(1) For the purpose of discharging its functions, the Authority shall Appointment of appoint, from time to time, any person as adviser as may be laid officers,consultants down by the regulations. And other employees of the
(2) The Authority may appoint, from time to time, any person as Authority.
it may consider necessary, on such terms and conditions as may Be laid down by the regulations.
10. In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the Authority shall Authority to act act, so far as may be, on business principles. on business principles.
CHAPTER III PROPERTY AND CONTACTS
11. The Central Government may, from time to time, by notification Power of the in the Official Gazette, vest in, or entrust to, the Authority, such national Central highway or any stretch thereof as may be specified in such notification. Government to vest or entrust any national highway in the Authority.
12. (I) On and from the date of publication of the notification under Transfer of section 11,- assets and liabilities of
(a) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all the Central contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged Government to be done by, with, or for, the Central Government, to the immediately before such date for or in connection with Authority the purposes of any national highway or any stretch thereof vested in, or entrusted to, the Authority under that section, shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into and engaged to be done by, with, or for, the Authority.
(b) all non-recurring expenditure incurred by or for the Central Government for or ion connection with the purposes of any national highway or any stretch thereof, so vested in, or entrusted to, the Authority, up to such date and declared to be capital expenditure by the Central Government shall, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, be treated as capital provided by the Central Government to the Authority.
(c ) all sums of money due to the Central Government in relation to any national highway or any stretch thereof, so vested in, or entrusted to, the Authority immediately before such date shall be deemed to be due to the Authority.
(d) all suits and other legal proceedings instituted or which could have been instituted by or against the Central Government immediately before such date for any matter in relation to such national highway or any matter in relation to such national highway or any stretch thereof may be continued or instituted by or against the Authority.
(2) If any dispute arises as to which of the assets, rights or liabilities of the Central government have been transferred to The Authority, such disputes shall be decided by the Central Government.
13. Any land required by the Authority for discharging its functions Compulsory under this Act shall be deemed to be land needed for a public purpose acquisition of land and such land may be acquired for the Authority under the provisions for the Authority.
of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 or of any other corresponding law for the time being in force.
14. Subject to the provisions of section 15, the Authority shall be Contracts competent to enter into and perform any contract necessary for the by the discharge of its functions under this Act. Authority.