Rule 17 — Holding of property, etc.

17(1)

Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3) and such conditions as may, from time to time, be laid down by the Corporation, the Director General may, for the purposes of the Code, acquire on behalf of the Corporation movable or immovable property: Provided that sanction of the Standing Committee of the Corporation shall be required for the exchange of any immovable property, for the taking of any property on lease for a term exceeding thirty six months, or for the acceptance of any gift or bequest of property burdened with an obligation.