s 25 Functions
(I) Subject as hereinafter provided it shall be the Goneral duty of the Board functions of Board. (a) to manage and work the electrical installations belonging to the Board, and such other installations and equipment as may be acquired or installed by the Board; (b) to establish, manage and work such energy installations as the Board may deem it expedient to establish; v (c) to promote and encourage the production, generation and utilisation of energy with a view to the economic development of the State; (d) to secure the supply of energy at reasonable prices; (e) to make regulations, in accordance with this Aistribution and use en entroy: governing the generation, transmission, Provided that the regulations made under his paragraph shall conform to the standard o afety and not be inconsistent with the reauire ments of any written law pertaining to such standard of safety; (f) to adyise the Minister on all matters relating to the generation, transmission, distribution and use of energy. [Pt. V, S. 25] (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) and subject to the provisions of any written law the Board may-. a) subiect to the provisions of this Act ransmit, transiorm, distribute and seil energy either in bulk or to individual consumers in any part of the State; (b) purchase, construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate supply lines, generating stations, transformer stations, pipelines, gas treatment equipequipment for the extraction distribution of liquefied petroleum gases, and all other appropriate stations, buildings and works; (c) sell, hire or otherwise supply energy plant and energy fittings, and install, repair, maintain or remove any energy plant and energy fittings; (d) acquire any property, movable or immovable, which the Board deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of construction, extending or maintaining any energy installation or otherwise carrying out its duties and functions under this Act; (e) carry on all such other activities as may appear to the Board requisite, advantageous or convenient for it to carry on for or in connection with the performance of its duties under this Act or with a view to making the best use of any of its assets; and (f) perform and permit its employees to perform any functions which may be delegated to it or them under the provisions of any written law relating to energy or machinery. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall for the purpose of carrying out the duties imposed upon it have power-- (a) to pay any person in its employ remuneratiot according to the conditions of his appointment (b) to establish, control, manage and maintain, or contribute to, any pension scheme or provident fund approved by the Minister of Finance for the benefit of its staff or the dependants of deceased members of such staff; subject to laygenerate, ell energy sumers in ntain and ›ns, transent equiption jases, and lings plant and aintain or fittings; nmovable, functions lay appear Is oi cono perform ed to it or ritten law the Board is imposed iuneration pointment; aintain, or provident inance for indants of IPt. V, S. 25-26] 1ig; (c) to authorize any department of the Government or the state or any person or organı- satlon, and to employ any agent, to carry out any work or pertorm any act in furtherance of the objects of this Act which the Board is competent to pertorm and which is approved by the Board (d) to appoint such technical advisers as it may deem necessary and to permit such advisers to attend any meeting of the Board: Provided that such advisers shall not vote at any such meeting. Supply