Fund of Commission

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1. (1) The Commission shall have its own fund and all receipts of the Commission shall be carried thereto and all payments by the Commission shall be made therefrom.
2. (2) The Commission may accept grants, subventions, donations and gifts from the Central Government or the State Government or a local authority or any individual or body, whether incorporated or not, for the purposes of this Act.
3. (3) The Commission may spend such sums as it thinks fit for the performance of its functions under this Act and such sums shall be treated as an expenditure payable out of the fund of the Commission.
4. (4) All moneys belonging to the fund of the Commission shall be kept in any corresponding new Bank specified in column 2 of the First Schedule to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, and in column 2 of the First Schedule to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 and approved by the State Government for the purpose or invested in securities authorised by the Trusts Act, 1882, at the discretion of the Commission.