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Powers and functions of the Authority.- (1) The Authority shall have power generally to do anything that in its opinion is necessary to do or to give effect to the intent and provisions of this Act, except such acts as are specifically laid in the Act to be performed by other authorities. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made there- under, the functions of the Authority shall be to,- (i) manage and administer all affairs, funds and properties of the Authority; (ii) sanction all posts of different cadres in the Authority on permanent or temporary basis with the approval of Government; (iii) appoint the Chairperson and members of the committees or sub-committees of the Authority; (iv) grant administrative sanction for all works within such limit as may be prescribed, to call for tenders or services to be taken for the Authority in accordance with the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1999); (v) acquire land by purchase, gift, exchange lease, hire or otherwise, whomsoever, from the Government and other public bodies or private individuals, movable and immovable properties or other funds together with any attendant obligations and engagements not inconsistent with the objects of the Authority and the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder; (vi) negotiate, enter into and execute agreements, contracts and documents on behalf of the Authority and vary and withdraw such agreements, contracts and documents; (vii) borrow or raise money which may be required for the purpose of the Authority upon bonds, debentures, or other obligations or securities of the Authority or by mortgage, charge hypothecation or pledge of any movable or immovable properties of the Authority; 12 (viii) verify financial accounts every three months and pass the accounts; (ix) appoint such other advisory bodies and other special Committees for such purposes and with such powers as the Authority may decide and also to dissolve any of the Committees and advisory bodies so constituted; (x) delegate to any Committee or officer of the Authority such administrative, financial or other powers of the Authority as it deems proper and also to prescribe limitations within which these powers and duties are to be exercised or discharged and provide guidelines in that regard; (xi) institute, conduct, compound or abandon any legal proceedings by or against the Authority or its officers or otherwise concerning the officers and also to compound and allow time for payment or settlement of any debts due and of any claims or demands by or against the Authority and refer any differences or arbitration and observe and perform any award made thereon; (xii) do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects specified in the Act; (xiii) discuss and pass or approve the (a) annual Budget; (b) annual Action Plan; (c) annual Administrative Report; and (d) annual Audit Report; (xiv) alter, accept or reject any decisions or reports of the Committees, advisory bodies and also to give directions to the Committees in the best interest of the Authority; (xv) decide on the issues of enhancing financial resources and to balance the income and expenditure of the Authority; (xvi) decide on the issues of safety and security of the assets of the Authority; (xvii) fix the financial powers of the Commissioner in terms of sanctions and payments; (xviii) approve Project reports for seeking financial assistance from central government or State Government or any other organizations; (xix) approve various programmes to be undertaken or to be organized from time to time and to sanction financial grants for such programmes for organizing the same; (xx) function as an appellate authority for decisions under sub section (3) of section 17 against the staff of the Authority, including Commissioner, Directors, Heads of the Departments of sections, their promotions and other service matters and on all issues relating to staff of the Authority; (xxi) sanction leave to the Commisssioner and to make in charge arrangements to the post of the Commisssioner during his absence from office; (xxii) appoint consultants for the project and fixing their remunerations based on the need and requirements; (xxiii) look into the matters of security, health and cleaning, water supply, well being of wild animals in Zoo, staff welfare issues, 13 augmenting the resources, publicity and brand building of Pilikula project etc; (xxiv) decide on the projects to be given on Public Private Partnership on Build-Own and Transfer Scheme to decide on lease or giving a contract for better utilization of the facilities of the Authority: provided that the role of any private partners under Public Private Partnership must be clearly defined. Their profit shall not exceed the profit of the Government in the project. There has to be equal financial contribution by the private partner; (xxv) enter into and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act subject to such rules as may be prescribed and every contract shall be made on behalf of the Authority by the Commissioner; (xxvi) make provision for the maintanance of Pilikula area, which shall include the manner in which the properties shall be managed, the rates, fees or other charges that shall be collected from the visitors to Pilikula area for the various facilities that they shall make use of in Pilikula and for such other matters as may be convenient, like power to levy license fee, as may be determined by the Authority, from the licencee or persons in possession of the properties of Authority;