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to employ consultants, appoint agents and attorneys;

to hold any works of visual arts upon trust;

to provide training schemes and facilities, to control and supervise the implementation of training projects and programmes relating to the development or advancement of visual arts in Malaysia;

to employ such number of officers and servants on such terms and conditions as the Minister may approve;

to manage and control the Gallery and for that purpose may employ such number of officers and servants to run

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the Gallery, on such terms and conditions as the Minister may approve;

to impose fees or any other charges it deems fit in respect of any entrance to any exhibition held at the Gallery or any other services rendered by the Gallery;

to lend any object belonging to the Gallery to any gallery, museum or exhibition on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board thinks fit:

Provided that the approval in writing of the Minister shall first be obtained if such gallery, museum or exhibition is outside Malaysia;

with the written consent of the Minister, and subject to any restrictions which the Minister may impose, to invest, borrow money or charge any movable or immovable property or any interest therein vested in the

Board, upon such terms and conditions as the Board thinks fit;

to make available services in relation to the visual arts including the carrying out of investigations and the giving of advice; and

to do all things reasonably necessary for the performance of its duties under this Act.

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the

Board, subject to any directive made by the Minister from time to time, shall have power to participate and promote participation in international collaborative projects, the participation whereof appears to it to be requisite, advantageous or convenient for or in connection with the performance of its functions under this Act.

Membership of the Board