Section 4: General functions of the Corporation.

(1) It shall be the duty of the Corporation
(a) to work and win the coal in the mines of coal transferred to the Corporation under the provisions of this Act
(b) to work and win the coal in such other deposits as may from time to time be made available to the Corporation under licence issued by the Minister under the provisions of section 15 of this Act; and
(c) to make supplies of coal available of such qualities and sizes, in such quantities and at such prices, as may seem to them best calculated to further the public interest
(2) The functions of the Corporation shall include the carrying on of all such activities as it may appear to the Corporation to be requisite, advantageous, or convenient for them to carry on for or in connection with the discharge of their duties under subsection (1) of this section, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of this section, the Corporation may-
(a) treat, render saleable, supply and sell coal;
(b) produce, manufacture, treat, render saleable, supply and sell products of coal including coke;
(c) manufacture, treat, render saleable, supply, distribute and sell gas;
(d) bore for, work, win and mine clay, fire-clay, sand and limestone;
(e) manufacture, sell and distribute bricks, tiles, cement and glass;
(f) plant, maintain or grow plantations of trees and sell the timber and other products therefrom;
(g) produce or manufacture any goods which are of a kind required by the Corporation for or in connection with the working and winning of coal or any other of their activities, or which can advantageously be produced or manufactured by the Corporation by reason of their having materials or facilities for the production or manufacture thereof in connection with the working and winning of coal or any other of their activities, and supplying and selling goods so produced or manufactured;
(h) advertise the sale of coal or of any goods produced or manufactured by them whether by way of demonstration, exhibition or otherwise;
(i) carry out research and experimental work in matters connected with the functions of the Corporation;
(j) construct, maintain and improve or subscribe towards the construction, maintenance and improvement of roads; and
(k) engage in any other activity, whether similar to those hereinbefore specified or not, which may be sanctioned by order of the National Council of Ministers.
(3) The policy of the Corporation shall be directed to securing, consistently with the proper discharge of their duties, under subsection (1) of this section-
(a) the safety, health and welfare of their servants, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of this paragraph, may-
(i) provide for the educational and general social welfare of their servants by building, establishing, making or supporting houses, factories, stores, buildings, hospitals, dispensaries, schools, reading rooms, baths, parks, places of recreation and other institutions, and water, lighting, drainage and improvement works,
(b) the benefit of the practical knowledge and experience of their servants in the organisation and conduct of operations in which they are employed.
(4) The policy of the Corporation shall also be directed to securing that their revenues shall be not less than sufficient for meeting all their outgoings properly chargeable to revenue account on an average of good and bad years.