The Board shall, for the purposes of carrying out 1ts functions under this Act. have the following powers, namely:-
(i) to acquire and hold such movable and immovable pro~ perty a~ It deems necessary and to lease, sell or otherwise transfe:r any such property :
Provided that in the <..ase of Immovable property the aforesaid powers shall be exercised only with the previous sanction of the Government;
(u) to incur expenditure and undertake works m any area in the State of Kerala for the framing and execution of such sche,nes as It may consider necessary for the purpose of carrymg out the provisions of this Act or as may be entrusted to It by the Government, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
CHAPTER IV PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROGRAMMES.
17. Preparation and submtSsion of
(1) In each year on or before such date Government, the Board shall prepare Government a programme of work.
(2) The programme ::.hall containannual Programme. as may be fixed by the and forward to the
(a) such particulars of the scheme which the Board pro poses to execute, whether in part or whole, during the next year;
(b) particulars of any work or unde:rtakmg which the Board proposes to organise during the next year for the purposes of carr;ying out its functlo111> under thts Act; and
(c) such other particulars as may be prescribed.