(1) The General Council shall have power, subject to the Power to provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to make, with make bylaws.
the previous approval of the Government, by-laws to be applicable within the hill areas with respect to all or any of the matters enumerated in section 24 for the regulation and control thereof.
(2) All by-laws made under sub-section (1) shall have effect upon their publication in the Official Gazette.
28. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Government may, Power of Gover with the consent of the General Council, entrust either conditionally to entr nment ust or unconditionally to the General Council or to its officers functions functions.
in relation to any matter, not enumerated in section 24, to which the executive power of the State extends.
29. Subject to such restrictions or conditions as the Government Property may think fit to impose, all properties specified below and situated in vested in General the hill areas shall vest in and belong to the General Council with all Council.
other properties which may become vested in the General Council and shall be under the direction, management and control of the General Council and shall be held and applied by it for the purposes of this Act, namely:—
(a) all public buildings constructed and maintained out of the Council Fund;
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(b) all public roads which have been constructed or maintained out of the Council Fund and stones and other materials thereof and also trees, erections, materials, implements and things provided for such roads;
(c) all lands and other properties, movable or immovable, transferred to the General Council by the Government,
(d) such properties owned and controlled by the Darjeeling Zilla Parishad in the hill areas of the district of Darjeeling as may be assigned to the General Council by the Government.
Power to impose levy and collect taxes and fees.