General power of Central Authority

For the purposes of and subject to this Part, the Central Authority may with the approval of the Minister, (a) acquire land or buildings, or an estate or interest therein for all or any of the purposes 14 of an approved scheme, which purposes may include the erection, construction, maintenance and improvement, whether by the Central Authority or by persons other than the Central Authority, of houses and gardens, factories, workshops, places of worship, places of recreation, and other works and buildings for the convenience of the people, and generally all such matters as are necessary or desirable for, or are incidental to, the development of the property acquired as a building estate; (b) with the approval of the Minister, (i) acquire land or buildings, or any estate or interest therein, adjacent to a slum area or re- development area, which in the opinion of the Central Authority it is desirable should be acquired for the satisfactory further development or use of the slum clearance area or re- development area, as the case may be; and (ii) acquire land or buildings, or any estate or interest therein, in any area suitable for the purposes of a contemplated scheme. (c) carry out, in connection with any property acquired for the purposes of an approved scheme, the purposes of that scheme; and (d) subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, carry out, in connection with any property acquired under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of this subsection, the purposes for which the property was acquired. make