Board for purposes of this Chapter and its duties.

(1) Each of the Boards excluding the Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board, mentioned in clauses (a) and (b), and the Mumbai Slum Improvement Board mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 18, shall be the Board for the purposes of this Chapter within the area of its jurisdiction. (2) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the Authority, it shall be the duty of a Board,— (a) to undertake and carry out such improvement works as it considers necessary in any slum improvement area ; (b) to undertake, from time to time, the works of maintenance and repairs in respect of any improvement works in any such area ; (c) to collect, from time to time, service charges recoverable by and due to it in any slum improvement area ; (d) to collect compensation in respect of Government lands included in any slum improvement area; (e) to do all other things, with the prior approval of the Authority, to facilitate exercising of its powers and performance of its duties under this Chapter.