BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT [CHAPTER 12:06] (as at 11th January 2008)
concerned for the provision of commercial television broadcasting services; and
(b) such other matters as the Authority considers relevant.
SECOND SCHEDULE (Section 3 (4))
ANCILLARY POWERS OF AUTHORITY
1. To acquire by lease, purchase, or otherwise, immovable property and to construct buildings
thereon.
2. To buy, take in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire movable property, including vehicles,
necessary or convenient for the performance of its functions.
3. To maintain, alter and improve property acquired by it.
4. To mortgage or pledge any assets or part of any assets and, with the approval of the
Minister, to sell, exchange, let, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with any assets
or part of any assets which are not required for the exercise of its functions for such
consideration as the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, determine.
5. To open bank and building society accounts in the name of the Authority and to draw,
make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue for the purposes of its functions,
cheques, promissory notes, bills of exchange, bills of lading, securities and other
instruments.
6. To insure against losses, damages, risks and liabilities which it may incur.
7. To enter into contracts and suretyships or give guarantees in connection with the exercise of
its functions and to modify or rescind such contracts or rescind suretyships or guarantees.
8. With the approval of the Minister, to enter into, renew, cancel or abandon arrangements
with any government or authority, local or otherwise, that may seem conducive to the
exercise of its functions or any of them and to obtain from such government or authority
rights, privileges and concessions which the Authority thinks desirable to obtain and carry
out, exercise and comply with such arrangements, rights, privileges and concessions.
9. With the approval of the Minister, to raise loans or borrow money in such amounts and for
such purposes and under such conditions as may be approved by the Minister.
10. To employ, upon such terms and conditions as the Authority may think fit, such persons as
may be necessary for conducting its affairs, and suspend or discharge any such persons.
11. Subject to section 39 of the Audit and Exchequer Act [Chapter 22:03], to pay such
remuneration and allowances and grant such leave of absence and to make such gifts and
pay such bonuses and the like to its employees as the Authority thinks fit.
12. To provide pecuniary benefits for its employees on their retirement, resignation, discharge
or other termination of service or in the event of their sickness or injury and for their
dependants, and for that purpose to effect policies of insurance, establish pension or
provident funds or make such other provision as may be necessary to secure for its
employees and their dependants any or all of the pecuniary benefits to which this paragraph
relates.
13. With the approval of the Minister, to purchase, take in exchange, hire and otherwise acquire
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