Section 6: General duty of the Board

(1) The Board shall be the governing body of the Centre and shall be charged with the general control and superintendence of the policy, finances and property of the Centre, including its public relations.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, it shall be the duty of the Board-
(a) to construct, equip, maintain and operate the hospital, which is to provide comprehensive services, teaching and clinical research in ophthalmology;
(b) to construct, equip, maintain and operate such training schools and similar institutions as the Board considers necessary, for providing the Centre at all times with adequate and sufficiently qualified staff, including ophthalmologists, ophthalmic technicians, nurses and members of other allied professions and calling, relevant to the practice of ophthalmology;
(c) to construct, equip, maintain and operate such clinics, units, out-patient departments, laboratories, research or experimental stations and other like institutions, as the Board may consider necessary for the efficient functioning of the Centre.
(3) The duty of running the Centre imposed by the foregoing subsection shall include, without prejudice to the extent of that duty apart from this subsection, the duty of providing proper courses of instruction for students; but the Board shall not have power to award degrees, so however that the Board shall not be prevented from arranging for students to attend courses at or take higher qualifications awarded by other institutions not controlled by the Board.
(4) The Board shall ensure that the standards of treatment and care for patients provided at all establishments controlled by the Board and the standards of training at those establishments, do not fall below those usually provided by similar establishments of internationally high repute.
(5) Subject to this Act, the Board shall have power to do anything, which in its opinion, is calculated to facilitate the carrying out of its functions under this Act.