(1) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed, an Island Council may appoint committees for exercising such of its powers and discharging such of its duties and functions as it may determine.
(2) ACommittee may consist of not more than five members and may be dissolved or re-constituted for such reasons and in such manner as may be prescribed.
70. No act or proceedings of an Island Council shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Island Council or of any infirmity in itsproceedings.
71. (I) The Island Council shall have such power and authority as the Administrator may, by order published in the Official Gazette, specify so as to enable it to function as an institution of Self Government in respect of the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice in relation to matters listed in the Third Schedule.
(2) The Island Council may also make provisions for carrying out within the area of its jurisdiction any olller work or measure which is likely to promotethe health, safety, education, comfort, convenience, social or economic well being ofthe persons resid~ng in its jurisdicliu~~ and may do all things necessary for the maintenance and repair thereof, and in particular may -
(a) widen, open, enlarge or otherwise improve any suchroad, bridge or cu!vert and plant and preserve trees on the sides of such roads;
, (b) deepell or otherwise improve any water course and other property mentioned (3 ) The Island Counc~l may also have control of all roads, streets, uaterways. bridges --.ailJ- cuherts. which at:e situ . .
SEC. 11 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY -- 19 7 being the property for the time being under the control of Government and may do all things necessary for improvement, maintenance and repair thereof, and in particular may lay out and make new roads and streets and construct new bridges and culverts.
72. The Administrator may entrust the Island Council with the execution, maintenance Transfer o f or repair of any work or the management of any institution on behalf of the Government or any work or local authority: institurion to Island Council.
Provided that the funds necessary for the execution or repair of the work or the , management of the institution so entrusted to the Island Council shall be placed at the disposal of the Island Council by the Administrator or such local authority.
73. Every contract or agreement entered into by an Island Council shall be in writing Execution of and shall be signed by the Chief Captain, Executive officer and by one other member of the contract .
Island Council and sealed with the common seal of the Island Council.