52. Functions of Agrarian Development Councils

to acquire, hold, take or give on lease or hire, mortgage, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of, any movable or immovable property ;

subject to the provisions of subsection (1) to impose on, and recover from the owner cultivators or occupiers of any agricultural land within its area of authority, an acreage tax based on the extent of such agricultural land, and to recover other charges for services rendered under this Act ;

to form Farmers’ People’s Companies ;

to purchase shares in Farmers’ Peoples Companies ;

assiat and encourage farmers to maintain farmers market places ;

to promote Farmers’ Organisations and small farmer groups ;

to educate Farmers’ Organisations and agriculturists by means of workshops ;

to act as a guaranter for registered Farmers’

to give advances in money to registered Farmers’

to give loans, to registered Farmers’ Organisations or to groups of small farmers or to owner cultivators or occupiers of agricultural land, within its area of authority ;

to act as agents of commercial organisations or companies engaged in agricultural activities ;

to implement programmes initiated by the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of

to maintain an account in a prescribed bank and to operate such account in accordance with instructions issued from time to time by the Commissionser-General ;

to utilise its funds to repair, maintain and develop irrigation works within its area of authority ;

to provide financial assistance to trained officers and farmers with a view to developing agriculture.