books referred to in paragraph (i), a proper statement of accounts of the body corporate in respect of each period commencing on the date of incorporation of the body corporate or the date up to which the last previous statement of accounts was prepared and ending on a date not earlier than one month before each annual general meeting;

convene annual general meetings in accordance with this Act;

from time to time determine in general meeting the amounts necessary in its opinion to be raised by way of contributions for the purpose of meeting its actual or expected liabilities incurred or to be incurred for the purposes referred to in this subsection or for any other expenditure of the body corporate;

from time to time determine in general meeting the amounts necessary in its opinion to be raised by way of contributions for the purpose of meeting its actual or expected liabilities —

for the painting or repainting of any part of the common property which is a building or other structure;

for the renewal or replacement of any electrical and mechanical installations or fittings existing for common use or purposes;

for major repairs and improvements to and maintenance of the common property and boundary walls; and

for any other expenditure approved by the body corporate in general meeting;

upon determining the amounts referred to in paragraph (l), establish a management fund into which shall be paid those amounts, the proceeds of the sale or other disposal of any personal property of the body corporate and any other income received by it and any amount paid to the body corporate by way of discharge of insurance claims;

upon determining the amounts referred to in paragraph (m), establish a sinking fund into which shall be paid those amounts and any amount paid to the body corporate by way of discharge of insurance claims unless the latter amount has been paid into the management fund;

from time to time levy, in accordance with section 8, on each person liable therefor a contribution to raise the amounts referred to in paragraphs (l) and (m);

if the body corporate —

becomes liable to pay any moneys that it is unable to pay forthwith; and

is not required, under paragraph (p), to levy contributions to meet the liability,forthwith levy, in accordance with section 8, contributions to raise those moneys; and

implement the decisions of the body corporate.

from its management fund, otherwise than for the purpose of meeting its liabilities referred to in subsection (1)(l) or (m);

from its sinking fund, otherwise than for the purpose of meeting its liabilities referred to in subsection (1)(m); and

from its management fund or sinking fund otherwise than for the purpose of carrying out its powers, authorities, duties and functions under this Act or the by-laws.