6Functions and powers of Board

6 Functions and powers of Board

(1)  The Board has the following functions:

(a) to manage the Botanical Gardens in accordance with the strategic master plan and the business plan;

(b) to provide and promote recreational, educational and tourism services and facilities within the Botanical Gardens;

(c) to conserve and enhance the Botanical Gardens;

(d) to manage all funds vested in, or under the control of, the Board and to apply those funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of any instrument affecting the disposition of those moneys;

(e) to carry out and promote research into natural and cultural heritage relating to the Botanical Gardens;

(f) to accumulate, acquire and care for specimens, objects and things of botanical, horticultural, biological or historical interest;

(g) to accumulate and classify data in regard to those specimens, objects and things;

(h) to disseminate information of botanical, horticultural, biological or cultural interest relating to the Botanical Gardens;

(i) to perform any other function determined by the Minister.

(2)  The Board, for the purpose of performing its functions, may –

(a) acquire any interest in land or buildings; and

(b) carry out any works for the purpose of establishing, maintaining or developing the Botanical Gardens and its facilities and amenities; and

(c) do anything necessary or convenient to perform its functions.