The Sale conducting Officer may, without assigning any reasons— a) Prohibit any one from bidding at any stage of the auction;
b) reject the highest or any bid;
c) accept highest or any bid;
d) withdraw any of the units from sale;
e) sell the unit separately or join together more than one unit or sell them after so rearranging as he may consider necessary;
f) announce any new condition or conditions at the commencement of auction;
g) fix a minimum amount at which the bids may start;
h) fix the method of bidding in open auction namely whether the bids be per hectare or lumpsum for the units (i.e,. where the forest produce is sold as is available within a measured area); and i) fix a minimum amount of each advance over the previous bid or alter the amount so fixed, from time to time during the course of bidding in the open auction.