Establishment of the Authority

(1) There shall be and is hereby established a body to be known as the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) which shall be an autonomous institution governed by the provisions of this Act. (2) The Authority may exercise any of the functions entrusted to it by or in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any Regulations made thereunder and may execute any other duties incidental or ancillary to, or consequential upon, the performance of its functions.